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I don't know about you, but this fall I've noticed an upgrade in

As many seniors in Gilroy prepare for graduation, my friend Lea Ready is busy visiting potential colleges and trying to decide on which to attend. Spring break was an opportunity to visit open houses for many Gilroy seniors. Lea took a road trip with her mom all the way from Sonoma State down to Cal State Long Beach and back up to UC Santa Cruz to visit all the colleges to which she had been accepted. Not having any children myself, I have lived this senior year vicariously, listening to young people describe the rigors of SAT testing, filling out college applications and scholarship applications. I have also had the opportunity to observe Lea’s steady progress for the past 10 years as she grew from a child into the amazing young woman she is now as an 18-year-old senior at Christopher High. 

Does money actually buy a degree of happiness? In this

Next time you drive through the eucalyptus forest on Highway 101

GILROY—Alma Gehre’s history with the San Francisco Giants spans nearly a century.

At the Diablo Room at Ridgemark, Pet Friends will present the "Raining Cats and Dogs" Fashion Show and Luncheon. We will feature fashions from local stores, along with a luncheon, No Host Bar, and Drawings for prize baskets. Tickets are $25 each, and are available from She's, Postal Graphics, Ridgemark, and Pet Friends. The luncheon begins at 11:00 on March 10th, and all proceeds go to support Pet Friends Rescue and Shelter, and the Hays-Stratton Spay and Neuter Clinic.