The Morgan Hill Youth Advisory Committee presents the third annual Senior Ball, "Swing Back in Time," 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Community and Cultural Center. The teens will be turning back the clock to the 1920s to dance the night away to the South Bay Swing.
Tickets are $7 and are available at the Centennial Recreation Center, Senior Center or the Community and Cultural Center. The event is sponsored by Rosy's at the Beach, Morgan Hill Rotary Club and Fotografia Medina.
Details: Chiquy Mejia at 782-2128.
No more stamp vending machines at Post Office
The Morgan Hill Post Office will be removing the stamp vending machine as part of a nationwide program.
Most of the vending machines are more than 20 years old, and the postal service cannot get replacements parts because they are no longer manufactured.
A notice has been posted that the machine will be removed April 30.
There will also be a reminder of other ways postage can be purchased:
The postmaster said the public can purchase postage at the following retail establishments.
■ CommonWealth Central, Tennant Station shopping center.
■ Long's Drug Store, E. Dunne Avenue.
■ Nob Hill Foods, Vineyard Town Center.
■ Safeway, both locations.
■ US Bank, Tennant Station shopping center.
■ Walgreen's, E. Dunne Avenue.
■ Wells Fargo Bank, Monterey Road and other locations.
■ www.usps.com/shop - Click n Ship or the Postal Store.
■ Stamps by Mail - forms can be pick up at the post office or call 1-800-ASK USPS (275-8777) and carriers will deliver a blank form.
■ Stamps by Fax can be obtained by faxing a request to (408) 778-5939.
Theatre presents 'Pinocchio'
The South Valley Civic Theatre's Children's Musical "Pinocchio" opens at 8 p.m. tonight at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse.
The performances will continue Friday and Saturday evenings through May 3 and Sunday matinee performances at 2 p.m. April 20 and 27. The show features local youths ages 7 through 13.
Tickets are $18 general and $14 students and seniors, and may be purchased online at www.svct.org or at BookSmart in Morgan Hill, the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center, or at the Gilroy Visitors Bureau.
The show was written by Carlo Collodi, with adaptation and lyrics by Jim Eiler, and music by Jim Eiler and Jeanne Bargy.
Producers are Terri Miles and Loritta Bonfante Johnson. Artistic and vocal direction by Carol Harris and choreography by Mitzie Imagawa.
Hospice of the Valley, a leader in advancing end-of-care, and leading provider of palliative and community grief education in Santa Clara County, has announced that Michael Skehan, the executive director of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, has joined the Board of Directors of Hospice of the Valley.
As executive director, he has leadership responsibility for a 524-bed hospital with more than 4,000 employees with key services in rehabilitation, critical care, trauma, NICU and burn.
Skehan has more than 20 years of experience in operations, finance, human resources, business, leadership and strategic development, clinical administration and professional recruitment in health care and hospital systems. Skehan comes to California from Legacy Health Systems in Portland where he was chief administrative officer of Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center - a 539-bed facility - where he was responsible for all aspects of operational and strategic leadership which included centers of excellence in cardiology, critical care, oncology, rehabilitation, transplant services and a Joint Commission accredited stroke center.
Fire district offers preparedness tips
South Santa Clara County Fire District officials are reminding residents that April is Earthquake Preparedness Month, and there are specific things residents can do to help public safety workers help them in the event of an emergency.
Their "Help Us - Help You" slogan is designed to remind community members that if there is an emergency, whether it is an earthquake or major fire, public safety services will be taxed to their limits, so being prepared is a priority.
SSCCFD reminds residents to create their own disaster preparedness plans, prepare disaster kits that will sustain them for a minimum 72-hour period, designate a family meeting place and protect themselves by using the "duck, cover and hold" routine.
A recently released AAA study shows that crashes involving teen drivers ages 15 to 17 cost the nation more than $34 billion annually in medical expenses, lost work, property damage, quality of life loss and other related costs. In California, the total cost of teen crashes in 2006 was $2.8 billion.
"There are obviously severe consequences for the people directly involved in these crashes and for their family and friends, but the effects don't end there," said Sean Comey, spokesperson for AAA of Northern California. "Our research reveals how these incidents impact everyone, including taxpayers."
AAA of Northern California offers several tools to help prevent teen crashes. Driver-ZED, or Zero Errors Driving, is an interactive computer DVD-ROM that allows teen drivers to gain experience at recognizing dangerous driving situations in a safe virtual environment.
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