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Volume 49, Number 32, Published on 07/29/1996

News

A vision for the libraries

Town Crier Staff Writer

Fire communications remains vital part of the puzzle

Part of the fire services decision which the Los Altos City Council will be addressing at its Aug. 13 meeting is communications.

Comment

Good help hard to find at the big stores

Dear Jean: I am so horrified by some of the clerks in the big department stores. They don't care if they sell or if you buy.

Letters to the Editor

The Los Altos Arts and Wine Festival was a great success! A wonderful annual event.

Hidden Villa justified in closing grounds for summer camp

The Town Crier's July 17 cover story on the Los Altos Hills Horsemen's Association brought to light a problem that has been going on for the past two summers at Hidden Villa.

Judgment calls and their impacts

We are continually reminded of our responsibilitiy as a newspaper, especially a community newspaper, to provide accurate, fair and balanced coverage. They're not just journalism buzz words - they're our cornerstones of credibility.

Community

Man charged with attempted kidnapping remains in custody

A Los Altos man remains in custody on charges of attempted kidnapping and molesting or annoying a child after his attorney asked the court Thursday to delay his bail hearing until Aug. 16. His bail is currently set at $100,000.

Los Altos Weather

Historic Griffin House uses funds for new fireproof roof

Town Crier Staff Writer

Library Notes

Come see storyteller extraordinaire Yolanda Rhodes perform at 3 p.m. Aug. 7 in the Program Room of the main Los Altos Library. Yolanda will share funny stories from around the world, using music and movement to make the tales come alive. This 45 minute presentation is for children 5 and up.

Chefs Who Care at Michael's Shoreline

The menu for the evening will feature an Italian country barbecue buffet. The cold buffet will include Caesar salad, antipasto salad, tomatoes vinaigrette and pasta primavera salad. The hot buffet will offer barbecued rosemary chicken and penne pasta marinara.

Almanac

Los Altos Senior Center, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. 97 Hillview Avenue.

Oakland A's owner tells Los Altos Rotarians think positive, think playoffs

Town Crier Staff Writer

First recipients of the Duveneck Humanitarian Awards honored

Hidden Villa preserve in Los Altos Hills has announced the winners of the first Josephine and Frank Duveneck Humanitarian Awards. Honorees will be recognized on Sept. 28 at Hidden Villa.

Socially Speaking with Robin Katsaros

President Clinton was in town on July 23 on a fund-raising jaunt to raise money for his presidential campaign. A private dinner for 20 of Silicon Valley's movers-and-shakers was held at the home of Susie Tompkins, founder of Esprit in San Francisco. Among the selected guests were George Marcus (Marcus & Millichap) of Los Altos Hills who enjoyed food prepared by Alice Waters, owner of Chez Panise in Berkeley. The admission price for that meal was a tad bit more than one would pay for a meal at her restaurant.

Resident arrested for shooting in back yard

Los Altos police arrested a 55-year-old man July 23 on a charge of reckless discharge of a firearm in his back yard.

Five residents take out papers for LAH council

The shape of the November election is beginning to take form in the Los Altos Hills city council race with five residents taking out papers for three council seats.

El Camino nurses reject management's last offer

Registered nurses at El Camino Hospital voted 476-26 July 23 to reject Camino Healthcare management's offer on a collective bargaining agreement. Nurses claim last week's offer concerned individual bargaining.

Free hikes in August offered with MROSD docents

On Saturday, a Fern Walk from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. will explore the Purisima Creek Redwoods area. The 3-mile hike, led by docent Foster Thompson, will teach hikers to identify ferns, trees, wildflowers, and shrubs on a leisurely paced hike.

25 years ago in the Town Crier

Marie Potts, a venerable elder of the Maidu tribe in Plumas County, directed the construction of a typical early American village including a tule sweat house and a teepee. The young campers learned crafts and games of the early California culture, sampled their foodstuffs and participated in a "pow wow."

Homestay Program looking for families

Families help nurture an international graduate student in their home for five days during September. For more information, call 326-5252

Old computers never die, they retire to Los Altos non-profit organizations

The Los Altos Community Foundation (L.A.C.F.) has, as one of its goals, providing support to Los Altos Community Organizations to encourage community building. By a coincidence, the L.A.C.F. Community Computing Project was born when the availability of some obsolete business computers and the need by two local organizations for starter computer capability coincided.

Community

History House BBQ

Schools

Technology must be included in California education, state says

California must connect all of its classrooms to the Information Superhighway, provide one computer for every four students and move from the bottom 10 percent of states to the top 10 percent in education technology by the year 2000.

Kids receive free book for reading at Los Altos and Woodland libraries

This summer, and all year long, the Los Altos Main Library is more than just a place to find books. Kids of all ages can enjoy various programs and reading clubs.

MV-LA district receives help from state budget

The recently approved state budget will have little impact on the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District schools. But, students will not suffer in the classroom because of that.

Gymnasts are flipping over classes at Twister

Town Crier Staff Writer

School Noteworthies

Ashley Hull of Los Altos Hills was awarded a bachelor of arts degree with honors, graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa at Wellesley College on June 3. She is the daughter of Donald and Annette Hull of Los Altos Hills. Hull majored in political science and minored in history and plans to return to study law after a year off.

'Adopt a teacher' in LASD through Federated Woman's Club and Town Crier

Six elementary school teachers in the Los Altos School District (LASD) have been adopted by the Federated Woman's Club of Los Altos and will receive the KIND News newspaper for each student in their class.

Hosts needed for exchange students

Each year, thousands of American families welcome YFU students into their homes. Many kinds of families are selected to host YFU students: married couples with or without children and single parents. YFU host families provide room, board, guidance and the experience of what everyday life is like in America.

School Briefs

A basic money management class to learn how to unlock the power of your paycheck with tips from personal finance educator David M. Katzis is offered from 8 to 10 p.m. on Aug. 21 at the Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview, Los Altos.

Sports

Winning - more than just a Mirage

Special to the Town Crier

St. Francis student caddies for Jerry Rice

Special to the Town Crier

Los Altos soccer player contributes to team under-13 national title held in Denver

Los Altos resident Sean Mendy was a member of the boys under-13 soccer team that won the NIKE/Triple Crown National Soccer finals held July 11-14 in Denver.

Sports Shorts

TOURNEY TIME: The first Fore Women Golfers Tournament, sponsored by Fore Women Golfers Television of Mountain View, will tee off at noon Aug. 18 at Sunken Gardens Golf Course in Sunnyvale. Format is a two-player scramble. This is an opportunity for women - beginners to intermediate to advanced - to golf with other women. Men are welcome, but must have a woman playing partner. The cost per golfer is $40 and includes a barbecue after the tournament. Deadline is Aug. 10, and registration can be made in writing to Fore Women Golfers, P.O. Box 1401, Mountain View 94042 or by calling Rosiland Bivings at 964-8219.

Los Altos youth baseball season winding down, two teams advance to regional tournament

Special to the Town Crier

Business & Real Estate

First Interstate Bank keeps vault open forever

Town Crier Staff Writer

Los Altos commerical property has high demand

Town Crier Staff Writer

Weekly Special

Engagements

Monica Alexandra Brown and Jeffrey D. Berglund announced their engagement to be married Sept. 7 in Palo Alto.

Obituaries

Charles Sargent "Sarge" Hearn, a native of San Francisco, died at Ridgewood Care Center in Los Altos July 17. He was 77. He suffered a stroke in 1986 and lived at Ridgewood since 1988.

Anniversaries

Fran and Art Bacsko celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 22 with a garden party at their home. More than 100 friends, relatives and neighbors celebrated the anniversary with them.

Bus Barn looks toward next season with optimism

As Bus Barn Stage Company draws the curtain on its first year with the final performance of "Later Life" Aug. 10, organizers are optimistic this first season for the Los Altos community theater is a precursor to other successful seasons.

'Sweet and Hot' muscial review delights audience

Special to the Town Crier

Do you want a gracious home on a modest budget? Try consignment

Special to the Town Crier

1924 Spanish hacienda: gracious Los Altos survivor

Special to the Town Crier

Mailboxes - pansies, pigs or personalized

Even just a quick swish through Los Altos reveals the range of fanciful mailboxes many residents have chosen for their front yards.

Non-toxic pest control the safest way to go - and effective, too

They crawl. They fly. They slime. They spread disease. Ants, cockroaches, termites, spiders and fleas are invading homes all the time, especially during the summer months. Our first urge is to get rid of them immediately, usually by reaching for a can of Raid or calling an exterminator. The exterminator then sprays toxic chemicals that leave us hiding in our homes, afraid to venture outside. We worry about our pets and our children.

Get rid of those mis-matched wine glasses and make a few bucks at your own garage sale

Summer is a time of good weather and catching up on chores around the house. After cleaning out all the closets, kitchen cabinets and the garage, there will be plenty of unwanted items and no place to put them. This is a perfect opportunity for a garage sale.

Make your own decoupage tablecloth

Special to the Town Cirer