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Those old enough to remember the decade of the ’50s (and earlier) are aware of some characteristics of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States in those days:  

Investors sometimes may get frustrated with their investments because those investments don’t seem to produce quick results. Perhaps that’s understandable in our fast-paced society, in which we’ve grown accustomed to instant gratification. But investing is, by nature, a long-term activity. If you look at it in terms of an athletic event, it’s not a sprint, in which you must pull out all the stops to quickly get where you’re going. Instead, it’s more like the 26.2-mile race known as a marathon.

New Mexico State pitcher Christopher Bradley, a former Sobrato High and Gavilan College baseball star, is one of several award winners who will be honored at the San Jose Elks Club Hot Stove Banquet on Jan. 22.

Happy New Year! Before I begin this week's column, I advise you to purchase a pork butt roast. They are usually on sale right now for under $2 per pound. Get one, wrap it tight and freeze it. It will be featured in my Mardi Gras article for Pulled Pork Poor Boys.

Anzar High School students have a new route from their homes to campus available to them this year as the San Juan Highway Bike Lane project is completed. The bike lane connects Hwy. 129 near Hwy. 101 to downtown San Juan.

Q: Our cat, Princess, is 17 years old and for the past three years has never gone outside. Our veterinarian sent us a reminder that she needs vaccination boosters. Is it really all that necessary for her to get these shots, considering her age and living conditions?

Joel Sales looks at ease pushing the tempo of a basketball game. The Gavilan College point guard also can shift gears in the halfcourt set to find the open man just before the shot clock expires.

I found a gem. There it was in plain sight, a new trail but far enough out of the way that I only recently stumbled upon it.

Past New Year’s morning hikes have drawn about 30 hikers. Imagine my surprise and delight when the Mendoza Ranch at Harvey Bear Ranch parking lot filled to the brim and all of you stepped out to walk the Mummy Mountain Trail.