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Around The Glen
Ballet company holds tryouts for dancers
San Jose Cleveland Ballet is looking for a few good men--and women--in tights.
The company is holding auditions for adults on Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon at the San Jose Cleveland Ballet offices, 20 N. First St., San Jose.
There will be a $15 audition processing fee per applicant. SJCB artistic director Dennis Nahat will conduct the auditions. For more information, call San Jose Cleveland Ballet, 408.288.2820.
--Jessica Lyons
Glen students named Merit semifinalists
Two Willow Glen residents have been named semifinalists in the 45th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Bellarmine seniors Nathan Saichek and Benjamin Tegarden are two of approximately 16,000 semifinalists nationwide.
Bellarmine's Matthew Stampher, also a Glenite, was named a commended student in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
More than 1 million students entered the 2000 Merit Program as juniors. Semifinalists are the highest scorers in each state, and represent less than 1 percent of each state's graduating high-school class.
--Jessica Lyons
Council appoints new head of planning
The City Council recently appointed a new planning commissioner.
After being interviewed by council members and Mayor Ron Gonzales, District 1 candidate Robert Levy was selected to serve on the commission. Levy, a 16-year San Jose resident, has served on the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Commission, the Guadalupe River Park and Garden Task Force and the Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters. A project manger for Philips Semiconductor, Levy says his goals as a planning commissioner include providing housing, plus business and industrial opportunities, in ways which do not promote urban sprawl and are accessible by transit. He says he wants to help find ways to increase affordable housing in San Jose.
--Jessica Lyons
AARP chapter hosts a millennium talk
Will the Y2K computer bug signal the end of civilization as we know it? Or have high-tech geniuses solved the millennial problem before the world erupts in mass chaos? The Willow Glen chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons will tackle this issue at its Nov. 22 meeting.
The group will discuss the success of Y2K corrective efforts and offer suggestions on what individuals can do to protect themselves without falling victim to panic or scams.
The AARP meeting takes place at 1:30 p.m. at the Willows Senior Center, 2175 Lincoln Ave. The public is invited to attend; there is no admission charge.
--Jessica Lyons
Willow Glen library will receive its overdue upgrade
The Willow Glen library will close for a month as it undergoes an interior face-lift.
The local branch will close Sat., Dec. 4 at 6 p.m., and will reopen on Thu., Jan. 6 at 9 a.m. The exterior book drop will be open to receive returned materials during the closure.
The revamped library will sport new carpeting, interior paint, shelving units and security improvements.
As an alternative during the closure, Willow Glen patrons may use the library services at nearby branches, including Rosegarden, Cambrian and the Biblioteca Latinoamericana.
--Jessica Lyons
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