A helpful horse, of course
Little Ava Childers' blond pigtails toss around shoulders, her riding helmet latched beneath her chin. Kathy Hobbs, her grandma whom Ava lives with in Prunedale, takes photos while Ava, 8, sits on a brown and white spotted horse named Captain Bingo in the shade of the barn on New Avenue in San Martin last Wednesday. It's the third day of the IBM/DreamPower Camp for children on the autism spectrum
SCVWD to host Anderson Dam retrofit meeting March 22 at CCC
Santa Clara Valley Water District staff members will host a March 22 community meeting to offer an Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit update beginning at 6 p.m. inside the Hiram Morgan Hill Room of the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center.
Reach out through Reach Out
Looking for ways to get in the spirit of giving this holiday season? Swing by Reach Out, an emergency food distribution center located in a portable building in the back parking lot behind St. Catherine’s Church at 17400 Peak Ave. The volunteer-run charitable organization has been open since 1982 and serves on a monthly basis 400 needy families living in Morgan Hill, San Martin and Coyote.
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Mortensen named to Dean’s List
Jared Mortensen, of Morgan Hill, has been named to the 2023-24 Fall Term Dean's list at Oregon Institute of Technology. Mortensen studies Environmental Sciences-Water.
Valley Water board elects Hsueh for 2024 chair
The Valley Water Board of Directors on Jan. 9 elected...
CHP to host Sept. 1 program for senior drivers
The California Highway Patrol will host a free driving seminar for senior motorists Sept. 1 in Morgan Hill, to help older South County residents tune up their skills.The program, known as “Age Well Drive Smart,” will take place 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Morgan Hill Senior Center, 171 W. Edmundson Ave. The seminar/presentation is hosted by the CHP’s Hollister-Gilroy Area office and CHP senior volunteers.The presentation lasts about three hours and will help senior drivers refresh their knowledge of the rules of the road; learn about normal age-related physical changes and how to adjust; become better, safer and more alert drivers; discuss when it might be time to limit or stop driving; and understand alternatives to driving.Special guest Santa Clara County Supervisor Mike Wasserman will attend the event, according to a press release from CHP.Anyone interested in participating can stop by the senior center and sign up, or call the Hollister-Gilroy Area CHP office at (408) 848-2324.
Youth Leadership MH looking for 2015 leadership candidates
The 10th annual Youth Leadership Morgan Hill’s Youth Action Council has opened recruitment which will continue through July 17 at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center (17000 Monterey Road).
County agencies conduct emergency response drill
A man with a loaded gun, wearing a red shirt breached security
Ignorance is Cause of Bias, Muslim Leaders Say
God's name is nearly identical in ancient languages used to
