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We have the good fortune to live in a region where trails into the peace and serenity of open space are just moments from home. When I am asked for my favorite, it's tough to choose. There are just too many. But the Arrowhead Loop at South County's newest open space preserve is a top candidate.

What motivates groups of people to spend their free time memorizing lines and building sets and rehearsing for hours—for no pay?

Dan and Mary Ann Sanidad of Morgan Hill announce the engagement of their daughter, Maria Gabriela Sanidad, to Adrian Fidel Espinoza, son of Manuel Alfaro, Grace Ramirez, William Espinoza and Maggie Poffenroth. The bride-to-be received her master’s degree in marriage and family therapy, specializing in art therapy, from Notre Dame de Namur University. She is employed at Discovery Counseling Center in Morgan Hill. The groom-to-be attended Evergreen Valley College and is employed at Leal Vineyards in Hollister. The wedding will be held Dec. 19, 2015, at Willow Heights Mansion.

Haley Peterson, a 2012 graduate of Christopher High School in Gilroy, is one of the primitive counselors at Wisconsin Badger Camp this summer. The camp serves people with developmental disabilities by providing quality outdoor recreational experiences, a news release stated.

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The popularity of yoga seems to be growing in the Gilroy and Morgan Hill area, and Ahnna Goossen, owner of Yoga Bella Studio in Gilroy, has proof.

Bring dinner and a bottle of your favorite wine and be treated to a delightful evening with the French farce “Boeing Boeing” at Limelight Actors Theater through July 18.

SAN JOSE—The inaugural Southern Bowl Tryout Tour is coming to the Bay Area and is inviting Gilroyans to get one step closer to achieving their NFL dreams.

A couple columns ago, I wrote about the Aquila Loop Trail, a short loop near the Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve parking area. In that column, I promised to return to walk the longer loop that reaches deeper into the preserve.

Congregation Emeth of Morgan Hill invites local residents to an opportunity to sample the culture of New York City. The group will partner with South Valley Civic Theatre to present a special performance of  “The Producers” at 2:30 p.m. on July 12. This musical comedy, co-written by Borscht Belt comedian turned movie producer Mel Brooks, tells the story of two men who scheme to make money by producing a theatrical show guaranteed to fail, but which instead becomes an unexpected hit. This creates a business problem for the show’s producers, who must pay out profits to investors, of which there are a few too many. Based on a 1968 film that was controversial because of its irreverent story line, the musical version has since become a theatrical classic.