http://willowglenextra.com Independent Neighborhood News & Talking Points Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:24:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The folks at the Booksin Walkathon have put together one of the most impressive silent auction collections ever, and you won't want to miss it this Saturday afternoon. They've got some awesome stuff, including hotel stays, cool electronics, sports collectibles, tickets, certificates, dinner parties, and two once-in-a-lifetime airborne opportunities: One ... http://willowglenextra.com/2008/10/booksin-auction-fly-over-willow-glen/ And you thought the comedy battle between Sarah Palin and Tina Fey was entertaining. Apparently, a similar witty repartee is shaping up between WGHS' principal Shannon McGee and and junior Charley Guptill. Here's the opening sortie from Charley at last year's Thursdays at the Theater "Clean Comedy" festival: Willow Glen High ... http://willowglenextra.com/2008/10/student-vs-principal-keep-it-clean/ The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters has taken its campaign to inspire Mail-In Voting to the ultimate extreme this election: Giving you no choice. Don't Wait in Line ... Because you can't! ;-) First they introduce a lovable mascot. Then they make you embrace him. Voters in ... http://willowglenextra.com/2008/10/forced-to-vote-by-mail/ It's "Best of" Season in the local newspaper world, with the publication last month of the Metro's Best of Silicon Valley list and the beginning this week of balloting in the "Best of Willow Glen" version compiled by the WG Resident. The Metro list is an interesting glimpse into how the ... http://willowglenextra.com/2008/10/metros-2008-best-of-sv-in-wg/ Get your athletic shoes ready; you're going to be busy walking this week. Fundraising Walkathons are nothing new to WG, but a strange convergence has many of them taking place this week across the neighborhood. Things kick-off Saturday, October 4, with the 6th annual Walk'n Wag fund raising event benefiting the Silicon ... http://willowglenextra.com/2008/10/great-week-for-a-walkathon/ The downturn in the housing market is towering over Willow Glen home owners. Literally? The SJ Mercury News confirmed this week what WGx has seen as inevitable: People don't want to buy a view of the San Jose skyline, especially one that turns its back on Willow Glen. Upscale condo sales ... http://willowglenextra.com/2008/10/now-you-can-rent-at-skyline/ WG High School continues to produce outstanding Cross Country athletes this year, with the latest recognition coming from the SJ Mercury News, which named senior Nohe Lema its "Athlete of the Week" today: For most of his high school career, Lema ran behind talented teammates Mohamed Abdalla and Marcos Corona. On ... http://willowglenextra.com/2008/10/wghs-nohe-lema-is-athlete-of-the-week/ PG&E employees and contractors have been spotted walking the streets of WG this week. They are sporting orange vests and looking for trees that have grown too close to the power lines. They are identifying trees that need trimming in proximity to power lines, and neighbors will soon see crews ... http://willowglenextra.com/2008/10/orange-vests-around-town/ Well, not exactly 10,000 individuals ... but it's very impressive nonetheless: SeniorNet Willows to Hit a Milestone On Saturday, October 4, when SeniorNet Willows has computer class registration for the upcoming session, it will sign-up its 10,000th student for class. This Learning Center began in March, 1994 and since then has ... http://willowglenextra.com/2008/10/10000-seniors-server-by-wg-seniornet/ Pretty amazing what the Founder's Day celebration has become, isn't it? The once defunct event is a big draw downtown this weekend, and Saturday's parade was noticeably more crowded than last year -- both in the marching units and along the sidewalks. The combination with the Italian Festival has been ... http://willowglenextra.com/2008/09/opening-day-founders-fiesta/