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Published on 07/14/1997 All articles from this issue

Community Briefs

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Downtown window contest

The Los Altos Bar and Grill on Main Street was chosen for best window display in an annual contest sponsored by the Los Altos Village Association. The contest is held in conjunction with the annual Los Altos Arts & Wine Festival, held this past weekend.

This year's theme was "Fit for the Festival," in recognition of the festival's first-ever Women's Fitness Celebration. The event featured a 10K run.

Restaurant staff decorated the front window with a portrait of the festival's theme cat and the slogan, "Fit for Fat Cats."

Lin's Toy Cupboard and Heintzelman's Bookstore on State Street took second and third place, respectively, for their window displays. Lin's featured a teddy bear race in its storefront, while Heintzelman's displayed a mannequin dressed in workout clothes, surrounded by an array of health books.

Judges for this year's window display contest were Ellen Murray of the Village Association, local artist Jeane Kluga and Town Crier editor Bruce Barton.

Each winner received a prize from Something Special

Cable hearing postponed

A public hearing on cable television service in Los Altos planned for Thursday has been postponed until Sept. 22. The hearing will be conducted by the city's Cable Advisory Committee. Time and location of the September hearing will be announced later.

Japanese speakers at Foothill forum

The Japanese Cultural Center at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills will host a speakers forum by Japan's premier political husband-wife team at 7 p.m. Thursday in Appreciation Hall.

The forum will feature the Honorable Nishikawa of the Japanese House of Representatives and the Honorable Reiko Nishikawa, also known as Akira Matsu.

Tickets are $8. Foothill College is located off Highway 280 at El Monte Road. For more information, call 949-7302.

Campfire stories at Hidden Villa

Hidden Villa, a 1,600-acre farm and wilderness preserve in Los Altos Hills, will host a campfire event with storyteller Yolanda Rhodes at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit upon and a flashlight. Tickets are $8 for an adult, $24 for a family of four. Reservations are required. For more information, call 949-8653.

Schola Cantorum schedules auditions

Schola Cantorum, a 120-voice community choir based in Mountain View, will be auditioning new singers the first week of August. Tenors are especially encouraged. For more information, call 254-1700.

Parents Without Partners meets

The Shoreline Chapter of Parents Without Partners now serves the Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara areas. At 5 p.m. every Saturday the group offers introduction to the organization for any single parent.

A monthly dance is held every third Friday in Los Gatos at the Elks Lodge. For more information, call (408) 275-9057.

Barbershop Chorus invites new voices

The Peninsulaires Barbershop Chorus invites men who are interested in learning to sing four-part harmony to a guest night at 7:45 p.m. Aug. 12 to the Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. For more information, call John Wanless or Gretchen Rauch at 327-4785.

New exhibit at History House

A new exhibit has been installed at the Los Altos History House Museum featuring "The Story of Mayfield - the Lost Town." The exhibit, which will run through October, is a combination of oil paintings, sculpture and miscellaneous tidbits about the town of Mayfield. The paintings and sculptures by Annie Fitz are part of the History House permanent collection and this will be the first time these particular pieces have been exhibited.

The History House, located at 51 S. San Antonio Road, is open 1-5 p.m. Wednesday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 948-9427.