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Around The Glen
Business Success Forum breakfast
For employees and employers who want to be better motivated and learn the secret to team-building, the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly Business Success Forum on May 9, at 7:45 a.m. Jeff Colvin, principal of Link, a management consulting group, and Paul Bagan, owner of J. Paul Bagan & Associates, will lead the discussion.
The breakfast meeting will be held at Lou's Village, 1465 W. San Carlos St. The cost is $15 for chamber members and $30 for nonmembers. Call 291.5265 for more information.
--Michele Leung
Change of date for SC County Fair
Celebrate the Moo-Lennium with the Santa Clara County Fair. This year, the fair will sport many changes, and the most notable is the change in the date. The fair is traditionally held in late summer, but this year the fair will run May 12 to May 21. Because of the change in date, the fair will gear more events toward education and school groups. In the Choirs Night Competition Program on May 17, the voice students of Willow Glen High School, under the direction of Katherine Donovan, will compete for one of the fair's cash awards. Contributions from local businesses and individuals have built the fair's educational grants and scholarship coffers to $40,000.
The school competitions will be held at the Christopher Park stage at the fairgrounds. Jazz bands will perform on May 15, the ensemble bands on May 16, the choirs on May 17, and drama students on May 18.
The Santa Clara County Fairgrounds are at 344 Tully Road.
--Michele Leung
Education department releases test results
The California Department of Education released a revised list of Academic Performance Index ratings on April 27. The scores originally released were the results of a statewide test all students were required to take. Although the new rankings don't change schools' original January scores, they do show a comparison with schools that have similar economic and social backgrounds. The scores are based on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best.
Thirteen schools from San Jose Unified School District made the revised list, including Hacienda Elementary School which has a state ranking of eight and rates a three against similar schools.
SJUSD board member Carol Meyers said administrators won't really be able to use the scores to their benefit until the test has been around for about five years. After that period, administrators will be able to recognize patterns in testing scores.
A complete list of the rankings are at www.cde.ca.gov/psaa/api.com.
--Chantal Lamers
Channel 54 needs auction volunteers
KTEH's 12th annual Great Auction is right around the corner, but there are no volunteers yet to run it. The public television station depends on the efforts of volunteers to make this a successful event, but signups have been slow. The station cites the change of date for the lack of volunteers. The auction is usually held in April, but this year it will run May 9 to May 20. Bid takers, bid sorters and markers, bid captains and merchandise locators are needed. KTEH welcomes individual and group volunteers. For information, contact volunteer coordinator Shannon Escalera at 408.795.5445.
--Michele Leung
Bank robber sought by area police
Four local banks were recently robbed by a white male adult wearing a wig and a fake mustache. In each case, the suspect handed a teller a note, demanding money and indicating that he had a weapon. The police consider him armed and dangerous. The banks that the suspect robbed are in Fremont, Milpitas, Sunnyvale and San Jose, most recently a Washington Mutual Bank at 405 Blossom Hill Road. The suspect is 35 to 50, 5-foot-10 to 6 feet, 250 to 280 pounds, with blond or gray hair. He was last seen wearing sunglasses and a Dallas Cowboys sweatshirt. Anyone with information should contact Detective Sgt. Mike Pomeroy at 408.277.4166, or call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 408.947.STOP.
--Michele Leung
Public input sought at annual WGNA meeting
The Willow Glen Neighborhood Association is inviting all members of the community to attend its annual meeting on May 10. The newly elected board members for 2000-2001 will be announced. Also on the agenda is a panel discussion on the future of downtown Willow Glen. Residents are encouraged to voice their opinions on the kind of businesses they'd like see downtown, raise concerns about age-old issues such as traffic and noise on Lincoln Avenue, and speculate about the impact of having franchises on the strip.
The annual meeting will be held at the Willow Glen United Methodist Church at Minnesota and Newport.
--Michele Leung
Grand jurors sought by Superior Court
The Superior Court is looking for a few good Glenites to serve as civil grand jurors. The Civil Grand Jury is an investigative body that examines operations of city and government offices. It was created as a tool to protect society and help enforce the law.
Residents who choose to take on juror responsibilities will act as civil watchdogs by investigating citizen complaints and criminal investigations.
People who qualify to be jurors must be U.S. citizens (at least one year prior to being sworn in as jurors), at least 18 years old, speak English, and have an open mind.
For information, call Gloria Chacon, Grand Jury coordinator, at 299.3608.
--Chantal Lamers
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