Boy battling cancer is honored at Panthers game
Sawyer Keys, who was recently diagnosed with an extremely rare form of liver cancer, got an experience of a lifetime when he got to throw out a football prior to the Bay Area Panthers’ June 7 game against the Tulsa Oilers.
The 9-year-old Gilroy resident...
Music Series showcases young performers
The July 29 Morgan Hill Friday Night Music Series opened with a performance by students of local voice and piano teacher Heather Faulhaber, who sing regularly with their schools, Children’s Musical Theater San Jose and South Valley Community Theater.
Performers included Lindsay Petroff, a senior...
Gilroy’s King of Rock n’ Roll dies at 54
Donald “Elvis” Prieto, better known as Gilroy’s King of Rock n’ Roll who would go out of his way to help anyone in need, died on May 1. He was 54.
Prieto leaves behind family and friends too numerous to list here, as well as...
MHUSD solicits input on school funding plan
The Morgan Hill Unified School District is in the process of gathering input and information for its Local Control Accountability Plan, which will go a long way to determine how much funding the district will receive for student needs in the coming years.
The LCAP...
Inclusive playground celebrates grand opening
The Magical Bridge Playground in Morgan Hill came to reality through a network of partnerships among organizations and individuals throughout the local community, according to city officials. Many of those partners were in attendance at the grand opening celebration of the Magical Bridge park...
Morgan Hill third-grader grows ‘Best in State’ cabbage
Morgan Hill third-grader Emma Johnson earned a $1,000 scholarship for growing a 24-pound cabbage in the family garden.
Johnson, who attends El Toro Health Science Academy, won the award through the Bonnie Plants 3rd Grade Cabbage Program. In addition to the money prize, Johnson won...
Sobrato’s Katherine Lim a diving sensation
As the dozens of athletes took turns diving in the Blossom Valley League Finals at Santa Teresa High on April 27, the level of skill ranged from beginner to advanced.
Some divers landed awkwardly in the water, while others looked to work on the basics...
Religion: Why I believe in God
Although serving as the Bishop for the Gilroy congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints keeps me quite busy, it’s not my day job. I have worked for over 30 years in the tech industry as a software engineer. Over those...
Sheriff candidate charged with perjury
A 48-year-old Cupertino woman who ran for the position of Santa Clara County sheriff in the June 7 primary election has been charged with perjury for allegedly saying she had the law enforcement experience required to qualify for the job, prosecutors said.
Anh Colton, who...
