Cheers to those retiring from the Morgan Hill Unified School
District. Thanks for all the work you did educating Morgan Hill
students.
Cheers to those retiring from the Morgan Hill Unified School District. Thanks for all the work you did educating Morgan Hill students. Twenty certificated teachers are retiring, including teachers Cathy Goodere of Barrett Elementary (38 years), Donna Ruebusch of LOHS (36 years) and Diana Rocha of LOHS (36 years); 15 classified employees are retiring along with 33-year transportation dispatcher Carol Solomon and 34-year mechanic David Larson. Also, two district office employees will retire, Pat Blanar (34 years) and Loreen Dow (27 years).
The school district reports that all added together, the employees retiring have worked for MHUSD for 912 years. For a list of all MHUSD retirees, go online to www.morganhilltimes.com. To all, enjoy your retirement.
Jeers to those who continue to flaunt the law and talk on cell phones and text while driving. If you’re one of the nearly 300 citations Morgan Hill police officer issued, hope you learned your lesson.
Morgan Hill police wrote about 270 citations for motorists who were driving while talking on their cell phones without a hands-free device, or texting during the month of April.
The city’s traffic enforcement team issued most of the citations, according to Cpl. Rod Krewson, who wrote about 100 of the tickets. Officer Demetrick Caballero wrote 103 of the distracted driving tickets, while the rest were written by officers on regular patrol.
Cheers to all the volunteers who come out to help with local events. The No Bull BBQ, the Mushroom Mardi Gras, all the festivities surrounding the Fourth of July and the Taste of Morgan Hill to name just a few, could not happen without volunteers.
If you’d like to volunteer, but aren’t sure where your talents could best be utilized, go to www.volunteermorganhill.com. In addition the 3rd annual Volunteer Morgan Hill Faire will be held Sept. 10, at which dozens of local nonprofit organizations will be on hand.
Cheers to the 5 percent of the country who donate blood. Donating blood may be one of the most important things you’ve ever done.
It is a safe and easy process which takes about 45 minutes. Generally, anyone age 16 or older (16-year-old donors require parental consent), weighing at least 110 pounds and in good health, can donate blood. There is an eight-week (56 day) waiting period between donations. If only 10 percent of the population donated, it would very possibly eliminate all blood shortages.
The next American Red Cross blood drive will be held from noon to 5 p.m. June 6, at the Morgan Hill Presbyterian Church, 16970 DeWitt Ave. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or go to redcrossblood.org (Sponsor Code: MHPC) to schedule an appointment.
