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December 4, 2025

Michele Clonts

Sometimes being a mom doesn’t mean you are related by blood. It doesn’t mean I got to hear your heart beat from the inside, it doesn’t mean you carried me for nine months.

Fortino Winery: Fine wine and good times

Voted best winery in Gilroy for three consecutive years, Fortino Winery is one of the most beloved wineries in Santa Clara Valley. Fortino Winery has been in business since 1970 when Ernest and Marie Fortino bought an existing vineyard on Hecker Pass in Gilroy. Bringing winemaking traditions from their hometown of Calabria, Italy, Ernest and Marie built a reputation for quality wines and, in 1978, established one of the very first wine clubs in California.

Trinkets and treasures

Gilroy residents Al and Betty Gagliardi used to have a lush,

Dating today is not for the faint of heart

Being single isn't for wimps. It's tough out there in the dating world. So tough, in fact, that I've found myself becoming more and more comfortable with my single status.

Ramayana: A colorful panoramic spectacle

Mount Madonna School presented its 37th production of “Ramayana,” a panoramic colorful story that deeply delves into a 2,600-year-old Indian classic, June 5-7.

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Casa de Fruta

Ever since Casa de Fruta planted their first vineyards and orchards in 1908, they’ve been growing. The third-generation Zanger Family welcomes everyone to enjoy their varietal wines and gourmet fruit wines with tasting daily from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.

SCRAPBOOK: Honors, weddings

Melissa Ann Nicholson and Jeffery Peter Aguirre, Jr. were

Cats and fishing tackle don’t mix

We’ve talked about some of the seasonal hazards of spring and summer. Add to that list one more item that rarely gets any mention. We’re talkin’ fishing ... or at least preparing for that fishing trip. Your tackle box has a lot of goodies that will attract your dog or cat. So keep it closed and latched. Those hooks and lures can do a lot of damage if your pet gets one in his or her mouth.

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