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Holiday SPECIAL MAGAZINE
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
GIFT GUIDE 2018
QUILT SHOPS P8 BOOK FINDS P14
LOCAL GOODS P17
Buy local this holiday season
SPECIAL MAGAZINE INSIDE THIS ISSUE
TATE REFLECTS ON 30 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE P2 | WINE LOVERS BOTTLE THEIR OWN P4 | AIR QUALITY IMPACTS SCHOOLS P14
THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY
NOVEMBER 16, 2018
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE P8
Navy Veteran Trish Graves
A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance
GEORGE TROQUATO P17
Clinical trial offers a way out of pain
Psychedelic treatments for trauma
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Breakthrough Treatment
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LOCAL SCENE Holiday Parade The Morgan Hill Kiwanis Club presents the annual Holiday Lights Parade and Tree Lighting from 5:30 to 8pm Dec. 1 in downtown Morgan Hill. The parade will go south on Monterey Road, from First to Fifth street, followed by a ceremonial tree lighting, live performances and visits with Santa Claus. The event is free.
Our Lady of Guadalupe St. Catherine Parish will host its annual Our Lady of Guadalupe procession from 11am to noon Dec. 9 in downtown Morgan Hill. The procession, honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe, will start at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Road, and conclude at St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church, 17400 Peak Ave. For more information, visit stca.org.
History at the House From 10 to 11:30am the first Saturday of every month, the Morgan Hill Historical Society invites the community to the Hiram Morgan Hill House at Villa Mira Monte, 17860 Monterey Road, for “History at the House.” Attendees are encouraged to share their knowledge of local history and landscapes during the ongoing monthly conversation. The event is open to the public and free.
Walk for fitness
Bingo fundraiser The Live Oak Emerald Regime hosts bingo every weekend at the Britton Middle School Auditorium, 80 W Central Ave. On Saturday, doors open at 4:15pm. and games begin at 6:15pm. On Sunday doors open at 11:45am, warm-ups start at 1:15pm, and games begin at 1:45pm. For more information, visit emeraldregime.org/bingo.
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The Morgan Hill Walking Group for Fitness meets for daily walks six days a week. Monday through Friday, the group walks from 6 to 7pm. On Saturdays, walks are from 9 to 10:30am. The group meets at the Morgan Hill Center parking lot at Hale and West Main avenues. The group walks at a moderate pace, rain or shine, year-round. Everyone is welcome, including pet dogs.
HELPING HAND Al Cherry helps unload boxes of Stove Top Stuffing for Live Oak High School’s
Thanksgiving food drive Nov. 14.
Students give thanks KIKI NAKAUCHI HELPS KEEP TRADITION ALIVE AT LOHS Scott Forstner Reporter
Even at 87 years old, retired educator Kiki Nakauchi is determined as ever to teach valuable life lessons to Live Oak High School students.
Each year as the advisor to the LOHS Future Business Leaders of America, Nakauchi— who retired in 2000 after decades as a business/accounting teacher with Morgan Hill Unified School District—spearheads the club’s Thanksgiving turkey and care package delivery event. Students collect canned food donations, help fundraise for the
purchase of whole turkeys and other holiday staples, package the goods up and then deliver them to 125 needy families who live within the MHUSD boundaries. “The delivery is what I really want the kids to see. Some of the deliveries are not in town. They’re way out in the country, in the orchards and in the fields, and their living conditions are really something
else. That’s why we deliver instead of having them pick it up,” said Nakauchi, whose 94-year-old husband Yosh collects large apple bin boxes from local stores each year for the turkey care packages. The Japanese-American couple was held in separate internment camps during World War Two before meeting in San Jose in 1961 and moving to Morgan Hill one year
later, where Kiki started her teaching career. For decades now, even after retirement and in their golden years, the Nakauchis see value in exposing local students to the challenges of some of the less fortunate families who live in the same zip code. “I think it’s a good lesson for the kids to see that ➝ Turkeys, 12
Propositions get mixed results TWO HOUSING BOND ISSUES APPROVED, REPEAL OF GAS TAX REJECTED Staff Report
California voters had a very mixed response to the 11 propositions on the ballot Nov. 6. There were no close margins in the 11 propositions, as votes
continued to be counted two weeks after the election. Voters’ approval of Proposition 1, leading by 55 percent, allows the state of California to issue $4 billion in bonds for existing affordable housing programs for lowincome residents, veterans and farmworkers. Voters also supported another housing measure, Proposition 2, by a 62- to 38-percent margin
was final, unofficial returns were counted. The initiative allows the state to use up to $140 million a year in existing county mental health funds to pay for housing for those with mental illness who are homeless and at risk of chronic homelessness. A third housingrelated proposition, however, was headed to resounding rejection by voters statewide. Proposition 10 would have given
cities the ability to expand rent control by repealing a state law that limits how cities can apply rent control. It was rejected 61 percent to 39 percent. A fourth housing proposition would have allowed homeowners who are over age 55 or are severely disabled to continue paying property taxes based on the assessed value of their current homes when they sell and then purchase a
new residence, and it also applied for residents in areas affected by natural disasters. Voters were rejecting this property tax break 59 percent to 41 percent, as final unofficial returns were counted. Three health-related propositions also registered mixed results on Nov. 6. As final vote totals were counted, voters were ➝ Propositions, 4