MOHI Food & Wine Fest raises thousands for career education
The third annual MOHI Food & Wine Festival returned to downtown Morgan Hill Oct. 18, with organizers saying all proceeds will again go to culinary programs in the Morgan Hill Unified School District.
Presented by Léal Hospitality and Appellation Hotels, a culinary-focused luxury hospitality brand...
MHUSD Nutrition Director earns award for making school meals sustainable
Morgan Hill Unified School District Student Nutrition Director Michael Jochner has received the 2026 California Food for California Kids Leadership and Innovation Award for his work advancing sustainable school meals and farm-to-school education.
The biennial award recognizes school nutrition leaders for innovative approaches to food...
Theater Fun produces ‘Beetlejuice Jr.’ on Morgan Hill stage
A cast of 47 young performers will bring “Beetlejuice Jr.” to the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse later this month, bringing the dead back to life onstage just in time for Halloween.
The Morgan Hill-based children’s theater group Theater Fun will stage the musical Oct. 22-25.
Based...
Guest View: Opening doors, changing lives: AAUW Morgan Hill at work
AAUW Morgan Hill is still searching for the right Leadership Morgan Hill scholarship recipient! We have extended the application deadline for our Class of 2027 scholarship to Oct. 31, 2026, hoping to find a woman with the passion and potential to become an outstanding...
Halloween for everyone
The annual Halloween “Spooktacular!” event at the Magical Bridge Playground Oct. 10 saw the accessible park haunted by ghosts, patrolled by dinosaurs and presided over by princesses as costumed community members came together for an afternoon of singing, dancing and activities.
Organized by Morgan Hill...
Letter: A lesson in public service: You don’t get to mute the public
It has been reported that Steven Hayes’ official Facebook candidate page for Morgan Hill City Council District B has banned community members for asking questions and deleted citizens’ comments. Mayor Mark Turner, Hayes’ mentor, has faced similar criticism over comment deletion and blocking on...
Around Town: Remembering Marty Cheek and his lasting legacy in Morgan Hill
Two years ago on Oct. 12, more than 100 community members gathered at the Morgan Hill Historical Society’s Villa Mira Monte to celebrate the life of Marty Cheek, the publisher of Morgan Hill Life and Gilroy Life who passed away in September 2024.
It was...
Chamber Focus: Make your voice heard for chamber’s Celebrate awards
When I volunteered to write columns on behalf of the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce four years ago, I accepted the role of writing the opinions of the chamber. This article takes a different perspective.
The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce started presenting Man of...
Letter: Her record speaks louder than personal grievances
In her Oct. 7, letter to the Times, “Morgan Hill Deserves Better on the City Council,” Swanee Edwards wants Morgan Hill District B’s voters to believe that the City Council is dysfunctional and that Yvonne Martínez Beltrán is the cause. Yet Edwards fails to...
Religion: Celebrating Creation and St. Francis
Something new is happening in some Catholic, Lutheran and Episcopal congregations: the Feast of Creation in Christ. We are churches that follow a “liturgical year” with seasons of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter and Pentecost, as well as any number of special feast days...
