GilroyT
A PUBLICATION FOR AND ABOUT THE COMMUNITY OF GILROY
Published By: InfoPOWER Communications 7446 Rosanna Street / Gilroy, CA 95020
Telephone: 408.848.6540 Email: jchris @ gilroytoday. com
EDITOR J. Chris Mickartz
COPYWRITING Larry & J. Chris Mickartz Kelly Barbazette Elizabeth Barratt Stephanie Vegh Sam Bozzo Mel Rodinsky Laura Wrede Debbie Hoey
PHOTOGRAPHY Larry J. Mickartz
PROOFING Susan Patereau Kelly Barbazette
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CONTRIBUTORS Aging Dorie U. Sugay Finance Jeffrey M. Orth, ChFC, CASL Insurance David Villar The Kids Corner Go Kids Inc. Real Estate Marta Dinsmore Commercial Real Estate George Renz Secondary Education Gavilan College Tourism Jane Howard
WEBSITE Susan Patereau DISTRIBUTION Glenita Gordon
From the Editor
Iam so excited. We have been publishing Gilroy Today for the past seven years. Hard to believe that it’ s been that long but then as I always say“ time passes, whether you’ re having fun or not. So you may as well have fun.” J. Chris Mickartz And fun is what Larry, my husband and partner, and I have been having. It has been such a pleasure getting to know our community in such an intimate way. And, we are so fortunate to be able to work on something we really love.
So, having said that, it probably won’ t surprise too many people that we have decided to celebrate our seven years( we call it our Seven Year Itch thing) by starting a new magazine, Morgan Hill Today. We hope to provide the community of Morgan Hill with a publication that they will embrace as wholeheartedly as all of you have embraced Gilroy Today. The first issue of Morgan Hill Today will be available mid-July.
Larry really enjoyed following the footsteps of our Four Amigos as they walked the El Camino de Santiago in Spain. He interviewed them before they left and after they came home, followed their blogs while they were walking The Way, researched their steps and I think he basically lived vicariously through them for the past 25 days. I have a funny hunch that he would have loved to have been right there with them( see pages 46-49).
What a great addition to Gilroy! I had no idea that Community Solutions was as big an organization as it is and I’ m so proud that they chose to make Gilroy their corporate home( see pages 22-24). I attended their latest fundraiser, Hearts of Gilroy, up at Eagle Ridge and as usual, it was very well organized and just a wonderful event for all us women who wouldn’ t miss it each year.
I’ d like to welcome our newest writer, Laura Wrede, to our Gilroy Today family. Laura will be covering the arts in the area for us. She is an amazing writer, artist and photographer( see Art In The Park, pages 16-17).
Do you know who the leaders of the Gilroy Garlic Festival are? Well, check out Thirty Five Years of Leadership equals Thirty Five Summers of Fun, written by my favorite employee, Sam Bozzo( see pages 56-58). I had to call him an employee because he always calls me“ Boss.” He’ s such a joy to work with.
I could go on and on but I’ m sure you want to dig into the following pages so I’ ll sign off with a wish for all of you to have an amazing summer. Speaking of which, don’ t miss the 50 Things To Do With Your Child This Summer list on page 54.
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