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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance

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NOSTALGIA South Bay native and author

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Lisa Prince Newman’s new book ‘For the Love of Apricots,’ revisits the orchards and flavors of the Valley of the Heart’s Delight.

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Apricot Bliss

Lisa Prince Newman peeks into the fruit industry that was the Valley of the Heart’s Delight BY LAURA NESS

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ew born before 1970, says author Lisa Prince Newman, will forget the endless magic carpet of white blossoms that once covered the Santa Clara Valley.

Prunes, apricot, peach and cherries trees dominated what was then known as the Valley of the Heart’s Delight, as far as the eye could see.

Newman’s love of apricots began early, and watching the orchards disappear due to the advent of the high tech revolution gave her the inspiration to preserve a snapshot of a simpler, agrarian time.

“I feel a great sense of loss about this, as do so many of my generation who grew up in the Bay Area,” says Newman. “Personally, I was deeply influenced by the environmental movement of the ’70s and expansion of the field of city planning. I entered that field and continue to work as a city planner with the intention to encourage city-centered land use planning that allows agriculture, open space, recreational and watershed lands to be preserved close by city centers.”

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At the peak of the orchard fruit industry, there were 125 square miles of vineyards and trees, and San Jose was the largest canning and dried fruit packing center in the world, boasting 18 canneries, 13 dried fruit packing companies and 12 fresh fruit shippers. Then, silicon happened.

In her recipe-rich and nostalgia-filled memoir cookbook, “For the Love of Apricots,” Lisa Prince Newman recounts a childhood in Saratoga, surrounded by fruit orchards.

“I connected at a deep emotional level to the landscape, seasonal rhythms of nature, and to the extraordinary fruit we grew,” says Newman. “My mother was an adventurous cook and I learned to appreciate the ‘farm to table’ way we lived, using what we produced seasonally in our daily meals, long before that term was invented.”

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OUT & ABOUT WATSONVILLE

MULTICULTURAL CELEBRATION Don’t miss “Holidays in the Plaza—Multicultural Festival and Tree Lighting” presented by the City of Watsonville. Celebrate different cultures through dance, music, food and crafts, enjoy boarding the Holiday Train for a magical tour around the Plaza and visit Santa in his workshop for a photo.

Also enjoy the main event, the Holiday Tree Lighting, with entertainment and a countdown to the start of the holiday season. Saturday, Dec. 1, 1:307pm at Watsonville City Plaza, 358 Main St. Visit cityofwatsonville.org.

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ART SHOW San Benito County Arts Council presents “Small Works Art Show & Raffle,” an exhibition and raffle of small scale artwork created by local artists including paintings, pottery, ceramics, photography and more. Enjoy the Art Party and Live Raffle featuring opportunities to view the artwork, meet the artists and win an original piece of art Friday, Nov. 30, 6:308:30pm at ARTspace Annex, 217 Fifth St. Visit sanbenitoarts.org.

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HOLIDAY MARKET Don’t miss Vertigo Coffee Roasters’ Long Night’s Holiday Market, featuring vintage goods, records, clothing and art. Join this swap meet-style market for early holiday gift shopping and stay to enjoy the December art show, music with DJ Bryson Wallace, food and craft beer from great local breweries. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2-9pm at Vertigo Coffee Roasters, 81 Fourth St. For information, visit tinyurl.com/y6ujlrc8.

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HANUKKAH CELEBRATION NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Celebrate the first evening of Hanukkah with a Menorah lighting at the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose. Sculpting dreidels, tasting latkes, listening to Hanukkah storytelling and performances by the Yavneh Day School are just a few of the fun activities happening at this year's Hanukkah cultural celebration. “Menorahs and Miracles” will be held Sunday, Dec. 2, noon-4pm at the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, 180 Woz Way. For more information, visit cdm.org.

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THEATER REVIEW

Two winter tales

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HOLIDAY SHOWS Plot twists, drama and heartfelt connection are the themes carried through local theater show this holiday season.

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South Valley theaters bring performances this season

By SUSAN L. RIFE

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wo holiday offerings at theaters in Gilroy and Morgan Hill provide fitting bookends to the idea that individuals can have unimaginable influence in others’ lives.

That holiday chestnut It’s a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra’s classic film adapted for the stage by James W. Rodgers, gets a straightforward treatment at South Valley Civic Theater, with Seph McCarty and Audrey Del Prete effectively channeling Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed in the story of George Bailey, who on Christmas Eve is facing a catastrophic error at his family’s Building

and Loan firm. As he’s about to leap off a bridge, his guardian angel stops him and shows how his life has been, after all, wonderful.

Down Monterey Road a few miles, Limelight Actors Theater at the Gilroy Center for the Arts explores family dynamics in a comedy that has everyone in tears at the end. In Mom’s Gift by Phil Olsen, the family matriarch appears as a ghost with a mission to right a family misunderstanding before she can move from limbo into heaven.

Directed by Carol Harris, It’s a Wonderful Life offers a tightened up version of the film, which can feel endless when interrupted by

commercials. The stage version clocks in at under two hours through some judicious excising of scenes from the movie, which also has the side effect of siphoning off some juice from it.

Still, Scott Lynch does a fine job as the angel Clarence, James Dan Pearson is simply a hoot as the gleefully evil banker Potter, and Ainsley Keslin vamps her away around nicely as Violet Peterson.

Mom’s Gift, on the other hand, draws together a terrific cast at a birthday party for Dad (Bill Tindall), less than a year after the death of Mom (Christy Wait).

Daughter Kat (Denee Lewis) is there under court order; younger daughter Brittney (Angie Higgins) is a directionless waitress at Hooters. Trish (Myra Kaelin), who was Mom’s caregiver after a car accident involving a drunk driver destroyed her health, has developed a friendship with Dad that appears to be blossoming into more, while neighbor Kevin (Tom Shamrell) has a longstanding crush on the successful, highly educated Kat. Mom appears as a ghost that only Kat can see as she tries to determine what to do in order to earn her wings.

There’s plenty of misunderstanding to go around, a lot of it handled through zingers delivered from one family member to another with terrific comic timing.

A plot twist that no one sees coming moves the show from the typical family dramedy to one that has the entire cast shedding real tears.

The cast, sensitively directed by Kevin Heath, inhabits each character so effortlessly that the overall effect is one of thorough realism.

It’s worth seeing both these shows, with bells on.

“It’s a Wonderful Life,” through Dec. 8 at South Valley Civic Theatre, Morgan Hill. svct.org; 408.842.7469. “Mom’s Gift,” through Dec. 8 at Limelight Actors Theater, Gilroy. limelightactorstheater.com; 408.472.3292.

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HOLIDAY OF LIGHTS

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Don’t miss the 13th annual San Juan Bautista Holiday of Lights Parade. Attendees will enjoy holiday floats, marching bands, dancers, classic cars, horses on parade and Santa riding on the San Juan Bautista 1934 fire engine. The celebration will also feature grand marshal and former town mayor Tony Boch, pictures with Santa, merchants’ open houses, cowboy Christmas songs, as well as cider and cookies. Experience this fun-filled event Saturday, Dec. 1 at 6pm beginning at San Juan School and traveling down Third Street in downtown San Juan Bautista. For more information, visit rotarysanjuanbautista.com or call Jill Ortiz at 831.801.3920.

HOLLISTER SHOPPING EXTRAVAGANZA B&R Farms invites holiday

shoppers to skip the hectic malls and delight in holiday shopping as it brings together the best boutiques, vendors and shops for “Holidays in Hollister:

Shop Amongst Blenheims and Bells.” Enjoy the cozy pine smell of the holidays, refreshments including hot apricot cider and complimentary gift bags and cards.

Shop for gift boxes, wreaths and Christmas trees, quilts, decor, soaps, wood crafts and more. Also enjoy a children’s book signing and a Santa photo booth. Ten percent of all proceeds to benefit community non-profits. Saturdays, Dec. 1, 8 and 15, 9am-5pm at B&R Farms, 5280 Fairview Road. Visit brfarms.com.

SUCCULENT WREATHS Get crafty and make a living succulent wreath at The GardenShoppe.

Create this trendy and stylish

project as a decoration for the holidays and enjoy it all year long.

All materials are provided for a $35 fee. Participants can bring snacks, but outside beverages will not be permitted. Sunday, Dec, 2, 1-4pm at The GardenShoppe, 364 Seventh St. For tickets and information, visit tinyurl.com/y84tq2mx.

WINTER CONCERTS Join San Benito Oriana Chorale and the Oriana Youth Chorus at this year’s Winter Concert Series, “Season of Light.” Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, $10 for students and free for children under age 12. Concerts will be presented Tuesday, Dec. 11, 7:30pm at Mission San Juan Bautista, 406

HOME TOUR

Tour Hollister’s historic homes on the Victorian Christmas Home Tour presented by Joshua Inn Bed & Breakfast. Attendees will tour homes including the Flint House, Joshua Inn, Ladd House, Lico House and more. Enjoy a raffle drawing and experience specialty food and beverages provided by a variety of Hollister’s local restaurants and wineries. All proceeds benefit the Hollister Pregnancy Center. Saturday, Dec. 1, 5-10pm, tour check in and registration begins at Hollister Pregnancy Center, 483 Fifth St, Hollister. For tickets and information, visit joshua-inn.ticketleap.com.

Second St, San Juan Bautista; Friday, Dec. 14, 7:30pm at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 1200 Fairview Road, Hollister; and Sunday, Dec. 16, 3pm at Christ Fellowship Church, 2066 San Benito St. For more information, visit orianachorale.org.

LIVING HISTORY Meet mountain men, Civil War soldiers, Victorian ladies and more while stepping back to the early days of San Juan. Enjoy craft and cooking demonstrations and see historic horse-drawn vehicles inside the

BIENNIAL SPECTACLE El Teatro Campesino presents La Virgen del Tepeyac 2018, adapted

by Luis Valdez as it celebrates 45 years of tradition at the beautiful Old Mission San Juan Bautista.

This joyous re-enactment of the miraculous events that inspired the religious rebirth of

Have breakfast and take a picture with Santa and Mrs. Claus and enjoy fun crafts. Breakfast includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, an order of sausage and coffee, juice, hot chocolate or tea. Tickets are on sale at Hollister Recreation, 300 West St, Hollister or at webtrac.hollister.ca.gov. Free to the first 250 children ages 12 and under. Have breakfast with Santa Saturday, Dec. 1, 8-11am at the Veterans Memorial Building, 649 San Benito St, Hollister. Visit hollister.ca.gov.

Indigenous Mexico dramatizes the four apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Indigenous messenger Juan Diego in 1531. The performance features live music and Aztec dance and is presented in Spanish. Experience this special Christmas offering through Dec. 16 at Old Mission San Juan Bautista, 406 Second St. For information, dates and tickets, visit elteatrocampesino.com.

The symphony will perform selections from The Nutcracker, the theme from Polar Express, “A Winter Landscape” by Alexander Glazunov and more. Celebrate with the Symphony Sunday, Dec. 9, 4pm at Gavilan College Theater, 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd. For more information, visit southvalleysymphony.org.

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GLOW YOGA Head to Art of Yoga to brighten up this darker time of year with Glow Yoga.

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HOLIDAY SYMPHONY Get in the holiday spirit with music as South Valley Symphony and conductor Anthony Quartuccio present Holiday Hit Parade.

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Plaza Stables, along with Victorian furnishings in the Plaza Hotel and Zanetta Family home. Taste an old-fashioned soda in the historic Plaza Hotel Saloon. Experience the history on Saturday, Dec. 1, 11am-4pm at San Juan Bautista State Historic Park, 19 Franklin St. For more information, call 831.623.4881.

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GETTING OUT

Coastal sanctuary

Ron Erskine

SEASIDE At Pillar Point Air Base, the end of the trail near Fitzgerald Marine Reserve,

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there is a beach access down to Ross’ Cove.

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Moss Beach community hides marine reserve

By RON ERSKINE

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ix miles north of Half Moon Bay, a very special marine reserve is nestled in the small community of Moss Beach.

The intertidal zone there has been called one of the most biodiverse in all of California. To permanently protect it, the state of California established Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in 1969—a terrific place to visit whether you walk the tidepools or the seaside cliffs above.

A friend who lives a block away from the visitor center recently led me on a hike through the reserve and beyond. We were there during high tide, so I was unable to walk

the tidepools, the reserve’s main attraction. But never mind. The seaside path through the reserve and points south rewarded us with amazing cliff top views of lounging harbor seals and distant ocean views toward Mavericks and beyond.

A turn toward the ocean off Highway 1 onto California Avenue in Moss Beach led us to the one-room Fitzgerald Marine Reserve visitor center, set in a small park beneath a forest of Monterey Cypress. While the reserve is owned by the state and is part of a baffling network of sanctuaries and protected regions, San Mateo

County Parks manages it. Grab a map at the visitor center to guide you on your walk along the cliffs toward Pillar Point.

Steps from the visitor center, the Bluff Trail begins its half-mile cliffside route through a forest of Monterey Cypress. Beach access points at each end of the trail lead visitors to the tidepools during low tide. The upwelling of cool ocean water and the geologic features of the reserve combine to create an ideal setting for the vast array of mollusks, anemones, sea stars, sponges and many more creatures that thrive there. Everything on the reserve is protected and cannot be removed, but a visitor can see many of the reserve’s inhabitants by walking gently and carefully through the tidepools at low tide.

Over the next half-mile, we continued south through neighborhood streets before connecting with the Jean Lauer Trail at Pillar Point Bluff, an extension of the reserve. The edge of a shallow fog bank continually do-si-do’d like an Arkansas square dancer up against the cliffs and back again, hiding then revealing the dome at Pillar Point Air Base up ahead.

Pillar Point Bluff leaves the dark Monterey cypress forest behind for a bright expanse of coastal scrub that opens the landscape to wide views. My friend is a surfer who knows the area’s natural history, so we frequently paused along the cliff where he pointed out surf breaks and a number of reefs just offshore.

At Pillar Point Air Base, the end of the trail, there is a beach access down to Ross’ Cove. Once again, the high tide shut us out.

I don’t know what crowds the weekends bring to Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, but my weekday walk was as peaceful and lovely as a seaside walk can be. I must return at low tide and walk the tidepools, the reserve’s raison d’être. But tidepools or no tidepools, the reserve is a true gem.

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AZTEC DANCING All ages are invited to join Calpulli Itzpapalotl Danza Azteca at the Artspace Annex. The Calpulli Aztec dancers are a local arts group promoting, educating and inspiring individuals through pre-Hispanic dances and indigenous culture. This event is free, open to all and presented by San Benito County Arts Council.

Beginners are welcomed to come to circle and experience danza Wednesday, Dec. 5 7:30-8:30pm at ARTspace Annex, 217 Fifth St, Hollister. Visit sanbenitoarts.org.

HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE

Bring the whole family to the Winter Magic Holiday Boutique for a fun day of shopping. See what the excitement is all about as Hazel Hawkins Hospital Auxiliary Volunteer Services presents this annual boutique featuring 20 vendors, the best of Hazel’s Thrift Shop, holiday music, raffle drawings and more. Also enjoy lunch, available from 11am-3pm, with polish sausages, hot dogs and more.

Saturday, Dec. 8, 9am-5pm at Veterans’ Memorial Building, 649 San Benito St, Hollister. Visit tinyurl.com/y8awm5pl.

EVENTS WEEKLY TOURNAMENT Enjoy the weekly Alehouse Cornhole Tournament. Whether it is called Cornhole, Corn Toss, Soft Horseshoes or Bean Bag Toss this game is fun for everyone.

Tournaments will be held every Tuesday, 7-9pm at Grillin & Chillin Alehouse, 401 McCray St, Unit B24, Hollister. Sign up with the bartender early on Sundays and Mondays to ensure a place in the tournament and compete for weekly prizes. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/y727y7bo.

EVENING EXPERIENCE Enjoy the magic of the season during Gilroy Gardens’ Gardens@ Night Holiday. Experience Gilroy Gardens’ 26 acres of majestic trees and gardens come alive with twinkling light displays and special holiday treats around every turn.

HOLIDAY COMEDY Don’t miss the heartwarming holiday comedy Mom’s Gift, the annual fundraiser for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research presented

by Limelight Actors Theater. In this comedy with a heart, Mom has been dead for eleven months and shows up at her husband’s birthday party as a ghost with a mission. Like Clarence in It’s a Wonderful Life, she has to accomplish a task to earn her wings. Enjoy door prizes and special surprises along with this wonderful show for the holidays through Dec. 8 at The Gilroy

FUNDRAISING EXHIBITION The Gilroy Center for the Arts presents “Small Works Salon,” a fundraising exhibition to benefit the center’s After School Art Program. The Small Works Salon is an exciting small art exhibition featuring works from emerging and established artists in Gilroy and neighboring communities and will be on display through Dec. 12. Entrance to the gallery is always free, Tuesday through Friday, 2-5pm and Saturday, 11am-2pm at the Gilroy Center for the Arts, 7341 Monterey St, Gilroy. For more information, visit gilroycenterforthearts.com.

HOLIDAY HAYRIDE Get in the festive spirit while discovering park trivia during a hayride through Hollister Hills State Vehicle Recreation Area. The Holiday Hayride Tours will begin at 6pm in the Madrone Campground and will make stops to pick up passengers along the way. Bring along a thermos of hot cocoa, a blanket and warm clothing and enjoy this free event. Saturday, Dec. 15, 6pm at Hollister Hills State Recreation Area, Lower Ranch, 7800 Cienega Road, Hollister. Park entrance fee is $5. For information, email HollisterHills@parks.ca.gov.

COMIC CON Visit the Salinas Valley Comic Con, now in its fifth year, and celebrate comics, comic books, zines, pop culture and more.

The event features an expanded Artists’ Alley, enhanced game room, local costuming clubs and popular cosplayers. Other highlights include toy and comic vendors, food trucks and much more. Enjoy this grassroots celebration of comics Saturday, Dec. 15, 10am-5pm and Sunday, Dec. 16,10am- 4pm at Hartnell College, 411 Central Ave, Salinas. For more information, visit steinbeck.org.

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colors, if possible; glow sticks will be provided. This class will be free to members and require a regular class pass for drop-ins.

Friday, Nov. 30, 6-7pm at Art of Yoga, 16165 Monterey Road. Preregistration is suggested. Visit artofyogamorganhill.com.

FAMILY PET PHOTOS Join the GardenMart and local pet organizations for a family holiday photo opportunity at “A Home for the Holidays Petography Fundraiser.”

This event enables pet adoptions on site and the opportunity to contribute by purchasing a Christmas photo starring the whole family, including the family pet. A huge photo area will be set up, and pet outfits will be available for those who wish to use them. “A Home for the Holidays” will be held Saturday, Dec. 8, noon4pm at The GardenMart, 410 Spring Grove Road, Hollister. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/ ybncscmf.

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FOR THE LOVE OF APRICOTS

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NECTAR Newman’s recipes reveal the passion she has for the versatility only apricots can offer.

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including Novakovich Orchard on Fruitvale Avenue in Saratoga, Andy’s Orchard in Morgan Hill, B&R farms in Hollister, Apricot King Orchards in Hollister, Fairhaven Orchards in Hollister, LJB Farms in San Martin and Van Dyke Ranch in Gilroy. She includes a brief history of each family and heritage orchard in both Santa Clara and San Benito counties.

Through Newman’s recipes, which range from appetizers to main dishes to a variety of cookies and desserts, one can taste the passion she has for the versatility only apricots can offer. No fruit carries such universal appeal or is held in such high regard. Take one sip of apricot nectar and your mouth will thank you.

“Apricots are a beautiful, delicious, and versatile fruit—especially the varieties that were/are grown in the Bay Area, particularly the Royal Blenheim apricot,” Newman says. “The Blenheim apricot has an exceptionally balanced sweet/tart flavor, juicy texture and beauty. Because so much of the

crop is dried, it's available for cooking not just sweet but also savory dishes year round.”

Pete Van Dyke of Van Dyke Ranch in Gilroy agrees.

“I’m the fourth generation of my family to grow apricots here in the Valley,” Van Dyke says. “I am one of those weird dudes that loves to cook! Always looking for new recipes. I especially love to make barbecue sauce with apricots: perfect with pork and chicken. I also love history and highly recommend 'California Apricots: The Lost Orchards of Silicon Valley,' by Robin Chapman.”

Newman encourages people who love apricots to plant an apricot tree (or more than one) in their yard.

“Visit and support the orchards that remain, ask your grocer and farmers market vendors to provide the best-tasting varieties of apricots, and support local land use decisions to protect and support remaining agriculture as well as to create new opportunities for agricultural development,” she says. “These are political ➝ 15

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have it in our retail store.” Mari Rossi of B&R Farms says. “Lisa will be signing her book at our first Holidays in Hollister event on Dec. 1. The event continues on Dec 8 and 15, with many vendors, plus holiday gift boxes and hot apricot cider. Everyone loves apricots, especially Blenheim’s.”

Visit fortheloveofapricots.com for more resources and a list of places where you can purchase the book.

Give someone a bag of dried apricots and a cookbook for the holidays and spread the apricot love.

BOOK SIGNINGS Keep the apricot heritage alive. Meet Newman and purchase signed copies of her cookbook at these upcoming events: Dec. 1, 10am-3pm, B&R Farms, Hollister (Holidays in Hollister) Dec. 2, 10am-3pm, Andy’s Orchard, Morgan Hill

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decisions. Santa Clara County especially, but also much of the Bay Area, has extraordinary soil and climate resources for growing orchard crops, and apricots are the most wonderful, in my opinion.”

Historically, Newman adds, California apricots were world-famous and the Golden State was considered the top producer of apricots in the world.

Andy Mariani of Andy’s Orchard echoes the influence of Santa Clara County producers.

“Santa Clara Valley was known all over the world for Blenheim apricots,” Mariani says. “This is what made the Valley famous.

There is still a quality to the apricots coming from here: the acid, the perfect sugar and the depth of flavor are what make our apricots stand out. I have only 7 acres of apricots left: I'd like to plant 3 or 4 more acres. Sadly, we are the last orchard standing in Morgan Hill.”

Other local growers are just as eager to showcase local history and remind readers what is so special about the Valley of the Heart’s Delight.

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$1,900

Land Sales Built-to-Suit For Sale or Lease Select Lots Have Airport Access Financing Available

airparkbusinesscenter.com 831.684.0802

OFFICE SPACES AVAILABLE

HOLLISTER-RENTAL-PROPERTIES.COM 200 Tres Pinos Road All inclusive Tenant responsible for phone and internet, good signage, front location & parking. $750+ sec. dep.

$2,600 $1,550 $2,600

HOLLISTER DUPLEX/TRIPLEX

4BD/2BA $3,300

EXECUTIVE OFFICE SUITE

2/2 3/2 4/2

in Adam Square Business Complex 330 Tres Pinos Road $1,735/Month $1,735 Deposit 2 Executive Suites in Adam Square Business Complex 330 Tres Pinos Road $325/Month $325 Deposit

HOLLISTER INDUSTRIAL LAND 3.5 Acres for Sale Lease or Build to Suit IndustrIal shops For lease

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831.637.4297

RENTALS Country Home Small Ranch, 2 Units 20+ Acres One Year Lease

$2,400

COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE 600 sq. ft.

$800

STORAGE UNITS

127 sq. ft. to 790 sq. ft.

330 Tres Pinos Rd. Ste. B-1

831.637.7337

HOLLISTER RENTAL PROPERTIES For more information, call

831.637.1691

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HOME & GARDEN SERVICES CONCRETE

FENCES

HAULING

LANDSCAPE & GARDEN

J. Casalegno Concrete

Soares Lumber P.S.G. Fencing

South County Cleanup, Demo & Hauling

Humberto Montes Tree Services

A+ rated BBB company 35+ years experience • Driveways • Patios • Walkways • Stamped Concrete

Redwood Fencing Chain Link • Decks Arbors • Hole Drilling

339 Seventh St., Ste. B, Hollister

CONSTRUCTION

HANDYMAN

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Rianda Construction

Hauling, yard work tree & brush trimming, fence repair, vacant home & garage cleaning FREE ESTIMATES Ruben 408.310.0078

Professional Property Mgmt. & Sales

CALL 831.637.9273

WHEN BUYING OR SELLING A HOME ALWAYS CONSULT A REALTOR

Lic# 381833 Bonded & Insured

- 35 years experience -

Quality • Integrity New construction Additions & remodels

408.847.1490 Lic: #649968 Credit cards accepted

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408.430.3560

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• Hauling • Lawns • Aeration • Landscaping • Yard clean-up • Garden maint.

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Lic: #7921 Fully Insured

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Complete Maintenance • Landscaping • Sod & seeding • Hauling & yard cleanups • Plants • Sprinklers • Lawns Lic. #1397

Call 408.847.4337 Cell 408.314.5920

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408.279.8036

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LOW RATES FREE ESTIMATES CLEAN UP-Yards, homes, properties, rentals & garages DEMO-Bathrooms, kitchens, decks, patios, small buildings HAULING-Garbage, yard waste, rock, sand & mulch POWER WASHING

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