Church welcomes new, ‘easygoing’ pastor
Since 1865, Gilroy's St. Mary Roman Catholic Church has had an important role in the life of the South Valley through its parochial school and numerous other ministries. With the retirement in December of longtime pastor and community icon Father Dan Derry, a new pastor was appointed to lead the huge parish (with 4,000 registered members and eight Masses each weekend). Due to his background and talents, The Rev. Robert Brocato seems well-suited for this challenging position.
Baseball: Rams win 4-3 thriller, move into tie for first place
An error by De Anza College’s shortstop scored Gavilan’s D.J. Santellano in the bottom of the eighth inning with the winning run Tuesday, lifting the Rams to a crucial 4-3 home win.
Driving fast on rural roads can be disastrous
One of our neighbors was looking for part of his car on the side of the road last evening, so I went to see if I could help out. He was looking for a small piece of his bumper.
Craving sweet and salty? Try bacon and chocolate
For many of a specific age and older, we vividly picture the scene of two individuals: one eating a chocolate bar and one eating peanut butter from a jar. Upon colliding, one exclaims, “You got your peanut butter in my chocolate,” while the other instantly replies, “No, you got your chocolate in my peanut butter.” Advertisers would lead us to believe that this happy accident is what inspired the creation of the peanut butter cup. It would come as no surprise that many years later, another two equally favorite, but unconventionally paired items would come together: Chocolate and bacon!
Softball: Cabrillo drops Gavilan to 0-5 in conference
Sierra Clark pitched a five-hit shutout with six strikeouts to lead Cabrillo College’s softball team to a 7-0 win over Gavilan on Thursday in Aptos.
Baseball: Cortez, Rams walk off with 4-3 win over CCSF
Jorden Cortez drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning to help Gavilan College’s baseball team walk off with a 4-3 home win over City College of San Francisco on Thursday.
Center empowers area women
It is located in a nondescript building at 16890 Church St. in an industrial neighborhood of Morgan Hill. The sign out front is rather ambiguous: “Learning and Loving Education Center/Sisters of the Presentation.”
Boxing: Guerrero amped for ‘history-making fight’
Robert Guerrero has a deep appreciation for the history of boxing, considering himself a “student of the game.”
