Family fun: Not their first rodeo, Gilroy event returns for a second year

by Donna Lane | Aug 3, 2019 | Family Fun

This year, the Gilroy Rodeo will start with two free events Aug. 7 & 8 By Donna Lane After returning from a 62-year hiatus in 2018, the Gilroy Rodeo is roaring back with more thrills and spills in 2019. Held the second weekend in August, this year’s dates...

Garlic Festival Volunteers – Profile of five local people who give back

by Donna Lane | Jul 19, 2019 | Family Fun

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President’s Message  … with Shawn Keck: Garlic Festival volunteers are carrying on a 41-year tradition

by Guest Column | Jul 19, 2019 | Family Fun

I am honored to serve as president for the 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival and hope we will see you out at Christmas Hill Park on July 26, 27 and 28 for our 41st annual celebration of all things garlic. Growing up in Gilroy, I got started volunteering at the Gilroy Garlic...

2019 GILROY GARLIC FESTIVAL SPECIAL SECTION

by Robert Airoldi | Jul 19, 2019 | Family Fun, Featured

Click on the headlines below to read stories in our 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival Special Section Fantastic food, fun and music at 41st Gilroy Garlic Festival Guest column by Ken Christopher: Tariffs on Chinese garlic are already helping American growers Editorial:...

Celebrate the Life

by Robert Airoldi | Jul 19, 2019 | Family Fun

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Editorial: Garlic Festival represents what’s good in South County

by Gilroy Life Editorial | Jul 19, 2019 | Contributors and Opinion, Family Fun

Will Rogers would definitely enjoy meeting Kylie Kuwada, the 2019 festival queen In the 1930s, the cowboy comedian Will Rogers would sometimes stop at the Milias Hotel in downtown Gilroy to enjoy a steak at its restaurant. In one of his newspaper columns, Rogers even...