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Volume 49, Number 25, Published on 06/12/1996

News

A kinder, gentler fatherLos Altos fathers finding it takes two to raise a family

Harry Chapin sang it in the 1970s. Young men listened and sangalong with "Cats in the Cradle": "I'm goingto be like you dad. You know I'm going to be like you." Thewords Chapin sang are still inspiring for many of today's fathers.

Hospital board, facing losses, looks to limit community groups

funding

Father's Day doesn't come close to Mother's Day

When the Town Crier co-sponsored the "Why I love my Los AltosMom" contest for Mother's Day, more than 60 entries werereceived from different children's age groups. The Town Crieris currently co-sponsoring with the Los Altos Village Association,"The Greatest Dad in Los Altos" and only 20 entrieswere received.

Watch for Asia, say conference speakers

The subject of Asia's increasing dominance in the world economywas the overriding theme at last week's Silicon Valley Businessand Leadership Conference. The event, held at Shoreline Amphitheaterin Mountain View, was sponsored by Foothill College.

Planning board OKs Koo Koo Roo eatery amid traffic protests

The Los Altos Planning Commission unanimously approved a use permitfor Koo Koo Roo California Kitchen, a Beverly Hills-based chickenrestaurant, to come to Second and Main streets in the heart ofdowntown.

Skateboard task force wheels in plans for park

Boys glided into the meeting on Rollerblades. Skateboards werestored under the chairs. Helmets, pads and other gear coveredtable tops.

A dream of fields: discussing upgrades in Los Altos

Los Altos residents dream of fields, safe playing fields for theirchildren. But if they repair them, who will pay?

Other cities' planning experts help with 'vision'

Los Altos residents took a first step recently toward creatinga city vision. At a one-hour gathering June 4, two experts whowork with cities to create a future plan, presented strategiesthey have found successful in their work with other municipalities.

Little used equipment proves vital in emergency

Police offer TDDs and 9-1-1 tips

Comment

Parking 2000? We need Parking 1996!

But, despite such occasional acknowledgements within the businesscommunity that something must be done, few have come forward tobe part of a solution.

Letters to the Editor

Congratulations are in order for the five restaurant owners who

Community

'Dare To Be 100' at Heintzelman's Bookstore

Town Crier Staff Report Geriatric expert Dr. Walter M. Bortz,author of "Dare To Be 100," will sign his book on agingfrom 1-2 p.m. Saturday at Heintzelman's Bookstore in Los Altos.

Pages of the past

According to the June 16, 1971 issue of the Town Crier, gophers

Los Altos Weather

Community Briefs

Applications are being accepted for two appointments to the planning

Cory Cullinan has found his oyster

Armed with his keyboards, voice, songwriting talent - and a senseof humor - Los Altos' Cory Cullinan will invade Fanny & Alexanderin Palo Alto at 9 p.m. June 18 to premiere his debut album, "MyOyster."

CSMA offers financial assistance for music lessons

"We are pleased that over the years we have been able tomeet the needs of many families seeking music education,"said Dr. Nicholas Isaacs, music director. "By offering tuitionassistance, we have not only served students at all skill levels,but we have also identified students with outstanding musicaltalent.

Summer Reading Club heats up at local libraries

Special to the Town Crier

Father's Day with the Costers: Santana's keyboardist, son in sync

Special to the Town Crier

Kaleidoscope honored at Bay Area television awards

Kaleidoscope, the all-volunteer produced cable television magazinefeaturing Los Altos businesses and community events was honoredas a finalist in the "Talk Show" division of the EighthAnnual Bay Area Cable Excellence Awards.

MROSD hikes onto the world wide web

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District has opened its website to public access. Located at http://www.openspace.org,the web site includes district information for hikers, mountainbicyclists, equestrians and anyone seeking information on the41,000 acres, 200 miles of trails and 23 open space preservesavailable for low-intensity recreational use.

Equestrians invited to Skyline Ridge for trail trials

Local equestrians are welcome to ride the trails of Skyline RidgeOpen Space Preserve in the California State Horsemen's Association(CSHA) Temblor Trail Trials at 9 a.m. on June 23.

Los Altos Senior Center

June 20: 10 a.m. to noon, long-term health care seminar.Topics include how to assess your risk of needing long-term careand what government programs can assist.

Almanac

Wednesday

Schools

Blach Egan awards list

On June 11 the students at Blach and Egan Intermediate Schoolspresented awards to its graduating eighth grade students. Thefollowing is a list for both schools

From trips to treats, Los Altos recreation department offers

Town Crier Staff Report

School Notes

Neal Griffin, a Los Altos resident, graduated from FresnoPacific College with a mast of arts degree in human services onMay 4. Fresno Pacific College is a private, Christian liberalarts college in central California with an enrollment of 1,600in degree-granting programs.

School briefs

Taylor Eigsti, an 11-year old Menlo Park jazz pianist,

MV-LA school district accepts high bid for summer work

Construction at the high schools will happen this summer, becausethe Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District board votedunanimously at a special June 3 meeting to accept the only bidon the project that came in $500,000 over budget.

Hidden Villa offers volunteer summer student internships

Hidden Villa offers summer volunteer internships for teens andcollege students. The program teaches hands-on experience intothe workings of a nonprofit organization which sponsors a summercamp and an organic farm. "This is the first time we've donesomething like this," said Minka van der Zwaag, manager ofvolunteer and visitor services at Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills.

Semester at Sea allows students to see - and learn -

By Kristina Allen

Sports

Sports Shorts

ADD SPARTANS: In last week's issue, Mountain View High'sJohn Bull was said to have high jumped 6-feet-6 at thestate track and field championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk.He, in fact, notched a 6-7 in the trials and finished in 10thplace.

Scotty Scott is sizzling on the court

Special to the Town Crier

Hoops crown is no Mirage

Five games: five wins, and a championship. That's the way theMetro Mirage played it at the recent Pacific Association AmateurAthletic Union youth basketball tournament in Menlo Park.

School awards

BADMINTON

Egan athletes excel at county meet

Town Crier Sports Editor

Los Altos Blues are red-hot winners at tourney

Three all-star teams from the Los Altos Pony Baseball League playedsome impressive ball over the Memorial Day weekend, and one -the Pinto Blues - crossed home plate as champions.

Business & Real Estate

Business Briefs

The Los Altos Art and Wine Festival ranks 75th in the nation,

Bank of Los Altos appoints new vice president for mortgages

The Bank of Los Altos announced longtime Los Altos resident CindyLeudtke has joined the bank as vice president with a responsibilityfor single-family residential mortgages.

Coldwell Banker rewards top achievers - with a cruise to Alaska

Jo Buchanan received a letter from Robert Arrigoni, the presidentof Coldwell Banker, congratulating her for being among the top25 sales associates in gross commission income for the first quarterof 1996.

Realtors consider inspections when listing properties

The Inspectech Consumer Interest Realtor Advisory Council wasestablished by representatives of leading real estate firms andthe Inspectech Home Inspection Network to accelerate a real estatesale. Sales associates were looking for a way to provide a freeexchange of ideas between the real estate and home inspectionindustries. Traditionally home inspections are authorized by prospectivebuyers when negotiating a home purchase.

Cornish & Carey awards two local high school seniors with

Town Crier Staff Report

Alain Pinel Realtors offer more relocation services

Thanks to a new partnership between RELO/International All PointsRelocation Service, Inc., Alain Pinel Realtors are now linkedto 1,100 independent real estate companies nationwide.

Twinson Company: 50 years of fun and games

Connie LeBaron invents games.

Weekly Special

Local vet offers tips for flea control

Special to the Town Crier

Obituaries

Phyllis Einarson, longtime nurse at Stanford University Hospital

Peace Corps captivates Los Altos resident

Special to the Town Crier

Service

Blackwell graduated from high school in North Carolina in 1977and joined the Navy in 1978.

France by the sea

Los Altos writer, hubby unwind at bed and breakfast in Brittany

A pet for those who crave the unusual

As Los Altos' annual Pet Parade has shown, people's pets aredifferent than ever before. For those owner's who have an exoticpet or are thinking of buying one, Sunnyvale Reptile has a widevariety of pets, food and information for you.

Los Altos High School student trains guide dogs for the blind

Los Altos High School junior Gregg Braun has been training hisyellow Labrador Jolie to be a guide dog since she was 18 monthsold. Jolie has since graduated from the program and lives withher new owner helping to guide her through daily routines.

Barbie has a dream home, so why not a couch for your pet?

Are you constantly telling your pet to get off the couch? Or hasyour pet gotten on in years and finds it harder to make the jumpfrom floor to couch? Get them a couch that is just their size.

Residents show cats have more than nine lives

Two local residents celebrated a special birthday. These two areturning 19 and 20 years old respectfully. Normally this wouldnot be a big deal, but these two residents are cats.