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FEATURES
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One Giving Tree
MAKING THE HOLIDAYS A LITTLE BRIGHTER
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Tis the Season
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Infrastructure: Part Five
COMMUNICATIONS: ON AND OFF GRID
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Healthcare in South County
102 Building International Relations
DEPARTMENTS
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Making Things Happen
Downtown Happenings
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Embracing Beauty
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A Lifetime of Music
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From Gilroy to Microsoft
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The George Chiala Legacy
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Rotary Funds for Parks
Authors’ Corner
Gilroy City Beat
A County Update
COUNTRY ROADS THAT TAKE US HOME
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COMMUNITY BENEFITS FOR YEARS TO COME
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School Days
MASTER PLANS & POSITIVE CLIMATES
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NEW SLIDE AND BRIDGE BUILT
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
The Relationship Dance
COPING WITH LOSS DURING HOLIDAYS
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017
The Vine
A Q&A WITH KIM ENGELHARDT
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Aging With an Attitude
UNDERSTANDING THOSE THAT ARE THERE
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Manners Matter
GIVING THANKS DURING THE HOLIDAYS
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Historically Speaking
GILROY’S FIRST TELEPHONE COMPANY
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Dining Out With Friends
McKAYS JOIN US AT THE MILIAS
A LOOK AT THE 2040 GENERAL PLAN
SID ESPINOZA SHARES HIS STORY
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Cooking for Fun
Theater Scene
SOUTH VALLEY CIVIC THEATER AWARDS
MEET JANEKE JOBSIS-BROWN
MEET HARMONICA MAN, MARK FENICHEL
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RAVIOLI, JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
CHRISTMAS, GRACIE GARCIA’S WAY
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Health Wise
Artfully Yours
LOCAL ARTIST GETS NATIONAL RECOGNITION
OVEREATING DURING THE HOLIDAYS
NEW BUSINESSES TAKE CENTER STAGE
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AROUND SANTA CLARA VALLEY
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
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Community Digest
Morgan Hill City Beat
A YEAR IN REVIEW — 2016-17
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEARNING
THE CHALLENGES & SERVICES
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BUSINESS ASSOCIATION SPRINGS TO LIFE
BENEFITS OF SHOPPING WHERE YOU LIVE
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San Martin Forms Chamber
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It’s Your Swing
GETTING THE RIGHT SET OF CLUBS
101 Holiday Stress Relief
REMEMBERING THE SIMPLE THINGS
104 Then and Now
POSTCARDS FROM THE PAST
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