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This year, Gilroy resident Christine Taylor took an unusual approach to Christmas.

Senior nutrition programs at the Gilroy Senior Center (7371 Hanna St.) and the Centennial Senior Center in Morgan Hill (171 W. Edmundson Ave.) got a collective $10,000 boost as the YMCA of Silicon Valley was awarded extra funds through the CareMore Foundation’s Senior Hunger Grant Program.

James Abundis, an 18-year-old senior at Christopher High School, is this week's "Student of the Week."

Burgeoning young journalists from Mr. Loyd’s fifth grade class are leaving no stone unturned at Paradise Valley Elementary School, where the “Room 9 Times” details all the latest happenings within their school-wide community.

The Indian Motorcycle brand – for decades identified with this region of California and once manufactured in Gilroy – has come roaring back thanks to Polaris Industries, a Minnesota-based maker of all-terrain and off-road vehicles.

An iconic yet long-neglected fixture in the heart of Christmas Hill Park has been living on borrowed time for months now, but judgment day for the old “Red Barn” as Gilroyans know it could be influenced by what they have to say about it.

Here's your weekly digest of criminal happenings in Gilroy, including multiple auto burglaries, possession of a controlled substance, recovery of a stolen vehicle and credit card fraud.

• My wish for Gilroy would be a permanent, year-round homeless shelter. Not just a bed for the night but a comprehensive facility offering mental health services, job training and life skills. It can happen!

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39-2 — That's the margin the Christopher girls soccer team has outscored its opponents by through seven game. A perfect record and, most recently, a Burlingame Tournament Championship have made the Cougars season even sweeter.