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Glenites named to key posts at network firm

Howey Chin and David Tang, both residents of Willow Glen, were recently named to key posts at Gadzoox Networks Inc., a San Jose company dealing with gigabyte-speed, fibre channel and storage-area networking.

Chin, whom Gadzoox officials call a storage industry leader, has been named chief strategic officer. Chin has been with the company since 1994 and will now be responsible for setting its strategic direction.

Tang has been appointed vice president of marketing. He has been Gadzoox' director of business development since 1996, and company officials say he is credited with coining the term "storage area network."

--Rebecca Wallace

Summer camps keep kids occupied with sports, music, food

Children can glimpse the rural outdoors or get crafty this summer at classes and camps offered by the city of San Jose.

Day camp at Emma Prusch Farm Park runs for one-week sessions June 22 through Aug. 21, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. Children ages 6 to 10 can feed farm animals, play sports, garden and do science and art projects. The camp costs $100 per session per child, except for the second session, which is $90 due to a Friday holiday.

Cooking classes will be given for kids ages 6 to 12 during the summer. Classes run from 10 a.m. to noon and cost $15 per child. The park is located at 647 S. King Road. For more information, call 926-5555.

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is offering one-week zoo and puppet camps for kids ages 3 to 12 during the months of July and August. Prices are $80 per session per child.

Happy Hollow is located at 1300 Senter Road. For more information, call 277-5120.

An eight-week music camp for students from the fourth through the eighth grades starts June 22 at the Watson Community Center at 550 N. Second St. The $20 camp is aimed at those with no previous musical experience. Call 280-7355 for information.

A beginning sailing camp will be offered at Lake Cunningham Regional Park at Tully and White roads from July 27 to 31. The camp costs between $45 and $50 per person and is for people ages 10 through adult. For more information, call 238-8028.

--Rebecca Wallace

Local students win art supplies from mall

Power shopping paid off May 27 for Schallenberger Elementary School students as Oakridge Mall staff awarded the school $250 in gift certificates from the mall.

Schallenberger was among 25 San Jose elementary schools receiving similar awards, which were used to purchase school, music and art supplies, as well as books and audiovisual equipment. Certificates for Schallenberger will be spent on art supplies at Michael's Arts & Crafts, said Suzie Kurtz, the parent volunteer who coordinated the effort.

Parents, students, staff members and friends of the schools' communities logged receipts from Oakridge throughout the school year and were awarded five points for every dollar spent. The number of points corresponded to the amount of the certificates; the maximum award was $2,500.

--Rebecca Wallace

Locals get to show off hobbies at county fair

The best chocolate chip cookies and homemade wine will be among the creative products honored at the Santa Clara County Fair, which runs from July 31 to Aug. 9. People can apply to be local exhibitors of their talents up until June 19.

The 10 divisions of exhibits where people can show off any hobbies and skills include fine arts, agriculture and horticulture, livestock and industrial technology.

Rules for entry are available in the 1998 Entry Information booklet, which can be found at libraries, stores and the county fairgrounds. For more information, call 494-3200 or visit www.thefair.org.

--Rebecca Wallace

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