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Around The Glen
Want to get dolled up? Here's someplace to go
Willow Glen residents Barbara and Clarence Shannon know that good things come in small packages. Their pint-sized hobby is proof. The two Glenites--both avid dollhouse miniature collectors--will display their minis at the upcoming Showcase of Miniatures.
The showcase is one of the oldest and largest miniature shows in the country, and all profits from ticket and dollhouse sales support valley healthcare organizations. This year, proceeds will benefit the Plane-tree Health Library, a free consumer medical library in downtown San Jose.
The showcase will feature more than 100 exhibits, children's activities, sales tables and adult workshops. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for seniors and $3 for kids ages 5 to 12. Children under 5 get in free.
The showcase will be held at Parkside Hall at the San Jose Civic Auditorium on Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, check out http://home.earthlink.net/~warner71.
--Jessica Lyons
Essay contest gives local kids a chance to say their peace
Attention, Santa Clara County ninth- through 12th-graders: here's a chance to express an opinion on how the United States should spend its money. "Our National Budget" is the theme of this year's Charles Walton Peace Essay Challenge, a contest sponsored by the San Jose Peace Center and the Collins Foundation.
Students can submit an essay, public speech, radio show or dramatic play that explains the way the national budget should be modified and why, as well as how the budget impacts people locally or all over the world. Prizes will be awarded to five entrants and range from $25 to $1,000. The top three submissions will be read aloud by their authors at an awards dinner on May 2.
The San Jose Peace Center was created in 1957 in opposition to the Vietnam War. Today, the mostly volunteer staff focuses on global and local issues such as wars, economic sanctions, police brutality and hate crimes, according to intern/peace advocate Rob Molinar. The Peace Center's monthly newsletter reaches more than 600 members, and its library has resources on many social and political issues.
The contest deadline is February 22, 2000. Applicants must also fill out an entry form to send along with three copies of essays to the San Jose Peace Center, 48 S. Seventh St., San Jose, 95112. Essays must be between 1,000 and 1,500 words in length, and entry forms can be obtained by calling 408.297.2299.
--Kara Chalmers
Special Olympics seeks volunteer coaches
If your idea of sports participation goes beyond Monday night football, the Special Olympics may have a job for you. Coaches are needed for bowling and floor hockey. No experience is necessary. Enthusiasm and a sense of humor are required.
The next volunteer orientation will be on Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Special Olympics office. For information, call 408.267.2734
--Jessica Lyons
Willow Glen Books to host a speaker on women's health issues
Willow Glen Books will host a speaker on women's health issues next week.
Maria Greulich will be a guest speaker at the next meeting of F.E.M.A.L.E (Formerly Employed Mothers at the Leading Edge) on Oct. 12 from 7:30 to 9:3 0 p.m. at 1330 Lincoln Ave. Greulich will talk about women's health issues, including breast cancer, menopause and osteoporosis.
F.E.M.A.L.E is a national nonprofit organization for career women who choose to stay at home with their kids. The South Bay chapter meets at 7:30 p.m. at Willow Glen Books on the second Tuesday and fourth Thursday of each month. For more information, call Kim McGettigan, 408.998.7340.
--Jessica Lyons
These schools are made for walkin'
Local elementary school students are hitting the ground walking this month as Schallenberger and Booksin hold their annual walkathons. The walkathons are both schools' primary fundraisers, bringing in money for field trips, educational assemblies and new technology.
Schallenberger's walkathon will be held "Under the Big Top" with clowns, face painting and balloons to fit the circus theme on Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
And Booksin is smokin' this year, with its Wild West-themed walkathon on Oct. 16. from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information, call Booksin Elementary at 408.535.6213 or Schallenberger Elementary at 408.535.6253.
--Jessica Lyons
Tot's birthday nets a donation for center
For most 3-year-olds, birthdays can be measured in gifts. But Orlando Otero is not an average kid. In lieu of bringing presents to his birthday party last month, friends and relatives brought checks made out to the Santa Clara County Burn Center, netting a total of $360 in donations.
"It will help the children," Orlando says. Orlando's not a burn victim himself. But if you ask the 3-year-old what he wants to be when he grows up, his answer comes automatically. "A fireman," he says excitedly.
Orlando's aunt, Mary Vetere, came up with the fundraising idea.
"He's very infatuated with firemen right now," she says. "We go to Station 6 once a month, and every time he hears a siren he gets so excited."
Guests at Orlando's Chuck E Cheese party were greeted by a fire truck and ladder extending into a small white basket. By the end of the party, the basket was filled with checks and donations for the burn center.
--Jessica Lyons
Picnic celebrates gay day of recognition
In celebration of National Coming Out Day (Oct. 11.), the Billy DeFrank Lesbian and Gay Community Center is sponsoring a family picnic on Oct. 10.
The Second Annual National Coming Out Day Family Picnic will offer fun for the whole family, featuring a barbecue lunch, raffles, a dunk tank, a jumping castle and face-paining for the kids. The entertainment lineup includes the Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus, the Rainbow Women's Chorus and the All Out Cast entertainment troupe.
"This is a very important event for Santa Clara County's gay and lesbian community," says program director Keith Rendone. "It meets the need for a safe, family-oriented event and recognizes that Silicon Valley's gays and lesbians welcome an event where they can celebrate National Coming Out Day with their partners, children, parents, siblings and friends."
The family picnic is Sunday, Oct. 10 from noon to 5 p.m. in the Lakeview Picnic area of Vasona Park in Los Gatos. The cost of $5 per person or $15 per family includes activities and a barbecue lunch. Parking is $4 at Vasona.
For more information, call the Billy DeFrank Lesbian and Gay Community Center, 293-AGAY.
--Jessica Lyons
Local teens make merit program semifinals
Three Presentation High School seniors can add one more prestigious title to their college applications. Rima Kulkarmi, Clare Varesio and Stephanie Wong qualified as semifinalists in the 45th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
They are among 16,000 high school seniors in the United States who will compete for 7,600 Merit Scholarship awards worth over $28 million. Awards will be announced next spring.
Nearly 1.2 million students from about 20,000 high schools entered the Merit Program for the year 2000, but less than 1 percent of the nation's high school seniors qualified as semifinalists.
--Jessica Lyons
Local salon to market product line on web
Jeffrey and Roberta Roberts, of the JR Roberts Exclusive Salon, have developed a line of salon products that will be sold via the web nationwide (at jeffreyroberts.com), as well as at their salon at 1562 Meridian Ave. The product line includes hair cleaning and styling creams, sprays and mousses, and hand and body lotions. All are made with natural ingredients, and the bottles are made from recycled plastic.
As hairdressers together for the past 25 years (for the past three in Willow Glen), the couple learned to pinpoint their favorite ingredients in hair and skin products. They brought the list of faves to a chemist, who concocted the products.
--Kara Chalmers
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