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WHEN YOU THINK of mimosas, you probably think of breakfast, but at Morgan Hill bookstore they have paired mimosas with coloring books. No, minors aren’t drinking; adult coloring books are a new trend.

IN MY last column, I touched on making new, healthy habits stick. A quick review: Michelle Densmore, who is a certified personal trainer and licensed clinical social worker, wrote an online article in Runner’s World detailing the five things to ask yourself when developing a new goal.

GOOD SOIL IS essential for growing great vegetables. Winter is a good time to start getting your soil ready for your next crop. With a little bit of work, you will have the best veggies ever.

CHRISTOPHER HIGH School student Sarah Retana has been chosen as one of this year’s winners of the Sixth Annual Space Foundation International Student Art Contest.

It is said that nothing can be all things to all people, but every rule has an exception. Point Reyes National Seashore is the exception to this rule. Jutting boldly into the Pacific Ocean in western Marin County, Point Reyes and its surrounding communities have something that will excite and please everyone.

When it comes to building muscle, you no longer have to stick exclusively to the 8 to 12 zone repetition range. In fact, it would behoove you to mix things up a bit. Emerging research shows that a variety of rep ranges is effective for building muscle. A combination of low reps (3 to 5), medium (6 to 14) and high (15-plus) is most effective, according to the Bulletins/Muscle page in the December issue of Men’s Health.

Annemarie Hayes as Abigail Williams fuels accusations of witchcraft in Arthur Miller's ‘The Crucible’ performed by Catamount Actors’ Theatre—the production company of CHS drama. Show dates are Jan. 8, 9, 15, 16 at 7 p.m.

CURRENTLY, more than 10 million immigrants call California home, making this state’s foreign-born population higher than any other state in the U.S.  Santa Clara County, with a population of over 1.8 million people, has one of the highest percentages of foreign born residents—37.4 percent compared to the national average of 13.1 percent.

THE local singing group performs an annual series of Christmas carols at Old Mission San Juan Bautista, other venues. The Oriana Chorale wrapped up its series of Christmas carols sung locally, including a concert at Old Mission San Juan Bautista on Dec. 15. The group also played at the First Presbyterian Church on Dec. 11 and Dec. 13. Singers performed traditional holidays songs. For more, go to orianachorale.org.

HE FOUGHT to blink his eyelids open against the night’s crust of ‘sleep.’ Through the cinched-down opening in the hood of his sleeping bag, he gazed up at a slate gray sky. A new day was about to begin.