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Volume 50, Number 18, Published on 05/05/1997

News

Access to a variety of views

Town Crier Staff Writer

Bank robbery suspect in custody

A suspect charged with an April 29 Menlo Park bank robbery may also have been involved in the April 23 armed robbery of the Los Altos Wells Fargo branch at 4540 El Camino Real.

City likely won't 'zone' day workers off streets

Special to the Town Crier

Country Club area explores merger with town of Los Altos Hills

It's been considered in the past. Now the possibility of the San Antonio district, including the Los Altos Country Club, joining Los Altos Hills has inched closer.

Commission OKs 14-unit condo plan

Maybe the third time really is a charm. At their meeting last Thursday, Los Altos planning commissioners unanimously approved J. David Knudson's plans for 14 two-story condominiums for the corner of Fremont and El Monte avenues.

Los Altos High senior in serious condition after possible gang-related stabbing

After a possible gang stabbing in Grant Plaza last Thursday, a Los Altos High School senior is at Stanford hospital in serious condition, and a De Anza College student is in custody on charges of attempted homicide.

Comment

Letters to the Editor

My 19-month granddaughter, Megan Blanchette, won the $10,000 grand prize at the Niles Rotary annual fund-raiser on April 12. The event was very successful and raised some $30,000 for the club's community service programs.

Revisiting mama on Mother's Day

A Side of Clyde

A pigeon's tale - on a wing and a prayer

Other Voices

Community

Pages of the Past

According to the May 10, 1972, issue of the Town Crier, Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Duveneck and Dr. Mary Riggs were honored at the county-wide sixth district Parent Teacher Association's annual dinner meeting. They were presented with honorary Service Awards, the highest honor bestowed by the sixth district PTA.

Mayfest, with pet parade and fine art show, slated May 17-18

Mayfest weekend in downtown Los Altos, scheduled this year for May 17 and 18, features the 50th annual Kiwanis Club pet parade, Los Altos Rotary's "Fine Art in the Park," and the Sertoma Club's pancake breakfast, craft show and flea market.

'Meeting For Good' offers outlet for singles do-gooders

Meeting for Good is a new organization with the dual purpose of helping the community while providing a forum for meeting other singles.

Los Altos-Mountain View Rotary to sponsor youth symposium

To increase public awareness of the opportunities available for serving youth, the Rotary Clubs of Los Altos, Los Altos Sunset, and Mountain View are sponsoring an open panel discussion, set for 7:30 p.m. May 29 at Graham Middle School, 1170 Castro St., Mountain View.

Seniors Briefs

The Los Altos Senior Center is located at the Hillview Community Center 97 Hillview Ave in Los Altos. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information call 948-7483.

Library News

Weinblatt plans to tell listeners how to:

Community Briefs

Environmental Volunteers invites the public to celebrate 25 years of bringing nature to the classroom with a lecture and slides on May 17 at Stanford University.

Almanac

Los Altos Emergency Preparedness Committee, 5:30-6:45 p.m., Los Altos Police Department conference room, 1 N. San Antonio Road.

Birth-mother and daughter reunited after 25 years

Town Crier Staff Writer

Los Altos teens put roof over the heads of needy family in Mexico

Special to the Town Crier

City of Los Altos 'Sober Graduation' nominated for cable award

The documentary, titled "Sober Graduation," covers a Santa Clara County law enforcement program called Reality Check. This program is aimed at reducing the number of drunken driving arrests and fatalities among high school students, especially around graduation time.

Los Altos Weather

Schools

Winners named in Los Altos historical essay contest

Chairperson Janet Freeland said the theme inspired the children to paint with words a clear picture of how a typical Los Altos child lived in 1997.

LASD's Liewer named administrator of year

Assistant Superintendent Dick Liewer has been named Administrator of the Year for Santa Clara County by the Association of California School Administrators.

Hope will finish year as MVHS principal; Baer recovering from colon cancer

Special to the Town Crier

Schools Briefs

Teacher Recognition Day will be celebrated by the Los Altos-Mountain View branch of the American Association of University Women 7:30 p.m. May 14 at Graham Middle School in Mountain View.

Community rallies in support of Springer elementary school

Springer school facilities have taken on a new life, thanks to more than 200 volunteers providing an estimated $100,000 in repair work to the Los Altos School District campus last month.

School district addresses noise concerns about athletic fields

Special to the Town Crier

Space Camp scholarships available

Space Camp California is offering 50 scholarships for week-long Space Camp programs to students who are interested in space exploration and technology. To qualify for a scholarship, students must live in Mountain View and be in fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh grade as of September 1997.

Musician, math whiz named MVHS student of month

Brett Degner, a senior at Mountain View High School, has been honored as a student of the month.

Sports

This Week in Sports

Baseball

St. Francis golfers sink league championship

Town Crier Staff Report

Pecota leaving mark on basketball court

Athlete spotlight

Spartans link 8-2 league record, finish as co-champs

Special to the Town Crier

Sports Shorts

Featuring Kristi Lezchuk of Mountain View High, Kristi Winters of Los Altos High and Niki Hartley and Desiree Rook of St. Francis High, the Kaepa City Beach squad is currently ranked third in the nation in its age bracket.

Athlete of the Week

This sophomore gymnast at Los Altos High won the all-around competition in all eight of the Eagles' meets this season. Last Thursday, Parodi notched a personal-best score of 36.5 in a close 174.5 to 165.4 loss to St. Francis. The team total is Los Altos' highest this season.

Tennis, track and field teams impressive in the postseason

Special to the Town Crier

Fireballs defeat Chivas for State Cup title

Town Crier Staff Writer

Business & Real Estate

New look, new owners at Tom's Depot

Special to the Town Crier

Business Briefs

The Bank of Los Altos reported first quarter 1997 earnings of $175,000 ($0.18 per share) compared to $155,000 ($0.16 per share) for the same quarter in the prior year.

A home that's clean sells faster

Summer is the most popular time to move, and according to the U.S. Department of Commerce statistical abstract of the United States, more than 4.4 million homes were sold in 1995.

Transactions

10903 Canyon Vista Drive - Bryant Trust to W. & J. Fahey for $575,000.

Eshoo and Cunneen to speak at Realtor's workshop

Special to the Town Crier

Dear temperamental exec: Discipline, not tantrums, will make your life easier

Jean on the Job

Weekly Special

Six women get wild at Lucie Stern Theater

Special to the Town Crier

Local club involves those with antique auto interests

It's an eye-catching site when the local chapter of the Antique Automobile Club of America takes to the road, vehicles polished to a glossy shine. Most recently, club members were on the road to San Jose for a night at the silent movies. The group also has autos on display wherever possible, at area museums and historic homes.

Better GM shopping days ahead

Town Crier Staff Writer

Motorcycle mania parking lot event at local museum

The Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto will celebrate National Motorcycle Month 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 18 with a parking lot event at the museum, 3401 El Camino Real.

Obituaries

Dorothy H. Closson died April 26 in Morgan Hill. She was 79.

Service News

The program allows men or women to delay enlistment into the Army for up to one year before reporting to basic military training.

Births

Twin sons were born March 24 to Los Altos Hills residents Mo and Dave Chambers at Stanford University Medical Center.

Author to sign 'Ma Dear's Apron' at Linden Tree

"Ma Dear's Apron" is a story that focuses on what it was like to be a poor, black, single mother and son living in the early 1900s. "Ma Dear's Apron" is based on McKissack's great- grandmother's experiences as a domestic worker in the South. The author recently inherited one of her great-grandmothers aprons, which inspired this story. In "Ma Dear's Apron," McKissack transforms the negative stereotype of the apron into a hallmark of women's hard work, determination, and power.

Plaza bricks to improve school playing fields

Rotary officials are trying to raise $30,000 to fund improvements to playing fields at Egan and Blach intermediate schools. The money will go toward the cost of a lawn mower, one-time field repairs, sprinkler system upgrades and on-going turf management expenses.

Weddings & Engagements

Karen Lynn Cleary and Gerald Patrick Hopkins were married on Nov. 2 at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Los Altos. A reception followed at the Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club.

Soup's on thanks to local LDS women

Special to the Town Crier

Spiritual Life Briefs

The Jesuit Retreat House in Los Altos presents a retreat May 16 to 18 on fathers and sons, "See How They Love One Another."

Weekend retreat, mothers and daughters

For more information, call 948-4491.

Daylong seminar 'Assault on Aging - What Power do we have?'

For more information and registration information, call (408) 253-4300.

Vision Quest leads to new way of living

Along the Spiritual Path

Los Altos Library sponsors lecture on the history of the American musical

Joe Marchi, executive director of the Center for the American Musical at Cañada College, will explain how the works of Stephen Foster, Jerome Kern, George M. Cohan and Irving Berlin evolved from American black traditions and the heritage of Russian Jewish emigrees.