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The Friends of the San Benito County Free Library recently received grants totally $25,000 to benefit programs and services at the library.

The financial planning process is not merely a matter of numbers. When you meet with a financial advisor to map out a strategy for wealth accumulation or wealth preservation, you may find yourself intellectually and emotionally engaged on a level you hadn't anticipated. It may actually give you a better understanding of what you want from life.

Anyone familiar with teenagers knows they seem to follow a different clock than adults, preferring to sleep later in the morning and stay up later at night. In fact, some school systems have recognized this by delaying the start of the school day past the normal 8 a.m. Thus, I was surprised to find a classroom full of Gilroy teens voluntarily meeting at 5:55 a.m. on a Monday morning to study religion – and they do this on a daily basis throughout the school year.

Mitch L. Mariani II – a self-taught amateur chef – is back with his new food column, The Flavor Chronicle. See his first column, with a recipe for Roasted Chicken Amogio, in Friday's newspaper.

In a gripping climax Sunday evening that had everyone biting their nails up to the very last minute, CNN named Nepal social worker Pushpa Basnet its 2012 "Hero of the Year" over nine other admirable candidates, which includes Gilroy's own Mary Cortani.

Nominations are due Monday for the man, woman and businesses of the year – awards handed out by the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau at its annual dinner dance and awards ceremony in January.

The Community Foundation for San Benito County will receive a boost to start its new Women’s Fund – with checks to be presented from the Women’s Club of Hollister and Zeta Epsilon, the local chapter of women educators who are part of the Delta Kappa Gamma organization, at an advisory meeting Tuesday.

The Galeria Tonantzin will host the 21st Annual Images of the Virgin Exhibit at 115 Third St. in San Juan Bautista through January 12. There will be a free artists’ reception Dec. 8, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Esther Curtice and volunteers with Court Appointed Special Advocates San Benito are working to ensure that the more than 100 children in San Benito County's foster care system receive gifts for the holidays.