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Relay Rally kicks off cancer event
The Willow Glen Relay for Life official kicks off its annual event on March 3 in front of the Garden Theater, 1165 Lincoln Ave., from 10 a.m. to noon. This community-based fund-raising event will provide information on the American Cancer Society support and research programs and volunteering opportunities. Oncology nurse Patrice Coolick from O'Connor Hospital will be on hand for free blood pressure screenings and suggestions for living a healthy life. There will also be refreshments.
The Willow Glen 24-hour event is scheduled for May 5-6 at Willow Glen High School. The full day signifies one day in the life of someone fighting cancer or living in memory of someone who has lost the battle.
For more information, contact Jess Herrera at 408.688.0108 or jess.
herrera@cancer.org.
Two men arrested in string of burglaries
Two San Jose males were arrested on Feb. 12 in connection with a string of auto burglaries and thefts in Willow Glen.
The break-ins happened between Glen Eyrie Avenue and Willow Street on Camino Ricardo and Cherry Avenue.
According to San Jose police spokesman Enrique Garcia, police officers received a call on Feb. 12 at 1 a.m. about a group of three to four males walking down the street attempting to open car doors. When officers arrived, the group took off running.
The police arrested 22-year-old Marcos Tamayo on charges of auto burglary, being under the influence of a stimulant and violation of parole.
Police set up a perimeter around these streets where the incidents occurred and found a 15-year-old hiding under a car. He was also arrested on charges of auto burglary, and was cited and released to his parents. The two other suspects are still at large.
Dry Creek home
may be a landmark
The Historic Landmarks Commission will consider placing the property at 1725 Dry Creek Road on the city's Historic Resources Inventory as a structure of merit during its March 7 meeting.
The house was built in 1897 and remodeled around 1906. The house architecture has "distinctive characteristics of the Queen Anne transitional with Shingle style influences" of the city's horticulture period.
Historic preservation officer Sally Zarnowitz said the city discovered the home's historic significance when the homeowners filed for a single-family house permit to allow a 572-square- foot addition to the 2,861-square-foot, two-story home, as well as a basement remodel.
The Historic Landmarks Commission meets at 6 p.m., at 200 E. Santa Clara St., room W-118.
