Scrapbook July 23-27
HONORS: Christina Keohane: Christina Keohane, of Gilroy, earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Loyola Marymount University, joining more than 1,300 students in LMU's 2012 graduating class. Located between the Pacific Ocean and downtown Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive university offering 60 major programs, 38 master's degrees and a doctoral degree in education from four colleges, two schools and Loyola Law School.
Imagine this mom with a Tesla
Last week, Elon Musk announced that the Tesla would soon be able to drive itself. This is so exciting. I mean, for people who own Teslas…which obviously doesn’t include me.
Morgan Hill church welcomes new pastor
The Morgan Hill United Methodist Church has a long tradition of
Secluded hillside retreat offers couple the perfect mix of town and country
Traffic whizzes by the car as it turns off of Hecker Pass Highway in Gilroy just past Santa Teresa Boulevard, but 30 seconds later, as the driver steps from the cab, the cars are inaudible. Instead, there is the chirping of birds, the soft gurgle of a fountain and the peaceful rustle of the wind through giant, gnarled old oaks, all of which the driver savors as she crunches over the pea gravel drive.
Fourth of July always a special holiday
Last summer on July 4, I was parked in a fold-up chair sitting
Perchlorate producers: Toxin isn’t harmful
The reliable and widely accepted science already exists, the
‘I Love Lucy’: A trip back in time
It’s hard to believe that 60 years has past since “I Love Lucy” mesmerized us and had us in fits of laughter with the ever-so-funny plots that Lucy managed to wiggle in and out of.
‘A Christmas Carol’: An old chestnut with a new vigor
“The Nutcracker,” “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “How The Grinch Stole Christmas,” even “Mr. Magoo” and “Sesame Street” are traditional Christmas theatre toddies. But you must add “A Christmas Carol” if you haven’t already. This delightful and charming story by Charles Dickens is served up with our Christmas turkey every year somewhere, someplace, everywhere in the world.


















