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Volume 48, Number 21, Published on 05/22/1995

News

CSA luncheon celebrates spirit of giving

This event also provides an opportunity for the agency to honor individuals, businesses and foundations who have demonstrated their spirit of community service.

LAH resident insists produce business poses traffic problem

The vegetables are growing on Dori Lane in Los Altos Hills, and so is the traffic. That's the scene, according to one disgruntled resident who claims a produce business in the residential area is a bad mix.

Clean Up Day in Los Altos Hills set for June 3

Debris will be accepted that is boxed, bagged or bundled and easy to handle at the following locations:

Los Altos firm develops anti-smut software for the Internet

Every day more people are connected to the Internet. And every day, more sexually explicit material becomes available on the World Wide Web. Currently, there are more than 250 Internet "news groups" with erotic material and there hasn't been a way to censor it. Until now.

Rotary opens up competition to student artists

The competition is open to all students attending Los Altos, Mountain View, Shoreline, Pinewood and St. Francis high schools.

Little progress on day laborer job site

Members of a tri-city task force said they continue make progress on establishing a job center for day workers who congregate along El Camino Real and San Antonio Roads. But specific locations and funding sources have yet to be identified.

El Camino Hospital retirees question health benefits

A former El Camino Hospital chief executive officer asked the present El Camino Hospital District Board of Directors last week to clarify certain retiree health care benefits and how they are funded, noting that many hosptial retirees are not receiving full benefits.

El Camino Hospital CEO accused of conflict of interest

In the middle of the ongoing physician-led indictment over the Camino Healthcare System at El Camino Hospital, a hospital district board member has introduced another controversy: the possibility that Richard Pettingill has a conflict of interest by being both chief executive officer of Camino Healthcare and CEO of the district board.

Rep. Eshoo to hold Town Hall meetings on Medicare and the budget

Saturday June 3, In Mountain View 3:30 p.m. Mountain View City Council Chambers, 500 Castro Street, Mountain View.

Stanford professor poses challenges of biomedical ethics

Biomedical ethics can be a fascinating field to work in considering all the new ethical issues that emerge daily.

Video Review

Special to the Town Crier

People

Philip J. Daunton

He was born in Bristol, England and studied classics and theology at Oxford University. In 1947, Dr. Daunton came to the U. S. to study at Princeton Theological Seminary where he received a degree and then came to Berkeley to teach at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific.

Willa Blynn

The wife of the late Harry Blynn, she taught school in Missouri and in California for many years at Woodside School.

Community

King's Academy builds homes for Mexico's homeless

The Sunnyvale-based Christian school sent 100 students and 20 adult leaders in 12 vans south of the border April 23-27 to assist a Tijuana ministry in building homes and offer other kinds of assistance to an ostracized Indian tribe. The group included 33 students from Los Altos. The school has been making annual treks to Mexico the past four years.

Scout-O-Rama coming to Moffett Field May 20

Since this year's showcase will be held in Hanger No. 1 at Moffett Field in Mountain View, the theme is "Soar with Scouting." The event is open to the public and admission is $2 per family.

No smoking signs available free of charge from city hall

Smoking is only allowed in bar areas of restaurants, said Richard McKim, code enforcement officer.

Peninsula Ball tea honors three local debutantes

The Peninsula Ball benefits Family Service Mid-Peninsula, a non-profit agency that provides group and individual counseling and family therapy for mid-peninsula residents.

Military Service News

Price is a 1994 graduate of Calaveras High School of San Andreas. He joined the Navy in August 1994.

Figueroa named to Santa Clara County Traffic Authority

Figueroa will represent the Traffic Authority's north zone cities of Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. She has served on the Mountain View City Council since 1979 and became vice mayor in 1990 and mayor in 1994.

Twenty Five And Fifty Years Ago

About 20 classmates from Egan Jr. High School joined Lyn in volunteering clean-up services on May 17, forgetting that was the day after Los Altos' famous Pet Parade.

Free Rancho pancake breakfast to benefit P.T.As

"Rancho Round-up," as the traditional event is known, will be held between 8 a.m. and noon, Saturday, June 3, on the center lawn area of center, located at Foothill Expressway and Springer/Magdalena roads in Los Altos.

Community Briefs

The city of Mountain View will conduct a public meeting today to solicit public comment regarding cable television services provided by the South Bay Cablevision.

Peninsula Democratic Coalition offers scholarship

The PDC scholarship covers the entire enrollment fee for the Institute. The scholarship will be awarded by contest, and each contestant must provide a completed application form, including a written easy.

Research made easier at the Los Altos Main Library

Improved access to magazines is available through InfoTrac 2000, a computerized database It includes indexing and abstracts for more than 800 magazines and full text for more than 400 magazines. Special health and business databases offer a variety of current materials. Infotrac 2000 has a EasyTrac search mode for the beginning user, and PowerTrac search mode for the advanced user.

A glorious reception for a fine artist, Helene Barber

She was honored by her friends, family and students.

Los Altos Recreation Department has classes for all ages

The activity guide includes mail-in registration forms, and is available for pick up at the Recreation Department office at 97 Hillview Ave., City Hall or at either of the libraries in Los Altos.

History House offers thanks to Annie and Joe Fitz

Each work was framed by the artist's husband, Joe Fitz, using historic materials. Annie also donated a selection of terra-cotta busts, depicting prominent local residents.

Schools

Host families needed for Indonesian students

EF Educational Homestay Programs are looking for host families to offer a caring "home away from home" to these young people from June 20-July 8.

School Briefs

Six local high school seniors have been awarded $2,000 National Merit Scholarships. They include Los Altos residents David Chen (Los Altos High), James Kim (Mountain View High), Sharon Kwan (Castilleja High) and Jocelyn Wiener (LAHS), along with Mountain View residents Sara Petersen (St. Francis High) and Toki Rehder (LAHS).

Phone book recycling program to end this Friday

Timed to coordinate with Pacific Bell's distribution of new phone books, the program is designed to create awareness of recyclable products while solving the frequent problem of what to do with the cumbersome books when the new ones arrive.

Classified School Employee Week honors student service providers

The week honors more than 180,000 people who provide support services for students.

Los Altos High School Department Students of the Month April, 1995

(english/Second Language)

Local High School Juniors selected for Girls State

Girls State is a work and study program in functional government where current issues are discussed in group sessions and during legislative process.

School Briefs

Preparations are under way for Los Altos High School's 1995 Grad Nite celebration, to be held June 9. Volunteers are designing, constructing and painting the sets that will enclose the school's quad area.

Kiwanis Special games to be held at De Anza College June 2

About 500 boys and girls from 30 schools are registered to compete in short track events, slaloms, obstacle courses, and specially designed games like bean bag toss, skittle bowl, hit the can, and softball and Frisbee throws. The students are placed in groups with similar abilities and separated into wheel chair, walker, etc. Last year over 500 students participated.

March Student of the Month Mountain View High School

Last year, Victor was selected for his leadership qualities to be a member of the Youth Leadership Camp, Camp YESS. He said he enjoyed the camp immensely, learning about relationships between people and cultural diversity. Victor has enjoyed learning about different cultures and cultural traditions. He is part of ethnically diverse social groups who are dedicated to learning about the mélange of cultures at Mountain View High.

Gunn High School Symphonic band to play final concert of the year

At 7:30 p.m. that evening, the JLS Symphonic Band will join forces with the Gunn Symphonic and Concert Bands for the final concert of the year in Spangenberg Auditorium, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Admissions is $2.

Pinewood Jets soar to victory

This year over 2000 schools nationwide participated in the competition, which asks high school students to solve problems similar to those that would be encountered in a college engineering course. Solutions are evaluated by a team of judges at the state level, with the four highest teams advancing to national scoring, where they are assessed by a second group of judges.

Sports

Adult amateur football: MV's King kicks up a storm

In the Flyers' 24-0 win over the Mendocino Loggers and 13-12 loss to the Solano Chiefs, the field-goal kicker nailed 50- and 51-yarders.

St. Francis baseballers notch big CCS win

Big bats and strong pitching powered St. Francis High's baseball team by No. 2 seed South San Francisco, 9-4, in a Central Coast Section Division I opener last Wednesday at PAL Stadium.

Sports shorts

'78 RRs DERAILED: Sunnyvale's under-17 girls '78 Roadrunners, featuring several Los Altos and Mountain View players, lost 1-0 to Central Valley Express in the May 14 state cup soccer final in Livermore.

Twisters gymnasts vault to nationals

Top locals at the May 6 regionals in San Dimas, Calif., were Jeanette Hayman, 10; Audrey Latham, 13; Vanessa Mayle, 11; Loren Parodi, 14; Sara Raassi, 11; and Katie Robinson, 13.

Business & Real Estate

Selling Real estate isn't like it used to be

In the past, selling real estate was an easy business to get into and some agents even earned a decent living.

Rancho Travel merges with All Horizons of Palo Alto

Roy and Maureen Jones of All Horizons Travel and Suzanne Horning of Rancho Travel announced a merger of their travel businesses May 30. The new agency will be called All Horizons-Rancho Travel and will be located in the Rancho Shopping Center.

1995 Chamber of Commerce Directory now available

The 1995 Guide and Membership Directory published by the Los Altos Chamber and Commerce is currently being hand-delivered to 16,000 homes and businesses in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. The directory is filled with ideas for places to shop, how to locate professional services, a calendar list of special events as well as sights to see in Los Altos and the surrounding areas. There is also information on the history of Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, local government, an economic profile, schools, health care, churches, and clubs and organizations.

Affordable home seeks owner

Eight units were initially set aside for low- and moderate-income households. Seven have been sold.

University Bank and Trust transfer to Comerica now complete

Comerica Inc., the Detroit, Mich. bank holding company that recently purchased the University Bank and Trust company, reported its first quarter 1995 earnings - with the Palo Alto-based bank contributing to the bottom line for the first time.

Business Briefs

The Los Altos Golf Company is hosting a workshop on how to build your own golf club from 6:30 -8 p.m. June 14 at the store, 215 Main St., in downtown Los Altos. The workshop will provide golfers an introductory lesson on components.

Plastic surgeon touts new laser's effectiveness in skin resurfacing

Dr. Robert M. Lowen, M.D., of An Enhanced You Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery Medical Group, Inc., in Mountain View, has embraced this relatively new form of laser technology to treat problems such as vertical lip wrinkles, Crow's feet, frown lines and forehead wrinkles, sun-damaged skin, acne scarring and elevated facial lesions.

High school sophomore wins summer job at Foothill Bank

When Los Altos High School sophomore Gregory Braun saw the advertisement for a Foothill Bank essay contest on winning a summer job, he dreamt about getting money for a car. After thinking about it for a week, Braun answered - and won - the Foothill Bank essay contest.

Chamber golf tourney set for Aug. 21

Golf committee co-chairman Joe Renati and Joe Leal are looking for volunteers for the tournament and corporate sponsors for the event.

The House of Daniel moves to Main Street

Now hair this! Wanda Whittaker of the House of Daniel hair salon will move to Main Street and become "The House of Daniel on Main."

How to get the most from your bank

Alan Bickell name to Board of JAI

Weekly Special

Video Review: Restored classic films now on the market

Special to the Town Crier

VOLUNTEERS

HELPLINE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED by the Alzheimer's Association. 3-4-hour shift per week, training provided. For more information, call Karen at 962-8111.

Book reviews

Special to the Town Crier