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Volume 48, Number 33, Published on 08/14/1995

News

Dealing with Domestic Violence

At one house a basketball net hangs from the garage roof. At another, the gardener plants orange marigolds along the front walk.

Two more take out papers for November council election

Special to the Town Crier

Thieves leaving their stamp on local mail, inspectors report

Mail thieves have been stealing letters from residential mail boxes in Los Altos and may give money laundering a new spin.

Man spreads message of alleged police beating with fliers, signs

Twenty-eight-year-old Eric Hauser has been blanketing Los Altos with lime-green fliers claiming his 66-year-old father was "beaten with a baton numerous times ... by an officer of the Los Altos Police Department" on July 22.

Yard waste from neighboring cities getting dumped in LAH dumpsters

There is a growing concern the yard waste center in Los Altos Hills is being abused by non-residents, council members discussed last week.

Los Altos parking committee asks to restore 3-hour lots

The Los Altos Parking 2000 Committee is recommending the city council return parking limits in the north and south plaza areas to three hours after the council limited parking to two hours in March.

Los Altos Hills considering a change in police services

Although the Town of Los Altos Hills has discussed changing its police protection by Santa Clara County Sheriff Department before, it has never gone beyond the talking stage until now.

One more step to permanent St. Joseph Avenue closure

Special to the Town Crier

Los Altos police catch, arrest 2 after high-speed chase

An attempt at a routine traffic stop in Los Altos triggered a 13-mile high-speed chase on Highway 85 Aug. 6 that led to the arrest of two young men, police reported.

Comment

Rethinking law enforcement in Los Altos Hills

Granted, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office covers 99 miles of winding roads and hard-to-find residences. But the question must be asked: Is the town getting the best bang for its buck?

People

Mabel G. Chiarle

A food service worker with Los Altos School District and Mannings Food Service, she is survived by her children, Barbara McDuffee of Sunnyvale, Marabel Moorhead of San Diego and Gene Souza of Pittsburg; and four grandchildren.

Louise Anna Canright

A member of the Palo Alto Art Club and the Zifs of San Jose, she is survived by her husband, Jack Canright of Los Altos and her daughter, Carolyn Rae Lemon of San Francisco. She is also survived by her granddaughters, Catherine Siena Lindemann of Virginia and Shawnia Rae Lemon of Santa Cruz.

Eugene A. Pagana

Mr. Pagano was active in the Food Bank of Santa Clara County. He loved painting and woodworking.

Lillian M. Davidson

A native of Connecticut, she was a secretary with Forster Wheeler Corporation.

Jean Bryant

A homemaker for 45 years, she is survived by her husband, Routt Bryant Jr., of Cupertino. She is also survived by her children, John S. Ahern of Lodi, James B. Ahern of Pleasanton, Jay Michael Ahern of San Louis Obispo, Joel Kerrington Ahern of Cupertino, Christopher Bryant of San Jose and Routt Alexander Bryant, III of Berkeley, and a sister, Joyce Mercier of Vermont.

Community

August 'KLEIDOSCOPE' deals with breast cancer

Using the premise that one out of every nine women in America will have breast cancer during her lifetime, Alfred N. Butner, M.D. of Mountain View defines breast cancer and tells what is the first line of defense. Topics include: self examination, risk factors, mammogram, detection, types of biopsy, treatment options, making the choice and second opinions.

PAGES OF THE PAST

The August 19, 1970 issue of the Town Crier reported that a movement spearheaded by Los Altos Hills Town Historian Florence Fava resulted in petitions with more than 600 signatures, pleading for permanent restoration of the historic Japanese teahouse and fish pond on the Foothill College campus.

County Fair awards given to Los Altos residents

Animal Division

Morningstar performers find touring tough, but rewarding in Eastern Europe

With the "iron curtain" shed and the dawning of freedom, the Los Altos-based performing group Morningstar toured the Eastern European countries of New Czech Republic, Slavakia, Austria and Finland, on June 22 through July 6.

COMMUNITY BRIEFS

Sept. 9, 10 at Hillview

Peace Corps trainee confronts adult life, culture shock in Armenia

Special to the Town Crier

Miss Petite and Miss Little Greater San Jose benefit from pageant competition

One interprets the "Forest Gump Suite" in elegant ballet movements and one sings the "Trolley Song" from "Meet me in St. Louis," but both are role models and leaders for young ladies in Los Altos area.

Schools

MV-LA teachers get out in the world under new program

Developed by former MVHS Principal Steve Hope, the first-year program will send 66 teachers out Aug. 24 to visit both large and small companies, including Intel, Channel 11, The Computer Store and the Superior Court in Redwood City to identify the skills students need for success in a variety of work settings.

Los Altos resident sets up school an India

Prasad, who holds a doctoral degree from Stanford University, is one of the founding directors of Chinmaya Mission West in California. He has 25 years of experience as an educator in the California school systems.

Sports

LA-MV Aquatics makes big splash at Far Western

It has been a year of rapid growth for the Los Altos-MountainView Aquatics Club, which doubled its membership and capped a prosperous long-course season with a solid performance at last week's Far Western Championships.

Los Altan marks A-bomb anniversary with 280-mile run

Special to the Town Crier

Local players boost Stanford water polo to 2nd place

After surviving Hurricane Erin, a low seeding and sudden death, it was not surprising that the members of Stanford's Under-17 team were happy about their performance at the recent Junior Olympics in Orlando, Fla.

Storm quieted, Falcons win consolations at ASA Nationals

After a summer spent on the road and on the diamond, several local softball teams wrapped up their seasons this past weekend with out-of-town tournaments.

Business & Real Estate

Walking the street with

a Le Boulanger baguette

Weekly Special

Los Altos Youth Theatre gets 'Footloose'

For the past five years, Keith Pinto has been dancing up a storm and is now he's putting his talents to use on a wider scope.

Foothill Theatre Conservatory: acting training at bargain prices

In this comprehensive theater arts program, participants learn to act, direct and acquire the basics of stage management, history and literature, set design, makeup and costuming. Hallmarks of the 4-year-old conservatory are its high quality and reasonable cost, said Director Hester Schell.

8/09 DATEBOOK

FOOTLOOSE, Los Altos Youth Theatre's West Coast premiere, runs Aug. 18-20 and Aug. 24-27 at Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. More than 50 talented actors, ages 8-20, will groove to the rockin' rhythm of "Let's Hear It For the Boy," "Almost Paradise" and "Footloose." For tickets and times, call 941-0950.