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As I read a recent e-mail from a reader in Hollister asking

Last time we talked about the bidding slam. It is more exciting because the stakes are very high, requiring a total of 33 points between your two hands … or a really fantastic distributional fit (37-plus points for a grand slam). The real key to slam bidding is communication between the two partners. One of the better tools to get to game (or slam) is the 2-over-1 convention, which is recommended by Larry Cohen and Audrey Grant.

The Gilroy United Methodist Church (GUMC) was the first church formed in 1853 in the area known as “Pleasant Valley,” 17 years before the town of  Gilroy came into existence. In 2001, GUMC became the first mainline church in Gilroy to have a woman senior pastor at the helm when Rev. Alison Berry broke the stained glass ceiling. In 2009, GUMC welcomed its first African-American senior pastor, and in 2010, their first Korean-American senior pastor, Rev. Eric C. Cho, came to serve in Gilroy.

Sisters Nora and Delia Ephron took the book “Love, Loss, and What I Wore” by Ilene Bacmerman, added stories of friends and their own experiences and came up with a delightful production that hits home with most women and can tickle the funny bone of the guys in the audience. Sadly, Nora Ephron died a little more than two years ago and left an enormous library of plays and books, including “When Harry Met Sally,” “Sleepless in Seattle” and this play.

Macey Mitchell: Macey Mitchell, from Christopher High School in Gilroy, is one of more than 700 high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the United States who will perform in the London New Year's Day Parade.