THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN
A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times
JANUARY 11, 2019
Weight loss resolutions in the new year
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FAREWELL GRANADA P10 | VISIONS SHOP P12 | EARLY GRAFFITI P13
POLICE INVESTIGATE SEXUAL ASSAULT P2 | ACORNS AIM FOR THE TITLE P16 | GAVILAN TO CELEBRATE 100 YEARS P8
THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY
A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance
JANUARY 11, 2019
Local trips for that 2019 bucket list
Off the Beaten Path
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Top 5 outings for your 2019 bucket list
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Deadline to apply for MHUSD trustee seat is Jan. 15 BOARD WILL SELECT FROM POOL AT JAN. 23 SPECIAL MEETING Scott Forstner Reporter
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Scott Hinrichs
Morgan Hill residents living within the Trustee Area 7 boundaries and interested in a two-year term on the Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Board of Education have until Jan. 15 to submit their candidacy application, according to district staff. A vacancy occurred when Trustee Teresa Murillo, citing “work and personal obligations,” announced in late 2018 her early resignation effective Jan. 31, 2019. Qualified residents must complete the application, which includes a statement of no more than 200 words expressing why the applicant is interested
RAINY DAY DEER Local fauna continued to enjoy their solitude as rains kept would-be hikers indoors Sunday, Jan. 6
at the Rancho Canada Del Oro Open Space Preserve in Morgan Hill.
Deer on display
RAIN CANCELS NEW YEAR HIKE—DEER DON’T CARE Debra Eskinazi
Magazine and Features Editor
For information about hikes and upcoming events, visit openspaceauthority.org.
Scott Hinrichs
Resolute hikers were invited for a New Year’s nature walk at Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve in west Morgan Hill, but plans were dampened when heavy rains pounded the Bay Area over the weekend. Though rain canceled the event, docents, deer and turkeys
braved the elements and enjoyed the quiet morning free of fuss. Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve includes 12 miles of trails open to hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians. With three levels of hikes and a wheelchair-accessible trail loop, the preserve provides a full nature experience for everyone. Public access to the preserve is located at 4289 Casa Loma Road.
PERFECT WEATHER Paul Billig and Joan Murphy, docents for the Open Space Authority of Santa Clara Valley, both of San Jose, relish the rain at Rancho Canada del Oro in Morgan Hill.
Grower has history of violations OFFICIALS SAY LOCAL WATER QUALITY NOT IMPACTED Michael Moore Editor
Monterey Mushrooms’ history of allowing its farm production waste and other wastewater to flow from its Morgan Hill facility into local
waterways is extensive, according to the district attorney’s civil complaint against the company. Recorded incidents of such wastewater flow from the mushroomgrowing site on Hale Avenue into Fisher Creek and its tributaries date back more than 30 years and have occurred on dozens of occasions observed by enforcement authorities,
the lawsuit filed Dec. 21 by the Santa Clara County DA’s Office states. Similar illegal wastewater dumping practices have been logged at other Monterey Mushrooms facilities in the Central Coast region, and authorities outside Santa Clara County are still working with the company to correct the more recent violations, according to
multiple sources. The local lawsuit addresses suspected violations of state Fish and Game and Business and Professions laws from 2012 to 2017, a timeframe within the statute of limitations for the alleged crimes. Despite the nastysounding nature of the allegations against Monterey Mushrooms, local
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officials have aimed to assure the public that their drinking water is not at risk. City of Morgan Hill spokeswoman Maureen Tobin noted that the mushroom-growing facility near Hale and Miramonte avenues is outside the city’s boundaries— about 1.5 miles north of the city limits—and ➝ Mushroom, 14