Mi Pueblo chain to check immigration status of new workers; union threatens boycott
Mi Pueblo Foods, the San Jose-based Hispanic grocery store chain with a location on First Street in Gilroy, recently began cross-checking the legal immigration status of new hires at the request of the federal government, invoking attacks from a local labor union.
Golf fundraiser offers chance to win a car
The Hollister Exchange Club will host a golf tournament at the Bolado Park Golf Course, 7777 Airline Hwy. in Tres Pinos, Sept. 17, with a noon tee off time. The tournament includes men and women's four-men best ball scramble for $60 per person. The cost includes 18 holes, a cart for 2, a barbecue steak lunch, tee prizes, close to the pin prizes for first, second and third, and a chance to win a Chevy vehicle with a hole-in-one on hole No. 4. Sign up by Sept. 14 at the Bolado Golf Course. Details: Gene Francis, at 637-7762 or Rick Rhodes, at 637-3832.
Football: Rams look to improve after loss to Shasta
Last week's loss at Shasta College did not sit well with Gavilan College football players, especially since the Rams felt as though they let themselves down. To them, it wasn't so much what their opponent did, it was what they didn't do leading up to the road tilt.
Youth groups combine fun, biblical principles
It's almost a cliché today to say that teens are facing tough challenges in their lives, but that doesn't make the statement any less true. Each of us could easily make a list of unhealthy influences on the lives of young people, beginning with drugs and gangs and perhaps ending with Facebook or Twitter.
Civil War reenactment set for the weekend
Visitors to the San Benito County Historical Park this weekend will have a chance to step back in time to the Civil War era at the annual Civil War Days on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
