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March 21, 2026

Brad and Aimee Ledwith: ‘I think I should be with you …’

She was a student at UCSB and I was trying to recruit her to work for me. I was six years older. Her name tag said, “AIMEE.” So the first time I ever met my wife of 13 years, I started singing “Aimee, what you wanna do? I think I should be with you ... for awhile, maybe longer ... if I do!”

Eddie and Lisa Ruminski: The perfect match

In 2005, Eddie and I were both widowed after lengthy marriages - he in Morgan Hill and I in Monterey. We each thought we would spend the rest of our lives single and were gradually resigning ourselves to that condition, but we both felt lonely. Finally, at the urging of our respective sisters, we simultaneously decided to try eHarmony, an online dating service recommended by the AARP.

Ralph and Gale Hammond: Love at the office

In 1972, I was a working girl at United Technologies in Sunnyvale. Also working there was a young engineer who lived in San Francisco and went skiing every weekend – very attractive attributes in a future boyfriend! It didn’t hurt that he looked like Leonardo DiCaprio. Obviously I didn’t know this then since Mr. DiCaprio wouldn’t be born for a couple more years yet.

Dick and Carmen Vieira: A cowboy and his sweetheart

Dick Vieira and Carmen Galdos were married May 7, 1950. They dated for three years before getting married, meeting at a dance in San Juan Bautista. Mom said he was the only boy with a car - "He was high-tone." Dad was smitten from the beginning and said he chased "her until she caught him." I don't know who chased who. It depends on who tells the story.

Firefighters tackle three-alarm apartment blaze Saturday night

The Gilroy Fire Department and three other agencies responded to a three-alarm fire Saturday night within an apartment complex on the 400 block of Broadway Street in Gilroy, according to GFD Chief Alan Anderson.

Prep Roundup: Feb. 3

The Gilroy wrestling team was leaps and bounds ahead of the competition at Saturday's Overfelt Classic in San Jose.

UPDATED: Man, 25, dies in Morgan Hill wreck

A 25-year-old San Jose man was killed early Sunday morning after he collided with two fences and a tree, coming to rest in the backyard of a Morgan Hill home, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Police: Carjacker bullies victim, attempts to steal vehicle

Gilroy Police Officers responded to reports of a vehicle theft in progress at about 5:51 a.m. Saturday inside a mobile home complex, located at 500 W. 10th St.

Gavilan Roundup: Feb.3

Gavilan coach Neal Andrade said he was confident pitcher Matt Oxner would keep his team in games this season. It looks like he was right.

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