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Local named to Dean’s List Venkata Harsh Muriki, of Morgan Hill, made the Dean's List for the Fall 2022 semester at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned a 3.0 or higher academic average for the semester. Habitat...

The annual Holiday Parade and festivities sponsored by the Morgan Hill Kiwanis Club will take place 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 in downtown Morgan Hill. The parade ends when Santa’s Magic Ship leads the crowd to the ceremonial tree lighting at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Road. This year’s event for the first time will feature a holiday performance inside the Community Playhouse. Spectators can join the festivities for free; just make your way to Monterey Road in the downtown.

Managers of California’s two main water storage and delivery systems on March 22 announced increases to forecasted water allocations for millions of people and vast tracts of farmland. The state Department of Water Resources, which runs the State Water Project, said its anticipated water deliveries...

One of the world’s leading experts on Mayan textiles recently visited The Granary in downtown Morgan Hill to view local architect Lesley Miles’ exhibit of handwoven Guatemalan pieces she collected during her visit to the country more than 35 years ago.Margot Schevill, author of “Maya Textiles of Guatemala” and other books, was impressed with the exhibit in the ground floor gallery space of The Granary, located at 17500 Depot Street.“This is wonderful,” Schevill said of the exhibit. “I did fieldwork in Guatemala with textiles at the same time as Lesley. The textiles have changed (since then) but these are still wonderful.”The exhibit titled “Woven Voices of Guatemala” displays “the remarkable weaving skills of the people from the Todos Santos region of Guatemala and throughout the highlands,” Miles said.The exhibit is a collection of huipiles (backstrap-loomed tops) and other handwoven pieces. Miles’ exhibit also includes vintage pieces from the 1950s, and it represents the traditional garments worn by the Mam, Ixil and Quiche indigenous people.The fibers in many of the garments were specially prepared before weaving, Miles said. Soaking the threads in cornstarch gave the weaver ease in her work and insured the durability of the garment. The different patterns and colors indicate the various regions. Like stories passed down from one generation to the next, the unique weaving skills and patterns of the different villages unified the people and created a textile lineage.The village in Primer Centro, inhabited by the people of Todos Santos, no longer exists due to the civil war, Miles said. However, as long as the integrity of the fibers and the energetic imprint from the weavers of these garments lives on, so will the stories of the people.“This display is in honor and memory of the people and the very fine weavers that once lived there,” Miles said.Schevill visited Morgan Hill from Berkeley. She did not know Miles when the two were in Guatemala at the same time.The exhibit will remain on display until Dec. 31.

The City of Morgan Hill is inviting residents to help shape the future of public art in their community through a comprehensive master plan that will guide artistic installations for years to come. City officials launched the public engagement process with the first of two...

Downtown Morgan Hill will be the host to 1,500 families trick or treating Wednesday, Oct. 31 as part of the Safe Trick-or-Treat sponsored by local businesses. The event is free and goes from 4 to  8 p.m. along Monterey Road. Local businesses will give out candy for kids.