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March 15, 2026

Yosemite: A place of matchless beauty

It is recorded in the great book that God made the world in six days. What wasn't recorded was that during one of those days, God might have wondered where he was going to spend his R and R on the seventh day. It was then that he must have decided to create Yosemite.

‘Mary Poppins’ lands in Morgan Hill

She flies, she sings and she dances—that’s what Heidi Oliphant does in this South Valley Civic Theatre production of Mary Poppins. Along with Zack Goller, who joins her as Bert the Chimney Sweep, and Elizabeth Calisi, who adds to the fun as the long-suffering Mrs. Banks, the three leads keep a lively crew of more than 40 kids aged nine to 70 moving in the right direction.

The human side of a tragedy

After writing about Paula Burnson in this column recently, I

Fernandez gives back through AmeriCorps

MORGAN HILL resident Katie Fernandez was one of three Californians to begin a 10-month term of service in the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), an AmeriCorps program.

Don’t be a chicken – try this trio of recipes

Have I told you about the chicken coop that was on our property

Churches support the poor in El Salvador

The tiny country of El Salvador (8,124 square miles, about the

100-year-old winery continues with 3rd owner

Morgan Hill Cellars is the oldest winery in our region and celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. The winery was founded in 1913 by an Italian immigrant named Camillo Colombano who planted Barbera root stock brought over from Italy. From 1945 to 2006, the Pedrizzetti family owned and operated the winery. Changing hands for the third time in 2006, it is now owned by Mike and Maryclaire Sampognaro.

Home Advantage

It may have been easy for Tina McMahel to drop her sons off at

Stark kitchen gets color, glamour

Zsoka and Martin's kitchen was a bland, sterile room that was

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