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Publishers Larry & J. Chris Mickartz
on a Chicago adventure, page 96.
Proud Supporters Of:
hey say it takes a village to raise a
child. Well here at
TODAY
it takes a community to put out a
community lifestyles magazine that represents
what the South Santa Clara Valley means to
all of us who are fortunate enough to live here.
So as we begin the new year, we thank those
of you who have emailed us, left a comment on
our site or our facebook page or stopped us on
our travels, offering words of encouragement
or giving us a lead on a story.
We also want to thank our amazing staff
who believe in our mission and work to give
our readers the best possible magazine every
other month. They are amazing. Please take a
moment to familiarize yourself with all of our
staff (page 7).
We are so pleased to welcome Bev
Stenehjem, Advertising Account Executive
and Features Writer, to our team. She comes
to us with a vast knowledge of our local wine
industry, a polished writing ability, a keen
sense of purpose and a desire to help us
succeed.
So, what's in this issue? Once again we've
identified some folks who we feel will have a
positive impact on our region in the coming
year. They come from a cross-section of the
communities we serve and have shown their
dedication to making all our lives richer
and their hometowns amazing places to work,
live and play. (pages 25-37).
We couldn't possibly let February go by
without remembering Valentine's Day and
sharing the love stories of some pretty neat
couples (page 86). But not all love stories
are between couples. Some families have
stories that show just how deep their love can
run. The story of Konni (mother) and Kassi
(daughter) is just one such story (page 60).
Don't forget to take a look at our Year in
Review on pages 100-103. 2017 was quite a
year. We hope you will enjoy revisiting
the things that made it so.
Enjoy!!
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
gmh
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2018
We want to wish
all our advertisers,
contributors, writers,
and readers a happy
and prosperous
New Year.
2017 has been a good year for
us at
TODAY and it has
been an honor to produce
a magazine for and about the
entire South Santa Clara Valley.
gmh
Our goal has always been to
produce an upscale, content-rich
community magazine that high-
lights community involvement,
activities and stories of achieve-
ment and challenges that make our
region such an amazing place to
live, work and play. We trust that
TODAY is the magazine
that our community will continue
to embrace and enjoy for years
to come.
gmh
As we ended our eleventh year of
publishing, we feel good about
having taken our website to a
new level by including a blog and
increasing our search capabilities.
We have also become more active
on social media and hope to
increase our interaction with you,
our readers.
In case you missed any of our
2017 issues, we’re providing a
recap. If you see a story of interest,
visit our website to see what you
missed:
gmhtoday.com
gmhtoday.com
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