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Take a step back in time and commemorate California’s history in the Civil War with California Civil War Days and Nights at San Benito County Historical Park, Highway 25, one mile south of Tres Pinos.

When the lights dim and the conductor taps his baton for the orchestra’s attention, anticipation spreads through the audience. Sometimes we are pleased, and sometimes we are disappointed. “Dreamgirls” definitely does not disappoint. This electrifying production moves at a wild pace that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats until the final curtain.

OAKLAND—The National Basketball Association announced Wednesday that the Golden State Warriors will start the season on the road.

If you were driving along southbound U.S. 101 around Gilroy last week, you may have passed me. I was in the small, red SUV—not the one speeding by you, but the one stopped along the side of the highway with its emergency flashers blinking.

Friends, if your lawn is luxuriant and green, I’m here to tell you that you’re heading for a heartbreak. And if words such as sage and yucca, poppy, manzanita and native grasses aren’t yet rolling off your tongue, they soon will be.

HONORS: Herman Enríquez: Herman Jesus Enríquez, a 2012 graduate of Christopher High School, graduated from the Marines in February 2013 and will be home from Afganistán after six months of serving his country. He is the son of Rosa and Jesus Martinez of Gilroy.

Since the closure of Fort Ord in 1994, the 28,000 acres that comprised the military base have been spun off into various civilian uses. As a part of that process, on April 12, 2012, President Obama signed a declaration setting aside 14,650 acres—half of the former base—as Fort Ord National Monument. The Bureau of Land Management currently oversees 7,200 acres, and the remainder will be turned over to the BLM once the military completes environmental remediation.

WERC, the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center of Morgan Hill, is celebrating 20 years of successfully raising and releasing orphaned or injured bobcat kittens back to their native habitat using innovative and life-saving techniques.

Artist Karen Garnett makes it a point to paint her landscapes while outdoors.