Robert Moss is settled in at his new principal’s office at Millikin Basics+ Elementary School. Inside is a framed poster of Mahatma Gandhi with the quote, “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Also mounted on a wall are images accompanied by motivational phrases: Teamwork. Change. … Read more
A couple of years ago around Christmastime, Evangelina Trujeque and her husband Hector realized they bought too many toys for their children. They were ready to return the items when her husband suggested distributing the toys to disadvantaged families in a Santa Clara neighborhood. After connecting with the grateful children who received the toys, Trujeque … Read more
Northside Library zipped through a busy inaugural year. An estimated 280,000 visitors have walked through its glass doors. About 380,000 items have been checked out. 200 programs have taken place. About 18,000 people have participated in programming. The 15,000 square-foot building handled even more foot traffic with about 3,200 attendees at its Aug. 8 one-year … Read more
Many local parents cite Wilson Preschool, part of the Santa Clara Unified School District, as the place where their children made their first friends, first learned to share with others and first entered a classroom. The parent participation preschool, which collects tuition from attending families, opened in September 1981. Fast forward 30 years. In 2011, … Read more
“Early in the morning on April 18, 1906, all of the hospital’s buildings were rendered useless when the Great Earthquake struck … The earth opened and closed and the land on the eastern side shifted 16 feet to the north,” says Lorie Garcia, honorary city historian and author, at a July 30 talk at the … Read more
On the menu on Chef Julian Yeo’s July 16 Macy’s presentation were golden potatoes with smoked onion fennel soubise and Ikura 63 degree egg. The dish took close to an hour to prepare and it was worth the wait. Each guest sampled a wedge of the mealy Yukon gold potatoes nestled in a light cream … Read more
Earlier this year, the Northside Library hosted Chopped, a teen program based on a culinary TV show. According to branch librarian Angela Ocana, the dessert round stole the show. To continue the momentum of youth library programs inspired by food television, Ocana organized Cupcake Wars on July 15. Fifty-two youth with a sweet tooth participated … Read more
Marilyn Keever wanted to know the value of a Noritake vase she found under the sink at an old workplace decades ago. Alma Guillot was curious about the material of a tea set that once belonged to her Merchant Marine uncle during the 1940s. Catherine Alexander brought pictures of the tables her grandfather crafted with … Read more
Dressed elegantly in black while clutching binders, singers from the Santa Clara Chorale showed the rich versatility of their voices while performing a diverse repertoire-lyrics in Latin, musical jokes and African-American spirituals – at the Central Park Library on June 29. “The theme of this year’s summer reading program is Read to the Rhythm and … Read more
At the end of June, the title of Miss California 2015 went to Garden Grove’s Bree Morse. But that’s not the only award that came from the Miss California scholarship competition. Titleholders from the City of Santa Clara did not return home empty-handed. Melissa Bowling, Miss Silicon Valley 2015 and a representative of the Miss … Read more