Local Scene: Celebrate Day of the Dead at Magical Bridge Playground
Hwang graduates
Soonbee Hwang, of Morgan Hill, graduated with a bachelor of science in data science, information science, from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Hwang graduated in August 2024.
Celebrate Day of the Dead
A Day of the Dead celebration will take place at Magical Bridge Playground in Morgan Hill...
Conservationists secure ranchland for open space in Morgan Hill
The Peninsula Open Space Trust recently completed the transfer of 1,908 acres of Lakeside Ranch in Morgan Hill to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency.
With the transaction, the Habitat Agency gains stewardship of one of the largest remaining intact ranches in the South Bay,...
Local Scene: Tarantula Fest, donate blood, Bell’s Station open soon
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...
Local Scene: Vine To Wine, Bat Fest, Trick or Treat
Celebrate National Friends of The Library Week Oct. 19
Join the Friends of the Morgan Hill Library 4-5pm Oct. 19 for a Zoom presentation with Dorothy Lazard, former Oakland librarian and public historian. The presentation will take place in the program of the Morgan Hill...
Local Scene: Morgan Hill Scouts earn Eagle rank
Scouts earn Eagle rank
Morgan Hill Scout Troop 799/2799 members Hayden Taylor, Elizabeth Rodriges and Anastasia Truong recently achieved their Eagle Scout rank. Eagle is the highest rank in scouting, and its recipients devote considerable time and effort into attaining the achievement.
“This mulit-year journey to...
Gavilan College breaks ground for new San Benito campus
Nearly two decades after Gavilan College purchased property for a new San Benito County campus, officials held a groundbreaking ceremony June 16 at the Fairview Road site.
Plans for the new local community college campus site, which is located at the intersection of Highway 25,...
Sharks give back to South Valley homeowner
Retired healthcare professional Dorothy Cardenas is enjoying an updated, remodeled look to her west Gilroy home after two Santa Clara Valley nonprofits teamed up to donate their time and materials for a project on Sept. 10.
Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley and the Sharks Foundation partnered...
Young love redeems in SVCT’s ‘Disney’s Descendants’ on stage
When the children of Disney’s most notorious villains get a chance at redemption, romance blooms between sworn enemies in South Valley Civic Theatre’s production of “Disney’s Descendants, The Musical,” opening Oct. 3 at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse.
The ambitious production features a “record” 120...
Students explore STEAM at Morgan Hill community event
Hundreds of students and families packed the Live Oak High School gymnasium Jan. 24 for the third annual Explore STEAM Fair, a free event designed to make science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics accessible to children of all ages and backgrounds.
The fair drew about...
