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Volume 49, Number 26, Published on 06/19/1996

News

Seniors go out in style

High school graduates treated to elaborate overnight festivities

Hospital District budgets $1.28 million for lawsuit

The El Camino Hospital District may be spending "as muchfor litigations as we are for health care," as one boardmember put it last week during a budget review for fiscal year1996-1997.

Los Altos Council OKs Italian restaurant for First Street

Valet parking, a cocktail lounge and cabaret-type entertainmentare all coming soon to First Street at Prima Strada, a 100-seatItalian restaurant that the Los Altos City Council unanimouslyapproved June 11.

Teen host arrested for year-end bash

The parents were out of the country. It was graduation night atboth Los Altos and Mountain View High schools. Their teen decidedto party.

Los Altos council considers garbage rate increase

The Los Altos City Council will be considering a rate increasefor the Los Altos Garbage Company at tonight's special city councilmeeting.

News Briefs

The Los Altos HIlls City Council decided at a May 20 special meeting

Free mediation services available

Union conducts noisy picket on State Street

Drums, chants and a bull-horn blasted downtown Los Altos workersfrom their desks and raised the blood pressure of others as Carpenter'sUnion 2236 picketed Thursday morning on State Street.

The Vision 21 bike ride report

Comment

Hospital board needs 'new blood'

The El Camino Hospital District Board has three open seats forthe November election. Any takers?

Letters to the Editor

I was amazed to learn from Mary Cristy that the Secret Service

Put a hold on downtown restaurants

The City of Los Altos has two more restaurant applications approved:Prima Strada, approved for a First Street location at the June11 council meeting and Koo Koo Roo California Kitchen, slatedfor Main and Second streets, goes for approval on June 25.

Community

Perennial volunteer Penny Lave claims Community Service Award

Los Altos resident Penny Lave, whose long resume of voluntarismculminated in two mayoral terms, is this year's recipient of theCommunity Service Award. Lave received the honor, offered by thePeninsula West Valley Association of Realtors, Los Altos District,at the 33rd annual awards luncheon last Wednesday.

Los Altos Weather

In Brief

The board of supervisors of Santa Clara County is having a public

Drawing for Lamborghini at Stanford auto show

Car buffs who dream of owning an exotic Italian supercar coulddrive away in one at a unique charity drawing for a Lamborghinivalued at $100,000 at the 29th annual Palo Alto Concours d'Eleganceat Stanford, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. this Sunday.

Free jazz swings into Rancho

The third season of the San Jose Jazz Society-produced seriesof free jazz in Los Altos will begin July 3 from 6-10 p.m. atRancho Shopping Center, Foothill Expressway at Magdalena and Springerroads in Los Altos. The five-concert "Free Jazz at Rancho"series is sponsored by the Rancho Shopping Center Merchant's Association.The last concert is Aug. 28.

Library holds 'Vision 21' fund-raiser to enhance services

The Los Altos Main Library has begun a campaign to raise $300,000,to upgrade the resources of the library in science, technologyand medicine (STM). Through a generous challenge grant, the Davidand Lucille Packard foundation has agreed to match community contributions.For every $2 raised, the Packard Foundation will contribute $1.

El Monte fire station dedication June 29

The Los Altos County Fire Protection District commissioners inviteall residents to help dedicate the district's new El Monte FireStation at 11 a.m. June 29 at 12355 El Monte Road on the FoothillCollege campus.

Rancho Arts & Craft Fair this weekend

Ceramics, jewelry, wood and leather, photography and paintingwill be among the different media offered by some of the state'sfinest professional artists.

Equestrians invited to 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 Sunday.

Los Altos foundation changes name to eliminate confusion

Los Altos Tomorrow, a non-profit community foundation that providesfunding for philanthropic activities, recently changed its nameto the Los Altos Community Foundation (LACF) to clearly statethe purpose of the organization.

Seniors

Thursday: 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

Los Altos Parks and Recreation Commission, 7:30 p.m., City Hall,

Pages of the Past

As reported in the June 23, 1971 issue of the Town Crier, Los

Schools

School Noteworthies

John Cristopher Calhoun, son of Zachary and Birgit Calhounof Los Altos, has been awarded a master's degree in fine artsin painting, with honors, from the Rhode Island School of Design,an internationally-known art and design school. Calhoun, a 1993graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI), also recievedan Award of Excellence in painting and a residency at the FineArts Work Center in Provincetown, Mass. Calhoun graduated fromLos Altos High School in 1986 and attended Foothill College beforegetting a scholarship for SFAI.

Pancake breakfast nets $14,000 for local schools

The recent Rancho Round-up benefit pancake breakfast for sevenelementary school Parent Teachers Association's surrounding RanchoShopping Center netted more than $14,000. Proceeds will be usedto buy needed supplies and equipment that is not supplied by theschool districts.

School Awards: Blach and Egan

Landels Academic Awards, for those students who have maintained

Students deliver gravy train to Humane Society

Special to the Town Crier

Graduation ceremony for 450 Foothill students

Foothill College alumna Fern Smith, a United States District Courtjudge, is the keynote speaker. Mari Tamburo of Mountain View isthe featured student speaker. Tamburo served as editor of thecollege's student newspaper as well as student representativeto numerous college committees.

'Reality Check,' a sober graduation on Kaleidoscope

Jake Harrington, a senior at Los Altos High School, pretends tobe arrested for drunken driving.

School Briefs

Approximately students from Sao Paulo, Brazil will participate

LASD continues discussion of possible parcel tax hike

The Los Altos School District Board of Trustees met with the CitizensAdvisory Council (CAC) in a special meeting June 11 to discussrenewal of the 1989 parcel tax. The tax is scheduled to returnto the voters in March 1997.

LAHS student of the month volunteers and plays piano

The final student of the month for Los Altos High School classof 1996 is senior Jinwha Choi, who was selected by her fellowclassmates for the month of May honors.

Montessori School parents sponsor successful walk-a-thon

Special to the Town Crier

Pinewood 6th grade 'Greek gods' treated to free brunch

English instructor Lesli Harris said the children wore costumesas part of a Greek festival, a class project at the end of theschool year. Harris had initially called the restaurant to inquireabout catering for the class and instead received an invitationto a free brunch. "They were extremely kind," she said.

Sports

Los Altos' Howard, Quintero honored

Howard, headed to Stanford University on a football scholarship,was a four-sport star this season. Along with football, he alsocompeted in basketball, wrestling and track and field. At theCentral Coast Section championships last month, the 6-foot-4,252 pounder won both the discus and shot put events.

Sports Shorts

SPARTAN HONORS: Due to space constraints last issue, thefollowing Mountain View High sports awards and their recipientswere omitted: Junior varsity tennis - Johnny DiCello (mostinspirational) and Matt Brunnings (coaches award); varsitywater polo - Amy Pace (most improved), Malena Ramos(most outstanding) and Victoria Stanski (coaches award).

Survival of the fittest

Town Crier Sports Editor

Los Altos Rockies roll into tourney with 20 wins

Pinewood awards

BASEBALL

Business & Real Estate

Local bank to close, and new Starbucks brews at Rancho

Recent economic changes under way or under consideration werepresented to the Chamber of Commerce Economic Development CommitteeJune 4 by Carol Curran. Some developments in downtown Los Altosinclude:

Husband and wife team up for success

Two heads are better than one. That's the experience of Helenand Ki Nyborg, a successful broker-agent team with Alain PinelRealtors. "Teamwork through coordinated efforts" ishow the Nyborgs describe their activities. "We work together,but often we are doing very different things."

Silence is golden when a house is noisy

If you live along the 280 freeway, you can hear a lot of noise.It comes through the windows and the cracks in the floor. Psychologistswill tell you that noise is an undesirable sound, the kind thatgives us a pounding headache, frays your nerves, diminishes thequality of our lives and may even make us feel nasty.

Real Estate Transactions

Los Altos

Chamber of Commerce installation banquet June 26

The Chamber holds the event to recognize businesses, individualsand organizations who contribute to the commercial success ofthe Los Altos business community.

Weekly Special

Chefs Who Care at Palo Alto Sol Mexican Restaurant

Palo Alto Sol Mexican Restaurant will serve up a special ChefsWho Care Sunday dinner on June 30, from 12:30-7:30 p.m, to benefitthe Community Kitchen of Community Services Agency serving MountainView, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. The restaurant in locatedat 408 California St., in Palo Alto.

Obituaries

Marie E. Baier, a native of Germany, died May 30 in Mountain View.

Several Los Altos residents honored by the Palo Alto area Red Cross

Two Los Altos residents and one Los Altos business received recognitionawards from the Palo Alto Area American Red Cross for their outstandingcontributions. The awards were presented June 6 at the Red Crossannual dinner and volunteer reecognition evening titled, "HelpingHearts, Helping Hands," at Silicon Graphics in Mountain View.

Noteworthy

Los Altos participants were: Michael P. Milbank, showinghis 1927 Buick; James M. Richard, 1928 Ford; Bob Jacobsen,1933 Pierce-Arrow; and Mickey Jones, 1955 Jaguar XK-140.

Births

A daughter, Katherine Ann, was born May 8 to Los Altos residents

Los Altos United Methodist Church installs associate pastor

Ever since she was 4 years old, The Rev. Netter Page Mitchellhas been involved with church activities. On June 9, as the newlyappointed associate pastor of Los Altos United Methodist Church,she was installed and received a tremendous reception at all threeservices when she preached "Jesus Keeps Hanging Around."

Health information is as easy as a stop to the mall

Store windows display designer goods. Name brand sunglassesat the Snuggles Hut, Gap for Kids and an Una Más restaurantline the walkway around the new Bloomingdale's store to open thisNovember at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto.

U.S. Postal Service issues new stamp on breast cancer awareness

The National Cancer Institute and the U. S. Postal Service joinedforces to issue a new postage stamp that features breast cancerawareness.

Sun screens and skin cancer

Special to the Town Crier

Health Briefs

The Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital offers a course

Girls thriving in the '90s and beyond

Pat Adams worries about adolescent girls.