THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN
JUNE 7, 2019
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A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times
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SV Civic Theatre’s 50th season comes to a close
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South Valley Civic Theatre’s 50th season comes to a close P6
IMPEACHMENT P4 | GRADUATES’ PROFILES P10 | ARE YOU CLASS OF ‘67 P11
THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY
JUNE 7, 2019
ESTABLISHED 1868
CALENDAR OF EVENTS P8 COMIC CON P14
A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance
Hollister Concerts returns with full lineup A New SV Media publication Friday, June 7, 2019
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Popular Hollister Concerts returns with full lineup of touring bands P6
2019 grads receive $521,700 in awards FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GILROY GRADUATES Staff report
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The Gilroy Foundation announced its 2019 scholarship recipients, who will share more than half a million in funding for their college education. From the start of the scholarship program in 1999 to date, Gilroy Foundation has awarded over $5 million in scholarships to deserving high school graduates and college students in the Gilroy area. The 2019 scholarship recipients are: Julio Mato Family Scholarship: $50,000 to Michelle Sanchez Del Real (GECA) Don Christopher Scholarship: $20,000 to Najla Cabrera (CHS) Uvas Creek Scholarship: $20,000 each to Alan Apte (GECA), Christopher Arellano Reyes (GHS), Gina Barbaglia (GHS),
FRISBIE PUP Bruce Simmons and his dog Lark show off for the crowd at Paws in the Park at Gavilan College.
Dogs display skills soccer field on June 1 for demonstrations, as well as contests of canine skill and just plain cuteness. Obedience training, hunting dogs, sheep herding and K-9 skills were all on display,
INAUGURAL DOG FESTIVAL IS BIG HIT AT GAVILAN Staff report
A new weekend festival, Paws in the Park, brought hundreds of dogs and their owners to Gavilan College’s
and prizes were awarded for Best Wag, Pet-Owner Look Alike and Doggie Dressup. Dozens of pet-related vendors, pet photography and rescue groups with adoptable pets added to the fun.
Local Dem leaders react to convention CALIFORNIA WILL PLAY BIGGER ROLE IN 2020 ELECTION Jaqueline McCool Reporter
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“For people that are not known in California, it was a helpful thing,” said Lofgren. Old and new wounds still emerged at times—the old guard and the new guard staking out competing claims for the party’s future, even in a state where Democrats hold an overwhelming dominance. California in 2020 will be an early voting state, meaning primary balloting begins in February 2020, ahead of the Iowa Caucus. This new position enhances
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This year’s Democratic state convention in San Francisco offered a select group of party regulars a sneak preview of Democratic campaign themes. Included among the 3,400 delegates at the May 31-June 2 convention were local elected
officials and party workers from Congress member for the 19th district, Zoe Lofgren to State Assemblymember for District 30, Robert Rivas. Rivas called the meeting, “a convention with a lot of optimism, a lot of energy.” He and Lofgren saw the weekend as an opportunity for Democrats to build strength coming off the successful 2018 midterm elections. Lofgren said the presidential candidate speeches helped introduce some lesser known Democrats.
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California’s role in the presidential election, making it more pivotal for candidates looking to pick up delegates. That fact attracted 14 of the 23 Democratic hopefuls—including all of the frontrunners except former Vice President Joe Biden—to the convention in San Francisco. The timing of ballots in the state isn’t the only thing that changed for the Democratic party in California. Sexual assault ➝ Democrats, 4
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