Olympiad of the Arts is a competition that encourages creative and performing arts students in college and high school to compete by showcasing their talents. Students compete in a variety of categories--acting, dance choreography, vocal and piano performance, photography, and poetry and short story writing.

The competition is open to students at a community college, lower-division four-year college and high school students who are residents of Santa Clara County.

For more information on the 2003 Olympiad of the Arts competition, visit www.missioncollege.org/community/olympiad.


Saratoga is seeking more candidates for commission

The city is still accepting applications for the planning commission, a group that advises the city council on land use issues. According to the city clerk, only two people so far have submitted applications for four commission seats that will become available this April when the terms of current commissioners expire.

To qualify, an applicant must reside in Saratoga, be a registered voter of the city, have attended at least one of the commission's meetings prior to being interviewed and must not hold an elected public office anywhere or be employed with the city.

Applications are due to the city clerk by 5 p.m. on Feb. 28. There are only two planning commission meetings left (Feb. 12 and 26) that applicants can attend before that date. For more information, call 408.868.1269.


Flying Doctors receive more medical supplies

Los Medicos Voladores (The Flying Doctors) recently accepted a donation of $42,000 in medical supplies from Hackett Enterprises. Larry Hackett and Dan Cripes of Hackett Enterprises presented the donation to Don Wolf, chairman of the board of directors of Los Medicos Voladores and a former West Valley College board trustee, at its Feb. 5 meeting. The supplies will go toward medical mission clinics in Central America and Mexico.

Los Medicos Voladores has been providing medical, dental, optometric and audiology services to remote villages for 27 years. Three to five airplanes leave Northern California each month with a team of doctors, equipment and supplies headed to small villages in Mexico.


VTA plans to run mostly on regular schedule on Feb.17

All Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) buses and light rail trains will run on a regular weekday schedule Feb. 17 except for the West Julian Shuttle, which will not be in operation. For schedule information, call 408.321.2300 or visit www.vta.org.