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| Christmas Tree Elegance |
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| Photographs by Doug Cody |
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| Valle Monte League ushered in the holiday season with its annual Christmas Tree Elegance Dec. 25 at the DoubleTree Hotel. Spectacular designer Christmas trees provided the backdrop for a series of events that included a children's party, holiday office parties, teas and a champagne brunch and concluded with the grand ball and auction, shown here. Although final fundraising results are not yet completed, members believe they matched or exceeded last year's $465,000 for local mental health agencies. |
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1. ALLEN DENTON, NBC-11 news anchor, with SALLY ALLEN, Valle Monte League president.
2. SHERRY SHEPARDSON (left) with DAVE and SANDY PIANO.
3. From left: DIANE LOVAGLIA and DONNA NICOLETTE, both of Willow Glen, and PAT TOWNSEND of Saratoga.
4. STEVE and LOURDES SMITH.
5. INGELA and CHUCK BUTTERS.
6. BOB and JUNE HAYES (left) with CATHY DE MARIA.
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| Steinbeck Center opening |
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| Photographs by Doug Cody |
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| The Log from the Sea of Cortez, the collaboration between John Steinbeck and his friend "Doc" Rickets, was the focus at the Dec. 4 opening of the Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies in the new Martin Luther King Jr. Library. Several Steinbeck scholars spoke, and special guest was Thomas Steinbeck, author of Down to a Soundless Sea. The center is on the library's fifth floor. |
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7. Dr. SUSAN SHILLINGSLAW (left), curator of the Steinbeck Center, with MARTHA HEASLEY COX, founder of the center.
8. From left: LAURA GULART, LIANE GUVZETTA and CAROLYN DOWNEY.
9. From left: HUNTER OWENS, LIZ DOYLE and LAURA CARD.
10. TOM STEINBECK autographs his book for guests.
11. LAURA RAFFAELLI (left) and Saratoga's SUSAN MALLORY at invertebrate display.
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