The Crimson Crusader has been run ragged this week visiting trouble spots, city offices and making phone calls. Sometimes the resolution to your question goes smoothly, sometimes not. If I haven’t gotten to your question yet, hang in there. I’m working on it. Contact the Red Phone with your concerns at 779-4106 ext. 206.
Can’t We All Just Get Along?
“I am getting so tired of my neighbor harassing me and my family. He has poured mud on my driveway and gotten my son in trouble with the police and lied about it. He makes excessively loud noises directed at me and has told me he won’t stop this harassment until I move away. This has gone on for many years. What can I do?”
RED PHONE
Neighbors not getting along is certainly a stressful situation. The police should be called to keep the peace and whenever a crime has been committed, such as vandalism or if you receive threatening phone calls. Should vandalism occur, be sure to take photographs of any damage to your property and try to get a witness to corroborate your story.
Cmdr. Joe Sampson of the Morgan Hill Police Department adds: ” When neighbor fueds get out of control and can’t be negotiated by the involved parties, then we recommend employing a private mediator to them to help settle the dispute.”
High Temps
“This has been one of the hottest summers I can recall. All the high temperature stories I have been hearing about lately have got me thinking. I don’t remember the mercury ever going over 114 degrees in the past. What is the highest temperature ever recorded in the Morgan Hill area? Thanks.”
RED PHONE
Chris Henry, a volunteer for the National Weather Service, has been keeping track of the weather for Morgan Hill since 1982. He confirms that the 114-degree reading on July 25 is an all-time high for us.
Gilroy, our southerly neighbor, reported a reading of 112 degrees Farenheit on July 23. The highest temperature recorded in Gilroy before that date was 104 in 1974. I guess Morgan Hill has the dubious distinction of beating Gilroy’s highest-ever recorded temperature.
As a side note, the highest temperature ever recorded in California was 134 degrees Farenheit at the Greenland Ranch station in Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park on July 10, 1913. This temperature also happens to be the highest ever recorded in the United States.
On the other hand, the coldest temperature ever recorded in California was in Boca, just north of Lake Tahoe in January of 1937. The temperature plunged to 45 degrees below zero Farenheit. The Crimson Crusader was not around that day and glad of it.
