January 25, 2008

Evergreen Times 25th Anniversary messages sent from the community

"As Mayor of the City of San José, I offer my congratulations to the Evergreen Times Newspaper on their 25th Anniversary. Our City values the community outreach and increased public awareness of local issues that the Evergreen Times has brought to residents. Thank you for serving Evergreen Valley and I look forward to your continued success."

Chuck Reed


“The Evergreen Times is an outstanding example of a great community-based newspaper. Congrat-ulations to all the staff on your 25-year anniversary! Thank you for your commitment and service to the Evergreen Valley.”

Vice Mayor Dave Cortese


Congratulations to the Evergreen Times & Bill Bellou for 25 years of committed professional journalism.

The Evergreen Times has steadfastly kept the Evergreen community apprised of current events, served as a sounding board for the Evergreen community’s diverse interests and opinions and has consistently supported the community’s support network, homeowner and business organizations. Evergreen wouldn’t be the same without E.T.!
Hon. Patricia Sausedo

Councilwoman District 8, 1981-1992


"Over the years I have empowered the Evergreen Times to help achieve personal and business growth – a direct reason for our success. Unlike the big papers, it’s a true community paper. I am very proud to say I love living in Evergreen and that I have enjoyed working with Bill Bellou and the Evergreen Times during the past 25 years. Congratulations on providing such a valuable and important service to our community!"

Bob Mann
Sunnyvale Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep


"The Evergreen Times has been the conduit for our community to communicate with each other and our local businesses. My family and I congratulate the Times team for a job well done!"

David Mirassou


"Congratulations on reaching the 25-year mark. This is a great achievement for a family-owned business. You have become the pulse of the community. We always look forward to your publication."

Miguel A. Palma
CPA/PFS


“Congratulations to the 25-milestone celebration for the Evergreen Times. We appreciate all your hard work and persistent effort in keeping the Evergreen Community up-to-date on news, issues, events, and people that are dear to our lives.”

Alice Snyder
Eastridge

"Recently I had an opportunity to meet Bill Bellou, the publisher of the Evergreen Times and Times Media, Inc. I was very impressed by his family’s history in Evergreen and San Jose and his deep commitment and contributions to the Evergreen community. Congratulations on 25 great years!"

Steve Spadafora
Java Junction


"On behalf of the families of Dance Theatre International and San Jose Youth Ballet, we extend a warm congratulations and a happy 25th anniversary to the Evergreen Times!"

Maggie Ferla


"Involved Evergreen wants to congratulate the Evergreen Times on 25 years of outstanding reporting on events and people within the Evergreen Community of San Jose. We are grateful for the support and coverage we have received from the Times on our drive to bring in a new grocery store in Evergreen Village Square and know that we could not come as far as we have toward our goal without the excellent and timely coverage of events which the Times has provided. Following are a few comments we have gathered from Involved Evergreen members and members of the Evergreen community on their memories and impressions of the Evergreen Times.

"Once again, we thank the Evergreen Times for their excellent coverage and support, and look forward to the next 25 years of outstanding community news coverage!"

Rose Herrera
Founder and Chair, Involved Evergreen


“I appreciate that it’s a community-based newspaper and it’s delivered to your house for free.”

Marla Najam


“It’s a great resource for the community for local news. It fills in the gaps in coverage that the Mercury News does not provide".

Matt Wahlin


“Happy 25th anniversary Evergreen Times. I appreciate that the Evergreen Times keeps us informed about our community. We don’t get that from the Mercury News. I remember how the Times covered my grandson’s football games at Evergreen High School. That meant a lot to me, my husband and our whole family.”

Heidi Lee
15-year Evergreen Resident


“Really great advertising for my business. They have provided us good exposure and have even written stories about our business. They informed the community about our new Evergreen Business Owners Association. We appreciate what the Evergreen Times does for our community and we wish them a happy 25th anniversary.”

Danielle Farran
Owner Secret Oasis Day Spa


“I always look for people I know in the street talk section.”

Juli Godsil
6-year Evergreen resident


“Evergreen Times keeps me up-to-date on local happenings. I look forward to seeing it at my doorstep.”

Joanna Bateman
Intero Real Estate and 4-year Evergreen resident


“I like seeing how my school, Ever-green Valley High School is doing. I like seeing my friends and their accomplishments. I enjoy the pet of the month.”

Josh Steinberg
Student


“I love seeing the people I know in the paper. Especially reading about student accomplishments such as GPA and honor roll. I also appreciate the stories on the history of Evergreen.”

Leslie Steinberg
Pampered Chef consultant and 10-year Evergreen resident


“I appreciate the Evergreen Times' recognition of my daughter’s soccer team and community events and accomplishments.”

Kerry P.
25-year Evergreen resident


“It’s great that the Evergreen Times is here keeping people informed about what is going on in our community.”

Jesus Ponce
12-year Evergreen resident


“I appreciate that the Evergreen Times has been a loyal contributor to our community for over 15 years. It has been the only resource available for gaining an understanding of the planning/land development issues in Evergreen. It keeps us informed about community events and our schools. It makes me feel like we are in a community not just a neighborhood.”

Bill Pieterouiski
16-year Evergreen resident


Evergreen Times owners Bill and Sandy Bellou have always been great supporters of the Evergreen Valley and have given countless hours of volunteering to make our community a great place to live! It is an honor to be considered a friend. Wishing the Evergreen Times many, many more years of success!

Ann Marie Quellman
Evergreen Estates Realty