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Volume 48, Number 40, Published on 10/02/1995

News

Small classes, a sense of safety draw students to area private schools

It costs anywhere from $5,100 to $10,000 a year to send your children there.

Los Altos 'pit' bull hearing unleashes tensions, emotions

The victim of an attack by three "pit" bulls and the owner of the dogs faced off at a hearing last Thursday at Los Altos City Hall to determine the fate of the dogs. Hearing officer James Beard, a Los Altos attorney, will decide if the dogs are vicious according to the city code.

Police called twice to LAHS on Sept. 21

For most students, Monday is a bad day. A look at the police blotter for Thursday, Sept. 21, and it will tell you that day was a bad one for Los Altos High School.

Forgery ring hits Great Western for fifth time

Los Altos Police officers arrested two people on charges of forgery and conspiracy for trying to cash forged checks Sept. 27 at the Great Western Bank at Third and Main streets.

Residents sound off at town hall meeting

Animals and traffic emerged last week as the two themes most on people's minds in Los Altos.

Judgment call

Any animal, except a dog assisting a peace officer, which demonstrates any of the following shall be presumed to be vicious:

Comment

Menu selections from Magdalena Avenue

How about a chunk of skunk, a smidgen of pigeon or a swirl of squirrel? Or rigor mortis tortoise, road toad a la mode or shake 'n bake snake?

Letters to Editor

for emergency services

Students dealing with more than homework at school

Dear Back to School Jitters: Thanks for reminding me how hard school is on so many children. If someone feels the anxiety of not performing well enough, or the social stress of not being accepted by the other kids who can be cruel and teasers, there will be symptoms coming home from school with your children.

People

San-Shyong Chen

An engineer with Exar Company, he is survived by his wife, Ruth Chen of Los Altos. Funeral services were held Sept. 25 at the Los Altos Chapel of Spangler Mortuaries.

Marilyn Starks

A secretary with Gilfix and Associates, she is survived by her children, Christine Duignan of Mountain View, Todd Starks of Los Angeles and Jacque Adams of Fort Benning, Ga.

Jack Prince Gibson

Mr. Gibson worked as a landscape architect for 48 years, 15 of those years he was employed by the Department of the Navy. He was an officer in the Navy during World War II and survived the Normandy invasion and the war in the Philippines.

Bryan Paul Birnie

He is survived by his parents and siblings, Nicole, Christopher, Nicholas and Blake Birnie. Graveside services were held Sept. 27 at Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery in Los Altos under the direction of the Mountain View Chapel of Spangler Mortuaries.

Community

Book review

Clyde Noel

El Camino Hospital faces $2.5 million loss this year

Camino Healthcare's 1995-96 fiscal year budget requires a $22 million reduction in operating expenses and a $2.5 million loss from a $187 million revenue base. Reductions will be in administrative and non-clinical areas.

Los Altos Weather

Friday Sept. 22 71 60 33 Good

Almanac for 10-4

Oct. 4

Pages from the past

As reported in the Oct. 7 1970 edition of the Town Crier, Foothill Aquatic Club's 11th year in Los Altos was off to a splashing start. It's dedicated swimmers, ranging in age from 6 to 20, began with a practice schedule of one hour a day, five days a week. As endurance was built, the practice time was gradually increased to as much as four hours a day.

Birthday cards raise money for hospital By Chris McCrellis-Mitchell

Every month, approximately 125 people receive a birthday card from two ladies they don't even know and will probably never meet.

Theater review

Special to the Town Crier

Schools

Foothill College Speakers Forum to feature Kuralt, Matalin and Thatcher

The Foothill-De Anza Community College District Board of Trustees has approved a $130,000 allocation for a list of speakers from the Washington Speakers Bureau.

School Briefs

Christy Brown, a 1992 graduate of Los Altos High School, was recently inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at the University of California at Davis.

Sports

Local Sports Calendar

Today, Oct. 4

Mountain View Football

Special to the Town Crier

Los Altos Football

Special to the Town Crier

Sports shorts

BIG NUMBERS: In its first two games, Foothill College's football team has whipped opponents Contra Costa (47-20) and Sierra College (48-13). Offensively, quarterback Jonathan Crosswhite has completed 36 of 50 passes for 624 yards and 11 touchdowns; wide receiver Andy Holland has 20 catches for 366 yards and six touchdowns. The Owls next play Monterey Peninsula College 7 p.m. Saturday at home.

Prep volleyball

Town Crier Sports Editor

Local women's basketball fans score with pro league

A trio of local residents is getting into the basketball business. Women's professional hoops, that is.

Scoreboard

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Sports Scene

Enjoy the sports coverage - we're doing our best

Business & Real Estate

Selling a property in another state

Selling a property in another state is difficult any time, and it may require the help of a good local real estate agent.

Nighttime patio dining new to Los Altos at Eugene's

Eugene's Polish Restaurant has always been a dark and drab place for eating until Windows 95 entered Eugene Witkowics' mind.

Finding a real estate listing on the Internet

When Realtors from Seville Properties sign a contract to sell a property, they place the listing on the World Wide Web. The listing then goes all over the world and the results can be incredible.

What a buyer looks for when house hunting

There are a lot of gimmicks developers build in a house these days to make it sell easier. but the buyers don't really want those luxury baths, dramatic windows and large entry doors.

PenWest Realtors have impact on state legislature

It's assuring to know we are represented in Sacramento with our elected officials, but other organizations and local representatives also represent us and our dollars in the state capital.

Wells Fargo loans $1 billion to women business owners

Special to the Town Crier

Weekly Special

Portfolio manager asks, 'Where is the bear?'

Special to the Town Crier

Along the Spiritual Path headline

Special to the Town Crier

Making Connections

Special to the Town Crier

Shampoo

The name Carmelita's Dog Laundry brings to mind an image of small, tightly wound sweaters for Dachshunds flipping around in industrial-sized washing machines. Or maybe Dachshunds themselves being tossed inside a Maytag.

Dogs and Cats love hors d'oeuvres from Animal Tails

Special to the Town Crier

Greyhounds

Special to the Town Crier

Heidi's Grooming: a beauty shop for dogs

Special to the Town Crier