Updated: Police give out more than 100 bicycles
The Hollister Police Department was in the holiday spirit for a second consecutive year while hosting a massive bicycle giveaway at the local station. Last Saturday, officers donating their own time and efforts handed out more than 100 bikes to local youth whose families will especially appreciate it this season.
Serving loyalty at Progresso Tamale Parlor in Hollister
It's hard for one person to work at the same place for nearly four decades. But that’s exactly what Roselyn Oates did when she finished her final split shift at Progresso Tamale Parlor last Friday.
Novack: Recycled water pumps to ag users
The water district, in collaboration with the City of Hollister, has developed a recycled water program. The program is designed to shift part of our future water supplies to more locally-controlled and reliable sources of water. Nothing is more reliable and sustainable for the planet than recycled water.
Lovejoy: Electric thrill from shooting football
It all started for me when I was 9 years old, shortly after the 1989 Loam Prieta earthquake. On the sidelines of a Cabrillo College football game, being played at Aptos High, due to damage to Cabrillo’s stadium suffer in the earthquake, that’s where I caught the bug of sports photography, and that is when I took my first published photo, a Seahawks player returning an interception for a touchdown. On a night where my dad gave me an extra camera to roam the sidelines and shoot alongside for one the first times at a game, it was where I realized I loved doing this. It was more luck than anything else that got me that shot, but it made me want to shoot more, especially football.
Public Health Column: Healthy choices for the holidays
Turkey! Potatoes and gravy! Pumpkin pie! Eggnog! Holiday cookies and pastries! Tamales! Pozole! What do these luscious treats have in common? Not only are they some of our favorite traditional foods, but they are also packed with hidden calories.
Question of the Week Answers: Lane work over holidays
Panelists and readers answered the following this week:
Kosmicki: ’Tis the season for earplugs
Every year for an entire month, we rekindle our seasonal obsession with thousands of Christmas songs and convince ourselves we’re happy because Josh Grobin’s illuminating voice leaves us no other choice.
Chamber announces people, businesses of the year
The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce has announced its winners of people and businesses of the year.
Locals gobble up free turkeys at thrift store
Representatives of Cerritos, Calif.-based CareMore, showed up in force Nov. 20 in front of the Forgiving Paws Thrift Shop to give away 50 turkeys to Medicare-eligible residents for the holidays.
Chamber to host Wreaths Across America
The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Wreaths Across America event Dec. 12 at the Calvary Cemetery.
