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Volume 50, Number 24, Published on 06/16/1997

News

Hats off to local graduates

Town Crier Staff Writer

Principal's comeback adds inspiration to MVHS graduation

The sun was just setting behind the pines surrounding Spartan stadium on June 10. Strains of "Pomp and Circumstance" and "Glory" filled the air. Proud parents, family and friends cheered and jockeyed for good photo position while younger children romped on the grass. Grandparents smiled and waved. It was graduation time for Mountain View High School's class of 1997.

A first for Alta Vista: graduation ceremonies

Seniors at Alta Vista High School did something June 9 that no other class at the school has done. For the first time in 25 years, students who were enrolled in the school's continuation program participated in a graduation ceremony complete with caps, gowns and diplomas.

Friday the 13th lucky for Black Jack the cat

Black Jack the cat didn't mean to move to Los Altos. He just happened to wander onto a moving truck, from his yard in Salt Lake City, that was heading this way.

Court orders medical report to determine Stiritz placement

In a court hearing June 11, Judge William Martin ordered a placement report so a decision could be made regarding where to care for James Alvin Stiritz

Los Altos City Council passes 'status quo' city budget for '97-98

Other cities may be seeing their coffers fill as a result of the area's booming economy. But not Los Altos.

Thieves cash in on checks left in local mailboxes

Even though he had three checks stolen from his mailbox, Dinesh Desai feels like a lucky guy.

El Camino Hospital benefiting from emergency room updating

Town Crier Staff Writer

Comment

Letting go - a necessary, but difficult task

Reflections

Letters to the Editor

I believe that the Town Crier lost a wonderful opportunity to promote a recent concert that had several aspects of significant local interest.

Editorial

City officials planned to bring the favored joint-use plan before the Los Altos School District board last Monday and before the Parks and Recreation Commission today. The plan involves converting Covington's multipurpose room into a 25,000-square-foot recreation facility, a 200-seat theater, new locker rooms and rest rooms. This plan allows for use of existing parking at Covington, instead of building additional lots, and frees up the 5.5-acre Rosita property for more playing field space.

Community

Council postpones Moffett study

The Los Altos City Council's study session on Moffett Federal Airfield scheduled for June 17 has been postponed to allow council members adequate time to read the final report from the Community Advisory Committee on Moffett Federal Airfield (CAC). CAC met Monday night to finalize its report, which was originally expected early in June.The committee has been reviewing airfield use options ranging from open space to overnight cargo operations.

Seniors Briefs

The Mountain View Senior Center is located at 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. For more information, call 903-6330. Following is a list of special events for the month.

Almanac

Today

Writer Madeleine L'Engle: let imagination, intellect make love

Companion on

Morgan Manor may be turned into a school again

Town Crier Staff Writer

Cub Scout earns religion award

Special to the Town Crier

Pages of the Past

According to the June 21, 1972, issue of the Town Crier, 36 Tele-Care members - persons living alone who were receiving daily telephone calls from El Camino Hospital Auxiliary volunteers - finally met the women whose voices they heard on the phone each day.

The arts and wine poster cat is back

The famous cats that have amused visitors to the Los Altos Arts & Wine Festival are back this year after a brief respite - a bit be-smudged with paint, but wide-eyed and cheerful as always. The cats appear on posters, souvenirs and collateral advertising material to promote the 18th annual festival, scheduled for July 12-13 in downtown Los Altos.

Concours d' Elegance to feature numerous Los Altos vintage cars

If you're looking for fun, you can visit the largest, most prestigious and longest running car show in Northern California from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. this Sunday at the Palo Alto Concours d' Elegance at Stanford University.

Local artist one of 3 finalists for veteran's memorial

Los Altos sculptor R.J. Truman has been named one of the three finalists for creating the veteran's memorial to be put in Shoup Park in Los Altos.

Library News

The computer can be set up to meet the needs of each person. Any item that can be scanned into the computer can be available to users who cannot read from the library's collection.

Rancho event cooks up funds for schools

The real winners of the June 7 Rancho Shopping Center Pancake Roundup were the seven Los Altos elementary schools that benefited from door prize tickets for merchandise donated by the Rancho mechants.

Community Briefs

The Electronics Museum Amateur Radio Club will participate in the radio amateur "Field Day" June 27-28. The Los Altos-based club will operate near San Antonio Open Space Preserve, as radio amateurs throughout the United States and Canada set up stations to test emergency communication in the event of a disaster.

Los Altos Weather

Schools

Noteworthies

Schools Briefs

Martha J. Kanter, president of De Anza Community College, will deliver a lecture at 4 p.m. Sunday, in the Albert L Schultz Jewish Community Center, 655 Arastadero Road, in Palo Alto.

International week a global hit at Santa Rita School

Special to the Town Crier

Yon students of Blach doth hold Medieval Faire

A medieval theme provided an afternoon of fun and frolic for Blach Intermediate School's seventh graders on May 29. Each student created a medieval persona with a name, job, family background and appropriate costume for the Medieval Faire.

State: Local high school dropout rate ranked second lowest in county

The Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District has achieved the second lowest dropout rate in the county this past school year with only a .3 percent dropout rate, or eight students out of 8,901.

Sports

This week in sports

Minor Baseball

Egan and Blach athletes rise above the competition

Junior high track and field championships

All-League Honors

SOFTBALL

Sports Shorts

SCORING FOR KIDS: The Wender Weis Foundation for Children (WWFC) will present Children's Champions, a celebrity dinner and auction for the San Francisco Giants Community Fund and the American Sports Institute, tonight at the Palo Alto Hills Country Club. Some athletes to be present at the event include Junior Bryant of the 49ers and Joe Smith of the Golden State Warriors. WWFC was founded in 1994 to help prevent child abuse and neglect in the Bay Area. For ticket information, call 321-4142 or fax 321-6287.

Lopez swings toward college, pro ranks

Athlete spotlight

Los Altos musicians are tuned in for tour

Ian Spaulding has traded in his tennis racquet for an oboe this summer and will soon be traveling to Belgium, The Netherlands and Ireland with the San Jose Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Business & Real Estate

When passive managers drop the ball

Jean on the Job

Cisco Systems could be a promising investment

In a week when the 30 Dow Jones Industrial stocks had one of the largest point moves in history, technical stocks continued to slide. The Dow Jones is up 21 percent for the year compared with 4.9 percent for the Town Crier Stock Average (TCSI), which consists primarily of technical stocks in Silicon Valley.

Real Estate Transactions

Los Altos

How to apply for a mortgage - the right way

When you apply for a mortgage, one of the first things a bank or mortgage lender will request is a credit report. Good credit is critical to securing a mortgage, and lenders place a great deal of credence on the information they find in a credit report.

Chamber of Commerce to give business awards

The Los Altos Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting and installation banquet for 1997 at 6 p.m. June 25 at Chef Chu's restaurant, located at 1067 N. San Antonio Road.

Weekly Special

Little shopper gets its start

September 1947

The beloved founders

Dave MacKenzie co-published the Town Crier from its start in 1947 until 1972, when he sold the paper to Mort Levine. The following is his look back on the early days.

Chef of the Week

STYLE OF CUISINE

An insight into two gourmet travelers

Town Crier Food and Wine Editor

Bonnie Wagner on key for piano recital

Bonnie Wagner used to put on piano recitals in her Los Altos home. And as she's grown into a 17-year-old, senior-to-be at Los Altos High, the popular concert has moved to the bigger Los Altos United Methodist Church.

You scream, I scream, we all scream for ...

Town Crier Food and Wine Editor

Rotarians venture in and out of (South) Africa

Town Crier Publisher

First-of-its-kind report shows strides in women's health

Town Crier Staff Reporter

Working with Alzheimer's patients

Special to the Town Crier

A woman's choice: hormone replacement therapy

Menopause is a natural part of every woman's life, usually occurring in her 40s or 50s. During this time, I believe all women should seriously consider hormone replacement therapy because of its known benefits in treating and preventing heart disease and osteoporosis. However, some women may decide against it for good reasons.

Briefs

The Health Library presents a lecture, "Skin deep: repairing the effects of age and the elements using laser surgery" from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Fairchild Auditorium, Stanford University Medical Center. For more information, call 498-7826.

Seated-chair massage: '10 minutes makes a difference'

Lana Foladare calls seated-chair massage the massage of the 90s.