Three outstanding employees of the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) were recognized at the district’s annual employee recognition tea held on May 24 before the school year ended. Being honored as the Classified Employee of the Year was Claudia Freitas, bookkeeper at Cabrillo Middle School. Freitas, a Santa Clara resident, has worked at the … Read more
At the end of this month, John “Jack” Moore will celebrate his 92nd birthday. During World War II, Jack Moore served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Recently, Assemblymember Kansen Chu recognized Jack Moore as the Veteran of the Year for the 25th Assembly District. Born in the small Contra … Read more
On June 20, local families stopped by for a free family storytime group, usually meeting twice a week, at the Santa Clara United Methodist Church (www.santaclaraumc.com). Mothers and their children trickled into the church nursery and busied themselves with toys and games. Next, Julia Borjeson, the church’s lay pastor and children’s ministries director, led the … Read more
June 19 was the first day of the week-long Lightning Bolt Dragons camp at Rock-it Science (www.rockitscience.com), a Santa Clara-based non-profit organization. According to Rock-it Science’s website, the camp allowed children to become “a master of fire and lightning” by executing a number of experiments including making lightning bolts and producing fire from ice.” In … Read more
Near the back entrance of Central Park Library (2635 Homestead Road, between San Tomas Expy. and Kiely Blvd.) is the City’s new Demonstration Garden. Adorning the space are Japanese maple trees and a bird bath. Also planted here are drought tolerant plants including the Davis milkweed, which attracts monarch butterflies, and the pink flowering currant, … Read more
“When adversity strikes you down, you get back up and tell adversity to hit the road,” said a charismatic CEO of a multi-level marketing company who gleefully divulged how the company emerged victorious after countersuing the family of a victim who died using their product. This “conference of champions” where the CEO spoke was the … Read more
At Central Park Library during the June 10 Summer Reading Kickoff, children and adults in superhero costumes–from Wonder Woman to Guardians of the Galaxy themed–marched in a parade throughout the library. “Reading is My Super Power” is this year’s theme for the children’s summer reading program (all reading program events are sponsored by KeyPoint Credit … Read more
Summer is here and so are long warm days and ample opportunities for children to venture outside and bask in their break from school. Here are 10 things parents and caregivers can accompany children to do this summer in the Santa Clara area (#1-6 are free): Eat free breakfast or lunch at five nearby locations: … Read more
At San Jose’s Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. on May 25, Assembly member Kansen Chu honored 86 Community Heroes from the 25th Assembly District (comprising of Santa Clara, Fremont, Milpitas, Newark and San Jose). A number of these honorees are associated with Santa Clara and they included (but were not limited to) Annabel Tomacder Ruiz, program coordinator … Read more
During the June 6 dress rehearsal of Roberta Jones Junior Theatre’s “Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr.” at the Community Recreation Center, Lewis Carroll’s popular children’s book classic came alive on stage (the show ran June 9-11). The story began with Alice dreaming about wandering down a rabbit hole. Arriving in Wonderland, Alice encountered zany and … Read more