Santa Clara County: Don’t take chances, even if you feel fine Did you know Santa Clara County has one of the highest rates of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in the country? It’s true. But it doesn’t have to remain that way, according to officials with the County of Santa Clara’s Public Health Department. LTBI and…
Composting workshops: a cornucopia
Do it for your yard, garden — and planet Summer is a time of rapid growth in your yard and garden. What better time to attend one of the many composting workshops and start that compost pile you’ve been thinking about for years? Luckily, there are several backyard composting workshops scheduled conveniently throughout Santa Clara…
Santa Clara County summer: So much to do for everyone
Summer activities offer fun, affordable ways to spend days Opportunities for adventure, entertainnment and enlightenment abound in the long days of summer stretching out before us like a beach blanket. Many of us have already made our bigger plans — a trip to Lake Tahoe, or to see relatives in Pennsylvania, maybe a cruise to…
Bernal Ranch: Unlikely cowboy recalls his youth
World War II turned Patrick Joice into an unlikely cowboy, forcing him to grow up on what is now preserved as historic Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch at Santa Teresa County Park in south San Jose.