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October 20, 2006

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BIRTHS

Adreena Zarate Bargas

Adreena Zarate Bargas was born Sept. 30 at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Adrienne Zarate and Michael Bargas of Hollister. She weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces.

Andrew Norberto Castelo

Andrew Norberto Castelo was born Sept. 23 at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Tina and Efram Castelo of Los Banos. He weighed 7 pounds.

Isabella Leli-ann Castro

Isabella Leli-ann Castro was born Sept. 15 at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Contessa Torres and Abraham Castro of Hollister. She weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces.

Ariana Josefina Cordova

Ariana Josefina Cordova was born Aug. 24 at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Lorena Ramirez and Alex Cordova of Hollister. She weighed 7 pounds.

Juventino Joel Cortez

Juventino Joel Cortez was born Sept. 22 at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Brissa Gonzalez and Juventino David Cortez Jr. of Hollister. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces.

Bradley Michael Dickerson

Bradley Micahel Dickerson was born Sept. 19 at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Tawnya Ann Postigo and Mike Dickerson of Hollister. He weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces.

Natalie Alina Echevarria

Natalie Alina Echevarria was born Oct. 4 at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Erika Rodriguez and Andrew C. Echevarria of Hollister. She weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces.

Tristan Zane Felice

Tristan Zane Felice was born Sept. 29 at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz to parents Sharyl and Joseph Felice of Hollister. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces.

Jasmine Elizabeth Garcia

Jasmine Elizabeth Garcia was born Sept. 23 at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Gloría and Luis Rene García of Hollister. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces.

Mariah Julliana Gomez

Mariah Julliana Gomez was born Oct. 5 at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Yolanda and Juan Gomez of Tres Piños. She weighed 6 pounds, 6.8 ounces.

Jassiel González

Jassiel González was born Sept. 28 at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Adriana and Filemón González of Hollster. He weighed 7 pounds, 12.9 ounces.

Blanca Azucena Garcia Hernandez

Blanca Azucena Garcia Hernandez was born Sept. 21 at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Marcela Virginia Garcia and Ruben Hernandez Santos of Hollister. She weighed 7 pounds.

Olivia Jade Intravia

Olivia Jade Intravia was born Sept. 5 at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Ali and Mike Intravia. She weighed 8 pounds.

Jasmine Lopez

Jasmine Lopez was born at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Faviola and Mauricio Lopez of Hollister.

Tyler Donald Marcus

Tyler Donald Marcus was born Sept. 25 at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital in Salinas to parents Alexis and Richard Marcus of Hollister. He weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces.

Daniel Ryan Martinez

Daniel Ryan Martinez was born Sept. 25 at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Virginia and Armando Martinez of Hollister. He weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces.

Jeremiah Anthony Mendoza

Jeremiah Anthony Mendoza was born Sept. 25 at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Christina and Marcos Mendoza of Hollister. He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces.

Valeria González Mercado

Valeria González Mercado was born Sept. 28 at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Adriana and Filemón Gonzalez of Hollister. She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces.

Brandol Rafael

Brandol Rafael was born Sept. 25 at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Clemencia Flores and Rafael Efren Valdez of Hollister.

Diego Ruiz

Diego Ruiz was born at at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Mirna Martinez and Jose Ruiz of Hollister.

Jesseka Christina Silos

Jesseka Christina Silow was born July 26 at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose to parents Stephanie Sambrano and Jess Silos of Gilroy. She weighed 9 pounds, 7.5 ounces.

Alexander Vaca

Alexander Vaca was born Oct. 4 at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister to parents Maria D. Vara and Moises Vara Jr. of Hollister. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces.

Military

Lane Jeffrey Lance

Lane Jeffrey Lance, the son of Giloy residents Lynn and Jean Lance, was promoted to the rank of Colonel in the United States Army on Aug. 4. Colonel Lance is currently serving as the Chief of Plans for the United States Security Coordinator mission based in Jerusalem, Israel. Lance’s wife, Debby, traveled to Jerusalem to witness the event.

Lance graduated from Gilroy High School in 1972, spending most of his high school years wearing Future Farmers of America “blue and gold” and chasing his early dream to be a cowboy. After high school, he worked on a ranch in Nevada before becoming a Mormon missionary in France.

He joined the Arizona Army National Guard in 1981 and has been on active duty in the U.S. Army since he graduated from Brigham Young University in 1984. He started his career as an infantry officers and later served in airborne units. He then joined the Green Berets, serving in Special Forces until 1999. He volunteered to go to Baghdad for 2005-06 to work with the Ministry of Interior, helping to establish their Criminal Intelligence Service.

Lance’s father, Lynn Lance, taught for more than 30 years at Brownell and at the high school, and his mother, Jean, taught music at schools throughout the Gilroy area.

CELEBRATIONS

Emma Luna Fukumoto

Brian and Becky Fukumoto are celebrating the adoption of their first child, Emma Luna. The proud parents traveled more than 10,000 miles round-trip to Chongqing, China, before bringing Emma home Sept. 29, 2006. Emma was born Aug. 27, 2005. She loves imitating sounds and listening to music.

Hanson-Brandon

Jenna Hanson, daughter of Laura Picot of Morgan Hill and Dane Hanson of Hollister, and Drew Brandon, son of Dr. Bill and Melissa Brandon of Hollister were married July 14, 2006. Their wedding took place at Leal Vineyards in Hollister.

The couple lives in San Luis Obispo. Drew, a recent graduate of Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, is employed with Verizon as a business associate. Jenna is an animal science major at Cal Poly while working as a vet technician for a local animal hospital. The couple enjoyed a 10-day honeymoon in Hawaii.

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Campbell-Kruse

Blair Campbell and Peter Kruse will be married in the spring in San Francisco. Blair is the daughter of Colin and Nancy Nash Campbell of Williamsburg, Va. She is a graduate of Pomona College and a free-lance writer. Peter, who grew up in Gilroy, is assistant winemaker for Roche Winery in Sonoma County. He is the son of Susan Lynch Kruse of Gilroy, and local vintners Thomas and Karen Kruse.

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