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For several weeks I’ve been thinking about starting a new series profiling local police officers. “Our Officers” will begin March 13 with the profile of an officer I joined recently during his graveyard shift patrolling the streets of Gilroy.

You know that nagging feeling you get when you’ve forgotten something? And you’re pretty sure it’s something big, but you just can’t quite remember? And pretty soon you start thinking about it every day, wondering if the thing you forgot is super serious and the FBI is going to swing by your house one day?

Musicians Among Us, Rising Stars is the theme of the South Valley Symphony’s March 7 concert, celebrating the musical talents of the younger members of its symphonic family.

This is quite simply the most difficult edition of The Flavor Chronicle I have ever written. My grandmother, the person I attribute with teaching me how to cook and my muse behind many of my columns, passed away a few weeks ago. There have been so many memories flooding back to my mind these past few weeks, many of which have been food-related memories. I want to share a few of those memories and one of my grandma’s recipes, which every grandmother of Italian heritage holds close to her heart.

SAN JOSE – Snapping an eight-game losing streak at home, the San Jose Sharks dispatched the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 Monday night at SAP CenterAfter trading away three veteran forwards in the last 24 hours, the regrouped Sharks improved to 70 points in the Western Conference, good for a tie with both Los Angeles and Calgary for third place in the Pacific Division. While the Sharks have played 64 games, both the Kings and Flames have played 62 games.The Sharks visit the Vancouver Canucks Tuesday night, then host the same opponent Saturday night.San Jose has shut-out Montreal three consecutive games, only the second time that has been accomplished in franchise history. The Sharks blanked Phoenix three times in 2007-8.Montreal, the top seed in the Eastern Conference, brought a four-game winning streak into Monday’s showdown. The Canadiens had suffered only three regulation losses in the past 19 games.Ben Smith, the lone player brought into the Sharks’ lockerroom during the Trade Deadline moves in the NHL, turned his energy into a goal and an assist for the home squad.Brought to San Jose from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Andrew Desjardins, Smith posted the first goal of the evening for the Sharks.When Canadien Alex Galchenyuk tried to clear the defensive zone, San Jose’s Marc-Edouard Vlasic was in position at the blueline to intercept the puck and send a high shot toward the net. The puck deflected off Smith’s stick and past goaltender Carey Price for Smith’s sixth goal in 62 games.Smith was in the morning skate in Chicago when he was told of the trade. Smith left Chicago by 2pm and was able to get to SAP Center by 6:30pm. “A crazy day,” summed up the newest Shark.Joe Pavelski recorded his 32nd goal of the season during a San Jose power play with 46.1 seconds left in the first period. Brent Burns launched a high shot from the left circle that Pavelski slapped down into the net. A video review confirmed that Pavelski’s stick was at or below the level of the crossbar when he deflected the puck into the net.While goaltender Alex Stalock was on the way to his second shutout of the season and fourth of his NHL career, the Sharks added to the lead in the second period. Matt Irwin whipped his seventh goal of the year by Price as Smith and Tomas Hertl screened the goaltender at the 6:28 mark.San Jose completed the scoring at 13:07 of the third when Pavelski’s soft pass from the high slot was redirected by Patrick Marleau past Price for the power play goal.Montreal appeared to have a goal 7:55 into the third period, but David Desharnais’ shot was slapped away from the net by Burns and a video review left the Canadiens scoreless.  

Pamela Ryalls-Boyd, Owner of Decorating Den Interiors in Morgan Hill, CA was the recipient of a 2nd Place Award in the Decorative Hardware & Trims Category at the prestigious 2015 Envision Design and Ingenuity Workroom Competition, presented by Windows Fashion Vision magazine. The 31st annual “best of the best” awards ceremony was the culmination of the central competition that recognizes excellence in the design and fabrication of custom window treatments. This one-of-a-kind competition is the “Academy Awards™” of the window covering industry.

February brought South Valley some ultra-warm winter days. Folks headed to the beach and packed into frozen yogurt shops as outdoor temperatures soared near 80.

SAN JOSE – San Jose slipped five points off the pace of second wild card Minnesota in the Western Conference Saturday night with a 4-2 setback to the visiting Ottawa Senators.

BIRTH: Luca Cariglio: Luca Anthony Alexander Cariglio was born Feb. 6, 2015 at Saint Louise Regional Hospital to Iona and Anthony Cariglio of San Martin. He weighed 9 pounds, 4 ounces.

Creeks and waterways contaminated with trash and pollutants aren’t just ugly, they’re a threat to the environment and the quality of the water that flows in them. This problem was highlighted in a recent Dispatch article focusing on trash in and around Miller Slough.