Annual holiday event provides for needy families
Supplying hundreds of needy South County families with a warm meal, winter jackets, toys, photos with Santa and a bag of groceries has become a holiday tradition for volunteers who attend the Morgan Hill chapter of the Cathedral of Faith.
Religion: The Golden Rule
World religions have more in common than most people imagine. A very basic tenet of every religion is what we call The Golden Rule. It is so well known, that even some who claim no religion at all know it: “Do Unto Others As...
Country music fans flock to Morgan Hill festival
Thousands of country music fans attended the June 29 Boots and Brews Country Music Festival at the Morgan Hill Outdoor Sports Center.
The concert lineup featured Lee Brice, Lee Montgomery, Michael Ray and Dasha. Fans danced and enjoyed cold beverages throughout the afternoon and evening....
Splashing into summer
With temperatures climbing to triple digits at the infancy of the summer of 2017, the City of Morgan Hill’s Downtown Splash feature has been a big hit.The water feature allows children (and adults, as there is no age limit) to run through several jets that shoot water high into the air. The facility recycles and sanitizes water as it refreshes the users, according to city staff.The fountain is located in a corner of the Community and Cultural Center’s outdoor plaza, at 17000 Monterey Road. City staff are planning to keep it open the rest of the summer, from 12 to 4 p.m. every day except Friday.The Downtown Splash feature has been inactive in recent years due to an historic drought and the city’s climbing costs to maintain the facility.In 2015, the city upgraded the fountain by removing the splash pad’s underground equipment vault to a new above-ground enclosure, making maintenance and upgrades easier in the future. This upgrade cost about $150,000.The spray feature was built when the rest of the CCC campus was developed in 2002 with former Redevelopment Agency funds.Other recreational swimming facilities in Morgan Hill—at the Aquatics Center and the Centennial Recreational Center—require users to pay monthly or day-use fees.
High-Speed Rail CEO to meet with local task force officials
The CEO for the California High-Speed Rail Authority will meet
LOHS students spread thanks
Live Oak High School students Saul Ruiz, Ariana Berman and Justin Chang, pictured to the left, arrange Thanksgiving care packages for local families at the school's kitchen on the East Main Avenue campus Nov. 21. The students are members of Live Oak’s Future Business Leaders of America club, which organizes the annual holiday food drive for needy families. On Nov. 21, the students organized all the donated items they had received into individual boxes for each recipient family. On Nov. 23, members of the San Martin Lions Club will deliver the boxes to the families.
