Author: Diane Andrews
Community
Celebrating 25 Years of Giving at Mission City Community Fund 2011 Charity Auction
November 9, 2011
The 25-year-old Mission City Community Fund (MCCF) started in hard economic times and continues in hard times to benefit Santa...
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Seniors Craving Companionship
November 2, 2011
If you want to lose weight, eat alone. In his 2006 book Mindless Eating, Brian Wansink, PhD, notes a study...
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Halloween Saints, Sinners, and Spooks Haunt Senior Center
November 2, 2011
“I’ve never grown up. I still like to dress up and play. I’ll never get old,” says Jolene Millette, peaking...
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California Women’s Suffrage Movement Comes to Life in Drama Commissioned by Library
October 26, 2011
The women of California got the vote 100 years ago this October, nine years before the 19th amendment to the...
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Santa Clara City Library Foundation Thriving after Ten Years
October 26, 2011
“It’s an incredible thing when a nonprofit organization founded by volunteers is still thriving after ten years, doing nothing but...
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Actor Frank Ferrante Transports Packed Santa Clara University Theater to Irreverent World of Groucho Marx
October 19, 2011
Award-winning actor Frank Ferrante is tireless in his energetic, quick-witted portrayal of Groucho Marx, the legendary American comedian he has...
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Vanna White Look-alike Shares Wheel of Fortune Winnings with Hands of Hope
October 19, 2011
When Karen Buchanan of Santa Clara signed up for a Vanna White look-alike contest 18 years ago, she never dreamed...
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Bikram Yoga Practitioners Sweat It Out in Santa Clara
October 12, 2011
“Sweat it out” takes on new meaning at the ten-year-old Bikram Yoga studio in Santa Clara, where about 140 yoga...
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Growth of UPS Store at Homestead & Kiely Bucks the Economy
October 5, 2011
Bagels to Switzerland? Triscuits to Australia? Stan’s Donuts to Michigan? Yes, any day of the week. At your whim, the...
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Santa Clara University Courts the Community through the Arts
October 5, 2011
The city of Santa Clara—incorporated as a town in 1852—and the 106-acre Jesuit university in its midst—founded in 1851—have grown...









