Morgan Hill Historical Society
Founders Day
Margaret Turgeon Johnston, Jim Alter, Dorothy Bryan Tykol, Ruth Alter Johnson
IN SEPTEMBER MORGAN HILL HISTORICAL SOCIETY held the 47th Annual Founders’ Dinner at the Community and Cultural Center. The historical society hosted a record number of founders, six of whom were featured in a video created to help preserve and share the history of Morgan Hill. They are: Dorothy Bryan Tykol( 1922), Jean Skeels Pinard( 1928), Margaret Turgeon Johnston( 1926), Steven Burt Malech( 1931), James Alter( 1928), and Ruth Alter Johnson( 1932). The video project by 152 West Productions captures individual stories of life in our region during some of the most memorable years in U. S. history. Caterer: Gunther’ s. Servers: Morgan Hill Rotary Interact Clubs. Wine: donated by Guglielmo Winery. Sponsors: Anritsu, Recology, Rosy’ s at the Beach, Ponzini’ s Community Garage and Towing, Paul Ward, Roger & Janie Knopf, Windmill Mini-Storage, Johnson Lumber / ACE Hardware, Ashlee & Jordyne Atkins, Marilyn Barrow, Don & Lynne Bonino, Joan Lewis, Peter Musachia, and many generous Raffle Donors. Table centerpieces donated by Cal Color Growers.
PHOTOS BY SUSAN BRAZELTON
Anita Kell Mason David Fritts Ellie Weston, Scott Parker, and Kathy Sullivan
Gilroy Chamber of Commerce
Port & Politics, Pinot & More
GILPAC HOSTED ITS FOURTH ANNUAL Pork & Politics, Pinot & More on September 29, 2016 at Old City Hall. This event was a fundraiser for GilPAC, which is the political action arm of the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce. Old City Hall furnished the Pork, an actual roasted pig; Solis Winery brought the wine; and the participants brought plenty of politics and more. GilPAC has four functions: 1) to become involved in state and local politics, 2) to receive contributions from individuals and organizations, 3) to manage and distribute funds in state and local politics, and 4) To act as a committee of the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce.
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2016 gmhtoday. com
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