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Local filmmaker depicts his time as ‘Crossing Guard’ in Cinequest short

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:16 GMT

Tony Gapastione dreams of opening a film studio near his Redwood City home. In the meantime, his side gigs have included a stint as a crossing guard at his daughter Sophia’s school.Gapastione combined his passion for filmmaking and his experiences seeing the students at Roy Cloud Elementary School safely onto campus in a short film called, not surprisingly, “The Crossing Guard.” The film is part of the shorts program titled “We Are…” playing at the Cinequest Film and Creativity Festival this month.While the film hits close to home—Gapastione plays the title character, and Sophia plays his daughter Mimosa—many of the events it depicts are exaggerated for comedic effect.“I did have a gentleman who was exercising who did chase me down because I wouldn’t let him on campus,” says Gapastione about one scene in the eight-minute movie.Mimosa has an unseen brother named Martini; the siblings go by Mimi and Marty. The filmmaker says he got the idea for the names from a comment made by a frien...

Opinion: EPA funding will help Valley Water better serve community

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:16 GMT

Valley Water is responsible for providing safe, clean water, flood protection and environmental stewardship to Santa Clara County. We are currently working on dozens of projects to help us meet this mission for the communities we serve.However, we can’t carry this out alone.Our agency continues to seek out investment partners, including the state and federal government, to help us complete these projects and reduce the cost to ratepayers. Pursuing and securing state and federal funding is the key to completing projects that support a reliable water supply, flood protection and stewardship of creeks and streams.Earlier this summer, Valley Water was awarded $6.8 million in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help fund two projects for our communities.One of the EPA grants provides $3 million to help fund cleanups of nine creeks in Santa Clara County. This funding will support work to rehabilitate a bank along Coyote Creek impacted by an encampment-related excavati...

Lecture to cover Big Basin’s past, future

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:16 GMT

Big Basin lectureDr. Traci Bliss will hold forth on “How Californians Saved Big Basin Redwoods Park” at an Aug. 22 Zoom lecture presented by the Saratoga Historical Foundation.Bliss is the author of “Big Basin Redwood Forest: California’s Oldest State Park.” Her lecture will detail how and why in 1900 a coalition of women journalists, Jesuit priests, Bay Area academics and the pillars of San Francisco society came together to change the trajectory of deforestation in California. Her talk will include an overview of the after effects of the 2020 CZU fire and the plan for Big Basin’s future.The online lecture is set for 7 p.m. To register, visit www.saratogahistory.com and click on Big Basin Park. For more information, call 408-867-4311.Downsizing adviceSaratoga Federated Church is hosting a Caregiving for Aging Well Discussion Group on Sunday, Aug. 20, at 12:15 p.m. in the Care Center at 14376 Saratoga Ave. Guest speaker Joan McCreary will explain the best approaches to organizing an...

Trailblazing quilt unveiled at Cupertino Library

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:16 GMT

The Trailblazer quilt made the third stop on its tour of the cities that Stevens Creek flows through at an Aug. 8 unveiling at the Cupertino Library, when Mayor Hung Wei presented a proclamation to the Friends of Stevens Creek Trail.The Friends of Stevens Creek Trail are celebrating their 30th anniversary by publicly displaying the quilt, made from previous years’ Trailblazer race shirts. The quilt was made by Tom Frankum, a Friends board member from 1997 to 2007 who served as president in 2000-01. Frankum, who now lives in San Diego but has continued to be an active Friends supporter, is also a running enthusiast.The quilt has already been displayed in Sunnyvale and Los Altos and is due to move to the Mountain View City Hall Rotunda in September. Its tour will end at the 29th Trailblazer Race, set for Sept. 24. The event is a fundraiser for the Friends, a nonprofit dedicated to extending Stevens Creek Trail and wildlife corridor from San Francisco Bay to the Santa Cruz Mountains.Fo...

1 man dead, 2 injured in Prince George’s Co. apartment complex shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:16 GMT

One man is dead and two others are in the hospital after a shooting in District Heights, Maryland, early Sunday morning.At about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, officers found three men that had been shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex located in the 3700 block of Donnell Drive, Prince George’s County police told WTOP.All three men were rushed to a hospital.FATAL SHOOTING: 3700 blk of Donnell Dr. Prelim: At approx 1:35 am officers responded to the area for a shooting. Once on scene, they located 3 adult males suffering from gunshot wounds. They were all taken to local hospitals. One male was pronounced dead a short time later. pic.twitter.com/JHuYGsAWjM— PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) August 13, 2023One of the men was pronounced dead a short time later.Prince George’s County Police are now investigating the shooting.Those with information regarding the incident are asked to contact PG Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS or submit a tip using the P3 Tips app.Source

Sports on TV for Monday, August 14

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:16 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsMonday, August 14AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL4 p.m.ESPNU — American Legion World Series: TBD, Semifinal, Shelby, N.C.7 p.m.ESPNU — American Legion World Series: TBD, Semifinal, Shelby, N.C.MLB BASEBALL7 p.m.MLBN — Regional Coverage: NY Yankees at Atlanta OR Oakland at St. Louis (7:30 p.m.)8:30 p.m.FS1 — Arizona at ColoradoSOCCER (MEN’S)3 p.m.USA — Premier League: Wolverhampton at Manchester UnitedSOCCER (WOMEN’S)4 a.m. (Tuesday)FOX — FIFA World Cup: Spain vs. Sweden, Semifinal, Auckland, New ZealandTENNIS11 a.m.TENNIS — Cincinnati-ATP/WTA Early Rounds_____Source

Today in Sports – Usain Bolt becomes the 1st to capture 3 straight 100-meter titles at the Olympics

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:16 GMT

Aug. 141903 — Jim Jeffries knocks out Jim Corbett in the 10th round to retain his world heavyweight title in San Francisco.1936 — In Berlin, the U.S. wins the first Olympic basketball gold medal with a 19-8 win over Canada. The game is played outdoors on a dirt court in a driving rain. Joe Fortenberry leads the U.S. with seven points. James Naismith, the inventor of the game, presents the medals.1959 — The formation of the American Football League is announced in Chicago. Play will begin in 1960 with franchises in six cities with the probability of adding two more teams.1977 — Lanny Wadkins beats Gene Littler on the third hole of sudden death to take the PGA Championship.1977 — The Cosmos, led by Pele, play before a Meadowlands crowd of 77,961 in East Rutherford, N.J., the most to see a soccer game in the U.S. The Cosmos beat the Fort Lauderdale Strikers 8-3 in an NASL quarterfinal playoff game.1994 — Nick Price wins the PGA Championship, finishing at 11-under 269 for 72 holes, six ...

DC man charged with attempted murder in Silver Spring shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:16 GMT

A D.C. man has been arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder for allegedly shooting a man in Silver Spring, Maryland, according to Montgomery County police.The police said 37-year-old Anthony L. Green was arguing with an individual on July 15 in the 8100 block of Georgia Avenue when the victim intervened. Green reportedly shot the victim twice in the torso.The adult male victim walked into a fire station at around 1:54 p.m. on the same block where the shooting took place, according to police, suffering from life-threatening injuries. He was taken to a hospital to be treated.Green was arrested in D.C. on July 31 for unrelated charges and is being held there.Source

Real Madrid defender Militão to undergo knee surgery after damaging ligament in league opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:16 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid defender Éder Militão will need to undergo surgery after injuring his left knee in the team’s Spanish league opener, the club said Sunday.Madrid said Militão has been diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and will undergo surgery in the coming days. The club did not specify how long it expects the defender to be sidelined, though such injuries usually require several months of recovery.The 25-year-old Brazil defender got hurt early in the second half of Madrid’s 2-0 win at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday. He went down in pain when his left knee appeared to twist awkwardly and had to be helped to walk off the field by two team doctors.Madrid had already lost starting goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois because of a knee ligament injury last week. Newly signed midfielder Arda Güler also won’t be available for some time — reportedly several weeks — because of a knee problem that will also likely require surgery.Madrid’s next game it at Almeria...

Former Santee USPS mail carrier sentenced for stealing mail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:16 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was sentenced in federal court Friday for stealing mail from customers on her Santee postal route.According to U.S. attorney Andrew Haden's office, 44-year-old Tracy Rumley of El Cajon was ordered to five years of probation and 200 hours of community service.This follows an incident on Nov. 21, 2022 when an off-duty San Diego Police detective saw a woman in a hooded sweatshirt open a communal mailbox at his apartment complex in Santee. According to court documents, the woman was seen removing multiple pieces of mail. Jet aborts landing to avoid Southwest Airlines plane at San Diego International Airport: FAA As the detective approached the woman, she closed the mailbox and fled in a White Nissan, said the attorney's office. After getting the license plate of the vehicle, the detective determined that Rumley resided at the same address as listed for the vehicle registration and referred the matter to the USPS.Rumley -- who had...