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The first week of May is Children’s Book Week and what better way to celebrate than to recognize Tim Myers, a local children’s book author who has written popular books, such as “Basho and the Fox” and “If You Give a T-Rex a Bone.” Two experiences prompted Myers to pursue a career in children’s book … Read more
At 6:30 last Saturday morning at the City Hall fountain the call went out, “OK, Start Fishing,” and it was controlled pandemonium for several minutes while eager youngsters grabbed poles and got ready to fish for trout in the City Hall fountain. The fountain isn’t normally stocked with trout. But once a year, Santa Clara … Read more
Ongoing – Farmers Market Every Saturday morning The Downtown Santa Clara Farmers Market continues its popular year-round engagement every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jackson Street between Benton and Homestead. Each season brings in new crops of fruits and vegetables (look for greens, winter squash, and late berries in the autumn). Check … Read more
In a combined celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day, 800 Santa Clarans—600 of them kindergarten through fourth grade children from Don Callejon, Scott Lane, and Hughes Elementary schools—gathered in a circle of trees in the gardens of the Triton Museum on April 29 to honor their loftiest of friends—trees—with songs and original poetry. The … Read more
Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority is hosting a pay what you want in adoption fees event on Saturday, May 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. SVACA’s fifth annual Adoptathon will have dog training demonstrations at 12 noon and 2 p.m. by DJ’s Clever Canines and Stacy’s Wag’N’Train. There will be various vendors on hand … Read more
At the 39th Santa Clara County Human Relations Awards Ceremony, Santa Clara’s Bill Wilson Center (BWC) for homeless, runaway, and foster youth received the 2011 Human Relations Commission Award, the only award made on behalf of the entire 14-person commission. County Board of Supervisors President Dave Cortese declared 2011 to be the Year of the … Read more
With the exception of Santa Clara’s Christmas teddy bear, there are few city traditions that can claim a pedigree as long as its annual Easter egg hunt, which dates back almost 80 years. “Several hundred children of this city [Santa Clara] will take part in the first annual Easter egg hunt conducted by the Santa … Read more
Mission City Dog Training By Melissa McKenzie For nearly 45 years Walt Nagle of Mission City Dog Training has been training dogs and at some point during the last 30 years you may have seen him on Saturday mornings at Maywood Park with a handful of owners and their pups. “I trained a number of … Read more
Having raised over $100,000 over two years, the third annual Mission City Run is swiftly approaching. On Sunday, May 1, Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara presents the third annual event, held at California’s Great America. This year’s event includes a 3.1/6.2 mile run and a 1-mile walk winding through the dazzling ambiance of California’s Great America, … Read more
Rotary District 5170, which includes the Counties of Santa Clara, Alameda, and Santa Cruz, donated 600 t-shirts to the South Bay Chapter of the Blue Star Moms who provide correspondences and care-packages to U.S. troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. District 5170 found itself in possession of the 600 unsold new t-shirts that were in … Read more