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LIBRARY IN NEED: San Jose State University's library is poised to get a $1.5 million matching grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities to expand SJSU's digital humanities collection — but the university has got work of its own to do first. …
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The annual dinner event at History Park, called Valley of Heart's Delight, had record attendance of more than 500 people — a roster of valley movers and shakers too long to list that included some lifelong friends of the Del Biaggios. …
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GROWING HONOR: The Alum Rock Union Elementary School District planted a tree in front of its Gay Avenue office Monday to honor Bill Horn, who served as a member of its board from 1978 to 1998. A San Jose State grad and retired teacher in Santa Clara, …
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"For this event I went and set up at 10 pm the night before and slept in my car so I could start the smoking at 3 am," Constant said. "Then I went back to sleep in my car and set my alarm for every hour." The competition at the Century 21 movie theater …
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Event co-chair Marie LoPresto made a special effort to recognize two attendees, Bill and Brenda Murphy. The event was originally scheduled to be held at the Murphys' nearby Clos La Chance Winery, but the threat of rain — which didn't materialize …
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SCHOOL SUPPORT: The Kiwanis Club of East San Jose started awarding its Turnaround Scholarships to at-risk youths back in 1968. Now there are 16 clubs participating, and this year they granted more than $150000 scholarships to students in eight high …
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But that event is just a prelude to the big Silicon Valley Duck Race, which will take place June 21 at Vasona Lake Park in Los Gatos. At the free event hosted by Jewish Family Services, 15000 "adopted" rubber ducks will be dropped into the water to …
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And there will be more than 300 men's and women's hats for sale during the 12:30 to 4 pm event. Tickets range from $20 to $30, and you can get them at www.preservation.org or by calling Patt Curia at 408-294-3599.
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"You can look around and see the physical transformation that's happening on South First Street, as well as the cultural transformation," Mayor Chuck Reed said. He was talking in part about the sidewalk extensions recently installed along the arty …
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The two-hour event starts at 4 pm at the Historic Hoover Theater in San Jose. Tickets are $20, $10 for nonprofit groups GOOD RESULTS: The cool cats at the Los Gatos Morning Rotary Club had quite a success with the third annual Los Gatos Plein Air art …