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’Twas the fortnight before Christmas when Steve Johnson was putting up festive Christmas decorations outside his home in San Martin and witnessed something strange going on in the field next door. Walking over, he discovered an injured juvenile peregrine falcon on the ground, with some turkey vultures circling it with curiosity. Steve rescued the 15-inch long raptor and brought it to the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center.

Each month, the principals of Gilroy and Christopher high schools choose a total of four students (two from GHS and two from CHS) to spotlight. CHS sophomore Bridget Brown, 16, is this week's Student of the Week.

The City of Morgan Hill will continue to try to help a longtime affordable home developer whose most recent local project is underwater and suffering from the shockwaves of last decade’s housing crash.

A sustainability-oriented conservation agency providing beneficial services to Santa Clara and San Benito counties recently celebrated seven decades of involvement in the agricultural community.

The day of Dec. 22, 2012 will go down in the millennia-long history of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band of Ohlone/Costanoan Indians as a day of healing.

“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self,” Ernest Hemingway once wrote. This philosophy is a perfect one to ponder as we journey into 2013.

Silvester is a 5-year-old miniature pinscher who is sweet, relaxed, knows some commands and is good with other dogs. He has been at the San Martin Animal Shelter since September. If you are interested in adopting this or any other animal at the shelter, please call (408) 686-3900.

Friends are invited to attend memorial services on Saturday, December 29, 2012, at 11:00 A.M., at the Deegan Funeral Home, 111 S. Palm Avenue in Ripon, CA. Please visit the Tribute Page to share your memory of Aileen, or to view and share photos, or leave a message for the family at www.plfryandson.com/obituaries.