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On Nov. 1, some 50 members of the Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real, led by Bishop Mary Gray-Reeves, will make a pilgrimage through the Elkhorn Slough Reserve, a natural treasure on the Monterey coastline that preserves the habitat of hundreds of plants, animals and birds. This grouping of 51 congregations includes St. Stephen’s in Gilroy, St. John’s in Morgan Hill and St. Luke’s in Hollister.

Romans can convey as much meaning, passion and emotion with facial expressions and body language as with their uttered words—often more. It is possible for two Romans to carry on a conversation across a street from one another, in spite of impenetrable traffic noise, simply by gestures and grimaces.

Initially when I was mulling over this column, I wrestled with whether the topics are or are not controversial. The word controversy itself seems to carry a lot of weight, perhaps undeservedly. Since I no long own a Funk and Wagnalls, I went to Wikipedia. Wikipedia states that “Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of conflicting opinion or point of view.” So there you have it.

The Ridgemark Homes Association posted the $1 million bond necessary to maintain a temporary restraining order that prevents the golf course from cutting down unwatered trees located near some of their properties.

My purpose in writing this column week to week is very simple. By telling you about the many parks, preserves and beaches we have at our doorstep, I hope you will be inspired to strap on your striders, grab your day pack and get out. No politics; no religion. The only passion I want to awaken is the one that pushes you outdoors.

The county's jobless rate declined in September to 6.5 percent, according to the California Employment Development Department.

The reserves on the Gavilan College women’s volleyball team never sat down during Wednesday’s Coast Conference South Division opener against Skyline College.

San Juan Oaks Golf Club is looking to get more younger players and families interested in the game. To do so, it is trying something new with two upcoming events featuring 15-inch holes.

Anissa Stanton is the rarest of talents, a starting goalkeeper for a ranked junior college soccer team one moment and a student physical trainer the next.

“Sweeney Todd” is melodrama set to music at its nth degree. Stephan Sondheim’s music and Hugh Wheeler’s book bring this tawdry classic of Victorian English life together with a malicious, humorous tweak that will shock the squeamish and tickle fun house, gore-seeking viewers. Director Robert Kelly has brought Sweeney from the early 19th century to London amidst the German blitz in 1940.