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october 2019 Mountain Network Newspage 4

Volume MMXIX number 1023625 SkyView Terrace

Los Gatos, CA 95033-9212 http://www.mnn.net

email to [email protected] 408-353-1901

PublisherNeil Wiley

Associate publisherArt director

Kathy McKinney

Editorial staff Deana Arnold, Gina Foster (editor emeritus),

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ArticlesWe invite individuals and organizations to submit letters and articles. Email [email protected], or mail to MNN, 23625 Skyview Terrace, Los Gatos, CA 95033-9212. For information, call Neil Wiley (408-353-1901). We reserve the right to edit submissions. We assume no responsibility for errors, omissions, or authors’ opinions. Deadline: 10th of the preceding month.

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Contents

eventsAdult Halloween Dance 6Children’s photography show 6LPEF Gala 6Boo Bash 7Vive la France 8Mayan art and weaving 8TIM presents Annie, Jr. 9

communityPrescriptive easements 10Redwood Estates is Firewise 10Mountain Jam 11Mountain Neighbors Helping Neighbors 12How I got a mustang 12Organic pumpkin patch 12

peopleGiovanni Triton Rovegno 14Chris Arns 14Shelley Bates 14Dayton Ewing 15

calendar 18

exploring Mt. Diablo trails 20

history Josephine Clifford McCracken 22

gallerySanta Cruz surfers by Bruce Fournier 24Sandhill cranes by Mercury Freedom 25

schools Lakeside School news 26Loma Prieta garden 27Lexington School 28Building Blocks Preschool 29

classified and business directory 30

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Loma Public Education Fund

Gala 2019Sara Steffen

It’s time for the annual Loma Public Education Fund Gala, a wonderful community event with amazing silent- and live-auction items (art, vacations, jewelry, experiences). Enjoy a delicious dinner and live entertainment by The Tin Man Band at the stunning Maison du Lac. Purchase tickets at www.lpef.org/gala.

This year’s Gala is on Saturday, October 5, from 4 to 10 p.m. The theme is Casino Royale. We will have casino game tables for attendees to enjoy.

More than a party, the event raises critical funds for Loma Prieta and C.T. English enrichment activities—art, music, P.E., STEM, and library services. Over the years, drastic budget cuts have challenged us to maintain the strong education we provide for our mountain youth. Here is an opportunity to support our schools.

To find out more about LPEF, see www.lpef.org. Thank you, mountain community, for your support.

Call for Submissions

Children’s Photography ShowLeslie Louden

Preschool and elementary-school children in the Santa Cruz Mountains are invited to submit a digital photograph for a children’s photography exhibition. This is a community project for local children to share photographs that fit our theme, “My World in the Mountains.”

Children can take photos with any digital camera or cellphone. The child may select one photo that their parent or other adult can email to [email protected] by Monday, October 21.

Include the child’s first name, age, and a creative title with the photo. Do not resize the photo. The photo should be at the highest resolution possible.

Photographs will be displayed salon-style at Skyland Church’s Whitaker Hall. Attend an artists’ reception with milk and cookies on Sunday, November 3, from 3 to 5 p.m., in Whitaker Hall, 25100 Skyland Road. It will feature interactive activities for children and adults relating to our world in the mountains. For more information, email [email protected].

For photo tips and inspiration, view our video: https://youtu.be/sv2ATSgBkFs.

Redwood Estates Services Association

Adult Halloween DanceNeil Wiley

All ghosts, goblins, and witches, come to the 44th annual adults-only Halloween Dance at the Redwood Estates Pavilion on Saturday, October 26. The dance begins with live music by The Joint Chiefs Band at 7 p.m. Beer, wine, and soda will be for sale. If you are 21 or over—even way over—you can get in for $20.

The Redwood Estates Services Association hosts the event. Proceeds benefit recreation right here in Redwood Estates. If you have questions (except how to get into your costume), call 408-353-1866, or email [email protected].

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Loma Prieta Home and School Club

Boo BashStephanie Randazzo

Loma Prieta’s Home and School Club hosts the annual Boo Bash on Saturday, October 26, from 2 to 6 p.m., on the Loma Prieta Playfield behind Building Blocks Preschool.

We’ll have fun activities for the entire family, such as obstacle courses, games, face painting, a rock-climbing wall, food trucks,

and more. Join us for this fantastically spooktacular event that raises money for Loma Prieta Elementary School. Wristbands are $20 for the first child, $15 for the second child, and $10 for each additional child. We will also have a flu-shot clinic.

The Loma Prieta Home and School Club is a non-profit organization. Our volunteers support Loma Prieta Elementary School by organizing programs, events, and activities inside and outside the classroom. These

include movie nights, teacher-appreciation events, and the jogathon.

Our parent volunteers work to enhance the school environment, provide services, and family-friendly activities. For more information, or to volunteer, visit lomaprietahsc.org.


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San Jose Wind Symphony

Vive la FranceTerri Weber

The San Jose Wind Symphony is the West Coast’s premier wind ensemble that provides high-quality musical performances for audiences of all ages. SJWS performs four to five concerts a year at venues throughout the Bay Area. Each concert is a mixture of contemporary, classical, and popular works for symphonic band.

Our concert season begins on Sunday, October 20, with soloist French flautist Isabell Chapuis. You will hear works by Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Ravel, Ibert, Chabrier, Schonberg/Barker, Ganne, and the Bizet/Borne Carmen Fantasy.

Isabelle was principal flautist of Opera San Jose and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. As a flute soloist, she has performed flute concertos with many orchestras in the United States and Europe. She recorded Sinfonia Concertante with American flautist Robert Stallman and the Czech Chamber Orchestra.

Experience the outstanding acoustics,

easy accessibility, and free parking of the McAfee Center for the Performing Arts, an intimate 550-seat concert venue. The concert begins at 3 p.m. Tickets are $22 for general admission, $17 for seniors, and $7 for students. For tickets, visit www.sjws.org, email [email protected], or call 408-927-7597.

The McAfee Center for the Performing Arts is located at 20300 Herriman Avenue in Saratoga.

Skyland Church

Mayan Art and Weaving Nancy Jo Lopp

Be our guest, at a potluck lunch and view paintings by teachers and students of Creando Mi Futuro (Creating My Future). See paintings, unique clothing made from traditional Mayan fabric, bags, jewelry, and weavings. Items will be available for purchase.

Join us on Sunday, October 20, from noon to 2 p.m., at Whitaker Hall, Skyland Church, 25100 Skyland Road.

All proceeds support art, nutrition, and education in Guatemala.


Theatre in the Mountains

Our New Season Begins with Annie, Jr.

Kiyoko Y. WhitesideWe are excited to kick off our 2019-2020

season with the production of Annie, Jr., featuring our Stars-to-Be performers in third to fifth grades.

Rehearsals for Annie, Jr. are now in progress. Performances are November 15, 16, and 17, on the Loma Prieta Community Center main stage.

Joining us this season are new TIM director Caitlin Papp and returning assistant/vocal director Kristen Pearson. Caitlin is a mountain resident and a working actress with a wide range of previous stage experience. We welcome her to the TIM community.

Following this production will be our Shining Stars production of The Addams Family, featuring our sixth- to eighth-grade performers. This is the first time our company has put on this modern musical with a brand new story about the Addams family. It’s fresh, fun, and a little dark. Auditions will be held November 12 through 14 with performances on February 14, 15, and 16.

As with all of our productions, we welcome participants from the local community who attend any school. In the

Assistant/vocal director Kristen Pearson

Director Caitlin Papp

past, our cast members have come from Lexington Elementary, Lakeside Elementary, Loma Prieta Elementary, C.T. English Middle School, and home-school programs. Everyone who auditions for our school-year productions is cast. We are proud to offer a low-pressure, highly supportive audition experience.

Our goal as a community-theater program is to provide theater experience and training for the community that brings students, families, and individuals from the mountains together to build connections and create theater magic.

We create new sets and costumes for every production, so if you know how to build, paint, or sew, would like to learn, or just

want to get more involved in the mountain community, contact us. We can use extra help with concessions, lobby setup, and parking. There are many ways you can participate behind the scenes.

Join us as we grow our community connections. Help us keep theater arts thriving in our community. Email us at [email protected] to volunteer, join our communications list, or just ask questions.

Visit our website, www.theatreinthemountains.org, to register for auditions, buy tickets, and see information about our company and past productions. Follow us on Facebook.

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Prescriptive EasementsPatricia Wendleton, Esq. and

Sharon Glenn Pratt, EsqUnlike most property rights, easements

can exist without a written document, and without anything showing up on your title report. The use of your property by third parties can result in a third party gaining a legal interest in or right to use your property. In the Santa Cruz Mountains, there are many examples of property owners crossing over or encroaching on another property. Whether someone has acquired the right to use your land depends on the facts or particular situation, which can make easements confusing.

There are various types of private (as opposed to public entity or utility) easements. There are written and express easements, implied easements, easements by necessity, prescriptive easements, and equitable easements. On occasion, an easement may be defined as more than one of the above. This article covers the prescriptive easement, which can often surprise a property owner.

Prescriptive Time Period. A prescriptive easement arises when someone claims a right to use your property without your permission. In order to establish a prescriptive easement, the person(s) claiming the easement must show that they have used the property over which the easement is claimed for at least five years (prescriptive time period). The claimant(s) must show that the use has at all times been open, notorious, adverse, continuous, and uninterrupted. The five-year period of use may be established even when there has been a change of ownership of the property over which the easement is claimed.

Open and Notorious Use. The claimant(s) must show that the five years of use has been open and notorious. “Open and notorious” use means that the use can be noticed, and is inconsistent with the owner’s rights.

An owner does not have to actually know about the neighbor’s use of their land. If the facts surrounding the use are such that a prudent person in the position of the owner would have inquired, the owner then has constructive notice.

Adverse Use. The claimant(s) must show that their use is adverse. Adverse use is often stated in terms of a “claim of right.” In other words, use is adverse when it is without the permission of the owner of the property, even though no right exists. A claim of right is different from use based on a belief or a claim that the use is legally justified. An adverse use can arise from a mistake. And, a use may be adverse even if the user admits no legal right to it. Simply put, if the use is without the permission of the owner and the owner knew of it, the requirements of adverse use are generally met. Permission can be shown from either oral or written permission, or it can also be inferred from the circumstances. When it appears that the use arises from neighborly relations and accommodation, the permission can be inferred. Unless permission is in writing, the question of whether there is permission can be decided in court, where the surrounding circumstances and the relationship between the parties are considered.

Continuous and Uninterrupted Use. Continuous and uninterrupted are not synonymous. Continuous use does not need to be constant use. Continuous use can occur even when there are periods of time between the uses. Common examples are an easement for fishing or hunting, which may take place only periodically.

Uninterrupted use occurs if the owner of the property fails to take action to prevent or terminate the use. The interruption of the use may occur by pursuit of legal action or some non-legal action that causes the cessation of the use. Ineffective protests concerning the use or sporadic blocking of the right-of-way does not result in an interruption of the use. It may seem counterintuitive, but sometimes the best way to preserve all rights in your own property is to allow a use to continue, rather than voicing your displeasure. As long as you are giving permission, the use is not considered adverse. As holder of record title to land, you can record notice in the office of the County Recorder. You may also post signs at the entry of your property at intervals of not more than 200 feet.

Pratt & Associates law firm, located in Los Gatos, specializes in real property law,

boundaries, easements, fences, road issues, and more. Sharon Glenn Pratt has been practicing in Santa Clara County and its

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Redwood Estates

Firewise USA RecognitionJeff Bates and David Hubbard

When we see images of the devastation from wildfires that California residents have faced over the last few years, it is natural to ask what more we can do to better prepare our communities and ourselves in case of wildfires. These questions motivated Redwood Estates residents to attend a community wildfire-awareness seminar in April at the Redwood Estates Pavilion. This seminar was hosted by the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council and the Santa Clara County Fire Department, and led by Eugenia Rendler.

The seminar provided attendees with guidelines and action plans to help keep their homes and families safe, such as early evacuation planning, creating defensible spaces around their homes by minimizing brush, vegetation, ladder fuels, and removing dead trees, and keeping rooftops and gutters free of debris.

We want to encourage our neighbors to maintain their property to minimize the spread of fire, and be available to help their neighbors do the same.

Attendees also learned that Redwood Estates could become a Firewise USA® recognized site. We have achieved this goal.

In order for a community to become recognized as Firewise by the National Fire Protection Association, a majority of community members must participate. They must make efforts to reduce the risk of fire by developing plans such as vegetation management, fire-resistant landscaping, clearly marked street signs, and street addresses on residential structures. They must hold community meetings to educate residents on the risks of wildfires in a wildland-urban interface area.

Redwood Estates has always promoted


fire safety, sponsoring community brush-chipping programs for the past thirty years. Redwood Estates Services Association was approached by the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council to find out how our community designed the “drive-up chipping program” and began partnering with us in 2009. This partnership resulted in two annual brush-chipping days, yielding an average of 135 truckloads chipped per day. This opened doors to many community hazardous-fuel reduction programs and grant money.

Another important aspect to becoming Firewise is to perform a community-risk assessment with the assistance of the Santa Clara County Fire Department. This assessment was reviewed and edited by Santa Clara Country Fire Battalion Chief Jon Black, who suggested ways we could reduce brush on vacant or uninhabited lots and ensure that street signs are not obstructed and are highly reflective.

These projects help keep our mountain homes and communities safe. If you have questions about fire safety in Redwood Estates, email us at [email protected], or visit www.sccfiresafe.org,

Being recognized as a Firewise community is not a one-time accomplishment. It requires reducing fuels annually and making an ongoing commitment to protecting our mountain community. In the words of John Muir: “You are not in the mountains, the mountains are in you.”

Mountain JamElse Sinsigalli

When we think of mountain life, ideals of connectivity and community are at the forefront. And so it was at the annual Mountain Jam on September 7. Everything had its natural flow and light-hearted mountain vibe. The vendors touted their personal passions with upscaled items, carved cutting boards, flowers flowing from a Volkswagen bus, and artisans filled with personal pride in their wares. The food ranged from traditional picnic fare to unique salads and black bean burgers from the Soquel restaurant, Pretty Good Advice. The auction tables were brimming with donated goods and services from local businessess and mountain folks, with a lovely jacket made in honor of Di Langell by her sister, Kim. The climbing wall and circus tent were buzzing with children clambering and creating. Even the dogs had their day, with a dog contest and other activities to keep our furry friends entertained.

And then there was the music. The bands filled the air with music until the sun started to set. The culmination was Soul Majestic, whose music speaks to the soul and raises it to a connected sense of being. It was an incredible day.

The Niemann family let their love of music touch everyone. They brought our community together under the sky, surrounded by redwoods and engulfed in music. For all those that jammed, thank you for creating such a memorable event.

The good vibes keep jammin’ as the proceeds funnel back to our community, supporting music programs at C.T. English and Loma Prieta, Mountain Neighbors Helping Neighbors, and providing food for the homeless population in Santa Cruz County.

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Mountain Neighbors Helping Neighbors

You Can Do What We DoPatricia Wood

Our group is dedicated to helping older and differently-abled mountain residents continue to live in their homes as safely as possible during illness, disability, and aging. Mountain Neighbors Helping Neighbors volunteers have changed light bulbs, installed smoke detectors, flipped a mattress, moved garbage cans, mopped floors, cleared fire-hazard weeds, spread wood chips along Summit Road, taken dozens of people to their medical appointments, provided referrals to professional helpers, and cleaned the 9-11 memorial area.

We recently divided our efforts into four distinct responsibilities: organization and referrals, membership, yard/defensible space (fire), and rides. Dividing our responsibilities helps us become specialists in specific areas.

Our service area (roughly the 95033 zip code) presents unique challenges. It covers an area of 91.68 square miles, is sparsely populated by an estimated 9400 people, is under-served by public transportation and medical care, and has many narrow, potholed, blind-curve roads. The 95033 population is also skewed toward middle-aged people and a higher-than-average percentage of seniors.

We need more volunteers, especially drivers. Our large original volunteer base is now eight years older than they were when they first volunteered. Many are no longer able to help others or have moved to areas nearer family and medical care. Younger volunteers have less time to help because of increasing job, family, and economic pressures. Requests for referrals to professional helpers are rising as our local population ages. You can help. Can you be a recording secretary, coordinate rides, drive, make supportive phone calls, or be a friendly visitor? We are all mountain neighbors helping neighbors.

If you want to know more about our free services, volunteer opportunities, and a way to donate some money toward our expenses, see our website at MNHN95033.org, call us at 408-353-4565, or email [email protected].

Soquel U-Pick

Organic Pumpkin PatchHeather Wingfield

Fall is a beautiful time here at Soquel U-Pick. The fruits of our spring and summer labors have paid off and families are visiting the farm, picking their week’s veggies, and getting special treats to eat and carve.

While the farm is always open for veggies, October brings our organic pumpkin patch. Visit our farm and choose organic pumpkins for decorating, carving, or eating. We have an assortment of vegetables including squash, apples, eggplant, cucumbers, tomatoes, beans, and tomatillos. We also have the space and backdrop for that perfect fall family photo. Come visit our family farm at Soquel U-Pick and choose the pumpkin that speaks to you.

Follow us on Facebook at Soquel U-Pick. The farm is open Saturdays and Sundays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., or by appointment. Call 831-621-2924. Our farm is located at 4835 Cherryvale Avenue in Soquel.

We hope to see you on the farm.

Neigh Savers

How I Got a MustangJenny Whitman

This story began with a conversation I had with Melanie Moore at a Summit Riders play day at the Parker Ranch a few years back.

Melanie, then president of Summit Riders, had organized a community play day on horseback. She invited the Neigh Savers volunteers to bring their current foster horses to participate. As manager of the Neigh Savers volunteer program, I jumped at the chance. Two of our young, talented riders were eager to participate with the two retired racehorses that they had worked extensively with over the last several months to ready them for adoption through Neigh Savers.

At the event, Melanie introduced us to one of the mustangs she and her family had rescued and trained. She and a mutual friend, Nancy Cole, told us about the desperate plight of the mustangs and the grassroots efforts to save them.

When I commented that I would like to help the mustangs someday, Melanie responded, ‘If not now, when?’

Well, when is now. Recently a green-

broke mustang named Jess became available on the Neigh Savers website. She had been well socialized and could be handled easily from the ground, but she had limited riding experience. Very little is known about her except that she was adopted from a BLM holding pen as a youngster in 2011. A nonprofit in Cincinnati, Ohio, partnered with Neigh Savers to send her to Alma Equine, a nonprofit located in Los Gatos.

Needless to say, the young volunteers at Alma Equine are very excited to have the opportunity to learn from and work with a mustang.

Pleased to meet you, Jess!

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On August 14, 2019, mountain residents Stephanie Hernandez and Tony Rovegno welcomed a son, Giovanni Triton Rovegno. His birth was a little unusual, and Stephanie shares their story:

“We had been at the hospital the previous evening, but were sent home to allow my labor to progress. The next morning as we were preparing to leave for the hospital, I stopped to use the bathroom, when I suddenly felt my baby’s head. I called for Tony, who rushed in. After a couple of pushes, Giovanni was born into our arms.

After calling 911, Tony brought blankets and tied off the baby’s umbilical cord, while we waited for paramedics. It took about

Shelley Bates of Redwood Estates, who writes Regency romance novels as Charlotte Henry, released The Rogue Not Taken, the second book in her Rogues of St. Just series set in 1816 Cornwall.

Shelley has also launched a website highlighting her Ph.D. research on Holy City. The first two posts relate to the article on The Poet of Holy City published in Mountain Network News. See http://www.rikersholycity.com.

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I was born and raised in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Although I just started my own carpet-cleaning service, Arns Carpet Cleaning, I’ve been cleaning carpets since 2017. I clean carpets, area rugs, and upholstery using the quick-drying bonnet method that leaves no soaps or toxic chemicals on your carpets so they dry faster and stay clean longer.

I’m a mountain man. I went to Loma Prieta Elementary, C.T. English Middle, and Los Gatos High schools. I’m an active member of Theatre in Mountains, working in sound production.

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Reprinted from Gilroy Life

Family’s Visit to Garlic FestivalProvides Valuable Survival Lessons

Dayton EwingOn July 28, 2019, I witnessed something

you hear about every once in a while on the news but you think will never happen to you. I was with my daughter Jessica and several friends at the 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival.

We all made it out OK after the punk started shooting at everyone he could. For the few hours that we were there we saw security, and Gilroy police officers unmounted and mounted on horses throughout the festival. I didn’t even have a usual pocketknife because I knew I would have to go through a metal detector.

Jessica and I had just made our last purchase near the Vineyard Stage and started hearing what sounded like firecrackers at 5:41 p.m. I thought The Tin Man Band was doing something for their final encore. It started getting slightly louder, so I looked in the direction of the noise. I saw people running toward us about 100 feet away.

The gunman emerged and hip-fired to the right, then to the left. I knew it was an active shooter but it seemed surreal. I could not see anyone from my group so I turned to run. My cell phone fell to the ground. A girl crashed into me and handed it to me and we ran between some tents for cover. As I was running, I heard a bullet whiz past ten feet from my head. In a large tent I saw people getting down on the ground so I yelled at them to keep going.

I made it to Gate 2 in less than a minute and tried calling Jessica, but her phone just kept ringing. Someone from an Illinois phone number called me when I was trying to call Jessica again. I was freaking out because I could not reach her. The Illinois number called again so I picked up and it was Jessica telling me she was safe and on

a bus. She said she lost her phone, keys, license, and debit card when she ran for her life before even seeing the shooter.

I called my wife Sherri to tell her we were both OK as I was walking up Miller Avenue to go to Jessie’s car. Jessica’s boyfriend Ben called and said a woman had picked up Jessica’s phone before they left the area. Everyone was at her car and OK. They were going to one of the parents’ homes nearby, so I got one of their phone numbers so Jessica and I could eventually get there as well. Ben picked her up and brought her to everyone else.

I stuck around Miller Avenue for more than two hours trying to give police my contact information so we could eventually get Jess’s car back. I watched as more than 100 different emergency vehicles passed by me. They were from the police departments of Gilroy, San Jose, Santa Clara, and Campbell, California Highway Patrol, San Benito County Sheriff, the FBI, Homeland Security, and ATF.

As I finally left, I gave my contact info to a fire-department member a half-mile away at Gilroy High School. Ben picked me up and we went to where everyone else was gathered, and just talked and watched the news. We left after we knew where to meet the woman who had Jess’s phone. It ended up being the vendor who had sold us both some garlic powder just before the chaos ensued.

There were a few things I took away from the harrowing incident that day: Before going to an event with others, agree on a spot to meet. Be aware of your surroundings. If you are trapped with no weapon, engage the shooter with whatever you have. If you don’t have some critical numbers memorized, have them written down. Have a cell phone charger for your phone. You just might need it. And, follow instructions given to you by law enforcement.

Pray for those families that lost loved ones and the others hurt. Many were traumatized by this incident and also need your prayers. We need to also pray for all the victims and their families from all the previous shootings that have been forgotten. God Bless America and may He guide us through any trials that may come into each of our lives.

Dayton Ewing is a San Jose resident and the father of Gilroy Life marketing director Jessica Ewing. He wrote this for Gilroy Life.

MNN Note: Dayton grew up in our mountains and is a 95033 rural postal carrier.

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SundaysDog agility, 24900 Highland Way, 9 to 11 a.m. Call 408-506-8670, or email [email protected] to confirm dates.

Pilates in the mountains, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. at Loma Prieta Elementary School. Call 408-354-8700.

Mid-life fitness (adults), Redwood Estates Pavilion, 9 to 10 a.m. LGS Recreation. Call 408-354-8700.

WednesdaysTai chi for beginners is held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Los Gatos Recreation Center.

ThursdaysYoga at the Redwood Estates Pavilion, 10:15 to 11:30 a.m.

Pilates in the mountains, 8:30 a.m., at Loma Prieta Elementary School. Call 408-354-8700.

Yoga at Skyland Church, 7 p.m. $10 per class

Yoga at Lakeside School, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Call 408-354-8700.

Loma Prieta Amateur Radio Club meets the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Burrell CDF station on Highland Way.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Redwood Estates Pavilion, 7:30 p.m.

Live bluegrass at the Summit House Beer Garden and Grill, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

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Lakeside School: 10 a.m. to noonBuilding Blocks: 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.Loma Prieta Playfield: 2:15 to 3:30 p.m. Redwood Estates Pavilion: 4 to 5:15 p.m.

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TuesdaysQi-gong classes, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. at Skyland Church. Call 831-247-5617.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Sunday, September 29Trio Confero performs at the Los Gatos High School Theatre, 20 High School Court (off East Main Street), at 2:30 p.m. Doors open at 2 p.m. Refreshments available. For tickets, visit www.lgcca.org.

Saturday, October 5The Loma Public Education Fund Gala is from 4 to 10 p.m. at Maison du Lac. Enjoy a delicious dinner, amazing auction items, and live entertainment by The Tin Man Band. Purchase tickets at www.lpef.org/gala.

Tuesday, October 8 Cheetah Conservation Fund presents Namibia, the Land of the Cheetah at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20. For tickets, visit cheetah.org, and click on events. Tickets are also available on EventBrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/namibia-land-of-the-cheetah-special-screening-tickets-66487663391. This event is child-friendly.

Friday, October 18Join us for an evening food, fun, and conversation at “the mountain hangout” in Whitaker Hall at Skyland Church, 25100 Skyland Road, from 5 to 8 pm. Tacos, salad, and chips will be served. Free.

Sunday, October 20Summit Riders Fall Play Day and costume contest. Arena opens at 7:30 a.m. First game is at 9 a.m., with a costume contest after lunch. Barbecue will be available for purchase. Visit www.summit-riders.com for membership and show registration information. Everyone is invited.

View and purchase Mayan art, paintings, clothing, bags, jewelry, and weavings, from noon to 2 p.m., in Whitaker Hall at Skyland Church, 25100 Skyland Road. Bring a dish to share for a potluck lunch.

The San Jose Wind Symphony presents Isabelle Chapuis at the McAfee Center for the Performing Arts, 20300 Herriman Avenue, in Saratoga. Performance starts at 3 p.m. For tickets, visit www.sjws.org, email [email protected], or call 408-927-7597.

Monday, October 21Deadline for entries for a children's photography show at Skyland Church. For more information, email [email protected].

Friday, October 25Fourth Friday Documentaries. The Biggest Little Farm. Lunch and documentary video. Noon to 3 p.m. Skyland Church, Whitaker Hall, 25100 Skyland Road. For information, email [email protected].

Saturday, October 26The Boo Bash is on the Loma Prieta Playfield behind Building Blocks Preschool, from 2 to 6 p.m. Enjoy obstacle courses, games, face painting, a rock-climbing wall, food trucks, and more.

The 44th annual adult Halloween Dance at the Redwood Estates Pavilion begins with live music by The Joint Chiefs Band at 7 p.m. Admission is $20. Beer, wine, and soda will be for sale. For more information, call 408-353-1866, or email [email protected].

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exploringMount Diablo State Park

Two Trails in Mitchell CanyonNeil Wiley

On a good day, it’s over an hour’s drive to Mount Diablo, but worth the trip. It’s impressive. On a clear day you can see it from a hundred miles away, and from one of its twin peaks you may see the Farallon Islands, the Sierra Nevada, Lassen Peak, and our own Loma Prieta. And yes, you can drive right up to the castle-like Summit Building, built with sandstone blocks quarried in the park. Enjoy the visitor center, museum, and observation deck.

But the mountain is only the tip of the iceberg. Below are more than 20,000 acres with 162 miles of trail that take you through a multitude of landscapes and diverse environments—giant sunny meadows and shaded forest, easy creek-side walks, challenging mountain climbs, and changes in elevation from 335 to 3,849 feet.

Do you like unusual rock formations? See igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock from 190 million to 10 million years old, fossilized remains of ancient sea creatures, and volcanic rock. Visit the caves and tunnels of Rock City. Climb Sentinel Rock. Hike up to Mitchell Rock to see an outcrop of pillow lava that was transported up from the Pacific Ocean,

A quiet walk through a forest reveals oak and riparian woodlands, chaparral, live oak maples, pines, and buckeye. Although wildflowers are best seen in the spring, you’ll find interesting plants and flowers any time of year.

Are you a bird-watcher? More than two-hundred species of birds have been sighted, including hawks, warblers, tanagers, orioles, bluebirds, hummingbirds, woodpeckers, and great horned owls. Over sixty species of butterflies have been seen.

The park has its share of critters, including bobcats, lizards, tarantulas, and snakes. Observe but do not pet.

With so much to see over so many miles of trail, where do you begin? If you are a hiker, I recommend reading a 154-page paperback, Hiker’s Guide to Mount Diablo State Park. This book, published by the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, offers comprehensive descriptions of fifty hikes, with color photographs, topographic maps, and profiles that show hike distance, difficulty, and cumulative climb. For information, call the park at 925-673-2891

or visit mdia.org, buy your copy for $15, and start reading. I’d loan you my copy, but I’ve started my own hiking campaign.

I began with hikes two and three. (Hike one features the unique Mount Diablo Globe Tulip best seen in spring.)

The book says that hike two to 1080-foot high Mitchell Rock is one of the most popular walks in the park. It also said that it was easy. I didn’t see another hiker on a weekday mid-morning, and it was a bit of a climb.

Starting at the Mitchell Canyon trailhead you walk a few yards south, than climb steeply up Oak Road to the left. Up on the plateau, watch on the right for a single track. The sign says in big letters TO EAGLE PEAK TRAIL, but above in small letters it says MITCHELL ROCK TRAIL.

There are several other trails, some unmarked, that take you up through a meadow to the main single-track all the way to the top. Either way, you travel a winding path through brush with occasional shade and views. In places it gets rocky, slippery, and less defined, but the switchbacks are interesting. At the top, I found some good views, but the wind almost blew my hat off. It’s easier walking down, but don’t hurry. It’s easy to trip. The round trip is only 1.4 miles, but the rocky climb to 1080 feet is a good workout.


The Northern Meadows hike follows a pleasant 2.2 mile loop. Starting at the northern end of the lower parking lot, it follows along

Bruce Lee Road with a gentle rise to a large meadow on a plateau. As you curve back along Bruce Lee Road, the view opens to reveal a glorious panorama of mountain peaks. You feel small as you follow the trail to a right turn on Coulter Pine Trail, a right on Oak, and a left on Murchio.

Not surprisingly, a right turn on Water Tower Road brings you by a large old but

photogenic water tower. Just beyond the tower, watch for a steep and narrow single-track path called Bruce Lee Trail on the left that leads back to the parking lot.

We have only 48 more trails to go. If I don’t get to them all, I hope some of you finish the job, especially number 50, the Mount Diablo Marathon, a 26-mile-plus hike with a cumulative climb of 9,666 feet that loops around the entire park. Enjoy.

To reach the trailhead, take Interstate 680 north to a right turn on Ygnacio Valley Road, right on Clayton Road, and right on Mitchell Canyon Road to the end. (For your GPS, the address is 96 Mitchell Canyon Road, Clayton, 94517.) A small visitor center is open on weekends and holidays. Vehicle fee for this entrance is $6, or $5 for seniors. The vehicle fee for the North or South Gate entrance is $10.


historyFrom Marlene Wiley’s Mountain History Archive

Women of the Santa Cruz Mountains

Josephine Clifford McCrackenJoan B. Barriga

Looking at the smoking ruins of Monte Paraiso, Josephine McCracken knew that the flames had destroyed more than a house. A dream that had been years in the building was destroyed in a few terrible hours when the forest fire surrounded the house on the Summit Ridge near Loma Prieta. Despite the heroic efforts of the neighbors and friends, her home was in ashes, and all around her lay the blackened giant redwoods--trees that had stood through the centuries, and had more recently escaped the axes of the loggers.

Even now, an idea was developing in her mind: was it possible that she could make other people aware that they were losing one of their most unique natural gifts--to awaken them in time to save what was left of the great trees before accident or progress wiped them out? The urgency of this cause was the beginning of a small conservation group who had been directly involved in the great fire of 1899, the people who lived in and around Summit Ridge.63

When photographer Andrew P. Hill came to photograph the devastation of the fire, Josephine enlisted him in the fight to save the redwoods, and the Sempervirens Club had its beginning.

Josephine was a writer and her articles appeared frequently in the Santa Cruz Sentinel. Her stories about the fire and the heroism of the firefighters to save their homes and land stirred public interest to the point that preservation of the magnificent trees became a matter of statewide concern. Hill’s photographs provided the graphic evidence of the destruction while Josephine’s articles brought the element of human loss to the reader. Together, the combination resulted in the State Legislature creating Big Basin, the first redwood park in California.

It must have been gratifying to her to have been a part of this public awakening, to have influenced through her writings not only the public, but the law-making body of the state to take action on an important matter. She had not always had this kind of influence, and it was almost a symbol of how much her life had changed.

She came to the Santa Cruz Mountains

in 1881 as Josephine Clifford, a single woman, forty-two years old, in search of a quiet place of her own after a particularly disturbing experience. The daughter of German parents living in St. Louis, she had been well-educated in private schools and later at the Externat of the Sacred Heart Convent School. She took a job as a teacher after finishing her schooling, and in 1864 she met and married Lt. James A. Clifford, a cavalry officer.

When the Civil War ended, Lt. Clifford’s Third Cavalry unit was sent to Ft. Union, New Mexico, to take part in the army’s final effort to break the resistance of the Apaches. She traveled with the troops, as many army wives did, from Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, to New Mexico, and write about the long

trip in “Marching with the Command.” As barren and lonely as Ft. Union was, it at least had a few adobe buildings to give a feeling of some protection; but before long, Lt. Clifford’s group was moved to the outpost of Ft. Bayard, Arizona, where he and Josephine lived in a large tent.64

Once the novelty of the place wore off and the boredom of routine military life set in, there was nothing much to do but talk; and it seemed that James Clifford had something on his mind that he needed to talk about. He confided to Josephine that James Clifford was not his real name. He had changed his name and joined the Union Army in order to escape the Texas Rangers. And why were the Rangers pursuing him? Well, it seemed that he had killed a man in


Texas; self defense, of course. Now that he had relieved his conscience by confessing to his wife, perhaps he could rest easier. But something kept gnawing away at James Clifford; he began to watch Josephine more closely, to see how she spent her time and who her companions were. After all, she now had information that could destroy him if it if ever came to the attention of his commanding officer.

The fear that his wife might betray him became an all-consuming obsession, and in order to have any peace, Clifford—half-crazy by now—decided he would have to frighten her into keeping his secret.

The first hint Josephine had that James’ mind had snapped was when she awoke

one night to find him standing over her with a hatchet, threatening to cut off her head. Another time he tied her to the bed and held his service revolver to her head, squeezing the trigger several times while the hammer snapped against the empty chamber, threatening to kill her if she talked to anyone about his past. His behavior was driving her insane, and she could see no way out.

One day Josephine finally managed to elude James’ watchful eye long enough to appeal to his commanding officer, who immediately arranged to provide her with a military escort out of Ft. Bayard. The distraught Lt. Clifford was placed under guard and eventually discharged from the army. Josephine never saw him again.

Since her mother, brother, and sister were now living in San Francisco, Josephine went there and obtained a job at the South Cosmopolitan School, teaching German; but her first love was writing, and before long her articles were being accepted by the Overland Monthly, a well-known magazine edited by Bret Harte and later by Ambrose Bierce. She began to number among her acquaintances such literary figures as Mark Twain, Joaquin Miller, Jack London, and poet George Sterling. It was a far cry from the nightmare she had been living.

Artists, writers, and musicians were moving into the Santa Cruz Mountains as they became more accessible. Josephine was one of the first to take up land near the small German settlement of Austrian Gulch in the shadow of Loma Prieta. There were very few single women living in the mountains at that time, but it might be assumed that after all Josephine had been through she didn’t mind a little solitude.

During the summer of 1882, while visiting friends in Arizona, she met Jackson McCracken, Speaker of the Territorial Legislature. They were married later that

year in Salinas. After the fire destroyed Monte Paraiso, the McCrackens rebuilt their home and stayed in the Santa Cruz Mountains until Jackson’s death in 1904.

Once more alone, Josephine moved to Santa Cruz and found a new home, which she appropriately named “Gedenkheim” (Memory House), perhaps because she brought to it twenty-three years of cherished memories from the Santa Cruz Mountains. She continued her writing career and her efforts to protect the wildlife and redwood forests of the state until her death in 1921 at the age of eighty-two.

63 Patricia Loomis, “Early Settlers Saved the Redwoods,” San Jose News, November 10, 1973.64 Payne, op. cit., p. 73.

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Sandhill cranes are amazing. These beautiful birds have a unique history. The oldest sandhill crane fossil is 2.5 million years old, older by half than the earliest remains of most living species of birds.

It’s a great experience to hear their prehistoric honking and watch their morning dance. They move back and forth, with leaps into the air and short chases. After the dance, groups fly off to nearby harvested fields to forage for the day, and return to perch at night.

They summer in Alaska and Siberia, and then fly south. Many visit the banks of the Platt River adjacent the Sandhills in Nebraska, from which they get their names. They also winter in California’s Central Valley, including areas around Lodi.

Lodi’s 23rd annual Sandhill Crane Festival celebrates these wonderful birds November 1 through 3. To learn about the festival, visit https://www.cranefestival.com/index.php. Activities include art, photography, and crafts for sale, plus field trips to see the cranes and other wildlife.

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schoolsLakeside School News

Kathy McKinneyIn September, our students began weekly

enrichment classes in physical education, science, art, and music.

In music, our students are learning to use the Artisan Musical Prospects Beat Lab software to create music on their iPads. They are exploring rhythms, experimenting with musical instruments (drums, keyboard, guitar), and learning to compose their own music.

In science and art, our third- through fifth-grade students investigated some of Leonardo da Vinci’s work to explore art, science, and engineering. They designed and built bridges out of sticks and experimented with trestles, cantilevers, and weaving strategies. They studied da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man and verified his discoveries about human properties using rations and fractions.

In P.E., our students are learning new games, developing their ball-handling skills, and having a lot of fun while they get fit. Students are training for our annual walkathon in October, where they will complete as many laps as they can in 30, 45, or 60 minutes, depending on grade level. Students are gathering pledges from friends and family to raise money for our foundation, which helps pay for enrichment programs, classroom technology, assemblies, field trip and science camp scholarships, and many other activities and programs. It’s not too late to sponsor our event and support our students. For more information, call

the school office at 408-354-2372, or email [email protected].

In the TK/Kindergarten classroom, our students are already engaged in project-based learning as they research the best habitat and type of fish to have in their classroom. They are reading complex texts and working together to better understand what type of environment a fish needs to thrive. Once we’ve completed our research, the students will create a guide for caring for pet fish, and we will welcome a new pet into our classroom. Will it be a goldfish, beta fish, or a baby shark? Stay tuned to find out what we discover.

After school on Wednesdays, many of our students participate in both coding and maker’s project classes. We look forward to offering more after-school enrichment classes as the year progresses.Kindergartners are learning about fish.

Hands-on learning in our after-school maker's project class


Loma Prieta Elementary

New and Improved Garden SpaceAdelia Rowland and Lisa Fraser

The students at Loma Prieta Elementary enjoy outdoor, hands-on science lessons in their newly rehabilitated garden space. New raised beds for each classroom were built in early September, thanks to a cooperative effort between the district, a group of volunteer parents, the Loma Prieta Home and School Club, and the Loma Prieta Club. Also available is a large demonstration area offering fall crops such as sugar snap peas, lettuce, carrots, beets, and broccoli.

The new garden has a collection of historical Santa Cruz mountain plants, such as raspberries from the old Taylor Ranch, a peppermint that was grown at a homestead along the original stagecoach road, and a collection of blackberries gathered from the homes of notable mountain residents. By late fall, an assortment of fruit trees will be planted, including some of the varieties that were grown in the old orchards of the Summit area, such as Golden Delicious apples, Bartlett pears, and French plums. An herb garden in the shade of a large willow tree hosts abundant opportunities for sensory exploration, as well as every kid’s favorite herb—chocolate mint.

The original Loma vegetable garden was established in the early 1990s. Loma parents Barbara and Grant Bishop and other volunteers established a variety of flowering perennials and hand-built redwood boxes for each class. The garden has been well-loved over the years and was carefully maintained by longtime mountain resident and Loma Prieta Club member Myra Jones. Over the past twenty years, boxes broke down, the irrigation system failed, and small mammals such as rabbits and gophers intruded into the garden space. This year’s garden volunteers built upon the efforts of the prior generation of Loma parents to recreate a space where students can grow vegetable crops and plants that can be useful in STEM activities

Our new garden space can be used as an outdoor-science lab. Currently, both teachers and parents are bringing classes and small groups of students to the garden for science-based lessons.

Ms. Templeton’s kindergarten students are learning about the basic elements that plants need to survive: air, water, sunlight, and nutrients. They planted fava bean seeds and learned about this plant’s ability to pull nitrogen from the air and turn it into fertilizer at the roots. Over the next few months, kindergarten students will watch and learn as the fava beans germinate, grow taller, and make their first flowers.

Ms. Bowen and Ms. VanZante’s third-graders are learning about seed structure and comparing seed sizes and shapes. The first crops of carrot and beet seeds they planted germinated. The students are excited to measure and record how much the seedlings grow each week.

Ms. Zannotto’s fourth-graders took their math journals to the garden, and designed creative garden-based math problems.

As the school year continues, a flurry of planting activities and lessons will involve plants, seeds, and tubers during September and October. As we transition to the foggy, wet season, students will engage in observations involving climate, weather, plant growth, and garden animals. By early spring, students will be eating the fruits of their labors. Some classes may have salad parties while other classes compare the tastes

Cunningham Tractor provided tractor service.

Adelia Rowland teaches students in the new garden.

Loma garden volunteers (from left): Elizabeth Cunningham, Jessica Ollmann, Milt Barber, Patti Hughes, and Adelia Rowland receive garden volunteer awards from Loma Superintendent Lisa Fraser. Not pictured are other honored volunteers: Dave Rowland, Amy Jo and Bevan Hart, Carly and Eric Van Leeuwan, Kendra Zanotto, Tom Randazzo, Elyse Fireweather, Kevin

Cunningham, and Jim Nolan.

of different root crops. In the coming years, we look forward to produce from the fruit trees and expanding the offerings of STEM-based garden curriculum for Loma teachers.

The garden fund is maintained by the Loma Home and School Club. Tax-deductible donations of any amount are accepted on the HSC website at www.lomaprietahsc.org. Stay tuned next spring for a plant sale to support our school garden. Thank you to everyone that has made our new garden effort a success.

Ms. Bowen's students pretend to be carrot seedlings.


schoolsLexington School

Deanna WilkIt’s been a great start to school, full of

activity, new initiatives, and student action. Taking action is a high priority at our school. “Action is a demonstration of deep learning, taking initiative or responsibility, and a desire to reach a new understanding. Changing how you do something based on new understanding is meaningful action,” explains Principal Lauren Honda.

Sometimes action is sweet and simple, such as the Lex Life Lab watermelon harvest buffet. Watermelons from our school’s garden were harvested and students enjoyed a slice. Lex Life Lab visionary and liaison, Adrienne Cox, also kicked off our first Life Lab farm-stand sale. Adrienne brought her passion for making preserves to use, making tomato jam, pear and shallot chutney, salsa, and watermelon salsa from the farm-fresh ingredients in Lexington’s garden. Students tasted and purchased preserves and were able to buy the fruits and vegetables of the day. Adrienne is looking for parents to help her grow our garden and make creative projects that teach students what is possible with a garden.

We know that plastic is bad for our environment, so seventy students put pencil to paper and wrote letters to Senator Beall

and Assemblyman Low asking them to vote yes on AB1080 and SB 54. These two bills would require manufacturers and retailers in California to reduce single-use plastic packaging and products by 2030. Lexington’s ongoing trash-free lunches, student Green Team, gardens, Life Lab, and integration of green concepts into the school, classroom, and home inspired other schools to change how they do things and take meaningful action. Lexington programs and teachers keep fueling action in Lex students.

Lexington’s Home and School Club is responsible for much of what takes place outside of the classroom, enhancing classroom instruction and supporting the whole child. Life Lab and LexEcology, Project Cornerstone, clay, garden projects, the school play, and many other programs receive the strong support of our HSC. Much thanks to our 2019/2020 HSC Board members: Jessalyn Rizzi (president), Beth Stark (vice-president), Lauren Honda (second vice-president), Helen Rolinson

Lex Life Lab farm stand

Students wrote letters supporting legislation to reduce single-use plastic packaging.


Students enjoy the watermelon harvest.

(treasurer), Betsy King (communications), Alisha Glatzel (cospitality), Georgia Howard (molunteer coordinator), Adrienne Cox (secretary), Angela Hedges (parliamentarian), and Kristin Johnson (teacher representative).

Welcome to our new staff. Robyn Hamilton joins Lexington as our new fifth-grade teacher. She taught in International Baccalaureate schools in China, Germany, and Norway, and brings a deep understanding of the International Baccalaureate approach when teaching. She says, “To me, teaching offers the opportunity to empower, inspire, and support young people in developing their own knowledge, understanding, and skills. I want all children to become independent, confident, self-directed learners who have healthy self-esteem.”

Heather Cisowski joins us in Resource, and is happy to be teaching at Lexington,

where her grandparents attended. Born in Los Gatos, she attended school in the East, began her career in Nevada, and taught at Los Gatos High School for ten years.

Kate Holst joins our team of instructional aides.

Lexington’s School Play Here Be Dragons will be performed November 6 through 8. Written and directed by Lex librarian Barbara Lougée, fun ensues when lost campers, feuding dragon clans, clever forest sprites, a goblin spell maker, and a librarian cross paths.

Thank you to our generous community sponsors. Supporting Lexington at the platinum level is Hall & Burnett Orthodontics. At the silver level are the JCC of Los Gatos, Mathnasium, Andrew L. Howard of Better Wealth, Los Gatos Roofing, Lisa Sgarlato of Compass Realty, and the Los Gatos United Soccer League.

Take action to fund great school programs. Visit lexhsc.org to join our team of community sponsors.

Lexington's Home and School Club board (left to right): Betsy King, Georgia Howard, Beth Stark, Helen Rolinson, Jessalyn Rizzi, Alisha Glatzel, Adrienne Cox, and Angela Hedges.

Not pictured: Lauren Honda and Kristin Johnson

Building Blocks

Back-to-School SuccessAlexandra Hughmanick

Our Building Blocks students, families, and teachers are enjoying a great start to the school year. The first month has been focused on getting to know each other, building community, and getting comfortable with the school-year routine.

Teacher Sally’s class of four- and five-year-olds are engaged in activities to help children get to know each other, make new connections, and recognize names.

Sally shared, “We buddied up with partners to hunt for our names in a baggie with a little treat (a graham cracker each) and formed groups to build three volcanic mountains for baking soda and vinegar eruptions. We made buddy bracelets for an assigned buddy in the class. This is a big step for the children, because they had to ask, and then listen to their buddy’s choices about which color beads to string. This helps them create perspective and develop empathy. Almost every child participated, and they did really well.”

The classroom also promotes conversational questions for snack time, facilitated by working parents and teachers. We get some funny answers.

Teacher Nicole’s class of two- and three-year olds are “surprisingly comfortable” for so early in the school year, having little separation anxiety.

Building Blocks hosted summer play dates and a “mommy-and-me” group that gave younger children an opportunity to become acquainted with the school and their peers. Extracurricular activities after class also help build friendships and community at Building Blocks. This includes the multi-sport after-school camp hosted by Valley Sports Camp on Mondays at 12:30 p.m., and the Santa Clara County Bookmobile every other Thursday at 12:15 p.m.

Lexington School welcomes new staff members Robyn Hamilton (above) and

Heather Cisowski (below).

Photos by Lisa Keller, Vince Rizzi, and Barbara Lougée

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