Exhibit chronicles four generations of a Sunnyvale orchard family

Butcher’s Corner revisited

For longtime Sunnyvale residents, the location of “Butcher’s Corner” will be familiar. Where multi-story apartment buildings are now being constructed once stood the Butcher family orchard.

The farm had been in the family since 1881, when Rolla and Emma Butcher bought 160 acres of land. After Rolla’s early death, Emma ran the farm by herself, planting fruit trees while raising her young children. Over the next century and beyond, her descendants kept running the orchard operations until 2013.

A new exhibition at the Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum displays artifacts from several generations of the Butcher family, as well as items from everyday life such as kitchen and farm tools, interior fixtures, china dishes and glassware. Photographs of the farm and family portraits accompany the display.

The exhibition will run until late April. The museum, located at 570 E. Remington Drive, is open every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, noon-4 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call 408-749-0220 or visit heritageparkmuseum.org.

Teen committee openings

Sunnyvale is recruiting teens to serve on its Teen Advisory Committee (TAC) for the 2026-28 term. TAC gives teens the opportunity to help shape programs, events and initiatives for teens in Sunnyvale.

TAC members help plan and sponsor citywide events and advise Recreation Services staff on teen-focused recreation programs and volunteer opportunities.

Applicants must be Sunnyvale residents in grades 9-12, ages 13-18, and be willing to commit to a two-year term.

Applications to https://bit.ly/4kQwOJM are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 6. For questions, call 408-730-7350.

Summer job fair

A Summer Recreation Job Fair is set for Tuesday, March 3, 5:30-8 p.m. at the Sunnyvale Recreation Center, 550 E. Remington Drive. Explore part-time, seasonal and volunteer roles; learn about positions in camps and aquatics; apply and interview on site; and receive a conditional offer for select positions, if qualified.

For questions, visit https://bit.ly/3OBppSE or call the Recreation Center at 408-730-7350.