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FEATURES
72 Fran & Bobby Beaudet
10 Into The Wild
CARING FOR OUR WILD THINGS
12 Our SSCV Schools
PUBLIC • PRIVATE • CHARTER
20 Gilroy’s Downtown Paseo
NEW ARTWORK DEPICTS JOURNEY
22 Amazing Pop-Up Park
MORGAN HILL MAKES THE MOST
OF DOWNTOWN CORNER
24 The Bountiful SSCV
LOCAL FARMER’S MARKETS
FRESH PRODUCE AND MORE
28 New High School Coming
PROPOSED CATHOLIC SCHOOL
32 Cecelia Ponzini
THE LITTLE GAL WHO COULD
44 Youth Philanthropy
INTERACT CLUBS OF SSCV
MAKING IT IN OLD CITY HALL
78 Standing the Test of Time
ROCCA’S MARKET
86 Isabella Chow
HOME SCHOOLING AT ITS FINEST
90 When Old Is New
VALLE DEL SUR AUTO CLUB
DEPARTMENTS
36 Everyone Has A Story
BOBBY FILICE
38 Artfully Yours
HELEN BADARRICK
TURNING GLASS INTO ART
42 Those Who Do
MEET DEANNA FRANKLIN
47 The Vine
62 Photo Essay by
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SOBRATO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
CELEBRATING OUR AWARD
WINNING WINERIES
ABOUT THE COVER
A big bumble bee enjoying the nectar of a cactus flower in our neighbor’s yard.
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
JULY/ AUGUST 2015
JULY/AUGUST 2015
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70 Book Club Beat
WITH SHERRY HEMINGWAY
76 Aging With An Attitude
WHEN YOUR PARENTS NEED HELP
82 Historically Speaking
A JOURNEY BACK TO OUR
ONE-ROOM SCHOOL HOUSES
88 Kids Corner With Emma
MEET JOSH WATTS
94 They Serve, Protect
& Defend
SERGEANT TROY HOEFLING
96 The Streets Of Gilroy
LIFE ON CALABRESE WAY
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS
53 GILROY LEADERSHIP SPRING FLING
54 GALS HOME AND GARDEN TOUR
56 MORGAN HILL ROTARY DAZZLE
60 MUSHROOM MARDI GRAS
64 AUTHORS AMOUNG US
66 HEARTS OF GILROY
69 POP-A-CORK RECEPTION
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