Carolyn Schuk

Sunnyvale Sends More Support to SoCal, Santa Clara’s Crews Working Non-Stop

As more local firefighters headed south over the weekend, crews already on the scene are…

Santa Clara’s Municipal Power Company: 19th Century Beginnings

In 1896 — 14 years after Thomas Edison launched the first electrical power plant in…

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Santa Clara, Sunnyvale Firefighters Join Battle Against SoCal Fires

Southern California’s cataclysmic fires were only 36 hours old, but by Thursday afternoon, firefighters from…

The Ghost of Christmas 1924

Christmas is a time when we think a lot about tradition and revel in old-timey…

Soroptimists Make Holidays Sparkle for Those in Need

Charles Dickens wrote in his immortal Christmas Carol that Christmas was the time of year…

Rotary Lights Up Kids’ Holidays

“It was a fun day,” said Hannah. “I thought it was going to be talking…

Ray Gamma: A Life Spanning Valley of the Heart’s Delight to Silicon Valley

You might know Ray Gamma’s name from Santa Clara’s Ray Gamma dog park. In the…

An ODDventure Holiday Fair

If Halloween is your favorite holiday, the Menagerie Oddities Yuletide Market on the Winchester Mystery…

Giving Thanks for 10 Years at Independence Network

It was near Thanksgiving ten years ago that Daljit Chahal, a volunteer at Wilson preschool,…

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The Bear Necessity: Santa Clara’s Christmas Tradition

Nix the Bear is what reporter Bob Savage wrote in the November 18,1987 edition of…