Monthly Archives: March 2014

Dogs are always overjoyed when an absent family member returns. The greeting can look the same whether the time apart is five minutes or five days. Talk about living in the present. Maybe that's a lesson we could learn from our pets. My dogs always run up and take a good sniff to see where we have been. I always imagine they're taking in the scents of our recent excursions. Did we go for a walk on the levee without them? To a friend's house?

So says world famous Muppet, Kermit the Frog. But in today's environment, with so many products and design options available, being “green” can be a relatively easy and environmental beautiful design option.

I’m a bit worried about Colorado. I am. You see, ever since they enacted that legalization of recreational marijuana business, I fear that my home state has met the slippery slope of no return.

Friends and family are invited to a Veterans Graveside ceremony at Gavilan Hills Memorial Park, 1000 First Street, Gilroy, CA. on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 9:00 A.M. Memorial Service will follow at Habing Family Funeral Home, 129 Fourth Street, Gilroy, CA. at 11:00 A.M. In lieu of flowers donations to San Martin Presbyterian Church, P. O. Box 203, San Martin, CA, 95046 are preferred and appreciated. For online condolences habingfamilyfuneralhome.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Calvary Baptist Church at 1900 Highland Dr. Hollister, CA. 95023 are appreciated. Manuel will be remembered at a private ceremony for family and friends. Condolences can be made at www.grunnagle.com.

A Service of Remembrance celebrating Frank’s life, to which everyone is welcome, is scheduled at Gilroy Presbyterian Church on Saturday, March 29, 2014, at 11:00 A.M. Food and fellowship will follow and everyone who knew and loved Frank is invited to attend. Online condolences and information at www.habingfamilyfuneralhome.com.

The large sign in Detroit Metropolitan Airport reads: “Religious Reflections Room.” Noted religion scholar Diana Butler Bass used this sign as her starting point while presenting a talk to a recent adult forum at San Jose's Good Samaritan Episcopal Church.

The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office is warning residents about an email scam circulating across the bay area in which an unknown sender threatens the reader with an unexpected eviction.

This past Saturday, local members of 4-H and other residents volunteered to be “responsible” by helping paint fencing for the Dreamor Ranch Foundation, a San Juan Bautista-based organization that helps at-risk minors and regular kids enjoy horse riding.