Pilot Hill, Calif. About the unit: Presented by Native Sons of the Golden West, the Gold Rush Fire Brigade is a living history experience recalling the the era of horse-drawn fire departments. Founded in 1875, the Native Sons of the Golden West has 74 “parlors” throughout California from El Centro in the south to Eureka in the north. Notably, the group purchased Sutter’s Fort and donated it to the state of California. Notable appearances: First Rose Parade. Social media/website: www.nsgw.org.
City Wide Hymn Sing: You pick the hymns, With special guests Larry and Marilyn Sampson Feb, 4, 7 p.m, Bethel Church, Keys Chapel, 1201 S, Winchester Blvd., San Jose, 408.371.3706 or 408.377.4181, Blood Drive: Feb, 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m, Kellogg Room, SVB Financial Group, 3005 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, 800.RED.CROSS or www.redcrossblood.org, Sacred Heart Ball: An evening teal and white wedding flats, white lace ballet flats with teal flowers and ankle ties of cocktails, dinner and dancing to benefit Sacred Heart Parish and School, Also, live and silent auctions, Feb, 12, 6 p.m, $150 per person/$1250 table of 10, RSVP by Jan, 28, Villa Ragusa, 33 S, Second St., Campbell, 408.257.6256 or http://sacredheartsaratoga.maestroweb.com..
Edgar Chavarria, a San Jose State student, received the award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant for his work with the Catalyst High School class at Independence High School, which is also his alma mater. And Paul Moss, a ninth-grade math teacher at San Jose’s Yerba Buena High, was presented with the Outstanding Teacher award. And they all shared the spotlight with ALearn’s Dream Makers honoree, former Aglient CEO Ned Barnholt. CLOUD CONNECTION FOR EDUCATION FOUNDATION: Google executive Diane Greene, who is the leader of the company’s cloud businesses, will receive the Pioneer Business Leader award from the Silicon Valley Education Foundation on Nov. 9. Greene, who co-founded and was CEO of VMware for a decade, serves on the boards of Alphabet, Intuit and Khan Academy.
Students were led teal and white wedding flats, white lace ballet flats with teal flowers and ankle ties to take cover behind a car shop across the street from the school, Some still did not feel safe and began jumping the fence behind the shop to run even farther away, Farina said, “I debated doing that myself,” he said, The gunman yelled “Surprise” before he started shooting, according to Texas Rep, Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, The suspect was identified as Dimitrios Pagourtzis, who appeared to have no prior arrests or confrontations with law enforcement, A woman who answered the phone at a number associated with the Pagourtzis family declined to speak with the AP..
Library 101: An Introduction for Teens: 4-5:15 p.m. Jan. 22. Middle and high school students have the opportunity to ask a librarian about the library: how to get a book the library does not own, how to get that classic you need right away, and help with research projects. Doug Thomas holds a Q&A. Space is limited. Reading a Health Insurance Policy — Preparing for the Affordable Care Act: 6:30-7:15 p.m. Jan. 8. Ash Aneja will give a brief talk and take questions on how to read and what to look for in an health insurance policy. This is an informational session only. Register by Jan. 7.