Director ready for third Hollister Rally in 2015
Hollister Rally Director Mark Cresswell is already thinking of plans for a motorcycle rally next year, despite a biker club confrontation on the fringes of town that ended in gunshot wounds to three victims and an assault to another.
The scent of Garlic is in the air
Last week we went on vacation. Yes, I know this isn’t earth-shattering news. But everywhere we went, people asked us where we were from. And when we answered “Gilroy,” we always got the same reaction:
Create delicious salsa
Summer has officially begun and with it comes the abundance South Valley has to offer. These products greatly influence the way my summer cooking takes shape and inspire me to use them in new and different ways. This week, I put a new spin on a summer party staple: chips and salsa.
Hit me! Black Jacks have a downtown Field of Dreams
Two years ago, Andrew Barragan examined the inside of the building that used to house Enterprise Electric on 542 San Benito St.
Hollister Babe Ruth Senior All-Stars aim for repeat run to World Series
Last year, the Hollister Babe Ruth Senior All-Stars had a dream season, advancing to their first-ever World Series in Alabama.
‘Van With No Plan’ makes stop at Hollister Rally
Brothers Matt and Josh Monthei had been working yet another random event at Big Wake Weekend north of Sacramento when they heard of possible work available days later at the Hollister Rally.
Public health issues warning about chicken with salmonella
The San Benito County Public Health Department released a warning to local residents Monday about recently reported contamination in Foster Farms chicken.
Marty: Gavilan College – education, empires and errors
San Benito County commuters represent more than a quarter of Gavilan College’s Gilroy enrollment and 30 percent of its total headcount; however, almost 10 years after passage of a $108 million bond that promised to establish a county Education Center with permanent facilities and access to a non-commuting bachelor’s degree, we are not even close.
Bikers roar into town for the rally
The second day of the Hollister Rally roared in with sunny skies and the classic hum of hundreds of bikes running down the city’s main street.
Biker at rally: ‘We look for deaf people by sign’
Thomas Tweedie and friend Chris Bello have a reliable strategy for finding other deaf riders at events like the Hollister Rally.

















