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Publishers Larry & J. Chris Mickartz
at Leal Granada Theater opening.
Proud Supporters Of:
eing part of the South Santa Clara Valley
community for most of our adult lives has
given Larry and I an appreciation for all
the amazing things that are being done by our
city governments, school districts, organizations
and non-profi ts. It is because of this appreciation
that we support them whenever possible within
the pages of this magazine. As we look to the new
year, we are renewing our commitment to them
and trust that our readers will continue to enjoy
fi nding out about their work and, with that, come
to appreciate their contributions to helping make
our area such an amazing place to live and work.
As we pondered the transition from 2016
to 2017 we looked back at 2016 in our Year In
Review, 2016 photo essay (pages 100-102) and
in looking forward, we selected some individuals
who we feel are in a position to make some pretty
significant differences in 2017 — they are featured
in our profiles of “People to Watch in 2017” (pages
24-36). We would have liked to have been able to
include Dan Harney, Gilroy City Councilman just
appointed by the City Council to fill newly elected
Mayor Roland Velasco’s vacant seat. We are very
impressed with his vision for the city and would
like to share that with our readers in a future
issue of
TODAY .
We are very excited to introduce our new web-
site and thank Articulate Solutions for helping us
provide our readers with an interactive site that
is searchable and fun. We’ve added a blog in hopes
that our readers will take the opportunity to let us
know all the wonderful things they would like to
see within our pages. Remember, this magazine is
for and about you. And we want to hear from you.
gmh
The Morgan Hill Photography Club
is presenting a photography exhibition at the
Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center,
17000 Monterey Street, starting January 9 th and
continuing through February 22 nd . The exhibit,
themed “Black and White,” features 56 photo-
graphs from 34 artists and includes a diverse
selection of photographic genres that have been
rendered in black and white. The general public
is invited to attend the Artist’s Reception on
Wednesday February 1 st from 5:30 pm to 7 pm.
We want to wish
all our advertisers,
contributors, writers,
and readers a happy
and prosperous
New Year.
2016 has been a good year for
TODAY and it has
us at
been an honor to produce
a magazine for and about the
entire South Santa Clara Valley.
gmh
Our goal has always been to
produce an upscale, content-rich
community magazine that high-
lights community involvement,
activities and stories of achieve-
ment and challenges that make
our region such an amazing place
to live and work. We trust that
TODAY is the magazine
that our community will continue
to embrace and enjoy for years
to come.
gmh
To start our 2017 year, we have
completely revamped our website
to include search capabilities and
provide an ongoing conversation
with you, our readers. We hope
you will take a moment to visit us
online and provide feedback on
our new site. And don’t forget to
let us know if you have a topic,
person or place you would like
see within our pages.
In case you missed any of our
2016 issues, we’re providing a
recap for you to review. If you see
a story of interest, visit our website
to see what you missed:
gmhtoday.com
For more information:
morganhillphotographyclub.org/exhibitions/.
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2017
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