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Firefighters this afternoon extinguished a vegetation blaze on the side of U.S. 101 north of Morgan Hill, just minutes after crews finished mopping up another fire in the same vicinity that burned about 100 acres since Wednesday.

As a staff member of Live Oak Adult Day Services, I help care for many seniors here each day, but I am not a caregiver in my private life. My husband is healthy, my sons are adults, and my parents and grandparents, sadly, are gone now. My dad died quite suddenly in his forties. My mom was just in her sixties, still working, fully independent, and busy as a bee when she suffered a stroke. I remember the dawning realization that I was about to become a caregiver. My siblings gathered with me around her hospital bed, and we planned out a schedule for each of us to assist our beloved mom during her upcoming hospital discharge and recuperation. We were actually grateful to have the chance to give back to mom.

Peeking through racks of clothes this week, I was on the lookout for someone looking fabulous and fashionable. The timeless Coco Chanel once said, “Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.”

Dining at Cafe Thyme has been a weekly affair for Patty Lemon of Gilroy, who has been eating at the restaurant since its opening in July. “The food is incredible. It’s my fourth time,” says Lemon. “The quality of the food is distinctive.” Lemon says the one time she missed was because “the cafe was all booked.”

Where should a first time homebuyer land, Gilroy, Morgan Hill or Hollister?

The Gilroy Police Foundation hosted its annual Tee Off For Youth golf tournament. This year it was held at CordeValle Championship Golf Course in San Martin. The Police Foundation earned the use of the course for the day by supplying security for the Women’s Open in early July.