The Willow Glen Resident Around The Glen The Salvation Army wants turkeys with all the trimmings The Salvation Army in Willow Glen is asking for donations of turkeys, pies, stuffing mixes, vegetables and other traditional trimmings. The food will be used to serve a Thanksgiving meal for seniors, children, families and homeless individuals. Donations can be dropped off seven days a week, 24 hours a day, at the Salvation Army Hospitality House, 405 N. Fourth St., San Jose. For more information, call Barbara Kennedy at 282-1165. --Sharon Parks Contestants sought for beauty pageant Young women of Willow Glen, get out your evening gowns and swimsuits. The Miss USA and Miss Teen USA Pageants are seeking girls between the ages of 14 and 26 to represent their local areas at the upcoming Miss Almaden Valley USA and Miss Almaden Valley Teen USA pageants. Two contests will be held, one for teens ages 14 to 19 and the other for young adults between ages 18 and 26. Contestants in both pageants will compete in three areas. "One third of the competition is a one-on-one interview with five judges," pageant director Tracy Crist said. "They're looking for personality--approachable, likable ... a nice person. A third of the competition includes the swimsuit contest, and they are looking for physical fitness, not necessarily the skinniness. A third of the competition is the evening gown portion. We're looking for grace and class--not judging the dress but how the person wears the gown and the overall beauty of the girl." Teenagers in Monterey, Alameda, Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties are eligible. The lucky winners can go on to compete in the statewide pageant and even in the national competition on the first weekend of September 1999. Winners can collect $150,000 in cash and prizes. The local pageants will be held Jan. 3, 1999, at the Newark Pavilion. Entries are due Dec. 2, 1998. There will be an orientation on this day at the Newark Mall Community Room in Newark from 6:15 to 9 p.m. Anyone interested in competing should call Tracy at 510/742-1715. --Sharon Parks Restaurant hosts dinner; proceeds go to Food Bank The Second Harvest Food Bank will soon get a hefty donation of food just in time for the holidays. Emile Mooser, owner of Emile's Restaurant in San Jose, will hold a fundraiser to celebrate his restaurant's 25th anniversary. All the proceeds will go to Second Harvest. The benefit takes place Sunday, Nov. 8 at 5:30 p.m. at Emile's, located at 545 S. Second St. "I have received much to be grateful for, and now is the time to help and give to those who are less fortunate than I," Mooser said. The Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties is a private nonprofit organization that collects and distributes food to low-income children, adults and seniors. Mooser and a team of well-known chefs deemed the "San Jose All Star Chefs" will prepare dinner at the fundraising event. The feast will start off with hot and cold hors d'oeuvres and then move to a main course of either pistachio-crusted salmon filet or herb-crusted rack of veal. The grand total for the evening is $125 per person, which includes wine, champagne, dessert and coffee. For further information, call Jennifer Luciano at 266-8866, extension 227. For reservations, make payments to Second Harvest Food Bank and send to Attn: Jennifer Luciano, 750 Curtner Ave., San Jose, 95125. --Sharon Parks [ Back to Contents Page | Willow Glen Resident Home Page | Archives ] This article appeared in the Willow Glen Resident, November 4, 1998. ©1998 Metro Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.