Nonprofits

The Hollister High School Winter Percussion Ensemble took their talents to the stage earlier this month.  The youth band, led by Director Michael Tabrizi, performed March 16 at Gavilan College for the annual Bach To Blues concert at the college’s theater at the main campus...

Get spooked for a good cause on Halloween night at “Terror on Lassen Way,” a haunted graveyard created at the Morgan Hill home of Bob Johnston and Scott Janssen.  As in previous years, the local homeowners are converting their home and surrounding property into “a...

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office will host the Deputies and Dogs 5K run—a fundraiser for local animal services—on Nov. 18 at the Harvey Bear Ranch Martin Murphy Trail. The event takes place from 8:30am-12pm.  The Deputies and Dogs 5K is a community-driven initiative that...

Each year, the Leadership Morgan Hill program challenges its annual class of burgeoning community leaders with the task of brainstorming, planning and executing a project that will improve the local community in a concrete and lasting way. This year’s Class of 2025 looked at...

Newsom appoints Butler to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint a woman to fill the seat of the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died Sept. 29. Laphonza Butler will replace Feinstein, the Governor’s Office confirmed Oct. 1.  Butler is currently president of...

Santa Clara County has earmarked more than $8 million in local funds for immigration related services in the recently adopted 2025-26 budget.  The funding builds on the county’s previous investments in services for the immigrant community that include an emergency $5 million allocation in 2024...

Since 1969, the Morgan Hill Historical Society’s Founders Dinner has recognized and honored the local residents—living and departed—who have helped create and preserve the local community from generation to generation.  Serving as one of the nonprofit society’s key fundraisers each year, the Founders Dinner’s chief...

On sunny afternoons at the Morgan Hill Community Garden, Charlie Beecroft tends to his plot of vegetables and herbs. After downsizing to a home in Morgan Hill with virtually no yard, the community garden has become his outdoor sanctuary. “For us, it was a great...

For 48 years, the Magic Ship of Christmas has ferried Santa through the streets of Morgan Hill, spreading holiday cheer with its sparkling Christmas lights, festive music and joyful presence. This annual tradition has become a beloved part of the community, operated by Scout...

MH residents earn academic honors Morgan Hill residents Julie Diaz, Isabella Corona and Rubyjon Lorono were named to the fall 2023 dean’s list at California State University, Stanislaus.  Nelson inducted into honor society Catherine Nelson, of Morgan Hill, was inducted to the Honor Society of Phi Kappa...