“I love seeing kids realize something for the first time—the lightbulb moments when they figure it out for themselves, the excitement they get with discovery,” says Buchser Middle School sixth grade earth sciences teacher Amy Brindos-Reeber. Reeber was one of three science teachers in Santa Clara County to receive an award from the Synopsys Silicon … Read more
Actually, it wasn’t a needle. Technology, Recology, and luck combined to find Santa Claran Anne Hansen’s orange iPhone. And it wasn’t in a haystack. When Hansen, a realtor who depends on her iPhone for her business, Hansen Properties, couldn’t find her phone August 28th, she called herself. No responding ring. She turned her house upside … Read more
Sixty-eight years ago today—on September 26, 1944—a U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 Bomber named Jayhawk was returning from its mission in Germany when it was hit by German flak and crashed among the tulip fields of the Dutch town of Lisse, killing 19-year-old S/Sgt Donald J. Reilly of Santa Clara and one other crewman. Three … Read more
It seemed like everyone in Santa Clara was out dancing in the sun to the beat of the Spazmatics, an 80s cover band that rocked Santa Clara’s Central Park Pavilion Saturday afternoon at the 32nd Art & Wine Festival. Sunday afternoon, the popular Joe Sharino Band closed the record-setting September festival, which was attended by … Read more
An alert mail carrier and a fast-acting neighbor with a camera saved the day in a quiet Santa Clara neighborhood of well-kept, modest homes where you wouldn’t expect a break-in. Enrico Legaspi was standing behind his mail truck about 10:30 a.m. August 6 when he noticed suspicious activity a few houses away on the next … Read more
“Volunteer does not mean lack of professionalism,” says Santa Clara Fire Chief Bill Kelly to the men and women of the six hose companies of the Volunteer Reserve Division of the Santa Clara Fire Department. The volunteers had assembled at the fire department training center on Walsh Avenue September 8 for the Annual Chief’s Inspection … Read more
“Michigan is uniquely suitable to golf courses. It’s not barren like Florida or dry like California,” says Michigander Bob Brouwer, who has golfed in all three states. Michigan ranks third in the nation in number of golf courses, California second, and Florida first. “Generally, we’ve got nice climate May to October. With rolling hills, forests, … Read more
“Man, I love that game!” says Jim Gresham, who, like many other native Michiganders, has played golf off and on again through the seasons of his life, beginning when his parents first put a golf club in his hands when he was eight. “Sometimes I hate it, too,” adds Gresham. “Golf is exhilarating when you … Read more
“A garage sale is a fun, family type thing—cleaning your house of unwanted items, earning money, and getting to meet different people, including neighbors you haven’t seen before, people who live a block away that I never knew. You talk to people one on one,” says Gene, a long-time Santa Claran. Gene and Vicky, his … Read more
Veteran Santa Clara Unified School District teachers Craig Young and Jack Riviere are two of ten Santa Clara teachers who have partnered with Bay Area businesses and universities to work in eight-week summer fellowship programs that, come Fall, will help them inspire their students to pursue the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. … Read more