Celebrate autumn and support the arts
As a native New Yorker, I still marvel at our region’s ideal weather even though I’ve lived here for 29 years. This year, as always, I look forward to the crisp air of autumn. Although not as dramatic as autumn in New York, I find the changing colors of leaves and the crunch underfoot as they cover sidewalks and yards invigorating. If you happen to see an adult woman skipping along the sidewalks while collecting leaves, it’s probably me.
Olympic cyclist with local connection places seventh in road race
Former Gilroy resident Shelley Olds – who has trained in South Santa Clara and San Benito counties for the Olympics – placed seventh Sunday in the women's road race in London.
Scrapbook April 9-13
BIRTHDAY: Eliodora Rios: Eliodora "Lola" Rios, longtime resident of Gilroy, turned 91 April 4. She was born in Del Rio, Texas, in 1921, and moved to Gilroy with her late husband, George Rios, and their 11 children in 1971. She enjoys her garden and spending time with her family.
Protect humans, animals from rabies
World Rabies Day is September 28, 2012. It is a day to raise awareness about the impact of human and animal rabies. More than 55,000 people die from rabies worldwide every year, a rate of one person every 10 minutes. This is an astonishing number, especially because rabies in humans in 100 per cent preventable. Most of these cases are transmitted to humans by dogs.
Teraji: The untold story of Elmo Powell
When I wrote about WWII Veteran Elmo Powell (May 23 column), I

















