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Airport officials invite public to meeting

San Jose International Airport officials are inviting the public to attend meetings to learn about and comment on plans for the airport's renovation.

Airport officials will present the proposed changes to the community and then field questions and listen to concerns and ideas, said airport representative Susie Larson.

Larson said the comments will be incorporated into a changed plan that the city council will vote on in the coming months.

The District 6 meeting is scheduled for March 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Luther Burbank Elementary School at 4 Wabash Ave. For information, call 408.501.0979

--Kate Carter

San Jose swears in new city councilwoman

San Jose again has a full complement of city council members. New District 5 city Councilwoman Nora Campos, who was elected to represent the Alum Rock area east of downtown earlier this month, was appointed by the rest of the city council at their March 13 meeting. The city council wanted to seat Campos promptly, but the appointment was necessary, because Campos' March 6 win had not yet been certified by the registrar of voters.

O'Hearn swore Campos into office after the council vote last week. The registrar of voters has now certified the votes, O'Hearn said. After taking her seat as an elected representative, Campos will be sworn in again on March 20.

The District 5 seat has been empty since Councilman Manny Diaz stepped down after winning his bid for state Assembly in November.

--Kate Carter

Gardeners Market at Prusch Park

The Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County will host the seventh annual Spring Gardeners Market on March 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Emma Prusch Memorial Park in San Jose. The Master Gardeners will be selling more than 100 varieties of rare and heirloom, taste test-winning tomato and chili pepper seedlings. There will be a tour of the 43-acre park's agricultural highlights at 11:30 a.m. Admission and parking are free. For information, call 408.299.2635, ext. 1017.

--Melissa Matchak

Vietnam nurse will speak at bookstore

Mary Reynolds Powell, author of A World of Hurt: Between Innocence and Arrogance in Vietnam, will speak in a panel discussion on the legacy of the Vietnam War on March 22, at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 3600 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose. Powell served in Vietnam from 1970-1971, as a U.S. Army nurse stationed at the 24th Evacuation Hospital in Long Binh. Powell will be joined by San Jose Mercury News staff photographer Jim Gensheimer, whose book, Pain and Grace: A Journey Through Vietnam, was released last year, and photographer Janice Goff-LaFontaine, author of Reflections Between the Lines: The Healing of the Vietnam Generation. The forum is free and open to the public. For more information, call Lorraine Antonucci at 408.249.5201

--Melissa Matchak

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