Happy 5th Anniversary to our friends at Sacramento Digs Gardening!
Gavilan graduate awarded $20K scholarship Gavilan College graduate Josephine Torres, who will be transferring to UC Santa Cruz in the fall, has been awarded that institution’s Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Scholarship for 2023. Torres is a biology major whose …
Charades can be a fun way to occupy an after-dinner-evening with friends or family. Pantomiming, gesturing, pretending and making hilarious faces can dissolve into hilarity and satisfaction but is never taken seriously. What should not be like a game of …
Plans to build a new dam for Pacheco Reservoir in southeast Santa Clara County are on hold after a superior court judge in May ruled that the project developer had incorrectly claimed it is exempt from state environmental laws. Santa …
Even the best teams don’t play their “A” game every time they step onto the field. But more often than not, they still find a way to win. So it was for the Hollister High softball team, who admittedly wasn’t …
In the end, the Hollister High baseball team was undone by a combination of top-tier competition, injuries and off the field adversity. The Haybalers saw their season end in a 5-4 loss to Franklin of Elk Grove in a CIF …
Ninety-four seniors in the Hollister High School Class of 2023 have earned the California State Seal of Biliteracy, demonstrating that they attained proficiency in English and at least one other language: either Spanish, French or American Sign Language, according to …
Public school versus private school. Third seed against first seed. A 10-2 defeat at their last meeting. By almost every indicator, the Hollister High softball team (27-3) was the underdog going into its Central Coast Section Open Division championship game …
A Hollister man died Sunday evening in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 129. California Highway Patrol officer Israel Murillo said emergency crews were dispatched to a report of the crash just past 7:30pm on Highway 129 east of Murphy Road …
R.O. Hardin Elementary School in early May hosted school leaders from throughout the nation who came to witness an innovative early literacy program and learn how to replicate its success. The Hollister School District site May 4 hosted educational leaders …
The ongoing fight for a mobile food scene in Hollister continues as more than 30 people attended an informal meeting to discuss a new ordinance in the works that will allow vendors to sell food throughout the city. A good …
To win the program’s first Central Coast Section championship, the Hollister High baseball team will have to go through the team that can lay claim as the section’s best for the better part of a decade: Valley Christian. The Haybalers …
By design, the Hollister High softball team has a clipping of last year’s season-ending, 14-1 mercy-rule loss to Mitty in its home stadium storage container. So, every time they open it up, they’re reminded of that result. Now, the Haybalers …
A football game has a start and end. It will go for as long as there is time left on the clock. The players obviously know this and act accordingly. They know that in the fourth quarter they are nearing …
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced that the San Benito County Water District (SBCWD) will be awarded two grants to support local water resiliency efforts. The project that received funding—Accelerated Drought Response Project or ADRoP—is centered around groundwater …
Construction contractor Teichert Inc., along with the Associated General Contractors of California and other organizations, hosted a “Mental Health Awareness Stand Down” in San Benito County May 19. The stand down, which took place at the site of the Highway …
In the Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division Finals April 28, Hollister High sophomore Golda Demby couldn’t record a mark in the discus after fouling on her throws. That means she wouldn’t be advancing in the event to the following …
Residents who cannot live in their homes while repairing damage from the severe storms and flooding that started on Feb. 21, or must find a new place to live, can apply for temporary rental assistance from FEMA, says a press …
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital’s financial advisors and administrators assured the public at a crucial May 22 meeting that a Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing is their only option to keep the Hollister hospital functioning—though perhaps eventually with reduced services—and would not …
A May 18 lockdown of Hollister High School was triggered by a glitch in the school’s alarm system that sent out a false alert of an active shooter on campus, according to law enforcement and school officials. Police responded to …
Re: City council postpones affordable housing ordinance, Free Lance May 12, 2023 A decision not to decide concerning a decisive issue is difficult to understand. This makes me think that Mia Casey might prefer to be mayor of a city …
