A small town getting older
Morgan Hill’s population continues to age, along with that of the rest of the country, and many of the city’s older residents have moved here to take advantage of the quiet, small-town atmosphere and the brand new stock of housing available just for them that promises to grow with the 65-and-older segment.
The myths of mushrooms
Inside the dimly lit room, No. 13, the air is a chilling 50-something degrees. The slightly damp air makes no difference to the tiny flies that are attracted to the purple fly zapper in the entrance, with the occasional “zzzz” sound. Rows and rows of about 10-foot-high boxed containers of a brown compost are sprouting something white on one side of the room, something slightly brown and large on the other. These are one of Morgan Hill’s most prized commodities: mushrooms.
Stanford women in the rare role of underdog
On the precipice of her fifth consecutive Final Four, Tara VanDerveer is reluctant to express the significance of winning a championship. As much as she wants it, for herself and for Stanford, she won’t dare visualize cutting down the nets.
Silicon Valley edges Bucks, 12-9, in league
In a game that was influenced by inclement weather and poor field conditions, the South Valley Bucks’ three-game winning streak came to an abrupt end, 12-5, at the hands of Silicon Valley in a Bay South Silver division rugby match Saturday at Cupertino Middle School.
