NHL: Sharks ready for season opener Sunday
A 48-game schedule for the San Jose Sharks begins Sunday with a visit to the Calgary Flames.
Getting Out: ‘The Dish’ serves up beauty
The Dish. Pop into any Palo Alto coffee shop or deli and you are likely to overhear someone talking about the Dish.
The seasonal flavors of ‘Downton Abbey’
Truffled Egg on Toast, Oysters a la Russe, Lobster Rissoles in Mousseline Sauce and Cavados Glazed Duckling. For those of us in the United States who saw last Sunday’s episode of “Downton Abbey” on PBS, these items sound very familiar from a meal scene featuring the downstairs staff.
Marty: When statistics are meaningless
The official statistics for injury deaths in the U.S. have a little something for all sides of the firearms debate, but they may be meaningless in the end. Injuries are reported by mechanism – such as drowning, falls or firearms, and by intent such as unintentional, suicide, homicide, and legal intervention/war. The source is the Final 2009 National Vital Statistics Report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I have rounded the death rates per 100,000 population.
Flagg: Hollister church celebrates 110 years
No doubt there have been Episcopalians living in San Benito County since its earliest farming days. In 1876, the first Book of Common Prayer service was celebrated for local residents by Bishop Kip, who traveled to Hollister from his cathedral in San Francisco, and Father Hammond, who came from St. Stephen's in Gilroy, for the special occasion.
Hoops Roundup: Castaneda stars again, but Gavilan women lose
Andreinna Castaneda had 13 points and 11 rebounds, but Gavilan College’s women’s basketball team suffered a 73-57 home loss to Las Positas College on Wednesday night.
Owners believe local family has girl’s missing ‘comfort’ dog
A 2-year-old Hollister girl enduring severe heart defects has been without her 9-month-old therapy dog “Kaia” ever since Jan. 3, when the German shepherd puppy chased a flock of wild turkeys near the family’s property at Ridgemark.
Baseball: SF Giants Trophy Tour will stop in Gilroy, Morgan Hill
South County Giants fans will be seeing double when the 2010 and 2012 World Championship trophies, crafted by Tiffany & Co., will be on display from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 inside the MACSA gymnasium at 277 IOOF Ave. in Gilroy, and from 6 to 8 p.m. at St. Catherine's Church, located at 17400 Peak Ave. in Morgan Hill.
