In California, it’s unusual to meet people who work in the same town they were born and grew up in. That’s why Santa Clara Police Officer David Machado says he’s a lucky man. He considers it an honor to serve the city where he grew up. Machado is an alumnus of Briarwood Elementary School and … Read more
Week of June 7th Headlines 100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (June 8, 1917) Thousands Attend the Portuguese Fiesta of the Espirito Santo Society and the Supreme Council of the S.E.S. 433 People in City Register for Draft: Thousands of Santa Clarans Turn Out for Registration Day Parade Santa Clara High Banquet To Be Held … Read more
For many kids summer means long days exploring new places, meeting new friends and trying new things. Parental supervision can become a bit lax and, for the most part, that’s okay. Less adult oversight is healthy for children because it allows them to develop independence and fosters social competence. However, children suffering from food allergies … Read more
Week of May 31st Headlines 100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (June 1, 1917) Committee to Boost War Bonds: People of Santa Clara Called Upon to Support Floating of Liberty Loans Portuguese Fiesta to Begin Saturday Night: Main Street Being Decorated Memorial Day is Being Observed: Schools Closed and Businesses Suspended: Many Residents Proceed to … Read more
Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara and San Jose will be hosting the eighth annual Seeds of Hope, Cancer Survivor Celebration on June 11 at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara. The theme “Balanced Healing” will focus on rehabilitation and healing from cancer and its treatment. “Cancer treatment may save your life,” said Dr. Anita TC Lee, Radiation Oncologist, … Read more
Week of April 5th Headlines 100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (April 4, 1917) War Approaching: Recruiting Offices Established in This City: Militia Men and Volunteer Infantry Regiments Now Being Organized: Justice Court and Newspaper Office Made Local Recruiting Headquarters: 20 Santa Clarans Have Already Enlisted Postmaster Charles D. South Made Civil Service Officer by … Read more
Aditya Sriram, a senior at Wilcox High School, earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. On average, less than one-tenth of one percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2016, only 2,235 out of nearly 2.1 million graduates who took the … Read more
If you’ve seen the movies “Black Hawk Down” or “Lone Survivor” you already know something about Santa Clara Police Sergeant Cory Morgan’s remarkable history. Morgan served in the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), one of the units memorialized in those popular movies “Black Hawk Down” and “Lone Survivor.” Morgan was deployed to … Read more
Week of March 1st Headlines 100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (February 28,1917) Vote Yes March 15 on Good Roads Proposition: Success of Bond Issue Means $100,000 Yearly Reduction in Taxes and Gives Counties Immediate Improvement: Good Roads an Aid to Upbuilding Community Aeroplane Plant May Build Here: Several Sites Being Investigated: Visit to Santa … Read more
Week of February 22nd Headlines 100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (February 21, 1917) Robert A. Fatjo Appointed Town Treasurer: Donates His Salary Equally to Santa Clara Woman’s Club, the Public Library, the Volunteer Fire Department and the Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce If Passed, Santa Clara to Get Big Slice of Good Roads Bond … Read more