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On April 16 from 1-5 p.m., Humane Society Silicon Valley will be hosting a “PurrFest” adoption event with local rescue groups. HSSV’s satellite locations at PETCO Saratoga and PETCO Sunnyvale will also be participating in PurrFest. The event will give adopters “Pawfurred Pricing” for all adult cats and dogs who are 6 months or older. … Read more
Santa Clara High School class of 2008 graduate Marine Lance Corporal Harry Lew was killed April 3 serving the United States in Afghanistan, bringing the tragic reality of war home to Santa Clara in a very personal way. Lew died supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was the first to be lost … Read more
Her smile lights up a room, as the saying goes, but don’t be fooled by Santa Clara Police Officer Patti Lynch’s easygoing manner. On duty she’s quick and agile as a cheetah, and cool as steel under pressure. A few weeks ago, the 17-year SCPD veteran took me on a ride-along to share a day … Read more
Residents at Belovida Santa Clara Senior Apartments, 1820 Main Street, aired their concerns regarding the apartment building at a resident meeting March 18. The meeting was hosted by Charities Housing (www.charitieshousing.org), which manages the 28-unit, affordable rental housing development for seniors 62 and older. The attractive, three-story building, nestled in a neighborhood of modest, single … Read more
It was no April Fool’s Day joke. The Santa Clara Sporting Soccer Club presented a check for $18,000 on April 1 to El Camino Hospital for breast cancer screening for low-income women. The ’98 Black Team (pictured in the club bingo hall), all boys under 12 years of age, raised $2,054 of that amount during … Read more
Who wants the glory that comes with announcing “checkmate” at the end of a chess match? Most likely, each of the thousand kids who came from all over northern and central California to compete in the CalChess 2011 State Scholastic Championship wants their moment to shine. The event, held on the first weekend of April … Read more
On Friday, April 15, the sixth annual West Valley Senior Walk will take place at Westfield Valley Fair Mall. The event includes free registration, breakfast, prizes and more, according to the flyer shared by Councilmember Pete Constant. The starting time for registration and breakfast is 8:30 a.m. The actual walk and resource fair occurs from … Read more
Would the historical Moses recognize himself as a “Jew?” Or the historical Jesus recognize himself as a “Christian?” The fact is that during their earthly sojourns neither Moses nor Jesus would have known the words “Jew” or “Christian,” respectively. Something both would have recognized, however, is the radical submission to divine will encapsulated in the … Read more
Put on your favorite cocktail attire, dance to some oldies music, and have a night on the town. Raise some money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society while you’re at it. Jansie Tompkins, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Woman of the Year nominee, is hosting “A Cure for Jansie’s Angels,” a benefit gala and auction … Read more
The Santa Clara Library Foundation & Friends threw a Polynesian-themed chocolate party and community grant event at Central Park Library, March 28, to decide how to spend the $25,000 they had raised selling used books. That’s right. Twenty-five thousand dollars was raised by selling the books you donated to the library in the last six … Read more