Mission 10–The Start of Racing Season
Another Rotary Mission 10 (mile) and 5K race, in San Juan Bautista, sponsored by the Hollister Rotary Club, is in the books. I overheard somebody say that this was something like the thirty-first running of the Mission 10. I have probably run six or seven of these—I’m not sure exactly—but even though we are barely a month into winter, The Mission 10, coming at the end of January, always seems like the start of the “spring” racing season. And this is a good race to begin the New Year: Ten miles is an unusual distance these days, but it is a very good test. Longer than a 10K but shorter than a half marathon, ten miles is long enough to remind you that this it is a long way, so if you have plans to run anything longer this year—half marathon or marathon— you need to start ramping up the mileage.
Getting into the spirit of the Olympic Games
Who else is a fan of the Olympics? I know I am, and whenever they roll around - winter or summer - I often find myself glued to the television, not just cheering for the United States, but every now and then pulling for underdog athletes or medal-less countries.
No Complaints, Just the Truth About Blended Families
When I first considered writing about blended families, I was
Independent VTA Review Concludes: ‘Kill BART to SJ’
The HayGroup just completed a $500,000 review of the VTA's
Will Rogers was a South Valley regular
By sheer coincidence, the presidential election next year will
Cheers for gay marriage ruling go up in Gilroy
Earlier this month, Judge Walker of the U.S. District Court in
Engagement: Sanidad-Espinoza
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.
Common poorwill mistakenly ‘saved,’ brought to WERC
Garlic ice cream, garlic Jelly Bellies, garlic cheesecake, garlic grasshoppers. Well, maybe the last won’t be offered at the Gilroy Garlic Festival (July 27-29) this year, but who knows? The parents of this unusual little baby bird just might have acquired a taste for spicy bugs when they set up “housing” next door to a Gilroy garlic stand.
