BASEBALL: Giants headed to White House
It's official: President Barack Obama will welcome the Giants to
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Teraji: Tracking down his bucket list
“Traveling the Trans-Siberian Railway is on my bucket list as something to do before I kick the bucket!” Gilroy’s Pastor Paul Sweet laughed as he began his presentation at the United Methodist Church on Tuesday, Oct. 9, about his September trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway. A train buff, he had always had the dream of making this trip in his lifetime. But being a full-time pastor and a district superintendent in the United Methodist Church for many years made it a challenge.
What they’re wearing
The word “boutique” sends a message of stylish, individualized clothing. Entering a fashion boutique is akin to being transported into one of the fashion capitals of the world, where the quality, patterns and cloths used all depict the quintessence of haute couture.
Feed me, feed me
Three nestling Bullock’s Orioles open their bright pink mouths and demand to be fed, in this case by volunteers who feed them a special passerine diet every hour from sunrise to sunset. They were orphaned mid-July after a windstorm broke the tree branch holding their nest and were brought to the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center still snuggled inside their hanging nest made from fibers, grasses, and bits of soft feathers. Sporting gorgeous amber-yellow breast feathers, they are growing up fast and have just begun eating juicy mealworms. When they’re released back to their summer habitat in Gilroy sometime next month, they will dine on wild bugs such as caterpillars and spiders, as well as fruit. They will also drink from hummingbird nectar feeders in backyards, as well as enjoying halved oranges and suet put out for them.
Removing the ‘N-word’ from the English language
I know it's early in the year and it's always possible something
BULL RIDING: Bulls dominate 2012 Chute Out in Tres Pinos
Like the past few years, the Hollister Chute Out bulls, which were gathered from some of the top breeders in country, dominated the dirt ring in Tres Pinos.
Sharks deny Dallas series sweep
Facing not only elimination but the humiliation of a sweep, the


















