South Valley Characters: Meet Michelle Gonsolin
When Gilroy resident Michelle Crowell Gonsolin decided to become a veterinarian, it was going to take more than a hurricane to blow her off course.
Eight plus six equals ‘What is she thinking?’
OK, who among us has ever sat down after a hard day of parenting
Mt. Madonna School presents The Sawubona Ngikhona Project
A Values in World Thought presentation (The Sawubona Ngikhona Project) by Mount Madonna School’s 12th grade students will be held Wednesday, Sept. 18. The presentation will be about their recent experiences in South Africa, including interviews with former South African President F.W. de Klerk, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, author Peter Harris and others; visits to the Botshabelo childrens AIDS village, service work for the Philani Childrens Health and Nutrition project, and meetings and performances with students at several high schools. The students also traveled to Swaziland and enjoyed cultural exchange!
Getting Out: Bagging out hits his camping sweet spot
My purpose in writing this column is in the title: Getting Out. As you recline on your sofa and read it, I hope your leg will mysteriously begin a barely perceptible twitch that ripens into a full body spasm of energetic excitement. You can't help it. You simply must snag your day pack and your low hikers and head out the door.















