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Cedar Fair Amusement Parks Join in on World Series Fun: Losing Park General Manager To Wear Jersey Of Winning Team

AdminOctober 29, 2014

With the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals carrying their regions hopes for a World Series title, the local amusement parks in the Bay Area and Kansas City are joining the fun with a friendly wager. If the Giants win, World’s of Fun General Manager Frank Wilburn will...

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Dr. Morris Collen — Medical Pioneer: 1914 – 2014

AdminOctober 29, 2014

Long before Steve Jobs and Bill Gates became well known in the Silicon Valley, Kaiser Permanente’s Dr. Morris Collen was using computers...

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Kaliterna

AdminOctober 29, 2014

Milton Henry “Mickey” Kaliterna passed away in Santa Clara, California on Sept. 30, 2014 of natural causes, surrounded by his family. He...

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2014 Sister Cities Barbecue a Tasty Mix of Food, Fundraising, and Politics

Diane AndrewsOctober 22, 2014

A generous dash of politicians may have been the special seasoning in the sauce for the well-attended Santa Clara Sister Cities Association’s...

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Amateur Radio Emergency Services Volunteers Ready for the Next Big One

Diane AndrewsOctober 22, 2014

Terry Hoffman will always remember when he decided to become an amateur radio operator. It was 25 years ago in the aftermath...

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Librarians Seal Time Capsule To Be Opened in the Year 2064

Cynthia ChengOctober 22, 2014

“What will life be like in 2064?” ponders Mary Boyle, local history and genealogy librarian at the Santa Clara City Library. “Will...

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SummerHill Homes Breaks Ground on El Camino Development

AdminOctober 22, 2014

SummerHill Apartment Communities celebrated the beginning of construction for its Villas On The Boulevard apartment homes with a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct....

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Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski Recognizes Library Foundation and Santa Clara Hero

Cynthia ChengOctober 15, 2014

At Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski’s State of the Assembly District Address and Awards Ceremony, held on September 25 in Milpitas, attendees recognized community...