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Perched on the northern outskirts of Morgan Hill in unincorporated south San Jose is a converted fruit stand where anglers – beginners to professionals – have been stopping for more than three decades before casting off for their next fishing excursion.

In an excerpt from her poem, “My Philosophy,” 99-year-old Rena Lamontagne explains in 30 short and simple sentences the “rules” she has lived by throughout her long life.

A Santa Clara woman tested positive for West Nile virus in the first confirmed human case of the virus in the County this year. The woman became ill and was hospitalized briefly in mid-July according to a press release from the Santa Clara County Public Health Department. She is now recovering at home. The Health Department did not specify where in Santa Clara County the woman lives.

Allyssa Marae, a 22-year-old who was raised in Morgan Hill and now lives in Hollister, has a dream to host a music festival at the amphitheater of Christmas Hill Park in the heart of Gilroy.

Next summer, Gilroy Gardens could be the place to be to cool down on a hot day in South County.

At the young age of 17, Morgan Hill resident Joshua Toch has already rubbed elbows with President Obama, Senator Dianne Feinstein and other senior officials of the United States Government in the nation’s Capitol.

Sargent Ranch, a pristine and undeveloped 6,500 acres of land south of Gilroy, is up for public auction this month. 

Library usage and expectations for library services by Americans ages 16 to 29 differ dramatically from older library patrons, according to a recent report by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project.

A week of living green, coupled with heightened efforts to consume less and reuse more, is kicking off next month with South County’s 11th annual Second Chance Week 2013 and Garage Sales Days.

Following a major disaster, fire, law enforcement and emergency services might not be able to meet the demand for services, according to Morgan Hill’s Emergency Services Office. Individuals and families will need to be self-sufficient for at least three days. That’s where training as a volunteer for the Community Emergency Response Team can be helpful, improving your understanding of how to be prepared and respond to a major disaster, according to Morgan Hill Emergency Services Director Jennifer Ponce. The FEMA-developed CERT curriculum delivers emergency preparedness skills and trains students in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations. CERT basic training classes are free to South Santa Clara County residents. High school students are welcome, and will receive community service hours for this training, Ponce said. To register for CERT training, go to www.mhcert.com. Courses are on Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Morgan Hill Police Department’s Emergency Operations training room. On the last day of training, students will test their skills in a disaster simulation Saturday, Oct. 26. For more information about CERT training, contact the Morgan Hill Office of Emergency Services at (408) 776-7310, or [email protected].