Hot Ticket June 21, 2013
Friday Night Music: Come out and listen to live music, dance the night away and socialize with friends, family and neighbors from 7 to 9 p.m. every Friday through Aug. 30 at the Community and Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill. Details: (408) 779-9444.
Mom who abandoned daughter now won’t leave her alone
DEAR ABBY: I was taken away from my parents at 13 and placed into foster care, where I stayed until I aged out at 21. My biological mother is a drug addict who abandoned me to my father when I was 11. She never tried to contact me while I was in care.
City approves budget, POA contract
The Morgan Hill City Council Wednesday night approved the City's operating and capital budget - including about $32 million in general fund expenses - for fiscal year 2013/2014, as well as new salary and benefits agreements with two groups of City Hall employees.
Youth center faces cuts, possible closure
The Lori Escobar El Toro Youth Center is in danger of cutting its hours or closing altogether if its supporters can’t find an ongoing source of funding, and that would be devastating for kids like 9-year-old Josh Bojorquez.
Police: Morgan Hill passenger killed by impaired driver
A Morgan Hill man died in a traffic accident early Monday morning in San Jose, when the intoxicated driver of the sedan he was riding in crashed into several parked cars, police said.
Mom should keep kids away from gun-toting Grandpa
DEAR ABBY: The letter you printed from "Gun-Shy in South Carolina" about the antics of her gun-toting, alcoholic father-in-law, caught my attention. I'm a former mental health clinician and program inspector. I discussed that letter with a friend who is a psychiatrist.
Owlivia teaching owlets everything they need to know
“Are you my mother?” the two downy little owlets appear to be asking Owlivia (left). Alas, Owlivia, WERC's non-releasable educational screech owl, can only be a surrogate to the babies who were orphaned last month and will never see their real mommies again.












