aHappy Saturday faithful Red Phone readers, it’s been another busy week for the Crimson Crusader. File your question, comment or complaint with the Red Phone by calling 779-4106 ext. 206. If you don’t have the time or inclination to write a letter to the editor, don’t forget you can use the Red Phone to comment on local news too.
Talking about Towers
“My children and I have a question regarding the water tower at Paramit Industries on the corner of Monterey and Madrone. Is that a real water tower? Do they still use it? Did they use it once before? Why did they keep it?”
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After the Madrone Business Park came in, the water tower is one of the few remnants of the rustic farm life of the past.
Before Madrone became part of Morgan Hill in 1958, the tower was the major supplier of water to the Madrone area. Although it hasn’t pumped water for about 40 or 50 years after the county pulled the casing out and plugged the well, the tower still remains an icon on the northern end of town.
“Ever since I’ve been a kid I’ve always loved water towers,” said Bill Miner, owner of California Tow & Salvage across the street. “It is a geographical landmark. It can be seen for miles Why would they take something like that down? It’s something neat to look at.”
Over the years Miner, maintained the tower and the surrounding area, painting and weeding it when necessary.
Miner, who has owned the property for about 35 years, said he asked the city of Morgan Hill if it wanted to have a ‘Welcome to Morgan Hill’ sign on the tower in lights, but they weren’t interested because the city already has a sign on Burnett Avenue.
I Want My Four Quarters
“I tried to get a newspaper on Dunne between the Longs and Safeway store. I tried twice and it wouldn’t open so I lost a dollar. So I went to Third Street to get a paper. So I’d like to know how I can be reimbursed.”
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No way, finders keepers! Just kidding, though we make a concerted effort to ensure all of our distribution locations are in working order breakdowns do sometime occur. If it happens to you, the most important thing to do is remember to stay calm, losing your cool over the inability to read the latest issue of the Times won’t solve anything. Instead of taking your Louisville Slugger to one of our green machines, call our circulation department at 842-2327 or the Times office at 779-4106. We promise we’ll give you your money back, just make sure you don’t sink 50 bucks into a machine before giving us a call. If you need to leave a message on the weekend, be sure to include your address so we can mail a refund. Otherwise stop by our office at 30 E. Third St.
“We want to know when a rack is broken so we can fix it,” Circulation Director Walt Glines said.
