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Browse archives: 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995Volume 50, Number 26, Published on 06/30/1997NewsHonors for BBQ kingTown Crier Staff Writer read moreTC looking for '50 who made a difference'Town Crier readers who offer nominations will be eligible for a drawing - the prize is a $50 dinner for two at the Los Altos restaurant. read moreCouncil confirms sculptor for memorialTown Crier Staff Writer read moreCities set timetable for response to Moffett reportMost CAC members rate cargo flights acceptable read morePolice recover computers stolen from HSLos Altos police recovered more than $40,000 of computer equipment and sound systems that had been stolen from Los Altos High School. read moreLocal districts review fire safety, bill offers stricter requirementsAlthough Los Altos schools are equipped with state-required fire systems, some people worry this may not be enough to ensure adequate fire warning to students. read morePackard Foundation funds MV emergency preparedness programThe City of Mountain View has received a $31,500 grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to assist the City in enhancing its volunteer services program. read moreLess dry than meets the eye - city fixing mediansHas it seemed more dry and brown than usual in the median strips in major Los Altos thoroughfares? Do some trees seem to be missing where you thought they'd been before? read moreNew home for DeMartini House: Hillview spotCatherine DeMartini does not want her family home of 75 years to remain as a legacy in Los Altos. read moreOnizuka plan moves aheadUse of NASA/Ames aircraft with remote sensing systems to monitor a controlled burn and relay information back to the firefighting command center "was accomplished with flying colors," Davies said. read moreCommentLetters to the EditorAs a concerned citizen, I would like to express some concerns regarding local election procedures. While casting a ballot during the June 3 election, I was surprised to learn I was not required to provide identification to demonstrate that I was a voter in Los Altos. I was only asked to provide my name and address and sign my name. read moreLife's too short for tofuA View from the Hills read morePraise the lord and pass the pancake syrupCommentary read moreCommunityMemories of early Los AltosTown Crier Staff Writer read moreEl Camino Hospital Auxiliary elects new board of directorsThe El Camino Hospital Auxiliary elected a new board of directors including Maggie Patch, president, and Karen Mosakowiski, executive vice president. Vice president and directors are Nadia Trauner Sunnyvale; Elinor Sutton, San Jose; Jean Ahern, Cupertino; Lisann Charland, Mountain View. read moreJuly 'Chef's Who Care' at Country GourmetCountry Gourmet Restaurant, at 2098 El Camino Real in Mountain View, will host the next "Chef's Who Care" dinners from 5 to 8 p.m. July 15-19 to benefit the Community Kitchen of local Community Services Agency. read moreCommunity Services Agency needs volunteers for kitchenCommunity Services Agency needs volunteers to help in its Community Kitchen and provide services to frail seniors. read moreLibrary features summer programs for kidsReading Safari, this year's summer reading club, is open to all readers up through eighth grade. Club members who read 10 books or more and turn in their reading club folders by Aug. 13 will be invited to a special awards party and receive a free paperback book. read morePages of the PastAccording to the July 5, 1972, issue of the Town Crier, Los Altos City Council unanimously passed a $2.29 million budget for the 1972-73 fiscal year. Chief Administrator George Sanregret claimed Los Altos was "in excellent shape competitively" when compared with surrounding municipalities. read moreLibrary NewsThe public is welcome to attend these monthly sessions, normally held on the first Wednesday of the month. read moreLos Altos Rotary gives youth award to Peter JohnsonTown Crier Staff Writer read moreCommunity BriefsThe Los Altos Library is offering a variety of activities this summer. All children 5 or older are welcome to watch folk singer Jim Stevens who is scheduled to perform at 3 p.m. today at the Los Altos Library Program Room. read moreAlmanacToday read moreTom Coster, jazz great, LAH resident to play festivalAfter traveling all over the world and applying his keyboard wizardry to such legendary acts as Santana and Boz Scaggs, Tom Coster is bringing it all back home - to Los Altos, that is. read moreLos Altos Weatherread moreSchoolsNoteworthiesLos Altos graduate Cara Vas Dias has been named the first team All-American in water polo. Vas Dias' skills as a goalie helped lead the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athenas to a third place finish at the Collegiate III National Championships. read moreLAHS GraduatesApril S. Africa read moreMVHS GraduatesJaime R. Aguilar read moreSchools BriefsThe YMCA will be offering three camps for teens this summer. Camp Surf (July 26-Aug.2) is available to teens entering grades 10 -12. Participants will spend the week in San Diego learning how to surf, body board, kayak and snorkel. The High School Houseboat Caravan (July 26-Aug.2) is available to all high school students. Participants will spend the weekend touring the delta. Movin' On Camp is available to teens entering grades 7-9. This program will include a week of field trips. For more information call Lesley Scutero at 969-9622. read moreInternal search for new Fremont superintendentFremont Union High School District is looking strictly within the district for a replacement for Superintendent Mary Panucci, who announced her retirement June 17. read moreClassroom renovations at high schools going well, officials sayThe second phase of the five-year, $58 million facilities renovation for Los Altos and Mountain View high schools is expected to be completed by the opening of school on Aug. 28. read moreSportsAll-Stars swing to victoriesTown Crier Staff Report read moreThis Week in SportsJunior Baseball read moreSchool HonorsTRACK AND FIELD read moreSports ShortsALL-AROUND SUCCESS: Dan Nord, a Los Altos High graduate and sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania, recently received spring All-Ivy League academic honors with a 3.8 grade-point average. The computer science major and track and field athlete also earned first-team All-Ivy League accolades for his triple jump performance at the Heptagonal Championships. read moreLevin hits hole-in-one, wins Palo Alto tourneyJunior golf read moreBeasley scores Los Altos basketball spotCoaches corner read moreBusiness & Real EstateChamber of Commerce ends fine year with soireeTown Crier Staff Writer read moreIntevac, Inc. added to indexIntevac, Inc., a leading supplier of manufacturing equipment used to make thin-film disks for computer hard disk drives, is being added to the Town Crier Stock Index this week. Norman Pond, chief executive officer and president of Intevac Inc., lives in Los Altos Hills. read moreWhy passive managers don't always get the messageJean on the Job read moreReal EstateNewspapers that used to be free on the Internet are gradually charging you for information. Good examples of how newspaper real estate sections can cost the surfer include the Wall Street Journal, costing $29 to $49 a year, and the San Jose Mercury, which charges $7.95 a month for NewsHound. There is still a lot of free information that can help a homeowner. Here are our favorites: read moreFree reverse mortgage workbookSenior homeowners can request a free workbook describing "House Money," a reverse mortgage plan that provides cash advances based on the equity in the home. read moreTransactions5886 Arboretum Drive - L. & J. Wang to H. & M. Lee for read moreWeekly SpecialHome is where the 'Heart Land' isTheater review read moreFord Motor Co. recalls natural gas autos used by Santa Clara CountyThe Santa Clara County Valley Water District (SCVWDD) recently added five new compressed natural gas powered Ford Contours to its fleet to meet goals of the Clean Air Act and reduce gas engine polutants and vehicle emissions. read moreBit by the 'baby' Bugatti bugSome five years ago, Mogens Lauritzen of Los Altos saw a picture of a "baby" Bugatti auto in the San Jose Mercury News. In the 1910s and 20s, they were driven by children of wealthy Parisians. Then he heard about one that was sold at Christie's. He found a photo of the young prince of Morocco bundled up in his "baby" Bugatti. Lauritzen was intrigued, and he dreamed of building a "baby" Bugatti of his own - not of metal, but of wood and aluminum. The results of that dream were unveiled when his "baby" Bugatti took to the streets of Los Altos chauffeuring the family chicken in this year's pet parade. read moreLooking for a mid-size family styled Buick CenturyClyde on Cars read moreLeasing a car can be beneficial to the ownerOn the Lot read moreObituariesRichard Emmett Bassett, chief of the Los Altos Fire Department from 1949-69, died of cancer at home in Los Altos on April 19. He was 88. read moreEngagementsDenise Jean Lyon and Stephen King Henry recently announced their engagement to be married on Nov. 15 in Paradise Valley, Ariz. read more100s train locally for fall Billy Graham crusadeJune Hearn arrived early for the fifth of five Christian Life and Witness classes at the First Baptist Church of Los Altos. read moreReligious ethics and the 4th of JulyAlong the Spiritual Path read more |
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