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United Way Silicon Valley’s 211 Santa Clara County today launched an online resource center for veterans that offers the latest information about veterans’ programs and services in Santa Clara County. The 211 veterans’ resource center also provides weekly job openings, news updates, upcoming events for veterans, and videos.

Students from low-income families on the east side of Gilroy were able to attend a Sharks game in box seats and meet one of the players, thanks to the collaborative efforts of several Sharks employees.

When someone walks through the doors of the Gilroy Compassion Center, they are instantly considered family to the staff and other patrons who share or have experienced similar plights.

Shirley Temple and Fred Astaire danced into the hearts of millions of Americans through their television sets, and dazzled a young, impressionable Lana Wright.

San Ysidro Park may soon offer affordable Zumba classes, soccer practices and other lifestyle-minded programs thanks to a federally funded effort to help South Santa Clara County families live healthier, disease-free lives.

Jesse Garcia answered the phone huffing and puffing.

Framed pictures with global superstars like Eric Clapton and Andrea Bocelli hang neatly on the walls inside the home of musician Polo Jones, nestled back inside an upscale gated community in Morgan Hill. The patio boasts a stunning view of surrounding hills and the town sprawled below, with the occasional deer bounding through the neighborhood.

Despite losing his mother to breast cancer six years ago, Event Chair Manuel Haro of the Gilroy Relay for Life hasn’t given up the fight to find a cure.

The American Legion Gilroy Post #217 will commemorate Veterans Day at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11 at the Veterans Memorial Building located at 74 W. Sixth St.