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Perched on the northern outskirts of Morgan Hill in unincorporated south San Jose is a converted fruit stand where anglers – beginners to professionals – have been stopping for more than three decades before casting off for their next fishing excursion.

A Santa Clara woman tested positive for West Nile virus in the first confirmed human case of the virus in the County this year. The woman became ill and was hospitalized briefly in mid-July according to a press release from the Santa Clara County Public Health Department. She is now recovering at home. The Health Department did not specify where in Santa Clara County the woman lives.

Tickets are available for the Morgan Hill Downtown Association’s second annual Downtown Brew Crawl, where craft brew enthusiasts and beer drinkers will get to spend the evening getting a taste of more than 20 different area micro brews while grabbing a bite to eat and perusing the downtown shops. Tickets cost $25 each, and can be purchased at a number of downtown shops and restaurants. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.shopmorganhill.com, with an additional $2 shipping and handling fee per ticket. The Brew Crawl will take place Sept. 14 from 1 to 5 p.m. in downtown Morgan Hill. The event allows attendees to stroll through the downtown area and drop in at local businesses where 22 different micro breweries will be offering tastings of their craft beers. Participating breweries include 21st Amendment Brewery, Anchor Brewing Company, Cold Spring Brewery, Drake’s Brewing Company, Gordon Biersch Brewing, El Toro Brewing Company, Goose Island Beer Company, Karl Strauss Brewing Company, Kona Brewing Company, Mendocino Brewing Company, and others. For more information, including a list of downtown locations where tickets can be purchased before the Brew Crawl, go to www.morganhilldowntown.com.

At the young age of 17, Morgan Hill resident Joshua Toch has already rubbed elbows with President Obama, Senator Dianne Feinstein and other senior officials of the United States Government in the nation’s Capitol.

A week of living green, coupled with heightened efforts to consume less and reuse more, is kicking off next month with South County’s 11th annual Second Chance Week 2013 and Garage Sales Days.

Following a major disaster, fire, law enforcement and emergency services might not be able to meet the demand for services, according to Morgan Hill’s Emergency Services Office. Individuals and families will need to be self-sufficient for at least three days. That’s where training as a volunteer for the Community Emergency Response Team can be helpful, improving your understanding of how to be prepared and respond to a major disaster, according to Morgan Hill Emergency Services Director Jennifer Ponce. The FEMA-developed CERT curriculum delivers emergency preparedness skills and trains students in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations. CERT basic training classes are free to South Santa Clara County residents. High school students are welcome, and will receive community service hours for this training, Ponce said. To register for CERT training, go to www.mhcert.com. Courses are on Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Morgan Hill Police Department’s Emergency Operations training room. On the last day of training, students will test their skills in a disaster simulation Saturday, Oct. 26. For more information about CERT training, contact the Morgan Hill Office of Emergency Services at (408) 776-7310, or [email protected].