• Sports & Recreation

    Swimming Pools & Lessons

    Swimming pool at the Milpitas Sports Center Public Swimming Pools Milpitas has lots of pools where you can go and to keep cool or take swim lessons when the summer heat sizzles. Recreational Swimming at the Milpitas Sport Center Due to Covid restrictions, only a limited number of participants are allowed in the pool, and they must all make a reservation well in advance. No drop-ins. Two large and one “baby” pool provide a variety of water fitness and exercise programs. Recreational swimming is offered at both Milpitas Sports Center and Milpitas High School during the summer months. Pools are fully supervised by lifeguards. The fee a $2.00 is charged…

  • Sports & Recreation

    Milpitas National Little League Baseball

    Tryouts for the Milpitas Little League Baseball Teams For more information, email milpitasnationallittleleague@gmail.com or visit Milpitas National Little League on Facebook. Milpitas National Little League April 2nd our LAST DAY of registration for the Spring 2021 Baseball season! Take that step to bring home the game ball this season! Evaluation weekend number starts tomorrow, Friday April 2, 2021. Will we see you on the diamond this year? There is only ONE weekend remaining for player evaluations!. Player evaluations are conducted in small group cohorts and by reservation only. The remaining dates for evaluations are: Friday, April 2 Saturday, April 3 Your Little League season dues must be paid prior to reserving an evaluation time.…

  • Sports & Recreation

    Recreational Flying

    Wings of Rogallo

    Due to the impact of COVID-19 many of these flying sites have additional restrictions. Learn to fly up and over our mountain ranges on sail planes, hang gliders, paragliding, and even real small planes. We’re a great area for recreational flying. Bay Area Soaring Associates BASA is an organization of Pilots who love to fly in high performance sailplanes. Meetings are held at the Omega Restaurant. Hollister California is our primary location. Our gliders and equipment reside here throughout the winter to take advantage of pre-frontal and post-frontal wave across the various mountain ranges nearby. Mission Soaring Center We think hang gliding is the flyingest flying ever invented, and we…

  • Jokes

    There Are No Fish Under The Ice!

    Ice Fishing

    Milpitas Jokes A blonde woman notices the popularity of ice fishing in Silicon Valley, and decides to try it for herself. Determined to take the sport up properly, she heads to the library and reads, not one, but three books on ice fishing from cover to cover. Armed with a list of ice fishing gear, she heads to the nearest sporting goods store to pick out top-notch equipment. The next day, the woman heads to the nearest frozen pond and begins to set up the stool she had purchased. Settling in, she reaches for her saw and begins to cut a hole through the ice. Booming from above comes a…

  • History

    Democrat Rally 2000

    November 3, 2000, San Jose Civic Center I got the chance to attend the California Democratic Party rally in downtown San Jose, and to hear speeches given by some of the local candidates and by President Bill Clinton. Former SF Giants left fielder, Willie Mays, was also there to lend his support. You may click on the links and on the pictures to find out more about each person. President Clinton encouraging democrats to get out the vote! Also on the panel were Gov. Gray Davis, Mike Honda (Candidate for Congress) Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Norm Mineta (Commerce Secretary), and Willie Mays (SF Giants Special Ass’t to the President) Mike Honda…