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September 12, 2005
| Out of the Past |
| Campbell Water Tower landmark began with humble beginnings
By Jeanne Carbone Lewis
Staff Writer
You’ve probably seen the 130-foot landmark while driving on Highway 17 or maybe peeking through buildings walking downtown. As this is the premiere history column for the Campbell Times, what better place to start than the Campbell Water Tower, the beacon of the orchard city.
Boasting ‘Campbell’ in broad letters, many residents follow it as they walk in the laidback historic district. But long ago, it was more important. It was used to store the water for a small population and irrigate the young trees that would become part of the valley’s vast agricultural area. Read more... |
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| Teens gain more than expected from mission trip to Mexico
Several Campbell high school students help to build home for needy family
By Athena Burgueno
Special to the Times
On August 10, 2005 a group of eleven high school students and five adult leaders from a south San Jose Christian church packed up their belongings and took an eleven-hour journey south of the border to Tijuana, Mexico.
Their mission was to build a house for a needy family, but what they gave to the family and received in return was much more than either Read more...
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