Publishers
J. Chris Mickartz
Larry J. Mickartz
86
88
70
Artfully Yours
GILROY ART CENTER'S BRIGHT FUTURE
98
Manners Matter
RESOLUTIONS THAT MATTER IN 2019
100 Kids Corner
PAPER MACHE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS
102 Dining Out with Friends
SMALL BUT AMAZING, SWEET SICILY
105 Health Wise
EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
106 It’s Your Swing
GOLF…THE AT&T PEBBLE BEACH PRO-AM
CONTRIBUTORS
9
The Mirage of Rent Control
THE DINSMORE TEAM • REAL ESTATE
63
A Place for People with Dementia
DORIE SUGAY • VISITING ANGELS
96
Keeping Johnny Busy this Holiday Season
GO KIDS INC • EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
W
ell, as hard as it is to believe, the holidays are just
around the corner. The older we get, the faster
they seem to come. Don't get me wrong, I love the
holidays, I'm just not crazy about the speed in which the years
seem to fl y by. And daylight savings time always throws me. I'm
a morning person and losing that hour in the fall is tough. I'm
all for Daylight Savings Time all year round.
We want to welcome back a good friend and amazing writer,
Kelly Barbazette. It will be nice to work with her again.
We also want to congratulate our Associate Editor, Robin
Shepherd for being honored by the Morgan Hill Community
Foundation for her work with Lewy Body Dementia Awareness
and Research on behalf of Sue Berghoff . Robin produced a docu-
mentary that has been used to call the attention of the medical
community to the disease.
We met Mayor Steve Tate and his lovely wife, Jennifer in
2013, when we decided to publish Morgan Hill Today. They
were so helpful and welcoming that we felt very comfortable
with our new venture. Since then, we consider them friends
and have enjoyed working with them both; whether it be iden-
tifying editorial content or contributing to a story. We know
Steve will be missed at City Hall but can't imagine a Morgan
Hill event without he and Jennifer — so we're planning on many
more fun times with them (pages 46-51).
There seems to be much trepidation over the slow move-
ment in the revitalization of Gilroy's downtown core. We set out
to see just what was happening and we are happy to share all
the great things that are in the works (pages 54-55).
As we age we began to lose things, the most heartfelt losses
are those of our friends. Larry and I lost someone that we both
enjoyed although he and Larry were closer. Many of you would
know Dennis Lalor as the Executive Director of South County
Housing. Those of you who had the pleasure of knowing him
socially, most likely would refer to him as a friend. We bid him a
fond farewell (pages 86-87)
We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year.
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njoy!!
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
december 2018-january 2019
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