March 21, 2008

NEWS BRIEFS

2008 Neighborhood Leaders Summit

Concerned about traffic, crimes, parks, and blight issues in your neighborhood?

Want to know upcoming activities and policy issues on: Neighborhood Caucus, Ever-green East Hills Development Policy Update, Envision 2040, Inclusionary Housing, and South East Branch Library

Want to help provide a safe environment for your family and neighbors?

Join your neighbors on Tues-day, March 25 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the Evergreen Branch Public Library (2635 Aborn Road, San Jose, 95121)

Sponsored by the Office of Vice Mayor Dave Cortese, Police Department, Code Enforcement Department, Park & Recreation Department, and Department of Transportation.

For more information, call (408) 535- 4908.

Child Passenger Seat Check-up

The California Highway Patrol and Healing Touch Chiropractic are sponsoring a free safety check for car seats on Saturday, Mar. 29 at 2724 Aborn Road from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. To make an appointment (recommended) call 408.528.7070.

Farmers’ Market

Students of Ms. Chris-tine Pennelly’s fifth grade class visited the Farmers’ Market at Evergreen Village Square on Wednesday, Mar. 19. The students from Carolyn Clark Elementary School were taking part in the Fit for Learning program.

Caitlin Small is taking over from Carle Brinkman as market manager of the Farmers’ Market at Evergreen Village Square. They prepared a display for the students from Carolyn Clark Elementary School to learn about fruits, nuts and vegetables.

Famed drummer Louie Bellson releases new CD

Louie Bellson, music legend and Evergreen resident, will release his new CD, Louie & Clark Expedition 2, on Apr. 2.

Bellson composed all the music in the collection and plays the drums as he creates his musical interpretation of the historic “Lewis and Clark Expedition” of 1803. Teaming with trumpeter Clark Terry, the American jazz masters perform, improvise, mentor and lead a 17-piece big band in what jazz historian Nat Hentoff calls a “celebration of the human spirit.”

The CD will be available on www.cdbaby.com/cd/bellson and through Apple iTunes.

Webelos Communicators

The Webelos of packs 265 and 608 visited Score! Educational Centers in Evergreen on Sunday, January 13, 2008 to earn our Communicator Badge. First, we wrote a letter to our family and friends on the computer. Then, we looked up five different websites, including Wikipedia, Yahoo, and Google. We also played the Body Language game where we had to show emotions by acting them out without talking. We heard three languages spoken by Luca, Ronak and Susan. They were Italian, Persian and Vietnamese. We learned six ways of communicating: by phone, email, talking, writing, signing and using body language. Pictured: Brian Truong, Brandon Ling, Justin Le, Devon Le, Ryan Ta, Rohan Shankar, Rohit Godbole, Prashant Bala, Aditya Kamath, Brian Kenedy, Yash Maniyar, Amog Kamsetty and Ishan Singha.