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Friends of Santa Teresa Park News and Picture Archive
The following are archived news
events and pictures from our homepage, from
2001 to 2006.
- Here are pictures of the Fantasy of
Lights at Vasona.
- 11/18/06, Founders Day Fandango at Santa Teresa County
Park’s Historic Bernal Ranch 11:00am – 3:00 pm. Celebrate the 230th
anniversary of the founding of San Jose with a rancho-style
fandango. Members of the Anza Expedition settled both the City of
San Jose and the Bernal Rancho. Join us for a celebration of
dancing and demonstrations with hands on activities for all ages to
commemorate our founders’ contributions to the history of our area and
the vibrancy of our community. Also visit History San Jose’s
Peralta Adobe on Sunday the 19th as this weekend celebration
continues! Call (408) 846-5632 for more information. (See here for the flyer.)
There will be professional performers coming
in authentic costumes. There will be dancing, demonstrations, and
hands-on activities. The public, staff, and volunteers are asked not to
come in costume. Volunteers are needed to help run games, cook food,
and help with parking.
- 10/21/06, Bugged-Out Movie Night (Spiders) at Santa Teresa
County Park’s Historic Bernal Ranch 7:30-10:30pm – Explore the
fascinating life of the spider in our world. Hang on to your
seats
while watching the 1950s thriller “Tarantula”, followed by some safe
close encounters with the real-life creatures! Call (408)
226-5453 for
information and reservations.
- 9/16/06: Bugged-Out Movie Night at Santa Teresa County
Park's Historic Bernal Ranch 7:30-10:30pm - Explore the fascinating
life of the grasshopper in our world. Hang on to your seats while
watching the 1950s thriller “Beginning of the End”, followed by some
safe close encounters with the real-life creatures! Call (408) 226-5453
for information and reservations. Free.
- 9/16/06: Santa
Teresa Community Fest, 11 am to 5 pm, Geoge
Page Park, Santa Teresa Blvd. at Miyuki Drive, San Jose.
- 8/26/06: Calling all Coyotes at Santa Teresa County Park
8am -10pm - Discover what coyotes look like, where they live and how
they survive on this night time hike with a Park Ranger. Bring
flashlights, water & layered clothing. Meet at the Pueblo Group
Area. Call (408) 225-0225 for information.
- 8/12/06: Bugged-Out Movie Night (Praying Mantis) at Santa
Teresa County Park’s Historic Bernal Ranch 7:30pm -10:30pm – Explore
the fascinating life of the praying mantis in our world. Hang on to
your seats while watching the 1950s thriller “The Deadly Mantis”,
followed by some safe close encounters with the real-life creatures!
Call (408) 226-5453 for information and reservations.
- 8/12/06: Scrub-A-Dub & Old Time Games at Santa Teresa
County
Park’s Historic Bernal Ranch 1pm - 4pm – Come on out for a fun-filled
afternoon at the ranch. Experience what granny called her “weekly
affliction” & play games from 100 years ago. The ranch is located
at the corner of Camino Verde & Manila Dr. in San Jose, near Santa
Teresa Hospital. Call (408) 226-5453 for information.
- 8/5/06: Dog Days of Summer at Santa Teresa County Park
10am-12pm – Take a leisurely stroll with your canine companion and a
Park Ranger to learn about dog-friendly opportunities in County Parks.
Meet at the Pueblo Group Area with leash, dog, water & sun
protection. Call (408) 225-0225 for reservations & information.
- County Parks Linksters: Beginning Golf for Kids Ages 3 to
9, Santa Teresa Golf Club, 260 Bernal Road, San Jose. A six-week
program . Saturdays, July 29 through September 2, 1:00-2:00 pm, adults
must remain with child to provide support and assistance, lunch
provided in club dining room. Cost per class: $10. To register, contact
Deborah Rivera, Administrative Assistand, (408) 355-2250 or fax (408)
355-2290, Kathleen Hooper, Outdoor Recreation Manager, (408) 355-2255,
e-mail: outdoorec@prk.sccgove.org.
- 7/22/06: Bugged-Out Movie Night (Scorpions) at Santa Teresa
County Park’s Historic Bernal Ranch 7:30pm -10:30pm – Explore the
fascinating life of the scorpion in our world. Hang on to your seats
while watching the 1950s thriller “The Black Scorpion”, followed by
some safe close encounters with the real-life creatures! Call (408)
226-5453 for information and reservations.
- 7/15/06: Calling all Coyotes at Santa Teresa County Park
8pm-10pm - Discover what coyotes look like, where they live and how
they survive on this night time hike with a Park Ranger. Bring
flashlights, water & layered clothing. Meet at the Pueblo Group
Area. Call (408) 225-0225 for information.
- 7/15/06: Scrub-A-Dub & Old Time Games at Santa Teresa
County Park’s Historic Bernal Ranch 1pm- 4pm – Come on out for a
fun-filled afternoon at the ranch. Experience what granny called her
“weekly affliction” & play games from 100 years ago. The ranch is
located at the corner of Camino Verde & Manila Dr. in San Jose,
near Santa Teresa Hospital. Call (408) 226-5453 for information.
- 7/12/06: Mike Boulland and Art Bouldreault had a book
signing and presentation of their book on New Almaden. It was held
at the Casa Grande in New Almaden. They are having another session at
the Almaden
Community Center 6455 Camden Avenue, San Jose, on Jul 27, 2006 at
12:30 pm, in conjunction with the Almaden Community Center Senior Lunch
Program.
- 6/17/06: Bugged-Out Movie Night (Ants) at Santa Teresa
County Park’s Historic Bernal Ranch: 7:30-10:30pm – Explore the
fascinating life of the ants in our world. Hang on to your seats while
watching the 1950s thriller “Them,”
followed by some safe close encounters with the real-life creatures!
Call (408) 226-5453 for information and reservations.
- 6/10/06: Scrub-A-Dub & Old Time Games at Santa Teresa
County Park’s Historic Bernal Ranch, 1-4pm
- On 6/3/06, some FOSTP members went Calero to work on the
trails there. See here for a
14 MB self-running slideshow of the trail work day.
- Click
here for an 18 MB Powerpoint presentation created by Ron Horii,
showing activities in all the Santa Clara County Parks.
- Trail Day May 6, 2006, 9 am to 1 pm, Rocky Ridge Trail,
meet at
the Pueblo parking lot. See here
for a webpage with pictures and descriptions of the trail day. Click here to download a 27
MB self-running slideshow.
- See here for an article on the
Volunteers Recognition dinner, with pictures of Mike Boulland,
Kitty Monahan, and John Dorrance. Click
here for a 31 MB self-running slideshow of the dinner.
- Outdoor
Photography Class and Wildflower Walk: 10 am-12 noon, Saturday,
April 22, 2006 in the “Barn" at Santa Teresa's Historic Bernal Ranch,
Manila Drive and Camino Verde, San Jose. Spring is wildflower time and
a great time to grab your camera and go outside and take pictures!
Docent Ron Horii will teach you almost all you need to know about
taking inspiring outdoor pictures. Class will include indoors
instruction, an easy-going short walk around the Bernal Ranch, and a
moderate hike into the hills to view and photograph the magnificent
wildflowers. Wear comfortable shoes; bring a hat, bottled water, and
your camera (optional). Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation
Department Outdoor Recreation Program. For additional information and
to register: Email: kathleen.hooper@prk.sccgov.org., or call:
408-355-2255 or 355-2200; or go online at www.parkhere.org. Click here for a 25 MB
self-running slideshow of the wildflower walk.
- Pigs have been invading the neighborhood between the Buck
Norred Ranch
and the Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch. See
here
for a new page with pictures of the pig damage and links to more
information.
City councilman Forrest Williams and Supervisor Don Gage called a
community
meeting to discuss the pig problem. It will be held in the Southside
Community
Center at Poughkeepsie and Cottle Road on Monday, Nov. 28 at 6 pm.
- Garnetta Annable is chairperson for the Yes on Parks
Committee, which
wants
to put the renewal of the County Park Charter on the ballot for next
June.
She sent out an information
sheet and petition form.
- October 29, 2005: Santa Teresa’s Historic Bernal Ranch:
Monster Movie
Night
7-10pm – Listen to ghostly tales inspired by park history, followed by
a classic monster movie in the old barn. Ages 10+. Call (408) 226-5453
for reservations & information.
- There was a meeting on the new
trail
and accessibility
from the Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch to the Buck Norred Ranch Area,
Wednesday
October 19, 2005, 6:30 pm, Santa Teresa Golf Course Upper Banquet
Facility.
(See here for the meeting notice
and
summary.)
- Pictures of the mountain
bike race
at
Santa Teresa Park on Oct. 16, 2005.
- Pictures of the fire
at Santa Teresa Park on Oct. 8, 2005.
- October 1, 2005: Santa Teresa's Historic Bernal
Ranch: Tarantula
Night 7-10pm - If you love eating popcorn, drinking lemonade and
watching campy horror flicks, join us for "Tarantula" in the old
barn.
A spider expert from the Tarantula Ranch is bringing many of his
eight-legged
friends for you to meet...pet one if you dare! Call (408)
226-5453
for reservations and information.
- Santa Teresa's Historic Bernal Ranch: Outdoor
Photography, Sept.
17, 9:30am-12pm - Join Docent Ron Horii for a free photography
workshop.
You will learn how to take outdoor pictures, types of camera and film
to
use, photo composition, how to process digital pictures and how to
design
webpages and put your pictures on the web! Bring your own camera
- any kind will do! Open to ages 14 and up - limit 20
participants.
Persons under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Participants
should
meet at the barn. To sign up call (408) 268-6541 or (408)
355-2200.
The presentation has been placed on this website on Outdoor
Photography and Internet Publishing.
- The parks department has scouted out a preliminary route
for the trail
between the Joice Trail above the Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch to the Mine
Trail south of the Buck Norred Ranch site. Here
is a map.
- 5/7 and 5/8/05: 9am - 1 pm, Trail Day at the Rocky Ridge
Trail, meet at
the corral parking lot. Tools, gloves, water, and snacks will be
provided.
Call the Volunteer Coordinator at (408) 355-2254 or the Trails Program
at (408) 629-9347 for details.
- 4/23/05: California Trail Day, Almaden Quicksilver 9am -
1pm, meet at
Castillero
Middle School parking lot.
- 4/7/05: 10th Annual Volunteer Recognition Banquet,
6:30-9:30 pm.
- New Web page with links to special
Web
pages
below.
- Stile Ranch Trail Day: 1/8 and 1/9/05, 9 am - 1 pm. See
here for pictures
of this event.
- 12/11/04: Santa Claus at the Bernal Ranch, 1:30-4:30.
- New Webpage on geocaching in
Santa Teresa
Park
- 11/13/04: Cleanup at the Bernal Ranch, contact Beeny Sander.
- Saturday, 10/30/04: Halloween Movie Nite and Moon Viewing
at the Bernal
Ranch, 7:30-10:0 pm. Call (408) 225-5453 for reservations &
information.
- Added more community, park, and neighborhood links
below.
- Friday, October 8: Santa Teresa’s Historic Bernal
Ranch: Owls on
Silent Wings 6:30-8pm - Come close to one of nature’s most graceful
&
magnificent creatures. Discover what “tools” owls have to make
them
superb at surviving in the wild. Play games, dissect an owl
pellet
and hear Native American owl tales. Call (408) 226-5453 for
information
& reservations.
- 9/18/04: Santa Teresa Community Fest, George Page Park.
- Saturday, September 11: Santa Teresa: Day Hike
Survival Basics-
Leaving
the Kitchen Sink Behind 10am- 12 – Ever feel like a simple day hike
requires
too much effort? Discover why you don’t need to bring everything
including the kitchen sink. Join a Park Ranger at the
Pueblo
Group Area to learn what it takes to have a safe, fun-filled day on the
trails. Call (408) 225-0225 for reservations &
information.
- Saturday 8/28: Santa Teresa: Calling All Coyotes
9-11pm -
Explore
Coyote fact and fiction on a moonlight hike with a Park Ranger. Maybe
even
see & hear of our canine neighbors. Bring layered clothing, hiking
shoes & a flashlight. Call (408) 225-0225 for information.
Moderate
hike.
- Saturday 8/21: Santa Teresa’s Historic Bernal Ranch:
Zorro Movie
Night & History Hike 7:30-9:30pm – Explore the exiting history of
Rancho
Santa Teresa on an evening hike, followed by the romantic Zorro movie
which
depicts the same period of history. reservation required, call
(408)
226-5453. Easy hike.
- 8/14: Santa Teresa’s Historic Bernal Ranch: Wash Day
& Old
Time
Games 1-4:30pm.
- Parking fees at all county parks that charge fees
(including the Pueblo
Area at Santa Teresa) have gone up to $5. The annual pass is $65. See
the notice
here. See here for all
County Parks fees.
- The May meeting of the Friends of Santa Teresa Park was a
special
neighborhood
forum to discuss issues concerning neighborhood access to the park in
and
around the Mounted Ranger Unit. The June meeting was a follow-up. Here
are some pictures and discussions of the trails and conditions around
the
Norred Ranch/Mounted Ranger Unit area. See the July
meeting minutes for the latest updates.
- Members of the Friends of Santa Teresa Park participated in
the trail
work
and dedication of the new trails in Rancho Canada Del Oro at Calero
County
Park on 4/24/04.
- Members of the Friends of Santa Teresa Park participated in
the
dedication
of the Wood
Road Trail at Almaden Quicksilver on 4/17/04.
- Volunteer trail work crews worked
on the Rocky Ridge Trail on 4/10/04.
- Members of the Friends of Santa Teresa Park took a field
trip to visit
the restored ranch house at Joseph D. Grant County Park on 3/6/04 to
hear
about the history of the ranch and see the results of the restoration
efforts
there.
- The Volunteers Awards Dinner was held at the Santa Teresa
Golf Course
Upper
Clubhouse on 4/1/04. See here for a list
of the awards.
- Volunteer hours are in a new format. See here for 2003
hours. Click on the tabs on the bottom to go to different sections.
The past hours are here.
- Oct. 25: Ghostly Tales of the Bernal Rancho
7-8:30pm at the
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice
Ranch.
- Oct. 10/11: "An Evening of Lunacy" 7:30-9:30 pm at
the
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice
Ranch, classic wolfman movie and moon-viewing with telescopes.
- Sept 27: Open House at the Mounted Ranger Unit at the Buck
Norred Ranch
site on Brockenhurst Drive and Heaton Moor Drive from 12:00 to 2:00
pm.
- Sept 27: Santa
Teresa
Community
Fest at George Page Park at Miyuki Drive and Santa Teresa Blvd. 11
am to 5 pm.
- Fall Trail Days at Santa Teresa Park: Nov 8 & 15, Dec.
6 & 20,
Jan. 3. See the Calendar for more
info.
- August 29: "Movie Nite and Planet Hike" See a sci-fi movie
while
munching
popcorn and drinking lemonade. Meet at the Bernal Ranch at 7:30 pm.
After
the movie, there will be a night hike for stargazing and viewing Mars.
Call 226-5453 for reservations.
- Sept 13: 10 am to 12 noon, Nature with Bikes, "Do you ever
wonder what
you're riding amongst as you ride through the park? Join the Ranger on
a moderately strenuous ride through Santa Teresa County Park to find
out
the answers." Meet at lower parking lot. Bring bicycle, helment, riding
safety equipment, water, sunscreen, and a snack.
- August 2, 7:30 to 10 pm: Stairway to Heaven stargazing
hike. Meet in
front
of the Bernal Ranch House. Reservations required. Call (408)
226-5453.
- July 26, 7 to 9:30 am: nature photography and history hike.
"Trek
through
the park with profesional photographer Scott Hinrichs, and capture
wildlife
on film. A park historian will also tell tales of the Bernal ranch
site.
Discussion topics include nature photography techniques and equipment,
types of file and other light-sensitive media, creative composition and
other shutterbug tips." Meet in front of the Bernal Ranch House.
Reservations
required. $5 donation requested. Call (408) 226-5453.
- On July 11, at their annual meeting in Milwaukee Wisconsin,
the
National
Association of County Park and Recreation Officials (NACPRO) honored
the
county parks department with an "Operational Facility" Award for the
outstanding
development of the Bernal-Gulnac Joice Historic Area.
- Summer 2003 hours for the the Santa Teresa Park Historic
Area (Bernal
Gulnac
Joice Ranch) ranch house and barn: Fridays 10 am to 4 pm, Saturdays 12
to 6 pm, Sundays 10 am to 4 pm. Additional times available by
appointment.
Call (408) 226-5453.
- Wash days are held at the Bernal Ranch on the 2nd Saturday
of each
month
from 1 to 5 pm. Visitors can use old-fashioned washing equipment to
wash
clothes, then play old-time games. See the Girl
Scout Tour for pictures of this activity.
- The Coyote Crest 4H club takes care of the garden and
chickens at the
Bernal
Ranch. For more information, contact the Santa
Clara County 4-H office at (408) 299-2638 ext. 1013. See page 2 of
the March 2003
4H newsletter for a garden report.
- The County
Parks
Volunteers
Awards Dinner was held on June 5 at the Santa Teresa Golf Club
Banquet
Facility (instead of the regular FOSTP meeting). This was a good year
for
the Friends of Santa Teresa Park. Volunteers took home a number of
awards
and FOSTP won volunteer group of the year!
- Windows desktop background wallpaper pictures of Santa
Teresa Park can
be downloaded
from this page on Ron Horii's Santa Teresa Park Website.
- Rick Leonard will lead Stairway to Heaven Hike at 7:30 pm
on June 28,
meet
at Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch on Manila Drive, call (408) 226-5453 for
reservations.
- The County Parks Volunteer Recognition Dinner will be held
on June 5 at
6:30 in the Santa Teresa Golf Club banquet facility instead of the
regular
Friends of Santa Teresa Park meeting. RSVP to Beeny Sander at (408)
355-2254
by May 26.
- "Which Animal is That?" Park rangers will lead a 1-mile
hike to
discover
tools and clues for tracking wildlife. The hike is on May 24, 2003, 10
am - noon, starting at the Pueblo Area by the call box. Call
408-225-0225
for reservations.
- California Trail Days was held on April 26, 2003 at Santa
Teresa,
Almaden
Quicksilver, and Stevens Creek County Parks. The site at Santa Teresa
was
the Ohlone Trail starting at the archery range. See here for pictures
from that event.
- Girl Scout Tour
of
Rancho Santa
Teresa 3/8/03.
- Movie of view from Coyote
Peak
to San Francisco
(1 MB MPEG)
- Movie of the waterfall in Upper
Laurel Canyon 1/11/03
(2MB MPEG)
- Coyote Peak Views February
2003
- News and pictures for
January
2003
- FOSTP Goals and Objectives
have been moved
to this Website.
- See new page with volunteer hours.
- The dedication of the Joice-Bernal Ranch (now officially
called the
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice
Ranch) and Santa Teresa Springs on Manila Drive at Camino Verde was
held
on June 29, 2002 from 11 am to 1 pm. There were farm displays, wagon
rides,
guided tours, a petting zoo, horses, history talks, a blacksmith
demonstation,
food, drinks, and more. For more information on the dedication, see
here
for pictures from the dedication. See
here
for a map.
See here for a history
of the area.
- See here for pictures of California
Trail Day at Santa Teresa Park on April 20, 2002.
- Santa Teresa Park had a spectacular display of wildflowers
this spring.
See here for pictures
of the spring 2002 wildflowers from all over the park.
- One of the most popular trails in the park, the Hidden
Springs/Coyote
Peak Trail from the Pueblo parking area to Coyote Peak, has been
repaired.
The trail was deeply eroded by last year's rains. The ruts have been
filled
in. (Alternate routes to reach Coyote Peak are the Rocky
Ridge Trail or the Boundary
Line Trail.)
- The entrance to the Buck Norred Ranch at Brockenhurst and
Heaton Moor
has
been re-opened. Construction of the mounted ranger station at the
ranchsite
is nearly complete.
- A lot has been going on at the Joice-Bernal Ranch. See the 2/7/02
FOSTP meeting minutes.
- The Friends of Santa Teresa Park made a presentation at a community
meeting sponsored by the Santa Teresa Citizens Action Group:
Tuesday
October 23 (re-scheduled from October 2), 7:00 pm, Martin Murphy Middle
School Gymnasium, 141 Avenida Espana, San Jose. We showed displays on
the
park and the Website. Mike Boulland talked about the Pyzak property.
Ron
Horii talked about the Website and the parking fees.
- Annual
Santa
Clara County Park Volunteer BBQ at the New Almaden Community Club
10/20/01.
- New
pictures of
the park, October 2001 - park signs and trail conditions.
- See the pictures of the Great
Santa Teresa Park Fire of October 1, 2001.
- The Friends of Santa Teresa Park
had a
booth at the Community
Fest at George Page Park on September 22. See here for pictures
from the fair.
- Volunteers helped paint out the
graffiti at the Buck
Norred Ranch on 9/21/01. See here for before
and after pictures.
- Find out about the historic Pyzak
Property
near the corner of San Ignacio and Curie, a potential addition to the
park.
- Slide show of park
pictures,
showing
park conditions and developments.
- Pictures taken on 2/25/01.
They show
the waterfall in upper Laurel Canyon, the new light at Santa Teresa
Springs,
the progress of the reconstruction at the Joice Bernal Rancho, and the
new fence at the upper park.
- Pictures of the Joice
Bernal
Rancho and Santa Teresa Springs on 4/13/01. This shows the ranch
site
about 1 month from completion and the green grass and flowers around
the
springs.
- Pictures from the Annual
Volunteer Recognition Dinner on 4/12/01.
Created 1/27/2008 by Ronald
Horii, secretary of the Friends of Santa Teresa Park
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