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Saratoga Sampler
Students find a way to express their thanks
By Mary Ann Cook
TORCH BEARERS: St. Andrew's physical education teacher Roger Adams was selected to be an Olympic flame bearer during the Olympic torch relay through San Jose recently. Adams was nominated by St. Andrew's alums Agnes Zau and Roxane Safipour, among others, who sent essays to the Olympic relay nomination committee.
Zau, now a student at Wilcox High in Santa Clara, also ran a portion of the relay because her nominating letter so moved the committee. She handed off the flame to Adams, to help speed it on its way to the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Adams, obviously an enormously popular teacher, has taught at St. Andrew's for 27 years, and coaches volleyball and trains a morning running group in cross-country.
FLIRTERS BALL: Lynda Evjen of Los Gatos will co-chair the Flirters Ball Feb. 8 at the Capital Club in San Jose with Sandi Conniff. The ball is sponsored by VIA Rehabilitation Services and money raised will go toward Camp Costanoan and First Step Early Intervention Program for infants and toddlers.
Both services are set up to help disabled children. Los Gatos chefs will be spotlighted: Gary and Vickie Messick, chef/owners of Tapestry, will prepare the main course. Jim Stump, owner of A.P. Stumps and Los Gatos Brewing, will also command the pots and pans to create a course at the gala. Cost is $150. For more information, call 408.243.7861.
ATHLETES HONORED: The Hall offspring are winning athletic distinction. Son Ryan Hall, a freshman at Saratoga High School, was named All League Defensive Football Player and daughter Kelsey is on the Pop Warner Jr. Peewees Cheerleading team, the Tigers, which placed second in regional competition in Reno, Nev. George and Stacey are the parents. Hall is a member of Los Gatos Rotary Club.
FINE ARTS HONORS: The local chapter of the American Pen Women will honor eight women at its Feb. 9 Celebrity Luncheon. Locals Maxine McGinnis, Marty Kendall and Merikay McKenna were mentioned in last week's column. The others being celebrated for achievements in the arts are: Christine Chabiel Dargahi of Oakland; Susan Landauer, curator of the San Jose Museum of Art; and Cleo McDowell of El Sobrante in the field of art; Rosie Huber in the category of letters; and Jaci Hall of San Jose in the music category.
BALLET & CHOCOLATES: Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley will present three dances (and some extras) in a Valentine weekend program Feb. 14-17 at San Jose Center for Performing Arts. Featured will be Dennis Nahat's Rivulet, George Balanchine's Apollo and David Lichine's Graduation Ball.
Performances are 7:30 p.m. Valentine's Day; 8 p.m. Feb. 15 and 16; and 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17. Free chocolates on silver trays will be passed around the lobby and free souvenir photos of couples will be taken.
Coupons for $10 off at 14 San Jose restaurants will be given to those who buy tickets for Friday-Sunday performances. Tickets are $20-$68 and the box office can be reached at 408.288.2800.
STAGED READINGS: City Lights Theater in San Jose will present staged readings of half a dozen 10-minute plays from the Foothill College playwriting class of Carol Wolf. The plays will be given on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at the theater. The work of two Los Gatans will be on the bill--Riva Rubnitz and Mary Ann Cook.
The Rubnitz play is called To Save a Flower and it's set in the waiting room of a psychiatrist's office. The Cook play is titled DNA, and it concerns two (deceased) celebrities who meet in a meat market.
VEG FAIR: Los Gatan Colleen Holland is coordinating the first ever Veg Fair on Feb. 9, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Holland is founder/editor of Veg News, the largest (100,000 circulation) vegetarian publication in the United States. The idea is to introduce meat eaters to tasty, healthy vegetarian foods, says publicist Ronald Schmidt.
LOCAL GETAWAYS: Moon Handbooks: Silicon Valley, is entering its second edition. Subtitled The Cure for the Common Trip, it's a travel guidebook replete with entertainment suggestions and day trips, covering everything from Saratoga restaurants to hiking in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
History and culture of each destination are included. Its author is Martin Cheek of Morgan Hill, who once was a reporter for the old Los Gatos Weekly. The guidebook covers the area from Palo Alto to Gilroy. Money Magazine calls the series "American's finest travel guidebooks." It's $15.95 from Avalon Travel Publishing. Go to www.travelmatters.com for more information.
TEA TALK: Southwest YMCA will host a tea luncheon Feb. 6 from 2 to 3 p.m. Local authors Tom Matolat and Roberta Johnson will discuss their book, Don't Pull the Plug: A Lesson in Life. The book deals with stroke rehab, sex, and living and dying.
Matolat had a stroke and the plug was almost pulled to end his life, but he survived to rehabilitate to nearly total fitness. No cost, but reservations are required at 408.608.6817. The Y is at 13500 Quito Road, Saratoga.
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