Cheers to Live Oak High School students, who did what some
adults could not do last year on Cinco de Mayo: Make rational
decisions. Together, they created Student Voices, a group formed
this year based on teacher recommendations of unofficial campus
leaders from across all peer groups and classes.
Cheers to Live Oak High School students, who did what some adults could not do last year on Cinco de Mayo: Make rational decisions. Together, they created Student Voices, a group formed this year based on teacher recommendations of unofficial campus leaders from across all peer groups and classes. The group’s white T-shirts were all over campus last week mainly worn by seniors and staff, though the committee of 15 students is selling them school-wide now. Together, they got along.
“Our logo is ‘United at the roots, we are all different branches of the same tree,’ ” said senior Gaby Cinkova, pulling on her T-shirt to show their mission statement across the bottom. “Although we’re all different people and have different interests, we can all unify as Live Oak students.” Exactly.
Jeers to four Santa Clara County Supervisors for their short-sighted ban of plastic bags in unincorporated areas of the county. But kudos to Supervisor Mike Wasserman, who represents South County, for his lone no vote. Before turning down the two years of work and waiting by Supervisor Ken Yeager, Wasserman argued that the ordinance posed too many unknown costs and enacted unnecessary government regulations. He cited the county staff report that said plastic bags account for 1 percent of the county’s pollution.
“That means 99 percent is not plastic bags,” Wasserman said at the county regular board meeting April 26. A good point that went unheeded by his colleagues.
The ordinance bans businesses in unincorporated areas of the county from providing customers with single-use plastic bags, most commonly for groceries, and also adds a minimum 15 cent tax to buy a recyclable paper bag. Stores could be fined up to $500 for violations. What a waste of time and money.
Cheers to the No Bull BBQ organizers, competitive barbecuers and the public for a great event. The sweet, smoky scent of grilled meat hovered over the Community and Cultural Center all day Saturday.
And, our local teams fared well. Huminie’s Hogalicious BBQ (Gilroy) took 3rd place overall, Royal Smokin’ Hot BBQ (Morgan Hill) took 34th overall, Dads Doing What They Love (Morgan Hill) 36th overall, Pig Pimp’n BBQ (San Martin) took 40th overall, and O.G. BBQ (Morgan Hill) took 49th overall.
Just two years old and the No Bull BBQ Cook-Off is the largest on the West Coast, thanks to its 66-team showing. Can’t wait for next year’s edition.
Cheers to the Morgan Hill Farmers’ Market. It is now open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through December, at Third and Depot streets in downtown Morgan Hill. Stop by and pick up fresh, locally grown produce, fruit, flowers and more.
Weekly crop updates will be updated on their Facebook page each Saturday before the farmers’ market is open. Shoppers can also enjoy free recipes at the market’s information booth and at www.facebook.com.
