THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN
JUNE 7, 2019
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A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times
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SV Civic Theatre’s 50th season comes to a close
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NEW SHOPS, WINERY OPEN P8 | LOCALS DEMS ATTEND CONVENTION P13 | YOUNG ATHLETES ACHIEVE THE DREAM P14
THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY
JUNE 7, 2019
A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance
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Hollister Concerts returns with full lineup
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Popular Hollister Concerts returns with full lineup of touring bands P6
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Inspired seniors ready to graduate TIMES PRESENTS CLASS OF 2019 SENIOR SPOTLIGHTS Scott Forstner Reporter
➝ Senior Spotlights, 12
Robert Eliason
Each year, The Morgan Hill Times profiles a few outstanding soon-to-be Morgan Hill Unified School District graduates. Selected from recommendations of staff at Live Oak and and Sobrato High Schools, these seniors represent some of the best that Morgan Hill has to offer. Their comments here are in response to a common set of questions. These students have navigated the labyrinth of high school, and inspire others by their optimistic outlook, refreshing attitudes and heartfelt honesty. In addition to celebrating them, their families and their mentors, it is time to celebrate all of the graduating seniors in the class of 2019 for their accomplishments and wish them the best of luck and a fulfilling future.
A WET ONE Lowell Packham gets a kiss from a four-legged friend at the June 2 Jake’s Fest in downtown Morgan Hill.
Downtown dog fest JAKE’S FEST RAISES FUNDS FOR SICK INJURED RESCUES Michael Moore Editor
Jake's Fest, a fundraiser to help sick or injured shelter dogs find their forever homes, just completed its second annual event in downtown Morgan Hill
and has already almost doubled in size. About 600 people— many with their canine best friends—attended Jake's Fest 2019, which took place the afternoon of June 2 on East Fourth Street, right outside Kelly Brewing Company. Event organizers closed off the street to make room for
live bands, nine vendor booths and a dog kissing booth. Jake's Fest is a fundraiser for Jake's Wish, a local non-profit that helps match abandoned, sick or injured dogs from shelters with loving, caring permanent homes. Funds raised at Jake's Fest 2019—about $40,000
and counting as of June 3—will help Jake's Wish pay for medical expenses for dogs that need some healing before they can be adopted. The funds were raised from admission sales and proceeds from a silent auction of dozens of prizes donated by area residents and businesses. Vendors
also donated a portion of sales to Jake's Wish. Jake's Wish founder Heidi Schlagel said this year's attendance at Jake's Fest is up from about 350 who attended the 2018 event. Schlagel said money raised by or donated to Jake's Wish ➝ Jake’s Fest, 11
Possible norovirus outbreak at Nordstrom 11 STUDENTS, STAFF AFFECTED WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS Scott Forstner Reporter
Eleven Nordstrom Elementary School transitional kindergarten students were sent home June 3 with similar symptoms of abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. The commonality of symptoms prompted Morgan Hill Unified School District officials to contact the Santa Clara County Department of Public Health to
investigate the possibility of a norovirus. “There has been a report of several illnesses at Nordstrom, but it has not been confirmed as norovirus, only suspected,” according to MHUSD spokesperson Lanae Bays. “Students and staff exhibited signs of this illness over the weekend between Friday and yesterday (June 3).” Nordstrom principal Debbie Grove sent a letter home to families alerting them that several students and staff members became sick with vomiting and/or diarrhea. This is the last week of the 2018-19 school year.
“We are working with the Santa Clara County Public Health Department to investigate the situation, and we believe the situation is contained to one classroom,” Grove wrote. “From the information we currently have available, it appears that the illness may be caused by norovirus, and we have already begun the protocol below for sanitizing surfaces. Fortunately, people infected with norovirus usually recover quickly with rest and hydration.” Attendance Tuesday, June 4 at Nordstrom was normal besides the 11 students and office staff who
were affected and additional parents who kept their children home from school as a precautionary measure, according to Bays. Cleaning crews disinfected the Nordstrom campus the evening of June 3, including the TK classroom, seven rooms, the administration office, the health clerk’s office and the kinder restroom. “We are taking whatever preventative measures we can to avoid the spread of this illness to more students,” Bays said. “At last notice, we are working on getting a crew to clean the playground equipment.”
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