Village Briefs

Children's shoes needed for drive

Saratoga businessman Arthur Mintz is again coordinating a community effort to gather donations of new and gently used children's shoes to bring to needy families in rural Venezuela. Shoes of all sizes and colors are welcome, but no open toes or sandals.

Shoes, which should be tied together by pairs, may be dropped off at Mintz's photography studio at 20490 Saratoga-Los Gatos Road, on the corner of Oak Street. For more information, call 867-4077.

Foothill Club hosts a Celtic culture lecture

For the fourth installment of its 1998-99 Public Lecture Series, the Saratoga Foothill Club welcomes Margaret More on Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. for a presentation on Celtic culture titled "Honoring Our Heritage by Finding Ways for Celebration." More, who holds degrees in Highland dance and Scottish country dance, has taught liturgical dance at Santa Clara University. She also works as a stress management consultant and leadership program facilitator in the Bay Area and is a professional storyteller.

The program takes place at the Saratoga Foothill Club clubhouse, 20399 Park Place. A donation of $6 is appreciated. For more information, call 867-2361 or 354-2527.

Scholarships are available from Saratoga sister city

The Saratoga Sister City Organization is now accepting applications for its Gomersall Scholarship.

The annual scholarship, established in the memory of past organization president Ed Gomersall, is open to applicants of all ages. The scholarship is awarded to an individual who shares a positive interest in some aspect of Japanese/American studies.

The application deadline is March 1. For more information, contact Reiko Iwanaga at 867-4525.

Obituaries

The Saratoga News publishes obituaries as a community service. There is no charge, but we do require that information about the deceased be provided to us on our official Obituary Notice form. The forms are available at the Saratoga News office, 14375 Saratoga Ave., Ste. E-2, Saratoga.

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Sports Briefs

Panthers win soccer championship

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