The mystery of a missing painting and two Santa Clara non-profits located a mile apart came to an end on April 8 when the long-lost painting of Captain Christian Lass was found in an unlikely location. According to Lass’ great granddaughter, Betty Stevens, the painting was removed from the Harris Lass House for restoration by … Read more
Santa Clara’s Northside Library teamed up with Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority (SVACA) and Palo Alto Humane Society’s (PAHS) Kiddies 2 Kitties program for a special afternoon of reading on April 1. As part of the library’s April Drool’s Day event, which saw approximately 70 kids visit the library for a viewing of 101 Dalmatians … Read more
Members of all branches of military convened at California’s Great America on March 31 to kick off the debut of the park’s newest rollercoaster, Patriot. California Air National Guard Staff Sergeant Dan Olivas–who sang God Bless America during game two of the 2012 World Series–sang the National Anthem then Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor and … Read more
Studies have shown that children who read aloud in a non-judgmental setting develop confidence–confidence in the way they speak to their peers and confidence in their own reading skills. Parents, teachers and other adults can sometimes be critical when children are poor readers and hinder their ability to develop the same confidence other children get … Read more
Now in its 13th year, and open to all generations of Santa Clara University alumni, the school’s annual Bunny Brunch gave former university students the opportunity to spend time together, enjoy a meal, hunt for eggs and visit with the man-of-the-season, the Easter Bunny. The Bunny Brunch, held this year on April 2, had … Read more
Whish! Wash! Wham! Although each exclamation sounds like interjections seen emblazoned across the screen during episodes of the 1966 Batman television show, they’re actually words from San Jose author Tim McCanna’s newest children’s book, Watersong. “When I moved to California about six years ago, mid-northern California was pretty much what I expected it to be,” … Read more
For the past 50 years, the Santa Clara Vanguard has been officially known as The Santa Clara Vanguard Booster Club. In its early years, the name served the organization well, but as Vanguard evolves and expands its mission, the time has come for a change. On March 17, Vanguard announced an official name change, doing … Read more
Modeled after a program at a Pennsylvania shelter, Palo Alto Humane Society’s (PAHS) Kiddies 2 Kitties program gives the cats and kittens in Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority’s (SVACA) care some attention while helping children develop greater language ability and reading comprehension skills. After reading about the program in Pennsylvania, PAHS approached a couple organizations … Read more
Pulses raced, music flowed and words poured from mouths, baring the soul of each speaker as new creations and old poems were shared at the 24th installment of Burning Tale, a writing group and poetry reading at Santa Clara’s Studio Bongiorno on March 18. Partially sponsored by Poetry Center of San Jose and hosted by … Read more
Standing, arms outstretched and hands clasped with their neighbor’s, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, Buddhists and pagans surrounded Santa Clara’s Muslim Community Association (MCA building for Hands Around the Mosque, an interfaith showing of solidarity in support of American Muslims on March 19. They dressed in Roman collars, robes, yarmulkes and hijabs, wearing cross pendants, signs … Read more