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DEAR ABBY: My sister faced various life-threatening illnesses. She always said, "Never put off telling the people you love how you feel about them because you might not have a tomorrow." She practiced what she preached, and we all knew that she loved us. When she passed away eight years ago, it was a painful loss, especially for our mother.

• Rene Spring: Dear Santa, Here are my holiday wishes for Our Morgan Hill: 1.Keep us safe!  Make sure that we will have no car accidents in our cities and that those who want to commit a crime either have a change of heart, or follow you to the North pole! 2. Let it rain soon and enough without flooding our streets! 3. Keep our Morgan Hill a great place to live in!  Help spread the words across the Silicon Valley about our great town and its surroundings so that many more will come and visit our town to shop, dine, and to enjoy our local wineries and parks! 4. Ensure that Morgan Hill continues to be a giving town! Give where You Live: The Morgan Hill Community Foundation is one of our great local charitable organizations in our town and dear to my heart! So, dear Santa, if you know of some wonderful people in our town who would like to become donors to the MHCF, provide them with this link:http://www.morganhillcf.org 5. Ensure that the Leadership Morgan Hill Class of 2014 will have a great experience and provide our community with another wonderful class project! Wishing all of you a wonderful 2014!

Plug it in, plug it in.

DEAR ABBY: I have some advice for "Lacking Why," the girl in your column who is wondering why the amount of allowance money Grandpa gives her and her sisters varies from one girl to the other: Stop comparing the amounts and try focusing on how attentive each of you is to your grandfather.

Despite three recent court rulings viewed by some as strikes against the California High-Speed Rail Authority, the $68 billion project is still steaming along locally in Gilroy and statewide, according to a representative with the group.

The San Martin's Post Office was swimming in cards, wrapping paper, bows and ribbon last week after community members of San Martin, Morgan Hill and Gilroy donated holiday themed goods to troops stationed overseas in places where holiday stationary and wrapping paper are almost impossible to come by.

Former Gilroy resident Aaron Carlon was sentenced to five and a half years in prison on Monday, Dec. 9 after he pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California San Jose Division to one of two felony counts of child pornography.

Muffins is a 13-year-old gray tabby who is a great companion and would make a great lap cat. She is very sweet and gentle. She is available for adoption at the San Martin Animal Shelter. Interested? Call (408) 686-3900.

Golden Eagle Mortgage Group, 17500 Depot St., Morgan Hill, held a ribbon cutting Nov. 7. Joining owner Pauline Amstutz were many Golden Eagle staff, members, ambassadors and staff of the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce and the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce. The ribbon cutting was catered by another Chamber of Commerce member, Odeum restaurant. For information on joining the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce call (408) 779-9444. 

DEAR ABBY: I am a woman in an exclusive, committed relationship with "Vince." We have talked about a future together and getting married. My only issue is I can't seem to keep him off of dating sites. Even when I catch Vince red-handed, he'll deny it or blame it on his friend "using his ID."