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Men apprehended in Walgreens robbery
A San Jose man and a transient were arrested July 10 on charges of robbing a Walgreens store in Willow Glen.
According to San Jose police spokeswoman Gina Teeporten, Kevin Hendon, 48, and Kevin Barner, 46, walked into the Walgreens, 1615 Meridian Ave., at 1:42 p.m. carrying plastic bags. When the two men walked out, Barner placed the plastic bags over the sensor machines, triggering the alarms.
Police said the two men left the store and headed toward Leigh Avenue on Montemar Way. Witnesses gave the police a description of the men.
Police found the two men at Montemar Way and Phantom Avenue. Both men were carrying plastic Ross bags, which contained two stolen cameras, a Polaroid and a Kodak. The men did not have receipts for the merchandise. Police also found Hendon in possession of marijuana.
The two men were taken to the Santa Clara County Jail and booked on charges of burglary, conspiracy and violating parole. The stolen merchandise was returned to Walgreens.
SeniorNet expands
computer curriculum
SeniorNet has expanded its "Introduction to Computers" class. In addition to its original eight-week class, it also offers a four-week class, "Next Class After Intro," which teaches essential skills, such as mouse proficiency, selecting text, opening, renaming and saving files, cutting, copying and pasting as well as folder and file management.
SeniorNet Willows has also launched an "Internet for Beginners" class, which starts by giving an overview of the Internet and how to send and receive email messages using an address book. The class goes on to teach navigating the web, searching for specific information, reading and posting to bulletin boards and instant messaging.
The Photoshop elements class has been expanded from one eight-week class to two eight-week classes. The first class, "Introduction to Photoshop Elements," will cover moving the photo into the computer hard drive, organizing photos, repairing common problems with Quick Fix and sharing photos via email.
The additional class, "Photoshop Elements 4--Editor" will teach the student how to modify digital images, eliminate red eye, brighten or darken that photo, and remove that palm tree you don't want.
Registration begins July 29 at 9 a.m. and will take place at the Willows Senior Center, 2175 Lincoln Ave. There is a 10:30 a.m. sign-up for the Introduction to Computers class.
Most classes cost $20, with an annual SeniorNet fee of $40.
SeniorNet is open to anyone 50 and over. For more information, call 408.364.1430 or go to www.snlcsj.org.
Asthma camp begins
33rd year in San Jose
Breathe California's summer camp program, Camp Superstuff, is designed specifically for children age 6 through 12 who have asthma.
Each day campers participate in asthma-related lessons to help them understand their condition, recognize attack triggers, know when and how to take their medication and learn other strategies to manage their disease.
Facilitated by trained camp staff, the health education curriculum incorporates role-playing activities, games and open dialogue to engage the children and make learning fun.
The camp provides a fun and safe environment where campers can interact with other children who are afflicted by the same disease. Traditional camp activities include swimming, sports, art projects and field trips to local attractions such as Great America.
Camp Superstuff takes place from July 31 to Aug. 4 at the Camden Community Center, 3369 Union Ave.
For more information, call 408.998.5865 or visit www.lungsrus.org.
