Back in November, Santa Clara Resident Nicky Caldwell, 17, received his Eagle Scout Award at the Santa Clara Elks Lodge. At the event, Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor and City Council Member Kathy Watanabe recognized Caldwell with a Proclamation. According to Caldwell, the Eagle Scout Award is the highest rank for members in the Scouts … Read more
Santa Clara resident Stacey Lee (www.staceyhlee.com) received a Proclamation from the Santa Clara City Council for her work as a young adult author. City Council Member Kathy Watanabe nominated Lee. To date, Lee’s novels are “The Secret of a Heart Note,” “Under a Painted Sky,” “Outrun the Moon” and most recently, “The Downstairs Girl,” with … Read more
This school year is special for Sunnyvale’s Summit Denali (denali.summitps.org) because the school’s first senior class will be receiving high school diplomas in June. Summit Denali enrolls students from 6th to 12th grade and according to its website, “serves the diverse communities of Santa Clara County — from Palo Alto to San Jose — with … Read more
Back in September, Ray Piontek, Executive Director of Bay Area Furniture Bank (BAFB), received the Business of the Year Award at the Sunnyvale Community Awards. Through his organization, Piontek has so far provided furniture to over 650 families in need of assistance. “We have come a long way since becoming a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in … Read more
Since 2000, San Jose residents Sheila Barry and her husband, Scott, have employed au pairs from all over the world to help with raising their children so they could work. Today, Barry’s children are 19 and 12. “My kids have a lot of interest in other cultures,” said Barry, who received her au pairs through … Read more
On Nov. 5, at Columbia Middle School’s Staff Room in Sunnyvale, participants in Fresh Approach’s (www.freshapproach.org) Veggie Rx Program made fruit smoothies. The recipe included kale grown in Fresh Approach’s community garden. The nutrition educator leading the class showed that consuming this smoothie is an easy way to add more fruits and vegetables to the … Read more
E.B. White’s children’s book “Charlotte’s Web” comes alive in Roberta Jones Junior Theatre’s “Charlotte’s Web,” running from Nov. 15 – 24. At the Nov. 9 dress rehearsal, 41 cast members, ages 8 to 17, put on an entertaining show about an anxiety-ridden pig named Wilbur who worried about being slaughtered. “The story is about friendship,” … Read more
Two new exhibits have opened at Santa Clara University’s de Saisset Museum — “Unbound: The Art of Deterioration,” open until Dec. 6, and “Making an Impression: Printmaking Possibilities,” open until June 13, 2020. “Making an Impression” depicts over 30 artworks where the art was designed on paper through assorted printmaking techniques. Included in this exhibit … Read more
At the welcoming ceremony of the Nov. 2 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Bryan Osborne Nature Area, Dr. Stella Kemp, Superintendent of the Santa Clara Unified School District, spoke. Volunteers from Wilcox High School — Emily Janusz, 17, and Sean Kim, 14 — demonstrated a Native American custom of crushing acorns. Activities included nature-inspired crafts and … Read more
Northside Library is now open on Sundays for its patrons and events, such as the “Community Art Exhibition: Celebrating New Artwork by Genevieve Santos,” held on Nov. 3. San Jose native and Artist Genevieve Santos came for the ribbon cuttings to reveal her new artwork at Northside Library’s children’s area. Her art here consists of a … Read more