Tag: Morgan Hill
Politicians fight for flood control
A year and two weeks ago, downtown Morgan Hill looked less like the sunny, dry disposition it has today and more like a swampy, sopping wet mess. The areas that were flooded by overflow from Llagas Creek after the torrential rains of 2009 and the three feet of rainfall that came in 2008 are vulnerable this year and every year after until the second half of the Llagas Creek Flood Control Prevention project is complete.
Engineers will update progress of flood project
Morgan Hill - The long awaited second phase of the fix that will prevent flooding in downtown Morgan Hill will be updated by its engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at a Sept. 22 Santa Clara Valley Water District board meeting.
Flood project trickles forward
At a snail's pace the Upper Llagas Creek Flood Protection Project crawls through the bureaucratic process on its way to starting construction in 2013 to widen the creek and reduce the potential for flooding in Morgan Hill. Just a year ago, the timeline was: Break ground in 2010, complete the widening by 2013.
Boo! Ready for a scare?
Haunted graveyard creator Bob Johnston prepares his Halloween decorations in the garage of his home at 15108 Lassen Way, where every year he labors from dawn to dusk to create a cemetery filled with special effects. From 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, he'll delight with terror in support of the Parkinson's Disease Foundation. The public will also have the chance to enjoy a second spooky contender in a 'Haunted Garage,' 565 Caprice Court, 6:30-9 p.m., Thursday, and 5:30-10 p.m., Friday. Homeowner Jim Burnham will be collecting canned food for the Second Harvest Food Bank. And, of course, there's the downtown's 12th annual Safe Trick-or-Treat, 5-7:30 p.m., on Monterey Road between East Dunne and Main avenues. Last year, 70 downtown businesses gave out candy to about 3,000 children during the event, sponsored by the Morgan Hill Downtown Association. Schedule of Halloween events Friday night - Terror on Lassen Way, 6:30-10 p.m., 15108 Lassen Way. - Haunted Garage, 5:30-10 p.m., 565 Caprice Court. - Morgan Hill Downtown Safe Trick-or-Treat, 5-7 p.m., Monterey Road between East Dunne and Main avenues.
Local band FourWayFree takes top place in radio competition
Twenty-four hours ago Jeff Nunes was six hours south, at a club in Redondo Beach, most likely at soundcheck, getting ready to play guitar in front of a bar full of 200-plus patrons. The night before that, Nunes and his band, FourWayFree, showcased their sound - which reminds very much of the Dave Matthews Band's - to 350 fans at Sobrato High School. All in a weekend's work.
Michael Paul Hernandez
description: 5-feet, 11-inches; 170 pounds; brown eyes, black hair; DOB: 5/27/80
