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Volume 49, Number 2, Published on 01/08/1996

News

Hospital grant helps launch day worker center

Christmas came early for the day worker center regional committee, which has representatives from Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View and Palo Alto.

Advertising on the Web

Exciting full-color home pages augmented with descriptive text communicate very well.

Armed robbers leave local market empty-handed

Three masked, armed would-be robbers left Adamant Mart in Los Altos without getting money or firing shots in a robbery attempt New Year's Eve at 7:55 p.m.

'Avoid the 13 'arrests down locally, up in the county

Los Altos Police arrested 10 people for driving under the influence during the 18-day Avoid the 13 law enforcement holiday crackdown on drinking drivers. This was down from the 18 arrests made during the 1994 holidays.

Fuming residents taking action against vehicle exhaust

Ruth H. Koehler doesn't like smoking cars, but she is "exhausted" no more.

Ye Olde Towne Band needs a sponsor to parade with the animals

Insurance problems may forever silence Ye Olde Towne Band, which up until now has been a staple in nearly every big Los Altos parade.

Kaiser Cement tests tire chips as fuel source

Kaiser Cement of Cupertino has announced plans to conduct a test of an alternate fuel which has reduced pollution emissions and saved energy at cement plants around the country.

People

Ethel G. Brown

Mrs. Brown was a Los Altos resident before it was incorporated and was still living in the house she and her husband built in 1949. She was a member of the Griffin First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for 20 years in the primary department. She taught school at Vineyard, Sunnyside, Spaulding High, Northside and Sam Bailey Junior High School in Georgia.

Maryce Freelen

A native of San Pedro, she received her master's degree in education from Stanford University and was a counselor with the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District.

Daisy May Stiver

A homemaker for 69 years, she was a charter member of the First Baptist Church of Los Altos.

Beloved coach Chuck Purdy remembered for his dedication to students

Last May, at the district retirement party for Chuck Purdy, cars had to pass through a check station to enter the golf and restaurant area at Shoreline. A young woman serving as traffic cop was signaling cars through until she abruptly stopped Mr. Purdy and his passengers.

Community

In The Past...

As reported in the January 14, 1971 issue of the Town Crier, the Los Altos Hills Council unanimously agreed to purchase the surplus Purissima School site for use as the Town's Little League Field. Los Altos Hills paid the Palo Alto Unified School District $33,000 for the 7.5 acres.

January Chefs Who Care at La Fiesta restaurant

The dinner will include a choice of entree served with rice, beans and beverage, and a complimentary cup of consommé de pollo. The entrees have a choice of Grandma's Especial, enchiladas de Mole, chimichanga, enchilada and taco combination, fiesta salad or burrito verde.

Town of Los Altos Hills clean-up day Jan. 20

The collection truck located at Magdalena and Highway 280 is no longer available for Los Altos Hills residents. This site is now designated for customers in the unincorporated area of Los Altos Hills only.

Noteworthies

To receive his eagle scout rank Grewal designed, constructed and installed a wooden bench in Palo Alto's Arastradero Preserve. The project took him three months from start to finish. Grewal not only made the bench but also had to write a report that detailed the cost, supplies and benefit to the community and sent it, along with a photo, to the National Boy Scouts of America office in Washington, D.C. for final approval.

Police briefs

Police K-9 arrives

Family history classes now available on Sundays

Beginning Jan. 21, she is offering a series of eight Sunday classes for everyone who wants to learn how to locate and organize family history materials.

Harpist to perform with Nova Vista Symphony at Foothill

The program also will include the "Festival Overture' by Shostakovich and Howard Hanson's "Romantic" Symphony No. 2. Emily Ray will conduct.

Wind Song sails Polynesia and the passengers indulge

Special to the Town Crier

Community Briefs

holds auditions

El Camino auxiliary announces scholarships

Graduating high school seniors and full-time college students enrolled in an accredited California college or university for the 1996-1997 school year may apply. Applicants must reside in the cities of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Los altos, Los altos Hills or Cupertino.

Los Altos rec department now accepting sign-ups

Miriam Mazzi urges Los Altos residents to sign-up for the recreation department's winter classes that offer everything from belly-dancing to woodworking.

Senior Briefs

Los Altos Senior Center

'Just Say Yes!' to volunteering at the YMCA

The campaign, scheduled to begin in January, raised nearly $100,000 last year, all of which was invested back in the community. Volunteers need not be YMCA members or familiar with the YMCA, just interested in improving the lives of at-risk children.

Schools

Open house for Los Altos Parent Preschool

Teachers will talk about the school's history, child-centered philosophy and curriculum. Current parents will share their experiences and will answer questions while prospective parents explore the facility. In addition, extending throughout the month, prospective parents and their child can observe an actual day in class, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. A reservation can be made to visit classroom sessions for 3-year-olds with teacher Denny de Harne (Tuesday/Thursday) or for 4- and 5-year-olds with teacher and LAPP director Keiko Hayashi (Monday, Wednesday and Friday).

School Briefs

Jennifer Bean, a 1995 graduate of Los Altos High School, performed with the Whitman College Chorale and Madrigal singers during the annual fall concert on the Whitman campus in Walla Walla, Wash. The Chorale is a 61-voice mixed chorus that performs accompanied and unaccompanied music of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.

Retiring Foothill director says college is on the right track for the future

Mal Leal will find it hard to retire from the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. For years, he has been the driving force behind the operations division, and as its director he received both praise and criticism over his direction of more than $80 million dollars of construction over the past 10 years.

Hewlett-Packard seeks proposals for Calculator Donation Program

Hewlett-Packard Company and the Math Learning Center have announced they are seeking proposals from middle and high schools in the United States and Canada for the 1996 HP38G Calculator Donation Program. The program, now in its sixth year, has granted sets of HP calculators, teaching materials and training to nearly 500 high schools. This year's program uses the new HP38G graphing calculator, HP's first calculator designed specifically for educational use. The hardware value of each grant is more than $4,000 (U.S. list).

Play-goers course meets Thursdays at Foothill College

Class members attend plays and discuss live theatre. Cost of the play tickets for the quarter will be approximately $50 and there is no textbook.

LAHS student awarded for volunteer service

Assisteen Auxiliary, sponsored by Assistance League of Santa Clara County, gives local teen girls the opportunity to become volunteers.

Egan Intermediate first-quarter honors

7th grade:

Los Altos High School staff member of the month

Students appreciate Salsman de Rodriguex's cheerful attitude and her willingness to help students at any time. Coming to Los Altos three years ago from St. Francis High School, she teaches Spanish IV/V/VI AP, Spanish III and Spanish III Honors classes. In addition to teaching her classes, Salsman de Rodriguex also serves as advisor to the sophomore class, the Spanish Club, the Star Trek Club and the Coffee Club.

Los Altos Departmental Students of the Month November 1995

Business academy - Christina Nieto

Sports

Prep basketball

Special to the Town Crier

Sports Shorts

HOOP IT UP: Julie Plank, a former Stanford assistant basketball coach, tips off her girls developmental clinic from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday at the College of Notre Dame in Belmont. The camp, which is open to girls in grades 4-12, runs through March 17 and includes instruction from college stars Molly Goodenbour and Jackie Lear. Cost is $250 for one five-week session, $60 per individual date and $450 for the entire 10 weeks. For more information, call Plank's Performance Training at 593-0447.

Boys prep basketball

Town Crier Sports Editor

Boys prep soccer

Town Crier Sports Editor

Local Sports Calendar

Today, Jan. 10

Scores

WRESTLING

Girls prep basketball

Town Crier Sports Editor

Business & Real Estate

Selecting the right credit card from your mailbox

Having too many credit cards can work against you even if you don't use them. That's because some lenders review your credit application, add your credit limits as well as your actual debts. A large available credit limit may cause a lender to think you are financially over-extended and may even result in the denial of a future loan request.

Caught in the middle of a dysfunctional program?

Special to the Town Crier

Wining and dining over the Internet

'Virtual Vineyards' offers safe and sane shopping via the PC

What the IRS requires for electronic record-keeping

Special to the Town Crier

Alain Pinel Realtors

Alain Pinel Realtor's Masters Program added two new associates in the program for the Los Altos office.

Weekly Special

Soup - A Meal In Its Self

According to the French, the word soup comes from the Latin suppa and is of the same family as the Dutch word sopen and the German saufen. Literally, it means 'to swallow'. According to the Sanskrit, the derivation su (good) and po (to nourish) can be quoted.

Recipes Of The Week

(Serves 4)