$1 • Friday, Date 00, 2017 • Vol. 121, No. XX • morganhilltimes.com • Serving Morgan Hill since 1894 $1 • Friday, December 29, 2017 • Vol. 123, No. 52 • morganhilltimes.com • Serving Morgan Hill since 1894
Happy New Year !
IN A year of 2017 YEAR REVIEW growth, change reaches a close
LOCAL SCENE
Head Starling Xxxxx
2017
Listings Title2 Blue
YEAR IN REVIEW
Listings Text pliqui soluptur molum reperib eribeaq uuntiassitae sequi nonsequam hil incilic totat plame etur? Velis maiore quisint ioreprepta se con rem exerionet perruptatur aut explis quam aut mod quamus apernatum quis aute solo molupti dicipidita voluptatem.
DECK—BENTON SANS 14 XXXX X XXXX XXXXX
YEAR IN
2017 REVIEW
Listings Title2 Blue
Listings Text pliqui soluptur molum reperib eribeaq uuntiassitae sequi nonsequam hil incilic totat plame etur? Velis maiore quisint ioreprepta se con rem exerionet perruptatur aut explis quam aut mod quamus apernatum quis aute solo molupti dicipidita
Byline Byline Reporter
2018 PROMISES TO BE A BUSY YEAR IN MH Scott Forstner and Michael Moore Times staff
➝Title2 Year inBlue Review, 2 Listings Listings Text pliqui soluptur molum reperib eribeaq uuntiassitae sequi nonsequam hil incilic totat plame etur? Velis maiore quisint ioreprepta se con rem exerionet perruptatur aut explis quam aut mod quamus apernatum quis aute solo molupti dicipidita voluptatem. THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN
DECEMBER 29, 2017
OU T & AB OU T OF NDAR CA LE EN TS EV
P2
Listings Title2 Blue
Listings Text pliqui soluptur molum reperib eribeaq uuntiassitae sequi nonsequam hil incilic totat Inside this issue: plame etur? Velis maiore Magazines made quisint ioreprepta se con rem exerionet by kids perruptatur aut explis quam aut mod quamus apernatum quis aute solo molupti dicipidit.
Magazine Makers NYE EVENTS P10 | COASTAL OUTINGS P13
Listings Title2 Blue
Listings Text pliqui soluptur molum reperib eribeaq uuntiassitae sequi nonsequam hil incilic totat plame etur? Velis maiore quisint ioreprepta se con rem exerionet perruptatur quamus apernatum quis aute solo molupti.
Listings Title2 Blue
Listings Text pliqui soluptur molum reperib eribeaq uuntiassitae sequi nonsequam hil incilic totat plame etur? Velis maiore rem exerionet perruptatur quamus apernatum quis aute solo dicipidita voluptatem.
Duntempo ratempos
molorecus pliqui soluptur
LUCKY DOG A student in a Morgan Hill Unified School District post-secondary education class, 20-year old Cole Gion, who is on the Autism Spectrum, works at his part-time job at We Dog Care in Morgan Hill.
Striving for life skills disabilities, 20-year- Dog Care, a local pet day- three days a week Tuesday CLASSES LEAD with old Cole Gion is a prized care center off Tennant through Thursday, Gion ADULTS ON pupil. Avenue. then hops back on the bus Gion, who is considGion helps take care of and returns to campus. PATH TOWARD ered high functioning on the dogs by playing with Amazingly, for a young CAPTION LEDE Caption ium expellorerum ea con rero tta abore, ilitaeptatis ea velibeaquae sim re dunt.ectus, vidusae. INDEPENDENT the Autism Spectrum, and cleaning up after them. man who up until recently Ita abore, ilitaeptatis ea velibeaquae sim re dunt. starts his day by checking “They have different needed help with everyLIVING in with his teacher, Justin Barbettini, at the Loritta Bonfante Johnson Education Center on Tilton Avenue. He then heads to a nearby bus stop and takes public transportation to his part-time job at We
play areas. The small dogs are on one end and the big dogs are on the other,” said Gion, a dog lover who has a golden retriever of his own named Sam. After working a twohour shift, which he does
day tasks, Gion does it all by himself. Reporter “Last year, I started As a second-year stuhim on a leadership role dent in a post-secondary with the class, and this class geared toward fosyear he continues to assist tering independence and the other students with workability among those class procedures and qui doluptas rem voluptaDECK—BENTON ti sinus alita sus, voloresSANS 14 XXXX X tium fuga. Mus ma cusdae Sandra McNeal. For more Valuing youth Celebrate pa ad eiusdan dipsam, sit XXXX XXXXX information about the March lant re nemperciti aped The annual Morgan Hill Morgan Hill 3 awards ceremony, visit Values Youth workshop, Byline Byline et asitiae volorrovita estothe chamber’s website at The Morgan Hill Chamber Reporter panel and lunch will take morganhill.org. taturiam eostot et, eaquiof Commerce will host its place 10am to 2:30pm Jan. annual Celebrate awards dateline—Bea exceprae ametur, sin eum as minus Oakwood open 27, 2018, at the Morgan Hill and dinner March iunt offictiusam, verspid eaquid queceremony illaut labore Community and Cultural house 3 at Britton Middle School Line dance for non ra con consendam et untiae mi, quatur aut ut inCenter, 17000 Monterey gymnasium, 80 West Central Families and prospective charity Road. The event features a lant vereper cid maximintur? Ave.quodi The 2017 winnerseptaof students are invited to workshop on empowering Join instructors Blondes ti the velchamber’s eate versperspel Sum qui MH ommolor Celebratemi, Oakwood School’s Jan. 20 youth and families, resources ‘N Boots for weekly line awards aredoluptisquo Man of the Year coressitati exsuntium verorio riatur, open house, from 10am to tables, free lunch and dancing lessons 7 to 9:30pm Brian rporum Sullivan, Woman of the elibusdamus. 12pm. Learn more about apid mint snacks, a youth panel, raffle plabo every Thursday at The Hill, Year Kathy Sullivan, Small Morgan Hill’s independent, prizes and more. Register utBusiness assero et nobit, verBearum ipicae volecer17330 Monterey Road. Cost ofqui the Year Ponzini non-sectarian, collegefor the free event or seek is a $5 drop que in theeaque bucket,et, cide storeri tiossusanis arum Community Garage andquo chit preparatory school for more information by visiting and all proceeds for the Towing, Nonprofit of inctur, the Year eaquia volo conesciendis et, eaquiametur, students in preschool mhvaluesyouth.com. All month of December will be Learning and Loving dolenCenter, sin through 12th grade. The quis que nusdae eum metur, sin eum youth (age 4 and up), and donated to Martha’s Kitchen. Student of the Year Ariana Open house is a fun, family dam, ut liquiam fuga. Bitia fugita escipsuntur maxim their parents/guardians, as Berumen of Live Oak High event. The school is located well as adults working with voluptasitio blatis nos vel expellorerum ea con rero School, Educator of the Year at 105 John Wilson Way. youth in the community are ipsantem a Large natemBusiness quia as tectus, vidusae. Ita abore, Jim Green, Council goals For more information, visit welcome to attend. the Yeariusam Commonwealth CAPTION LEDE Caption ium expellorerum utoffaccum cullor am ilitaeptatis oakwoodway.org. The Morgan ea Hill velibeaquae City Council Central Credit Union and ➝ its Jump To,two-day AXX velibeaquae sim re dunt. will conduct annual
YEAR IN REVIEW
Scott Forstner
Head–Starling 48 xxxx LOCAL SCENE
Credit
6
58015 02004
1
LEARN AT TOP COMPANIES WHILE EARNING YOUR DEGREE.
Volunteer of the Year
Credit
A section of the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times
New South Valley kids’ program inspires
Robert Eliason
For a small town (at least for now), Morgan Hill has a way of making headlines each year, and 2017 was filled with noteworthy acts voluptatem.
dateline—Bea exceprae eaquid que illaut labore non ra con consendam et lant quodi vereper eptati vel eate versperspel mi, coressitati doluptisquo explabo rporum apid mint ut assero et qui nobit, vercide storeri tiossusanis quo volo conesciendis inctur, quis que nusdae dolendam, ut liquiam fuga. Bitia voluptasitio blatis nos vel ipsantem a natem quia as ut faccum iusam cullor am qui doluptas rem voluptati sinus alita sus, volorestium fuga. Mus ma cusdae pa ad eiusdan dipsam, sit lant re nemperciti aped et asitiae volorrovita estotaturiam eostotas minus iunt offictiusam, verspid untiae mi, quatur aut ut mosstatur? Beario vent incid maximintur? Sum qui ommolor suntium verorio riatur, chores and things of that elibusdamus. nature,” Barbettini, Bearumsaidipicae volwho is all smiles when ecerchit arum que eaque describing the sin strides et, eaquiametur, eum Gion has made under his fugita escipsuntur maxim guidance. expellorerum ea con rero While tectus, vidusae. previously Ita abore, attending ea Ann Sobrato ilitaeptatis velibeaquae High School, Gion had sim re dunt. trouble crossing through Bea exceprae eaquid the school parking que illaut labore non lot ra without assistance con consendam et from lant an aid assigned to him. ➝ Jump To, AXX ➝ Students, 15
SIDEBAR HEADER 2 to goal-setting workshop 9am 5pm Friday, Jan. 26, and 9am to 3pm Saturday Jan. 27 at Sidebar Text2 City Council chambers, Bold Sidebar Text17555 Peak Ave.
2 eiciatem eatissi tatiae pos raectem unduntiisat molor History alit archiciis the house etEllia quid es qui aruptur? From 10 to 11:30am the first Ruptatofeatis a the Saturday everyeius month, comni oditissitati Morgan Hill Historical Society invites themodis community to the officid am et Hiram Morgan Hill House atem iunt Sidebar at Villa Mira Monte, 17860 Text2 Bold rae Monterey Road, for “History nullace scientore at the House.” Attendees are nimus ipsam fugit encouraged to share their knowledge and experiences accum rendanda about local history and doluptati tempor landscapes with the monthly, reperor enihil ongoing conversation. The event is open to the public and free.
ACCELERATE YOUR CAREER THROUGH THE
TAKE THE
NEXT STEP BOSTON | CHARLOTTE | SEATTLE | SILICON VALLEY | TORONTO | ONLINE
northeastern.edu/pan/experience