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Pamela Ryalls-Boyd, Owner of Decorating Den Interiors in Morgan Hill, CA was the recipient of a 2nd Place Award in the Decorative Hardware & Trims Category at the prestigious 2015 Envision Design and Ingenuity Workroom Competition, presented by Windows Fashion Vision magazine. The 31st annual “best of the best” awards ceremony was the culmination of the central competition that recognizes excellence in the design and fabrication of custom window treatments. This one-of-a-kind competition is the “Academy Awards™” of the window covering industry.

Eric Barron was near perfect on the mound for Gavilan Thursday. 

February brought South Valley some ultra-warm winter days. Folks headed to the beach and packed into frozen yogurt shops as outdoor temperatures soared near 80.

Caltrans is planning work next week on a five-mile section on Highway 156 from San Juan Bautista to Hollister.

What do you get when you stir up a burping ogre with a flatulence problem, a cheeky donkey, a sassy cookie, a delightful heroine, an optimistic Pinocchio, an egocentric villain you love to hate and just about all the fairy tale characters you can get under one roof? You get “Shrek the Musical.”

Jason Goelz always hoped to own a winery but, in his version of the dream, it happened after making millions in another career and then settling down to a winery life with lots of money in the bank.

Every buyer wants the home of their dreams for the lowest possible price. Every seller wants the most amount of money with the least amount of hassles or obligations. Often this difference of viewpoint and personal goals can collide during a buy-sell negotiation. It is the job of the Realtors to coach, guide and advise both sides so that nobody gets offended and everyone can come out a winner. It is often said that either everybody wins or nobody wins.

The stresses of our society lead many people to suffer from addictions to drugs or alcohol, or other compulsive or dysfunctional behaviors. Many well-known programs like Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous have been developed to deal with such problems.

Upper Penitencia Creek slashes a deep gorge in the Diablo Range near the northeast corner of San Jose. The lower portion of the gorge comprises Alum Rock Park with trails and picnic grounds close to the creek. Most of the lands you see rising high above Alum Rock Park are part of Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve, a 1,676-acre area that virtually encircles the cavernous Upper Penitencia Creek drainage.

Following the largest review of its kind, California Attorney General Kamala Harris ruled Friday that new owners can take over six medical facilities from a Roman Catholic health system nearing financial ruin, but not without rigorous, 10-year conditions.