Nintendo’s Mario Characters
Video Game Design campers will learn how to design the concept and elements of basic, two-dimensional computer / video games. The instructor will help guide the software development, with design input and guidance from the students. Students will work in small groups to collaborate on at least one finished game. The camp is for kids ages 7-11.
Join Almaden Business Association for a combined networking mixer with a presentation on Three Things To Do Now to Cut Your 2012 Taxes. Our featured speaker is Pamela Hedblad, CPA at Abbott, Stringham & Lynch.
Summer Reading Celebration sponsored by the San Jose Public Library is holding a photo contest for teens. Almaden Valley teens ages 12-18 are invited to submit their original photos with a “nighttime” theme. The photo contest begins on June 15, 2012 and ends on July 15, 2012. The contest winners will be announced on July 18, 2012. [EVENT IS CLOSED]
Almaden Valley Real Estate Market Update
This past week’s Almaden Valley real estate showed little change, and what change we DID see is consistent with what’s been going on lately.
The number of single family homes available for sale dropped slightly this week, from 69 to 64. The percentage of listings under contract increased from 45% to 50%.
Now accepting early buyers for Fleetwood Almaden Estates!
If you would like to be one of the first to own one of these great new properties, zap me an email to tswan@tswan.com and we can make arrangements to meet and discuss.
Almaden Valley Real Estate Market Update
Almaden Valley real estate showed a slight increase last week, but not really enough to say there was much of a change.
We saw an increase in active listings from 65 to 69 single family homes. The number of pending listings dropped from 46% to 45%.
The number of distressed (i.e., foreclosure, short sale, and auction) properties has been increasing slightly and have been coming on the market over the past several weeks.
College bound high school students and parents are invited to attend a free college planning seminar titled, “College Planning for a Great Life.”
With the variety of institutions, bewildering array of qualities, and wildly ranging prices of colleges today, the process can be daunting for most families.
In this seminar you will learn how to find the very best colleges that fit a student’s personality, academic profile, social characteristics, and career aspirations. You will also learn how to minimize the cost of college expenses for your family.
Kathleen Rushing
Multicultural Music Performance – June 14, 2012 at 4:30pm
Puppet & Variety Show – June 21, 2012 at 4:30pm
Perry Yan Magic Show – June 28, 2012 at 4:30pm
Peter Apel Music and Magic – July 5, 2012 at 4:30pm
Kathleen Rushing’s Bingo Schmingo Music – July 12, 2012 at 4:30pm
Mad Science: pHantastic pHun – July 19, 2012 at 4:30pm
Steve Chaney’s Corny Crow Show – July 26, 2012 at 4:30pm
New Almaden Smelting Works, 1863. Photo by Carleton Watkins.
The Milpitas Historical Society is sponsoring a field trip tour of the New Almaden town and New Almaden mines on Sunday, June 24, 2012, at 10am. For details and to sign up, you can call the Milpitas Historical Society at (408) 320-9587. [EVENT IS CLOSED]
The New Almaden Quicksilver Mines and Museum will be the subject of the next presentation at the Milpitas Historical Society meeting.
Doug Bergtholdt will speak on the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine and its background, geology, and the fascinating social history of the town of New Almaden, with photos and stories that make the area come alive. A film about the New Almaden Quicksilver Mines will also be shown.
The presentation is at the Milpitas Library in the Community Room (auditorium) on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 7pm. Read more about the event and see videos of New Almaden at Milpitas Historical Society.
