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Remembering SpanishTown

Interpretive sign dedicated at Quicksilver Park as Pioneer Day 2006 celebrates days gone by

By Jeanne Carbone Lewis
Staff Writer

A partly cloudy Indian summer day set the stage last Saturday for ancestors, friends, park personnel and volunteers to celebrate Spanishtown’s mining history and dedicate a new interpretive plaque at the New Almaden Quicksilver Park.
Orchestrated by Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department and New Almaden Quicksilver County Park Association volunteers, the event included ancestors reminiscing about living on the hill under the gaze of Mt. Umhunhum.
Nearby is the Hildalgo Read more...

Chavez, Reed discuss questionable spending

By Lorraine Gabbert
Staff Writer

Vice Mayor Cindy Chavez and City Councilmem-ber Chuck Reed locked horns regarding questionable spending and ethics of the Gonzales-Chavez administration during a candidate forum on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at Gunderson High School.
The event, which drew more than 75 people from high school students to senior citizens, was a joint forum hosted by the Almaden Valley Community Association Read more...