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Published on 02/05/1996 All articles from this issue

Community Briefs

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'Walk-fit' for seniors

Camino Healthcare, with the Sunnyvale Town Center and Lifeguard for Seniors, together offer a free, ongoing, structured mall-walking program for seniors.

"Walk-fit" participants meet every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30-10 a.m. at the Sunnyvale Town Center. Walkers set goals and track mileage through a computer operated by a user-friendly touch screen. An on-site exercise physiologist provides motivation, group stretching activities and also checks blood pressure.

The program began Jan. 8 with more than 150 participants from area communities.

For more information call Mary Jo Chadey, 988-8346.

Methodist Church plans brunch and fashion show

The Los Altos United Methodist Church women are planning a "Spring Fling" brunch and fashion show Feb. 24, 10:30 a.m., at the church located at the corner of Foothill Expressway and Magdalena Avenue in Los Altos.

Fashions will be provided by LuGarre and Kids' Mart of Sunnyvale and hats from Fino Fino of Menlo Park. The proceeds from this fund raiser will be used to support charities within Santa Clara County and abroad.

Tickets cost $10 for adults, $6 for children under 13. Child care will be provided.

For more information, call 967-7056.

WHI director speaks to Federated Woman's Club

Los Altos resident Marcia Stefanick, principal investigator of the Women's Health Initiative, will speak to the Federated Woman's Club of Los Altos at its monthly meeting noon today at the Lookout Restaurant, 605 Macara, in Sunnyvale.

The Women's Health Initiative is a $628 million study involving 160,000 postmenopausal women across the country. Stefanick, who has a doctorate in reproductive physiology from Stanford, is the principal investigator at the Stanford/San Jose location of the WHI.

A special guest at the luncheon will be Mary Jane Morton, conservation chairwoman of the Loma Prieta District.

Members are encouraged to bring guests.

For more information, call 948-3553.

Explorer speaks at Stegner lecture series

Noted author/explorer Diane Ackerman, who has traveled to the far corners of the world to observe rare, endangered species, will take time out between adventures to lecture 8 p.m. today at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Center, Casto and Mercy streets.

Ackerman is the second speaker in a four-part lecture series honoring late author and environmentalist Wallace Stegner. The series is presented by Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST).

For more information, call POST at 854-7696 or the performing arts center at 903-6000.

Join the Junior League

The Junior League of San Jose, which includes Los Altos in its area, announces prospective member orientations Feb. 22, 28 and March 4.

The Junior League is for women under 45 years old who are interested in volunteerism.

Other area Junior Leagues include Palo Alto, San Francisco and Oakland/East Bay.

For more information, call (408) 264-3058.

Affordable housing

subject of meeting

The League of Women Voters of the Los Altos and Mountain View area is sponsoring a public meeting called an affordable housing update, Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Hal Brady room at Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.

A panel of speakers, including city planners Carol Hoffman of Los Altos, Jim Lynch of Mountain View and Curtis Williams of Los Altos Hills will present their plans and ideas. Gary Burke, president of the Santa Clara Valley Manufacturing Group, and Scott Ward with Mozart Development Co. will also speak. Susan Russell of the Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition will be chairwoman of the meeting.

People attending may bring a bag lunch or may order a lunch for $5.

For more information, about ordering a lunch or the meeting, call Peggy Tondorf, 948-3354.

Miss Greater Los Altos

holding pageant

The Miss Greater Los Altos Scholarship Organization, an official Miss America preliminary Pageant, will be holding a children's and teen pageant Saturday at Marti's School of Dance in Los Altos.

Age categories are: Teen Miss Santa Clara, ages 13-16; Junior Miss Santa Clara (9-12); Little Miss Santa Clara (6-8); and Tiny Miss Santa Clara (3-5).

Boys categories also will be available to young men between the ages of 3-16.

Contestants will be judged 50 percent on talent, 25 percent on party wear and 25 percent on public speaking. In addition to prizes, winners will be invited to the Miss Greater Los Altos competition March 24.

Deadline for entering the contest is Thursday and the entrant's fee is $50. For more information, call (408) 257-3494.

'Take Another Look'

at Catholicism

The Catholic churches in Los Altos, Mountain View and Palo Alto extend a warm welcome to non-practicing or recently returning Catholics to participate in "Take Another Look" sessions to be held Wednesday evenings, from 7:30-9 p.m. through March 13 at St. Athanasius Parish Hall, 160 N. Rengstorff Ave., Mountain View.

Topics of interest include confession, marriage/divorce/annulments, the Bible, matters of conscience and the Mass.

For more information, call Mike Cavera at 967-7939.

Foothill Stamp Club

set to collect members

All persons interested in philately or just stamp collecting as a hobby may join Foothill Stamp Club, which regularly meets 7:30 p.m. the first and third Mondays of the month at the Community Room of Great Western Bank, 199 Main Street in Los Altos.

Dues are $10 per person, and $15 for two members from the same family.

When a fifth Monday occurs in a month, the club holds a trading session only 7:30 p.m. at The Bank of Los Altos, Suite No. 1, Third Street and Whitney. For more information, call 964-8923 or 965-1189.

Watercolorist

at LAH Town Hall

Local artist Carol Mead will display her watercolor paintings through March in the Los Altos Hills Town Hall Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road.

Mead's watercolor paintings balance intellectual knowledge with the emotional and aesthetic response to her subject. Mead paints local scenes and architecture of California. Her most recent painting expedition was visiting France, where she followed the path of the Impressionists through Normandy, Brittany and Etretat to Monet Gardens in Giverny.

Widows and

Widowers Association

The Mid-Peninsula Widows and Widowers Association meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Los Altos Lutheran Church, 460, S. El Monte Ave., Los Altos. The MPWWA helps people begin a new life following the death of a spouse. All widows and widowers of the area are invited to attend.

For more information, call 964-2612.

Sertoma club

Valentine's dance

The Los Altos Sertoma Club will present a Valentine's dance 7:30-10 p.m. Saturday at the Los Altos Youth Center, 1 N. San Antonio Road. Music will be provided by the Los Altos Big Band. All proceeds will benefit Sertoma charities. Co-sponsors include the Los Altos Recreation Department and the Los Altos Senior Center.

For more information, call 948-2095.

Senior exemptions

from utility tax

If you are a senior citizen living in the City of Los Altos, you may be eligible for exemption from the utility user taxes found on your gas, electric, telephone, cable television, and water bills.

Basic requirements for exemption require you to be age 65 or over, reside in a household where the gross annual income of all residents does not exceed $25,200 annually and not be otherwise reimbursed for the utility charges upon which the tax is based.

To apply or for more information, call the City of Los Altos Finance Department at 948-1491.

Friendly Visiting Service

seeking volunteers

Friendly Visiting Service is seeking new volunteers to make weekly one-hour visits to lonely older Los Altos residents who live alone or in care homes and who have few or no family or friends in the area.

The volunteers are needed in four Friendly Visiting Service programs. An interview and four hours of training are required.

For more information, call 329-0888.

Chicken pox vaccines

available free

With chicken pox season coming, doctors at Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital are offering free vaccinations to children aged 2 to 12 who have never had chicken pox. This study will evaluate the immune response to the new chicken pox vaccine. The vaccine, blood draws and doctor visits are free.

For more information, call Rebecca Redman, M.D., at 723-5682.

Wildlife Rescue

offering classes

Wildlife Rescue, Inc. (WRI) will be holding classes for people interested in nursing injured animals back to health for release into the environment.

WRI will be needing a large number of volunteers in the next few months and will offer classes to those who are interested in being trained.

WRI has a speakers bureau, which is a group of urban wildlife specialists who speak to groups of all sizes and take along animals for "hands-on" demonstrations.

For more information, call 494-7417.

Los Altos Rotaract Club

seeking new members

The Los Altos Rotaract Club, a community service group sponsored by the Los Altos Rotary Club and Rotary International, is seeking career-minded individuals between the ages of 18-35 as new members.

Through club programs, business meetings and service projects, members can develop personal and professional marketing skills.

Recently, the club has volunteered to help at local charity events.

Rotaract meets the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. on the second floor of Great Western Bank, 199 Main St., in Los Altos.

For more information, call 568-7871.

Docent training

from MROSD

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is now registering volunteers for its docent program, which provides guided hikes, walks and tours to the public throughout the year.

The program attracts adults of all ages who are interested in the preservation of open space and who would enjoy learning about the natural and human history of the midpeninsula, and sharing their knowledge with others.

For more information or a registration form, call Patty Quillin, docent coordinator, at 691-1200.

History House

needs docents

The History House Museum needs docents to volunteer one day every two months on either Wednesday or Saturday afternoons.

If you are a history buff or just want to meet people, call Mac Scripps at 968-4287.

Food Closet

needs volunteers

The Food Closet needs volunteers to help sort and carry donations, organize merchandise and hand out food bags. Volunteers may work from 9 a.m. to noon or 1:30-4:30 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays.

The Food Closet serves low-income families and individuals in Mountain View and Los Altos. If you are interested in volunteering, call Shirley Lowler at 964-4630.

Volunteers needed

for trail projects

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District has opportunities for volunteers to help with trail and revegetation projects on its open space preserves.

Volunteer space is limited, so volunteers should call and register at least one week in advance. Training, tools and supervision are provided.

To be placed on the mailing list for volunteer projects, call 691-1200.

Host an

exchange student

Local families interested in hearing a new language, tasting another culture and seeing with their own eyes how easy it is to make new friends who will last a lifetime are invited to learn more about hosting a Youth For Understanding (YFU) International Exchange student.

All kinds of families are selected to host YFU students: married couples with or without children, single parents, as well as families with teenagers. Host families provide room, board, guidance and the experience of what everyday life is like in America.

For more information, call Eric Seid at 948-3300.

Two entrees for

the price of one

Greyhound Friends For Life presents The Entertainment '95 Book. The book is full of coupons offering two entrees for the price of one, redeemable at hundreds of local restaurants. The books are available now for $40. For more information, call Patti Simmons at 917-8581.

Sertoma Club seeks

new members

The Los Altos Sertoma Club meets every Friday at 7:15 a.m. for breakfast at the Lyons Restaurant on El Camino Real in Los Altos. The meeting consists of fellowship and speakers from all walks of life. Sertoma's primary objectives are to serve the community with emphasis on speech and hearing.

For more information, call 948-2095.

City of Los Altos

seeks volunteers

Volunteers with good clerical skills are in need with the City of Los Altos in either the fire department or building department.

Good typing skills are needed to work at the fire station on a computer data entry project. Organizational skills with special attention being paid to small details is needed to help the building department prepare completed permits for microfilming.

Both positions have flexible hours to fit the volunteer's schedule. For more information, call the volunteer coordinator at 948-1491 ext. 229.