
 |

April 24, 2008
| The 239,000-mile journey |
Collaborative walk promotes way to better health
By Kymberli W. Brady
Special to the Times
Nearly 400 people began a collaborative journey to the moon at noon on April 16—all on foot—in an effort to chart the 541 million steps it will take to get there while promoting as a way to better health.
The Silicon Valley Moon Walk Challenge officially cut the ribbon to launch the advocacy campaign at the Palmer College of Chiropractic West Campus and included teams from Palmer College, the San Jose / Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce, Nation-wide Insurance and Financial Services, Adaptec, Inc., Marsh Insurance, KLA-Tencor Corporation, Read more...
|
|
 |
Doris Dillon School opens in Cambodia
By Jeanne C. Carbone
Staff Writer
For exceptional teachers, inspiration for education never ends. Doris Dillon was one of those exceptional teachers. And now a world away in Cambodia, a school is built in her legacy.
“I would like to tell you of Doris Dillon, whom your school is named,” said Bret Harte Middle School teacher Jim DeLong in his speech for the inauguration of the school. “She was a teacher in Almaden Valley. All of you have a favorite teacher who is very special to you. Her students, even many years later, after they became adults, felt that way Read more... |
|
|
Click here to read the rest of this week's headlines
in the Almaden Times Weekly...
The Times is famously popular click here to listen
|













A weekly publication from Times Media, Inc. Click
here for advertising information.
|