Letters: Many thanks to the sponsors of this year’s Freedom Fest events

Dear Editor, The Morgan Hill Freedom Fest Committee hopes you
enjoyed the weekend of activities that celebrated our country’s
birthday. Freedom Fest would not have happened without the help of
our terrific sponsors and tireless volunteers.
Many thanks to the sponsors of this year’s Freedom Fest events

Dear Editor,

The Morgan Hill Freedom Fest Committee hopes you enjoyed the weekend of activities that celebrated our country’s birthday. Freedom Fest would not have happened without the help of our terrific sponsors and tireless volunteers.

Let’s give one more shout out to all of them for the enjoyment of the golf tournament, bike classic, patriotic sing, street dance, 5K run and 1 mile children’s run, the car cruise and show, Historic 4th of July parade, pre-fireworks entertainment and the fantastic fireworks.  

Thank you 2011 Freedom Fest Sponsors:

America the Beautiful Silver Sponsorship – Commonwealth Central Credit Union.

Stars & Stripes Premier Sponsorship – Fry’s Electronics, Gilroy Honda, Guglielmo Winery, Mama Mia’s, Recology, the Morgan Hill Times.

Freedom Sponsorship – Anritsu, Johnson Lumber and Garden Center, Semiconductor Tooling Services, The Music Tree, Cochrane Storage, JET Electric, ChaseVP Printing, Olympic Trophy.

Celebrate America Sponsorship – Bank of America, Capital Chevrolet, Capture the Memories, Gilroy Chevrolet, Golden 1 Credit Union, Holiday Inn Express, Marie Callender’s, Out & About, Plum District, Smith-Wagle, Stratford School, My Pizza.

Liberty Sponsorship – Alain Pinel Realtors, A Tool Shed Rental, ARC, Association Management Solutions, Inc., BookSmart, Concept Cyclery, Greg Steinbis, Hohbach Lewin, Intero Real Estate, Dawn Breyer, JT Electric, K-Bay 94.5, Kent Construction, Kiwanis of Morgan Hill, Kristin Jacobson Appraisal, Martin Ranch Winery, Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce, Morgan Hill Gold & Silver, Mt. Madonna School, Pearl Izumi, Pencon, SCYP, SSB, The Ford Store Morgan Hill, The Usual Suspects Classic Rock, Weston Miles Architects, Wireless World.

Independence Sponsorship – Aurum Consulting Engineers, Australian Tanning Company, Bubbles, Covello Group, Decorating Den, Ditmore Vineyards, Enviroplex, Make it Mine, Maurizio’s, McDonald’s, Miller Networks, Jackaroo Cycling Apparel, Inkcredible Threads, Kawamoto Weil & CO., Old School Country Q, RJA, SMP Technologies, The Pizza Gypsy, Thai Stick, Thinker Toys.

Patriot Sponsorship – AG Auto Link, AGS Auto Glass Specialties, B&M Napa Auto, Carroll Engineering, Chappell Engineering, Dutchman’s Pizza, El Amigo Restaurant, Faith Protsman, MD, Fred’s Automotive, Hale Lumber, Joan Esign, List Engineering, Massage Envy, Morgan Hill Auto Body, Morgan Hill Grange, Motion Motorsports, On the Road Again, Pacific Fabrication, Pacific Oaks Properties, RV Restore and Repair, South County Muffler, Sunshine Bicycles, Trinitas Partners, Union Jack, X-treme Kustom Details.

Charles Weston, President IDC

Smith plays martyr in declining pay raise, system needs changing

Dear Editor,

I’m writing in response to your editorial, “Declining pay raise sends message, sets and example.” I love how Wes Smith opted not to take a pay raise. That’s a great start.

However, let’s face it, he’s got an annual salary of $190,000, which is more than enough considering many of us have both spouses working, are trying to support a family, and still don’t pull in a combined salary equal to Smith’s.

I don’t appreciate him, or any of the school board trying to play the ‘martyr’ to make themselves look better.

The schools are lacking. The whole system needs helps and paying these people absurd amounts of money isn’t the solution to fixing the problem.

How about we pay them after the financial crises has been rectified with the money that’s left over?

Mike Rodrigues, Morgan Hill