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Almaden Valley Counseling Service was graciously chosen as the recipient to raffle prize proceeds, for the May Almaden Business Association Mixer. This particular mixer, had San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed as a guest speaker. With such serious topics on the plate, the May 12th meeting at the Golf Club at Boulder Ridge was a treat and full of important information. Mayor Reed spoke on topics impacting local businesses during these tough economic times, along with the even more difficult topic of…

PHOTO: Taylor Rottjakob

Presentation Fashion Show--On Tour! 

This fabulous production was more like a Broadway show than a high school fashion show! The models were stupendous, well-trained and choreographed and a pleasure to view. The artistic level was optimal and impressive.

As…

The median sales price for homes in ZIP code 95120 in San Jose from Dec 10 to Feb 11 was $842,500 based on 73 sales. Compared to the same period one year ago, the median sales price increased 3.4%, or $27,500, and the number of sales decreased 9.9%. Average price per square foot for homes in 95120 was $360, a decrease of 6% compared to the same period last year. There are currently 105 resale and new homes in ZIP code 95120 on Trulia, including 76 homes in the pre-foreclosure, auction, or…

Our Interview With Dr. Devra Davis

Over her distinguished career as a scientist, professor, and author, Dr. Devra Davis has racked up her share of laurels. With a Ph.D. in science studies and a post-doctoral Master’s of Public Health in epidemiology, Dr. Davis has…

Valentine's Day is coming up! Don't get caught without chocolate!!

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Project Cornerstone is ready to recognize and celebrate individuals providing exceptional work with local youth. Nominees and award recipients will be honored at the Asset Champions Awards Breakfast March 24th. Awards will be given in the following categories: Positive Cultural Identity, Adult Role Model, Positive Peer Influence, Community Values Youth, and Caring School Climate.

Although anyone involved in this program is a "winner" in our book, there are some that will be…

Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat! Well the magic show was enjoyed by all, but the rabbit was a big star!

Power in Purple (known as PIP's) is made up of six women (all parents from Los Alamitos): Jenny Bradanini, Mary Cannon, Theresa Edington, Katherine Smith,…

Went to an interesting meeting that Almaden Cares was hosting (subsidiary group from Almaden Kiwanis). In the light of recent teen tragegies in Almaden, they are trying to promote teen driver safety. Lots of great ideas were suggested like putting warnings about unsafe driving on school electronic signs, or getting a taxi company to give kids a free ride home. They are putting together a website called www.almadencares.com which will have a lot of…

The Assistance League of San Jose® has put into motion this year’s Operation School Bell® , their signature philanthropic program. This is a nationwide program that clothes more than 250,000 children per year. Throughout August the women of Assistance League separated, tagged, and labeled the uniforms (packaging them in twos) in preparation for delivery to 27 schools in Franklin-McKinley and San Jose…

AS part of Calum's duties as the MDA Ambassador for California we had attended the following meeting where we discussed our daily battle with Calum's Muscular Dystrophy (Calum is a 4th grader at Williams). This was an email after that meeting from Dominic the Assist Manager, "We are always motivated to fundraise but just hearing from Bill & his Family and the sacrifices that are made everyday, deeply touched everyone. The message definitely touched me, and also helped the Store Managers…

This is a 2009 Photograph of the Casa Grande prior to the beginning of the rehabilitation. The museum is in

the one-story section at the right. The one-story structure on the left

was the

site of the long-playing Opry House.

NOTE: All these 2009 and 2010 Photographs by John Slenter, courtesy of the Santa…

The Jr. League of San Jose held their 41st Annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon 2010 May 7th at the Santa Clara Marriott and local Almaden resident Marilyn Wright was awarded the Silver Bowl Award, as the highest honored volunteer, amongst 12 amazing Crystal Bowl Winners...

(the first photo below was…

The Assistance League of San Jose held their 6^th Annual “Spring Floral Fantasy” April 29^th. The sold out champagne brunch held at Cinnabar Hills Golf Club raised money for ALSJ Philanthropic Programs…. The Spring Floral Fantasy held at the Cinnabar Hills Golf Club was a ton of fun! Kren Rasmussen, owner of Bloomsters,…

On Sunday April 18 the managers & coaches of the major’s Pirates and Giants teams held their annual "Hot Dog" game. This fun practice game lasted a couple of hours, and was followed up by the teams’ customary barbeque, pot-luck and hot dog eating contest! Fun was in the air… I think the true competition was to see if the children or the parents were more entertaining!…

Can technology be too advanced for our own good, with scientific tools too obsolete to test new products and medicines properly?

It is important to know one’s body well. When something is different or out of the ordinary, whether it is a…