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Golf tourney benefits Live Oak senior care Willow Glen's Live Oak Adult Day Services and Los Gatos' Live Oak Nutrition Center will receive proceeds from the ninth annual Los Gatos Brewing Company Golf Tournament, which benefits senior care charities. The event, which will take place June 23 and 24, is organized and sponsored by the Pavicich family, in memory of their grandparents, Andrew Pavicich Sr. and Rose Pavicich and Stephen and Mary Dorcich. The entry fee is $300. For more information, call 408-248.6300. —Jim Aquino Volunteers needed for fruit harvesting Residents of Willow Glen and neighboring areas who have an overabundance of fruit or fruit trees are invited to help harvest their fruit for the hungry. Those who are interested should contact Joni Diserens of Village Harvest at 650.740.7725 or info@villageharvest.org. Volunteer harvesting teams can leave some fruit with the resident and the rest will be taken to the Second Harvest Food Bank in Willow Glen. Tree owners will receive a tax-donation receipt for their contribution. Volunteer fruit pickers are also needed. This service is co-sponsored by Village Harvest and the Second Harvest Food Bank. —Jim Aquino WG kid is MVP at T-ball fundraiser On June 8, 5 1/2-year-old Orlando Otero won the Willow Glen T-Ball Hit-A-Thon by raising the most money in his T-ball league. Otero is a member of the Cardinals T-ball team, coached by Dan Prichett. With the help of his uncle Thava, family members and neighbors, Otero raised $848. He won a Raleigh Mountain Scout bike, which was presented to him at the closing ceremony of the T-ball season. Otero thanked league president Jeff Hogue for his bike and described how much he has enjoyed playing T-ball this season. —Jim Aquino July 4th block party The Willow Ranch neighborhood will host its 43rd annual community block party and parade on July 4. Activities will include live entertainment, games and crafts for kids and adults, a bake-off and a mailbox decorating contest. The host street for the event will be Westgate Avenue. The block party will begin with the parade at 3 p.m. and conclude with dinner and Dixieland jazz music from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information, call 408-590.1333. —Jim Aquino Summer pizza camps Willow Street Wood-Fired Pizza, 1072 Willow St., will be offering neighborhood children afternoons of fun at its annual 'pizza camps' July 22 and Aug. 12. Under the direction of Chef Adolfo Perez, children ages 7 to 12 will learn what goes into making Willow Street pizza. Perez, a favorite with young people, will discuss ingredients and demonstrate technique. Campers will receive a T-shirt, hat, ice-cream sundae, drink and the satisfaction of eating their own pizza creation. The camps offer children a great way to spend a summer afternoon by making the experience interactive and hands-on. Children will also enjoy lunch. Space is limited to 12 campers per session and will be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis. Cost is $15 per participant. To sign up, call the Willow Street business office at 408-399.5501or 408-971.7080, or visit any of the South Bay Willow Street restaurants, including the one in Willow Glen. —Sheila Sanchez Church on the Hill celebrates July 4 First Baptist Church of San Jose, also known as the Church on the Hill, will be presenting a 25-minute Fourth of July fireworks display on Independence Day with the theme "Spirit of America" at its location at 800 Ironwood Drive. The fireworks show will be presented by Pyro Spectaculars, who produced the 2002 Winter Olympics. The church will celebrate Independence Day with music and entertainment. For more information regarding shuttle information and details, visit www.churchonthehill.com or call 408-265.9000. —Sheila Sanchez VTA prepares for July 4th holiday Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will provide extra bus and light rail service to Fourth of July festivities in downtown San Jose and at Paramount's Great America. Trip-planning information and ticket booths will be available at the Curtner, Ohlone/Chynoweth, Capitol and Tamien light rail stations. Special day pass fares will be in effect systemwide on the Fourth of July: Celebrants heading to the San Jose America Festival in downtown San Jose should get off at the convention center station and walk one block west on San Carlos Street to Discovery Meadow. There will be light rail service about every 10 minutes from approximately 4 p.m. to 9:20 p.m. and again from approximately 10 p.m. to midnight. The fireworks show starts at approximately 9:40 p.m. The Children's Discovery Museum station will be closed that day to allow trains to move freely through the event area. In addition to light rail, extra bus service will be available from the Tamien, Curtner and Capitol stations to the San Jose America Festival. Cars can be left in the Park & Ride lots at these stations. After the fireworks, festival-goers may re-board the buses on San Carlos Street in front of The Tech Museum of Innovation and head back to the originating station. For more information on the San Jose America Festival, call 408-294.2100, ext. 444, or log onto www.americafestival.com. —Sheila Sanchez Fireworks at Great America Great America's Fourth of July Fireworks Sky concert is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:30 p.m. For more information about Fourth of July festivities at Paramount's Great America, call 408-988.1776 or log onto www.pgathrills.com. —Sheila Sanchez |
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