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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times

A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine (1993) Lawrence Arias, Carol Harris, Charles Keith-Stanley

SVCT Turns

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Local theater company delights audiences for a half-century P4

MOUNT HARKNESS P8 | SENIOR SERVICES P16

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ANNIVERSARY South Valley Civic Theatre celebrates 50 years of theater.

MAGAZINE

64 W. Sixth Street, Gilroy, CA Mailing address: P.O. Box 516, Gilroy, CA 95021 Phone: 408-842-6400

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Publisher

Dan Pulcrano Associate Publisher

Jeannette Close Editor

Debra Eskinazi Calendar Editor

Tia Sundberg Contributing Writers

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Cover Story

Jenny Arbizu, Wallace Baine, Janet Enright, Ron Erskine, Kimberly Ewertz, Susan Rife, Colleen Grzan, Cheryl Huguenor, Emanuel Lee, Laura Ness, Kate Russell, Neera Siva Advertising Account Executives

Kelly Been, Carrie Bonato, Scott Harvey, Eileen Katis Design Director

Kara Brown Production Operations Manager

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Sean George Editorial Production Manager

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A halfcentury on stage

SHOW TUNES This year, to mark its big anniversary, South Valley Civic Theatre has planned

an all-star line-up of crowd-pleasers at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse.

South Valley Civic Theatre’s 50th season SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

BY WALLACE BAINE

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t’s anyone’s guess which is more numerous along the crowded sidewalks of Manhattan, actor/performers or tourists. But earlier this summer, one group arrived in New York City checking both boxes.

They numbered about 30, all from Gilroy, Morgan Hill or the surrounding area and all representing South Valley Civic Theatre.

They saw three different Broadway shows, including the Tony Award-winning The Band’s Visit and a new revival of the timeless My Fair Lady. They attended a Broadway workshop. And they came back home with a new spring in their step, ready to take on a special season.

On Sept. 21, SVCT will bring

to the stage Disney’s Aladdin Jr., starring about four dozen local kids. The family-oriented production opens up SVCT’s 50th season, which will include five productions and a special golden-anniversary gala dinner early in 2019.

“Because this is our 50th anniversary, this season is slightly different,” said Peter Mandel, former president of the SVCT board, who was one of the lucky travelers to New York. “It’s sort of a greatest hits season. We went to our

audiences, our members and our board and we did some polling to see what shows that we haven’t done in a while, but are thought of as particularly memorable in our history.”

That means after Aladdin Jr., the company will gear up for its holiday production, It’s a Wonderful Life, based on the beloved movie. Then in 2019 comes the teen musical production of the Jesus Christ saga Godspell, followed by the founding-fathers musical 1776 and, finally, by the classic American musical Gypsy, which made Ethel Merman a star.

It’s a bit of a curveball from SVCT’s seasons of years past. Usually, the company puts together

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the first moon landing. Back then, the company was known as Gilroy Community Theatre, and they staged most of their productions at Gavilan College.

But by the 1980s, the company was nomadic, landing in one venue after another. Carol Harris, one of SVCT’s mainstays for 30 years, moved to the area in 1985 from upstate New York where she had been busy working in dinner theater. She was first cast in a role in the chorus in South Pacific.

“The first rehearsal, they didn’t have a piano player, because their piano player had quit for some reason” she remembers. “So, I offered to play for the rehearsal. At the end of the rehearsal, the director asked

me if I would be willing to give up my role in the show to be the piano player. I was, ‘Sure, why not?’”

Thus began a decades-long association with the theater troupe that saw Harris take on every role from actor to dancer to director to costumer to musical director.

Harris, 80, came to town just in time for one of the turning points of the company, then under the direction of San Jose theater veteran George Costa. In an effort to expand its reach north to Morgan Hill and south to San Benito County, Gilroy Community Theatre decided to change its name to South Valley Civic Theatre. The newly renamed group widened its nomadic circle more to ➝ 6

‘We built sets wherever we could find a garage or a backyard’

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five productions a year (four is more common among community theater groups), including a kids production and a teen production. They will also typically schedule one big musical crowd-pleaser which then allows them to stage something a bit more offbeat or unknown (and non-musical) that’s still worthy of an audience’s attention. This year, to mark its big anniversary, the schedule is instead going with an all-star line-up of crowd-pleasers, all at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse.

It’s been a long and unlikely journey for the group that staged its first show (Neil Simon’s Come Blow Your Horn) in September 1969, just a couple of months after

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A FREE Family-Oriented Musical Walkabout where musicians play on residents’ porches as neighbors walk from porch to porch

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1-6pm • Hanna St (between 3rd & 6th St) SCHEDULE OFand PERFORMERS Folding chairs, blankets, coolers are welcome!

No alcohol • Pack it in - Pack it out • Residences are not open to the public 1 – 2pm Thank you South Valley Symphony, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization 365 5th St.to our sponsors:Classic Echoes Rock and Alternative The Gilroy BusinessScholtz Association, a registeredHarpist 501(c)(3) • V.F.W. Post #6309 7551 Hanna St.Downtown Pamela 7441 Hanna St. Cook ‘N Fenny Folk, Blues & Classic Rock 7631 Hanna St. Gilroy Ukulele Jam Folk, Traditional & Contemporary 2 – 3pm 7541 Hanna St. 366 5th St. 7431 Hanna St.

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Folding chairs, blankets, and coolers are welcome!

No alcohol • Pack it in - Pack it out • Residences are not open to the public Thank you to our sponsors: South Valley Symphony, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization The Gilroy Downtown Business Association, a registered 501(c)(3) • V.F.W. Post #6309

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BROAD AUDIENCE The company went through several name changes

in its 50-year evolution. Image: Little Women (2014)

include performances in Morgan Hill and Hollister, and strengthened its support in Gilroy, thanks to support from key individuals such as Gilroy High School drama teacher James Maya and Dispatch columnist Chuck Myer.

“There was no still homebase,” Harris says. “We built sets wherever we could find a garage or a backyard. We used the warehouse behind the old Sherwin Williams paint store on Monterey (Street) for storage.”

In the early 1990s, it looked like SVCT’s wandering was over when they moved into a new space in Morgan Hill’s Tennant Station shopping center. But that didn’t last either. Soon, the company was again on the move, staging productions wherever they could find a stage, high schools in Gilroy, Hollister and Morgan Hill, hotels, restaurants, furniture shops, even the Pumpkin Patch in San Martin.

It wasn’t until 2001 that SVCT finally found its permanent home as part of Morgan Hill’s redevelopment of an old church property at

Dunne and Monterey. The church was renovated and converted into the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse, and the new era began in February 2003 with a production of the comedy Lend Me a Tenor.

Since its beginnings, Gilroy Community Theatre and South Valley Civic Theatre have provided performance opportunities for hundreds of people, many of whom started as child performers.

“We’ve always felt there’s a lot of value in performing arts for kids,” said Peter Mandel who, like Harris, first performed at SVCT in South Pacific (albeit a later production).

The company has also been mindful of keeping the interests of both audiences and performers by seeking out unusual material. For every Mame or Music Man, there’s a production of the oddball Marx Brothers comedy A Day in Hollywood, a Night in Ukraine.

“Financially,” says Mandel, “our challenge is that we don’t have to make positive money on every show—though that would be wonderful. But if we’re putting ➝ 15

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OUT & ABOUT

CHUKKA Novices and professionals alike will find something special at the seventh annual Garlic Cup polo tournament on Sept. 8.

GILROY

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MORGAN HILL

GOSPEL FESTIVAL

CITYWIDE SALES

FREE CONCERT

Head to the seventh annual Garlic Cup polo tournament and watch three USPA Tournament games while enjoying a delicious barbecue lunch. There will be several levels of play, from novice to professional battling it out for the coveted Garlic Cup at South Bay Polo. Also enjoy a traditional Champagne Divot Stomp between matches.

Saturday, Sept. 8, 11am-5pm at South Bay Polo Club, 1290 Masten Ave. Visit southbaypolo.com.

Join the GIlroy Compassion Center on a day of coming together, singing and giving praise to God while raising money to help end homelessness at the Gilroy Gospel Festival. Enjoy special guest Leon Patillo, Master of Ceremonies, JD Charisma, many gospel musicians from the bay area, free admission, and more. All donations will benefit the Gilroy Compassion Center. Saturday, Sept. 8, noon-7pm at Christmas Hill Park, 7100 Miller Ave. Visit compassionhomesvillage.org.

Help the environment and give used items a second chance by participating in the 16th annual Second Chance Week. It all begins with the Morgan Hill/ San Martin Citywide Garage Sale on Sept. 8-9. This is followed by a full week of events designed to repurpose unwanted stuff and ends with the Gilroy Citywide Garage Sale Sept. 15-16; the deadline to apply is Friday, Sept. 7.

Visit secondchanceweek.com for complete details and an application.

Everyone is invited to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month at a free concert featuring the talented students of the Mariachi Academy in Gilroy and San Jose, presented by the Friends of the Morgan Hill Library.

This talented group of 9-17 year old Toritos musicians are returning to the Morgan Hill Library by popular demand to share traditional mariachi arrangements and lyrics and are sure to delight. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7-8pm at Morgan Hill Library, 660 W. Main Ave. Visit http://friendsmhlibrary.org.

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POLO PLAY

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GETTING OUT

Rolling countryside

Ron Erskine

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BUCKET LIST Above treeline a vast open slope of silver leaf lupine rolling toward Lassen Peak in the distance beyond.

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Exception views of nature at Mount Harkness

By RON ERSKINE

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ne in eight Americans call California home, making it more and more difficult to find solitude in one of our national parks. In 2017, over four million people visited Yosemite; Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks eclipsed two million visitors for the first time. But a bit farther north, at the southern end of the Cascade Range, Lassen Volcanic National Park is an outdoor playground that attracts a small fraction of the visitors that pour into Yosemite.

As the park’s name suggests, volcanic activity is the headline attraction. Lassen Peak began a series of eruptions in May 1914 that culminated in a major eruption on May 22, 1915, sending a column of ash 30,000 feet into the air. Though it has been more than a hundred years since that activity, steaming fumaroles, bubbling mud pots, and roiling hot springs confirm that things are still simmering just below the surface.

Most visitors to Lassen travel through on State Route 89, the

30-mile paved road that bisects the park. Off the main drag, a bit of solitude and a unique experience wait atop a peak tucked in a quiet corner of the park.

The day before our recent challenge hike up Brokeoff Mountain in Lassen, a small group of us went on a bucket-list day hike up Mount Harkness. The trailhead is at Juniper Lake in the southeast corner of the park, a location that not accessible from the main road through the park. Miles from the park entrance, on the north shore of Lake Almanor, is the town of Chester. At the east end of town, we turned north on Feather River Drive, making sure, a half mile ahead, to go right at the fork onto Chester Juniper Lake Road. It is another 11 miles to the trailhead.

While the road is passable for any vehicle, it steadily deteriorates from paved to dirt to bumpy dirt.

If you are going to a mountaintop, the nature of the job ahead is clear. There is a lot of “up” ahead.

But a “wow” moment invariably follows the “up” effort, and Mount Harkness is no exception. Most of the 2-mile climb from the trailhead (6,800 feet) to the summit (8,048 feet) is through an open red fir forest, but near the top the trail pops above treeline and traverses a vast open slope washed blue with a breathtaking carpet of silver leaf lupine. If you can manage to look up from the flowers, you will see miles of countryside rolling north to Lassen Peak and beyond.

Dave, who staffs the fire lookout at the summit, greeted us like old friends. Inside the lookout, he shared some of the challenges of life on a mountaintop: looking for fires, receiving supplies, dealing with thunder and lightning. Dave has all he needs at the top of Mount Harkness: a stunning setting, regular visitors, his guitar, and a radio to follow the Oakland A's. See for yourself. Dave has it pretty good.

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TANK HOUSE LAWN

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CIVIL WAR DAYS

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Don’t miss living history re-enacted as San Benito County Historical Park is transformed into a battle camp at Civil War Days. Witness as Bandit Tiburcio Vasquez and his gang ride again through this historic site with buildings dating back to the 1870s. Experience battles with cannon fire, military camps and a civilian town, clothing demonstrations, Civil War-era vendors and more. Also enjoy church service, period speeches and presentation at the historic schoolhouse. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7-9, beginning at 9am each day at San Benito Historical Park, 8300 Airline Highway, Tres Pinos. Visit sbchistoricalsociety.org.

GILROY BROADWAY COMEDY Celebrate theatre at its best—and theater people behaving their

not so best in the fall comedy, It’s Only a Play. In this production, Peter Austin’s career is on the line on opening night of his new play as he waits to see if his show

is a hit with a group of theater folks. Fridays and Saturdays, Sept.

7-29, 8pm at Limelight Actors Theater, 7341 Monterey St. For tickets and more information, visit limelightactorstheater.com or call 408.472.3292.

HARVEST PARTY Enjoy an evening of wine, food, music and friendship as La Vie Dansante Wines celebrates the beginning of the 2018 harvest. Enjoy a barbecue plate dinner, glass of La Vie Dansante wine and the rock, island country, pop, reggae and original music of Eric Stone. Wine can also be purchased by the bottle or glass.

Guests must be 21 or over; no pets and no outside alcohol permitted.

Saturday, Sept. 8, 6-9pm at La Vie Dansante Wines, 3200 Dryden Ave. For information and tickets, visit tinyurl.com/ybovthcf.

MORGAN HILL YIN WORKSHOP All are welcome to join Art of Yoga at Cultivating Calm: Yin Workshop to explore Ujjayi and Kundalini (breath of fire) Pranayama, two deeply balancing forms of conscious breathing to bring about a calm, clear mind. Participants will experience essential oils, poetry and music as they engage in a series of yin and restorative postures. The workshop has been designed for all skill levels.

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Saturday, Sept. 8, 2-4pm at Art of Yoga, 16165 Monterey Road.

For tickets and information, visit artofyogamorganhill.com.

SONG & WINE The 2018 KRTY Song and Wine Series at Clos LaChance continues with D. Vincent Williams, Wendell Mobley, Lee Thomas Miller and Paul Overstreet. Seating is first come, first served; lower-back lawn chairs are encouraged and folding chairs are available. Attendees must be 21 or over, no outside alcohol allowed. Food will be available for purchase and outside food and sealed water bottles are okay. Thursday, Sept. 13, 6-10pm at Clos LaChance Winery, 1 Hummingbird Lane. For more information, visit clos.com.

Step back in time to Renaissance Europe and enjoy hearty ales, fine foods and handmade crafts. Hundreds of costumed performers roam the streets and act on five different stages. Don’t miss the exciting new Tournament of Horses. The Northern California Renaissance Faire at Casa de Fruta will be held Sept. 15-Oct. 14 on Saturdays and Sundays only from 10am-6pm at 10021 Pacheco Pass Highway in Hollister. For information and tickets, visit norcalrenfaire.com.

SAN MARTIN GOAT YOGA Disconnect from day to day stress, illness or depression and focus on happy vibes at the original Goat Yoga that started it all. This experience is part yoga, part animal-assisted therapy and completely fun for everyone. Enjoy 30 minutes of Goat Yoga followed by Goat Happy Hour Saturday, Sept. 8, 5-6:30pm at 12660 New Ave. $35 per person. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit sfbay. goatyoga.net.

HOLLISTER BOSTON TRIBUTE Sing, dance and rock out to all the great anthems of the band Boston as Don’t Look Back-The Boston Experience takes the stage at Hollister Concerts at Pepper Tree Ranch. Don’t Look Back-The Boston Experience is an incredible re-creation of the rock band Boston, playing all the famous hits complete with all the looks, costumes and sound. Opening performance by 4NR Tribute to Foreigner. Barbecue items, beer, wine and soda will be available for purchase. Saturday, Sept. 15, 6:309:30pm at Pepper Tree Ranch, 500 John Smith Road. For ➝ 13

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BARBECUE FUNDRAISER Join South County Democratic Club at its seventh annual BBQ Fundraiser and meet state and local officials and the candidates running for office in November 2018. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren will be the keynote speaker. Proceeds from the event will go to the SCDC Scholarship, fund awarding four scholarships to Gavilan college students, and to support local elected officials. The fundraiser will be held on Sunday, Sept. 9, noon-2pm at Morgan

Hill Cellars, 1645 San Pedro Ave. For information and tickets, visit tinyurl.com/ycbpoksj.

Join the Wineries of Santa Clara Valley for an exciting month of wine tasting along the Santa Clara Valley WIne Trail during Fall Passport 2018.

Throughout the month of September meet the talented winemakers and enjoy complimentary wine tasting, other surprises and special perks at the tasting rooms of more than 30 wineries along the Santa Clara Valley Wine Trail. Enjoy Fall Passport 2018 Sept. 7-30. For more information and online tickets or a list of local ticket sellers, visit santaclarawines.com.

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11 the monthly drop-in Safe Space group at the Gilroy Public Library.

Safe Space is open to queer, trans and ally youth and young adults ages 13-25, and is a place where attendees can be themselves, participate in discussions, find community, play games and have fun. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 6:308:30pm at Gilroy Library, 350 W. Sixth St, Gilroy. For information, visit youthspace.org.

PRENATAL YOGA

Expectant mothers are invited to attend the free weekly Prenatal Yoga class hosted by St. Louise Regional Hospital. During pregnancy yoga can enhance focus on breathing techniques and postures specifically designed for expecting women. Prenatal Yoga Class is offered on a drop-in basis, and no pre-registration is required. Attendees are asked to wear comfortable clothing.

Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30pm at St. Louise Regional Hospital, Nursery Classroom, second floor, door 240, 9400 No Name Uno, Gilroy. For information, visit tinyurl.com/yc5cxx3b.

information and tickets, visit hollisterconcerts.com.

OUTDOOR YOGA Practice yoga to the sounds of nature on a lovely deck overlooking the horse pasture and chickens, with the occasional red tail hawk passing overhead, at Rusty Hill Farm’s Yoga Saturdays on the Deck. All levels are welcome on a drop in basis, no pre-

SAFE SPACE LGBTQ+ youth and young adults are invited to join

GEOCACHE BASH The seventh annual Geocache Bash is a family-friendly event created for those who love Geocaching and have a 4x4 interest at heart.

Attendees of all levels of 4x4 experience are encouraged to head out to enjoy a true jewel in California State Parks OffHighway Vehicle Division and will enjoy a free lunch and raffle.

With the addition of Mudstone Ranch individuals without a 4x4 vehicle will have a designated area to hunt for caches via hiking or bicycle. The bash will be held on Saturday, Sept. 22, 8am-2:30pm at Hollister Hills SVRA Upper Ranch, 7800 Cienega Road, Hollister. Visit, tinyurl.com/yafozrsh.

CHANGE MAKERS Don’t miss Youth Alliance’s marquee fundraising event, 2018 Change Makers, featuring entertainment, raffles, auctions, tastings and opportunities to support the youth in the community. This

TAMAL FESTIVAL Don’t miss the Fifth Annual CARAS Tamal Festival, presented by the Community Agency for Resources, Advocacy and Services. Attendees will enjoy tamale vendors and a Low Rider, Harley and Bicycle Show. Other festival activities include a Kids Zone, arts and crafts vendors and resource tables. Sunday, Oct. 7, 11am-7pm in Downtown Gilroy. For more information, visit tamalfestival.com.

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION The photography exhibition “Our World in Pictures,” presented by Gilroy Center for the Arts, features local photographers sharing their work and will be on viewthrough Sept. 29. 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.

RACE REGISTRATION Register today for the 2018 Morgan Hill Run & Bike Festival and choose between the Full or Half Marathon, 10k, 5k Fun Run/ Walk or Kids Run. A Corporate Challenge, Team & Club Challenge and Virtual races are also available.

Festivities kick off on Saturday, Oct. 20 with the 10am Lifestyle Expo and 11am Kids Run. The full marathon begins Sunday, Oct. 21 at 6:30am, the half marathon at 7am, 10k at 7:15 and the 10k starts at 7:30am. All races begin and end at the Morgan Hill Community Park, 171 W. Edmundson Ave. For more information and to register, visit mhmarathon.com.

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registration is required. Attendees should bring along a mat and any props needed, and are invited to bring a picnic and visit with the farm animals after class. Classes are held outside in partial shade, please wear sunscreen. Saturday, Sept. 8, 10:30-11:45am at Rusty Hill Farm, 631 Seely Ave, Aromas.

For more information, visit rustyhillfarm.com.

GAME NIGHT Morgan Hill Math invites families who like to have fun playing games of skill and logic to September’s Game Night. The Game Night program strives to provide an outlet for families to get together to socialize and have fun playing games. Most games will be appropriate for ages 8 to adult, but everyone is welcome at this free event. Gamers can meet Tuesday, Sept. 18, 7-8:30pm to play SET: The Family Game of Visual Perception in the El Toro Room, Morgan Hill Community Center, 17000 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill. For More information, visit morganhillmath.org.

year’s event will also include a celebration of Change Makers and a special recognition of a nominated community member for their outstanding work. Saturday, Sept. 22, 4-8pm at Willey Cultural Center, 140 Fifth St, Gilroy. For tickets and information, visit site. youthall.org.

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TIME AND TALENT As technology has changed, the shows have gotten

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new people as they get involved.

And even as the times and the technology has changed, the shows have gotten better and better.”

Harris moved away for a couple of years before returning and getting involved again. Then, in 2011, after directing the comedy whodunit Curtains, Harris announced that she was tired. It was time for her to retire. She took a bow and considered Curtains to be curtains for her as well. “I told everybody this is it. I’m not going to do it anymore.”

The retirement lasted just more than a year. By late 2012, she was involved again. She will, in fact, be in the director’s chair for Aladdin Jr. in September.

“I just keep getting pulled back in,” she laughs. “I guess it’s in my blood.”

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on a show that we don’t think will sell as well but is still an entertaining and important piece of work, then we’ll also schedule Annie to pay for it.”

With it all—the cultivation of kids and teens, the mix of material from popular to offbeat, the drive to stay alive through its years-long nomadic moving around—South Valley Civic Theatre has become the center of social life for many people in the region.

“When I found Gilroy Community Theatre,” says Carol Harris, “it was like I found a family.” Two of her children and her husband were also drawn into the theater community.

“We work hard together,” she says. “Generations of people just keep coming back. It’s wonderful to reconnect with people you’ve known from every show, but also to meet

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ON SENIORS

Services for seniors

ASSISTANCE For seniors with health and memory issues requiring supervision while the family is at work, adult day healthcare centers may be a valuable service.

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Daytime care creates options for caregiver assistance

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By CHERYL HUGUENOR

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ot only do many people mistakenly believe that Medicare covers all nursing home care, but they also tend to view nursing homes as the only option available when the care of an older family member has become too difficult to manage at home. There are actually many other levels of care to consider for the older individual.

If the senior is living at home or with relatives and is experiencing health and memory issues that require supervision while the family is at work or needing respite, adult day care or adult day health care centers can be a valuable

service. Meals, activities, assistance with medications, and safe supervision are often just what the family needs to maintain a manageable daily routine. Your nearest senior center can direct you to an adult day care center in your area.

If the older relative is unable to attend such a center for a variety of reasons, in-home care may be helpful. There are literally dozens of home care agencies in the area, all of which provide companion services, meal preparation, assistance with bathing and grooming, laundry and more. If the senior is low-income or a veteran, he or she may qualify for free or lowcost services. Again, check with the

senior center, or call Sourcewise at 408.350.3200 for free assistance linking to such services.

Remaining at home, with either adult day care or in-home care, is sometimes no longer possible.

The senior relative may wander too extensively, or have behavioral/ health issues that require a living situation outside of the home. In this situation the family can investigate residential care homes and assisted living centers. Residential care homes are houses in the neighborhood that are staffed to care for several seniors. Because it is an actual home, there is no sense of being in a hospital or nursing home environment.

Assisted living centers are usually large facilities with individual apartments for residents, a main dining room, activity areas, and transportation for doctor appointments and social outings. Some have either a nursing facility on the premises or a nurse available for residents’ health needs. Fees are based on the level of care needed, ranging from simply housing and meals to assistance with dressing, bathing and medication reminders. There are many assisted living centers throughout the area, all of which welcome visitors and provide tours.

Nursing homes, usually referred to as skilled nursing facilities, are needed by individuals with complex medical needs, such as daily physical therapy and dialysis, and for those who are at a stage of needing assistance with daily tasks of living and will not improve or regain independence.

For a list of skilled nursing facilities, and information about licensing requirements and compliance, contact California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) at canhr.org. Cheryl Huguenor is the program director at Live Oak Adult Day Services in Gilroy.

For more information visit liveoakadultdaycare.org.

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