Dining at Creole in San Carlos
April 11, 2010
Dine now through April 15th and get 25% off the Entire Bill Having the Tax Season Blues? Eveyone is feeling it, including us. So we want to make this season a win! win! for everyone Location Title 344 El Camino Real San Carlos, California 94070 650-654-0882 www.creolabistro.com. When you dine at CreoLa we do our very best to make you feel like old friends. Please forward this offer to all your friends. Save 25% Off the Entire Meal Let’s not make things complicated. All we ask that this offer can not be combined with any other specials offers or discounted (KCBS or KOFY) Gift certificates. Must present coupon when arriving. Go to the web-site for coupon. Offer Expires: April 15, 2010
Final Exam in 1895 for 8th Grade…
April 2, 2010
I just couldn’t resist sharing this with you. Makes me wonder about my education!
What it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895….
Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out.. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895?
This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina , Kansas , USA . It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina , and reprinted by the Salina Journal.
8th Grade Final Exam: Salina , KS – 1895
Grammar (Time, one hour)
1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters.
2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications.
3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph
4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of ‘lie,”play,’ and ‘run..’
5. Define case; illustrate each case.
6. What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation.
7 – 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.
Arithmetic (Time,1 hour 15 minutes)
1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic..
2. A wagon box is 2 ft. Deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. Wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs. For tare?
4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?
5. Find the cost of 6,720 lbs.. Coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent..
7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. Long at $20 per metre?
8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods?
10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt
U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes)
1. Give the epochs into which U..S. History is divided
2.. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus
3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
4. Show the territorial growth of the United States
5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas
6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.
7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton , Bell , Lincoln , Penn, and Howe?
8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865.
Orthography (Time, one hour)
[Do we even know what this is??]
1. What is meant by the following: alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each: trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals
4. Give four substitutes for caret ‘u..’ (HUH?)
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final ‘e.’ Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis-mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup.
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last.
9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane , vain, vein, raze, raise, rays…
10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication…
Geography (Time, one hour)
1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas ?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
4. Describe the mountains of North America
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia , Odessa , Denver , Manitoba , Hecla , Yukon , St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth. Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete.
Gives the saying ‘he only had an 8th grade education’ a whole new meaning, doesn’t it?!
Also shows you how poor our education system has become and,
NO, I don’t have the answers!
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Belmont Farmer’s Market
March 18, 2010
The Belmont Farmers’ Market offers the best of California’s agricultural bounty direct from the farmer to you. You can find fruits, vegetables, greens and nuts as well as freshly baked breads and pastries, delicious specialty foods, fresh flowers and much more. Enjoy live music weekly along with the season’s freshest fruits and vegetables and the company of your friends and neighbors. 9-1 all year.
Green Wine
March 11, 2010
At Savvy Cellars in Redwood City, come and join me for some Green wine for St. Patrick’s Day?
Yes, you heard right!
Taste their green wine flight ($22)!
Guess what’s “green” about each wine.
If you’re right, win a prize.
4-7 on March 17th. 
Cell Phone Numbers Are Public.
February 28, 2010
REMINDER….. all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls. …. YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS.
To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone: 888-382-1222. It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time. It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number. PASS THIS ON ………..
San Carlos Crab Feed!
February 24, 2010
Crab Feed at San Carlos Adult Community Center
San Carlos Adult Community Center
601 Chestnut St., San Carlos, CA 94070
Sponsored by Friends of the San Carlos Senior Center
If you would like to view the flyer click here: ( Crab Feed Flyer )
I plan on being there and would love to see you. Advance tickets please.
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Spring Fling in San Carlos Fundraising Event!
February 21, 2010
Spring Fling is a one-of-a-kind auction gala that brings together people from all over the community to raise money for the public schools in San Carlos. It is an incredible fundraising event that is co-produced by the San Carlos Educational Foundation and the PTA Coordinating Council. Proceeds from this event will benefit all seven of the public schools in San Carlos. The event raised over $360,000 last year and over $1.4 million in the past six years. With only several months left to plan this magical ball, we need your help. Please consider one or more of the following ways to contribute: volunteer, donate, sponsor/underwrite.
This evening features something for everyone:
- • Silent Auction
- • Live Auction
- • Exciting Raffle
- • Great Food
- • Poker Tournament
- • Dancing to Live Music
- • Diamond Martini Bar
- • Costume Contest
- • Community Building
Thank you for supporting the San Carlos schools!
Lisa Costello & Kim Kondo
Co-Chairs, Spring Fling 2010
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San Carlos Social Media Skills…
February 17, 2010
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This will be a great session for those of us who want more info. on social media….Wednesday, February 24th, 8:30 am to 9:30 am
San Carlos Library, 2nd Floor Community Rooms, 610 Elm Street
In this one-hour session, Melanie Yunk of Yunk Consulting and Kriselle Laran of Bullfrog Media will demonstrate the creation of profiles on Facebook and Twitter along with tips, tricks & tools to make joining the conversation simple, easy & fun. Also discover how apps like Foursquare can help your business establish a social presence in the mobile world.
The first workshop is not a prerequisite, but a documented social media strategy will assist in the creation of profiles. Those who attended the first workshop should work on their strategies before this session.
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January 2, 2010
Here are the results:
Click on the 5 business name links below to see even more details!
| Grand Prize | The award goes to Shelby’s Garden |
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629 Laurel Street |
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| Best Reflects Business | The award goes to Bow Wow Meow |
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737 Laurel Street |
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| Most Beautiful | The award goes to Shellie’s Miniature Mania |
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732 Laurel Street |
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| Most Original | The award goes to The Reading Bug |
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785 Laurel Street |
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| Most Rustic | The award goes to Society Skate Shop |
| 625 Laurel Street San Carlos, CA 94070 (650) 596-8182 www.societyskateshop.com |
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October 8, 2009
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