Roasted tomatoes sweeten a chicken dish
When I visited the Hollister farmers market last week, I picked up a pint of cherry tomatoes from Swank Farm. I knew I had the perfect recipe to use them up. The cherry tomatoes, coming in a variety of sizes, from tiny round circles to large grape-size tomatoes shaped like pears, they were sweet as could be.
Football: Barnstormers to host playoff game at Anzar High
After finishing the season with an 8-3 record, the Central Coast Barnstormers will host a playoff game at 3 p.m. Saturday at Anzar High in San Juan Bautista.
Nob Hill raises money for Community Pantry
Raley's and PepsiCo are partnering to raise money for regional food banks, including the Community Pantry in Hollister.
Youth alliance program gives teen parents skills for a lifetime
More than 25 teen parents from San Benito County completed the Youth Alliance’s teen parenting program this year. More than 60 people, including the two case managers Liz Morales and Saul Gonzalez, showed up to celebrate.
Briefs: Block party permits due tomorrow; Library to accept passport applications and more
Block party permit applications due; 4th of July events
Vest, Oklahoma come up short at World Series
The dream of a Women’s College World Series championship ended for former Baler shortstop Jessica Vest and Oklahoma on Wednesday, as Alabama won the third game of the best-of-three series 5-4.
Bryan Stow’s comment to jeering fans preceded beating, court told
Bryan Stow, the Bay Area paramedic severely beaten at Dodger Stadium, was attacked after he used medical slang to express disgust with local fans taunting his group of San Francisco Giants supporters, according to testimony Wednesday.
Students support reforestation in Africa
Lent is the great Christian period of preparation for Easter. Observed in many different ways, the tradition at St. Mary Catholic School in Gilroy is to involve students in a service project, a chance to reach beyond themselves to help someone else.
Speak to your phone
Tired of tapping? Weary of wearing out your thumbs? Try speaking to your smartphone instead.
Volleyball: Five players move on from Gavilan
Over the course of the last six months, five players from the fall 2011 Gavilan College women’s volleyball program have signed scholarship offers to play at colleges all over the country.














