Automatic budget cuts are increasingly likely
In less than a month, a budget ax is set to fall on the federal government, chopping funding for the military and slicing money for various programs, including preschools and national parks.
Mike Cox receives Leadership honor
Morgan Hill resident and founder of Anaerobe Systems Mike Cox was selected as the 2013 Leadership Excellence Award winner due to the “countless hours, talent and treasure” he devotes to local causes, according to a press release from Mayor Steve Tate and Leadership Morgan Hill.
Rhoades Ranch to be designated on historic registry
The California State Historical Commission will consider giving Morgan Hill's Rhoades Ranch a “National Register of Historic Places” designation at 9 a.m. Friday at the Secretary of State Auditorium, located at 1500 11th St. in Sacramento. The public is invited to present oral statements at the hearing at the appropriate time. Written comments may also be submitted to the following address:
Britton student takes first at science fair
Kyle Zentner won first place in the middle school division of the Pauchon Foundation Science Fair hosted at Oakwood School Jan. 31. He took home $100 for his project “Extracting Energy from Ocean Waves.” This is the second year in a row that a student from Britton Middle School has placed first. Jim Levis and George Flores, who are the instructors for Zentner’s eighth-grade class, have helped their students to demonstrate science proficiency exceeding the statewide average by six percent.
