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Rally goes dark again PLAN UNDERWAY FOR RESTORATION OF ICONIC BIKER GATHERING IN ‘20 Jaqueline McCool Reporter
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Barry Holtzclaw
There will be no official invitation to Harley Davidson enthusiasts this year, but fans of the roar and rumble of the big bikes are laying the groundwork for 2020. The Fourth of July in Hollister was previously famous—and notorious— for its annual motorcycle rally, which drew hundreds of motorcycles, tourists and vendors to the city, but in 2018 the council added so many requirements that the promoter pulled out. No promoter has submitted plans for 2019. This year there will only be an informal rally, according to Mayor Ignacio Velazquez. He said some vendors may participate
JOYFUL SPRINT Chantel D’Angelis, left, of Hollister cheers on high-flying Angelica Barroso, in blue, and her little sister, and teacher’s aide Amber Turner, right, in a 50-yard dash at the Gifted Games in Gilroy.
A gold medal day! Barry Holtzclaw
“It’s the pinnacle of their entire year,” said Sam Sauer of the value that his Gilroy special education students place on the Gifted Games, which he co-directs with his wife, Tania, a special ed teacher at San Benito High. The Olympic-style all-day event — although in this one, everybody gets a medal—began 14 years ago in Hollister, then expanded to Gilroy, where the games were held this year, on April 26. It has grown to 23 schools and programs, and involves 250 volunteers, many of them fellow students.
WINNING PAIR Sam, who teaches in Gilroy, and Tania Sauer, who teaches
at San Benito High, live in Hollister and are co-directors of the Gifted Games.
Easter Sunday confession in ‘14 shooting SUSPECT IS ACCUSED OF KILLING RAUL DE LA ROSA Michael Moore Reporter
Christopher Larios of Hollister walked into the Hollister police headquarters on Easter Sunday and turned himself in for a fatal shooting that occurred in the city more
than four years earlier, according to police. Based on his statement, police said they arrested Larios, 32, in relation to a 2014 murder after he made his statement about the crime. On April 21, Hollister police detectives met with the suspect, later identified as Larios, of Hollister, when he entered the lobby of the station at 395 Apollo Way, according to
police. Larios told front office staff that he wanted to make a statement about a shooting that occurred Dec. 23, 2014 on the 2000 block of Scenic Circle. Police had ruled that shooting, which resulted in the death of 28-yearold Raul De La Rosa, a homicide. Detectives interviewed Larios extensively on April 21. Based on the content of the interview,
police arrested Larios on suspicion of killing De La Rosa. Larios was booked at San Benito County Jail on suspicion of murder and assault with a deadly weapon (a firearm), according to police. San Benito County District Attorney Candice Hooper’s office charged Larios with a felony count of murder, with an enhancement for use of a firearm, at a hearing at
the downtown Hollister courthouse last week. Larios’ next hearing on the murder charge is scheduled for 9am May 23. Larios’ bail is set at $1.05 million, police said. On Dec. 23, 2014, Hollister Police and fire personnel had responded to a medical aid call for a non-responsive man in the 2000 block of Scenic ➝ Murder, 11
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