THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN
JUNE 1, 2018
A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times
Audrey and Bruce Haller
Baking bread
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In good company with the 152 Bread Co.
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THIS WEEK: St. Josephs puts gifts under the tree
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JUNE 1, 2018
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A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance
Johnny’s new owner, Peter Lago
Johnny’s legacy continues in Hollister
American Brand
LOCAL SCENE
Hollister’s biker haunt lives on
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The “Art Without Borders” exhibit, featuring works created by children and adults living as refugees in Greece, will come to Morgan Hill’s GVA Cafe, 17400 Monterey Road, from 12 to 4pm June 3. All proceeds will support the refugee artists. For more information, email RefugeeArtEventBayArea@ gmail.com.
THIS WEEK: Poppy Jasper screens Luis Valdez’s ‘Ceasar’s Last Fast’
Prohibition party
Coyote Highlands Santa Clara County Parks will host a planning process meeting on the Coyote Highlands-Coyote Canyon preserve from 6:30 to 8pm June 4 at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Road. The county is developing a plan for multiuse trails into the newly acquired property east of Morgan Hill. The June 4 meeting is part of the process to develop trails and other recreational facilities on the property, while preserving natural resources. For more information, contact Cherise Orange at County Parks, at (408) 335-2228.
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The Morgan Hill Historical Society’s fourth annual Prohibition Party Fundraiser: A Speakeasy will take place 7 to 10pm June 23 at the Hiram Morgan Hill House at Villa Mira Monte, 17860 Monterey Road. The historical house will be turned into a swanky speakeasy from the Prohibition era. The fundraiser features live dance music by Janet Klein & Her Parlour Boys, and dancing led by Arthur Murray Dance. The ticket cost of $79 per person includes food, entertainment, dancing, classic car portraits, no-host speakeasy bar with Prohibition cocktails and more. To purchase tickets, visit speakeasyparty.com.
MAGIC JESTER Iconic stilt walker Chiquy Boom “stirs up the gumbo” with a walk-through appearance
at the 39th annual Mushroom Mardi Gras, Saturday, May 26.
Fun frolic at fungi fest MORGAN HILL’S 39TH ANNUAL MUSHROOM MARDI GRAS WAS A SUCCESS
“Our attendance was up from the previous year so we’re estimating we had about 75,000 attendees,” said executive director Sunday Minnich. “We had the best year we’ve had since being downtown as far as beer and wine sales— with record-breaking attendance on both days.” Minnich said the committee usually begins the next year of planning in the weeks following the event, when the committee meets for review. Despite the event’s success, Minnich is on the constant lookout for
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Magazine and Features Editor
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BUBBLE RIDING Five-year-old Haven Jones of Morgan
Hill has a blast in her very own giant sphere in MunchkinLand.
The crowds enjoyed sunny Memorial Weekend weather at the 39th annual Mushroom Mardi Gras, Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and 27. The event, held for the 14th year in downtown Morgan Hill, turned out record numbers—and profits.
volunteers, “Volunteerism is always a struggle.” Folks interested can contact the event coordinators at mhmmg.org and volunteer on behalf of their service organization, who will receive a donation for their service hours, Minnich said. With 100 percent of the proceeds going toward education opportunities for local high school students, Minnich said they can already begin looking at scholarships for next year. ➝ More Photos, 14
Route to adventure starts in San Martin SOUTH BAY AIRSTREAM ADVENTURE OPEN FOR BUSINESS Bryce Stoepfel Reporter
From Yosemite to the Teutoburg Forest in Germany, and through the world's highways, byways, and dirt roads, Airstream
enthusiasts have been there with their silver-bullet looking, aircraft-inspired adventure travel trailers. Just don't call them RVs. “If you told an airstream owner you owned an RV they might smack you in the head,” said San Martin-based South Bay Airstream Adventure owner Ted Davis. As Davis indicated,
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Airstream owners can be touchy when it comes to their travel trailers. “The durability and reliability of an Airstream is unmatched,” Davis, 55, said. “Since 1931, 70 percent of Airstreams are still on the road. When you look at industries that rely on product turnover, like cars and traditional RVs, they have short lifespans. When you buy an Airstream, it’s a second and
third generation investment, and they have the highest resale value in the industry.” Davis is the President and Chief Executive Officer at AANW Holdings LLC in Clackamas, Oregon. Along with his two silent partners, he owns five Airstream dealerships in Seattle, Boise, Portland and San Francisco, along with a custom Airstream shop that
builds commercial units and a graphic design company which also produces videos. “We wanted to address the South San Francisco, San Jose, Morgan Hill and Gilroy market,” Davis said of his facility at 13635 Sycamore Ave. in San Martin. “We realized that our Fairfield store is about one and a half, to ➝ Airstream, 8
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