Orestimba Wilderness a weekend retreat
Every spring, the Pine Ridge Association, a volunteer group for
Who’s Merlin and how could that be a feather in our cap?
Love our readers who often give us great feedback and
County seeks applications for grand jury
Every year 19 people are randomly selected from a pool of interested applicants for the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury, :to be the magnifying glass for the community into the inner workings of their local government.”
The jurors are charged with the task of...
Speculating on What South Valley Will be 100 Years From Now
Dear South Valley residents of the year 2106:
How Much is Too Much?
A recent study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine reported that too much running may actually be harmful. The report gathered publicly available reports of deaths during or shortly after all known Marathons in the US from 2000 to 2009. There have been other studies that have come to this conclusion as well. Most of these deaths occurred because of heart attacks and mostly among men.
Counting the birds in the hills
There was a full moon. It was cool and misty. One other thing – it was around 3:30 in the morning. The handful of birding enthusiasts met to look for owls in fields and hills around Morgan Hill and South Valley.
Graduating Seniors, I Applaud You
I had the privilege of watching the class of 2007 graduate from
Red Phone: No ID yet on body found
"Red Phone, a few weeks ago a body was found in Uvas Canyon County Park. Has the person been identified and has a cause of death been determined? Just a concerned resident wondering what's happening with the case."
What are comps?
They say things happen in groups of three. I don’t know who “they” are, but “they” do seem to be right.















