No matter how beautiful the weather was, the opening day for the Cupertino National Little League was just a little darker than usual this year.

According to Nancy Cheadle, league board member, on the night of March 10, someone broke into a snack shack on the Kennedy Middle School campus where the league stores many of its supplies.

In an email circulated among board members, Board President Rob Wells said the person entered by removing a grill from a window over the snack shack's sink. Once inside, the person stole approximately $1075 worth of concessions, electronic equipment, baseballs and umpire shirts.

The email also states that a box of controllers were found off of Hyannisport Drive, but no fingerprints were found.

To report any information on this crime, call the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Westside Substation at 408.868.6600.

Big sing to raise money for center

Three choirs will raise the roof at the Union Church of Cupertino on March 20, and the audience will raise the money.

The concert takes place at the church on 20900 Stevens Creek Blvd. to benefit the Bill Wilson Center in Santa Clara, an organization that cares for children living on the street.

Contributions are voluntary and will be matched up to $1,500.

The choirs participating are the De Anza College Women's Choir, the Union Church Sanctuary Choir and the Choraleers, a seniors choir from De Anza College.

A reception will follow in Calvert Hall.

For more information, call 408.996.9352.

Monta Vista grad dies
tragically in New York

Diana Chien, a 2002 graduate of Monta Vista High School, took her own life on March 5. Her death caught national attention because she was the fourth New York University student to commit suicide since September of 2003.

The 19-year-old college sophomore jumped from the roof of her boyfriend's New York apartment house after arguing with him.

During her high school years, Chien was a member of Monta Vista's track, gymnastics and basketball teams.

Her family, who still lives in Cupertino, is unavailable for comment.

Blue Hills student goes to the geography finals

Getting up in front of your classmates and spelling a word or identifying a country has got to be a nerve-wracking experience. But Christopher Cheadle has worked through the pressure and will soon demonstrate his geographic prowess in Sacramento.

The annual geography bee at Blue Hills Elementary School yielded Christopher as its champion. The sixth-grader then took a written 90-question test, and his answers landed him among the top 100 students in California.

On April 2, he will compete in the state National Geographic Geography Bee at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento. The top ten finalists will move on to the National Bee in Washington, D.C., an event administered by Alex Trebek.