THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN
A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times
JUNE 14, 2019
Concours brings rare vehicles to golf course ELEGANT RIDES
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Coyote Creek Concours benefits local nonprofit
CALENDAR OF EVENTS P8 | GARDENING P16 | REAL ESTATE P19
POLICE INVESTIGATE FATAL COLLISIONS P2 | COUNCIL UPDATES CITY BUDGET P4 | LOCALS ADVANCE IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE SOFTBALL P16
THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY
JUNE 14, 2019
A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance
Horse show, rodeo returns with new activities Kick Off
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Saddle Horse Show & Rodeo returns for 86th year
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Mountain lion kill prompts police warning INCIDENT REPORTED ON FOUNTAIN OAKS DRIVE Staff report
➝ Mountain Lion, 8
Scott Hinrichs
Local and state authorities June 4 found evidence of a suspected mountain lion attack in a Morgan Hill neighborhood, and are warning residents to be cautious when out with children and pets. Morgan Hill Police responded to a report of a deer carcass on Fountain Oaks Drive, east of U.S. 101, according to a press release from MHPD. The city's animal services officer met with the resident who reported the dead deer, and examined the small carcass. Police also notified the California Department of Fish and Game. Both the MHPD animal services officer and Fish and Game officials agreed the
TRIUMPH! Live Oak High School Class of 2019 graduate Jaden Martinez jumps for joy after she receives her diploma at
the June 7 graduation ceremony at the school’s East Main Avenue campus.
Class of 2019 shines MORE THAN 500 GRADUATES FROM SOBRATO, LIVE OAK, CENTRAL Scott Forstner Reporter
More than 500 Morgan Hill Unified School District graduates took part in three different commencement ceremonies throughout town as the graduating class of 2019 earned their high school diplomas under sunshine
and warm temperatures during a picturesque week in South Valley. “The sentiment among the school staff, families and trustees here is nothing short of absolute pride, joy and optimism about the future,” said MHUSD Board President Mary Patterson, who sat front and center with her board colleagues as well as district and site staff during Friday’s back-to-back ceremonies at Live Oak and Ann
Sobrato high schools. “The Class of 2019 has earned that and more.” Sobrato High, with 265 graduates, kicked off the June 7 commencements with a 2pm ceremony followed by Live Oak High School, with 239 graduates, at 6pm later that same day on their respective campuses. Kelli St. Clair was the class of 2019 valedictorian and Brian Ho was the salutatorian for Live
Oak, while Jacob Lemoff and Jean Gorby Calicdan were the 2019 class co-valedictorians and Tiffany La was the salutatorian for Sobrato. A day earlier on June 6, 31 Central High School students were part of the 2019 outdoor celebration at Morgan Hill’s Downtown Amphitheater, earning their diplomas and advancing to the next chapter in their lives. Christopher Andrade and Brenda
Flores were Central’s 2019 students of the year. Central graduate Sandra Zamora earned college scholarships from the American Association of University Women and Cal-SOAP. See inside this week's edition and visit morganhilltimes.com to read some of the commencement speeches and view photos of all three recent MHUSD high school graduation ceremonies.
Startup unveils fire-resistant homes STEEL STRUCTURE IS MORGAN HILL BUILDER’S RESPONSE TO DEADLY WILDFIRES Erik Chalhoub Business Editor
In 2018, California suffered its most destructive fire season in history, with nearly 1.9 million acres burned.
The Camp Fire in Butte County, which burned in November, scorched more than 18,000 buildings and killed 85 people. With wildfires becoming deadlier every year, a Morgan Hill-based startup company is hoping home builders across the state will do away with combustible wood
structures and embrace non-flammable steel frames. Firefighting experts say an increase in steel residential construction could show some promise in reducing potential damage, death and injury from wildfires in the future. Yuhu Builders Corporation unveiled its
prototype home under construction on Armsby Lane in Morgan Hill June 6 during a presentation that drew city and fire officials, architects, insurance agents and others. The 6,000-square-foot home located on a hillside is custom designed and constructed using light gauge steel frames,
which are pre-fabricated at a factory and assembled on site, said Eugene Yu, founder and president of Yuhu Builders. A steel-framed home is not only fire-resistant, Yu said, but earthquake-resistant, termiteproof and mold-proof. ➝ Startup, 10
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