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Volume 50, Number 35, Published on 09/01/1997

News

Football season kicks off

Town Crier Staff Writer

City spruce-up: light poles, bike racks and overhauled median strip

Changes welcomed

Los Altos sidewalks get a cleaning

Nelly Taylor can stop shaking her head over dirty downtown sidewalks.

El Camino Hospital becoming profitable again, officials say

A look at the financial statement released by El Camino Hospital management last month reveals a remarkable turnabout. It's not only a financial turnabout, but a shifting in employee morale.

Hispanic students claim MVHS insensitive

Parents and residents gathered in front of Mountain View High School the first day of classes, waving photos of Hispanic leaders and carrying signs demanding justice for Hispanic students on campus.

Comment

I'm expecting Barry Bonds - with the sheriff

A View from the Hills

Letters to the Editor

It is a sad time for the residents of Los Altos. The action taken by the City Council at the Aug. 24 emergency meeting was not well thought out and done in haste.

September memories direct from the vine

A Side of Clyde

Community

Pet therapy makes all the difference to these residents

Town Crier Staff Writer

Community Briefs

The Peninsula Astronomical Society returns to Hidden Villa for another stargazing party Saturday from 8:30-11 p.m., weather permitting. Bring lawn chairs or a blanket to sit upon, a flashlight and your astronomical questions. Cost is $5 per person; there is no cost for children under 3. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 949-8653.

Welfare reform is subject of League-AAUW forum

The Leagues of Women Voters of Palo Alto and Los Altos-Mountain View, along with the American Association of University Women, Palo Alto chapter, will host a panel of experts Sept. 10 in Palo Alto to discuss welfare reform and its impact on Santa Clara County.

Three streets carry on tradition with 'alley party'

This Labor Day weekend marked the 20th anniversary of the Orange-University-Palm avenues annual "Alley Party," which was held Aug. 30. To acknowledge this 20 years of getting together, the neighbors of this old Los Altos neighborhood brought to the alley party non-perishable food to be donated to the Community Services Agency.

Pages of the Past

As reported in the Sept. 6, 1972, edition of the Town Crier, school bells were ready to ring for all ages.

Dust off that poodle skirt - 'Rock Back The Clock' Friday

The 9th annual "Rock Back the Clock" benefit dance for Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Rancho Shopping Center, Foothill Expressway and Springer Road in Los Altos.

Chamber golf tourney raises $16,000, draws 144 entrants

The Los Altos Chamber of Commerce raised approximately $16,000 for Chamber and community programs at its eighth annual golf tournament held Aug. 25.

Nakamatsu - long way to the top

Special to the Town Crier

Seniors Briefs

Thursday: 17-mile drive trip to Carmel. Tour leaves at 8:30 a.m

Library News

Wozniak, the DJ for Rock Around the Clock events at Rancho Shopping Center, donated 12,000 45s, 6,000 LPs, and 250 CDs to the Friends when he moved recently. All are in excellent condition, he said.

Almanac

Whisman Elementary School District Board, 7:30 p.m., district offices, 750-A San Pierre Ave., Mountain View.

Los Altos Weather

Schools

Noteworthies

Boston University

Memorial service for Baer, MVHS principal who invited student input

Town Crier Staff Writer

MV-LA board approves designs for new libraries

Members of the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District took another step towards preparing their schools for the next century at the Aug. 26 district meeting, where they approved the architectural designs for new library buildings at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools.

Schools Briefs

Sprint customers may register their residential long distance account so that a percentage of their phone bill will be automatically donated to any K-12 school they choose. All funds will go directly towards educational technology purchases. Customers can register by calling 800-233-6080.

Los Altos Girl Scouts grow garden to feed the needy

Planting a vegetable patch has been more than a lesson in gardening for Oak Elementary School Girl Scout Brownie Troop No. 416. The 14-member troop has been harvesting vegetables to help provide food to community members who might not otherwise be able to feed themselves or their families.

Foothill to outsource to local eateries for food service

After losing more than $1 million on food service, Foothill College will outsource to local restaurants.

Sports

Tara VanDerveer shoots from the hip in her new book

Book review

Sports On The Side

TRYOUT TIME: The Jinx Under-18, Under-16 and Under-14 softball teams will be holding tryouts this weekend at Crittenden Park in Mountain View. These are A-level girls' teams that play in the winter and summer. Tryouts for the Under-18 team are Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. The Under-16 squad will have tryouts Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. The Under-14 team has tryouts scheduled for Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, call Dave at 964-3234.

The breakfast of soccer champions

Town Crier Staff Writer

St. Francis to be under the lights and in front of the camera Friday

The St. Francis High School football team will be under the spotlight when the season starts Friday.

This Week in Local Sports

Football

Women's water polo comes to Foothill College

Special to the Town Crier

Business & Real Estate

Jean on the Job

Networking: why, how and when

Banks now issuing credit cards beyond the year 1999

The credit card industry, like a lot of other businesses, has been under pressure to overcome the problems that confront it in the year 2000. Credit cards, which previously expired in up to five years, now expire in two years or less. Banks have been losing money issuing cards with such short terms.

No stock of the week emerging

Checking different analyst's comments indicate a pullback is developing, and various measures suggest a final market peak is not going to occur this year or early in 1998.

Loyola Corners merchants eliminate executive slot

Town Crier StaffWriter

Fixed rate mortgages are the secret of S&Ls

The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) is known for dealing with troubled Savings & Loans, and six months ago OTS tried to find out why certain thrifts were profitable.

Week of Aug. 20

1480 Frontero Avenue - R. Simonini to L. Rogers for $525,000.00

BAL offering needed high-tech help

A mere glance at a newspaper's classified section reveals that in today's market, any professional seeking employment can have his choice of work situations.

Weekly Special

Rehearsals under way for 'Anniversary Follies'

Volunteer thespians took to the stage last Wednesday night for the first run-through of the "Anniversary Follies," featuring the frolics and foibles of Los Altos' 50-year history.

Horror stories from the car lot

On the Car Lot

Cadillac dealer offers advice on buying and leasing cars

Philip Dirickson, owner of a Bay Area Cadillac agency, advised Los Altos Rotarians Aug. 28 on how to buy a new car.

The Cadillac Catera sedan - is it a GM Opel Omega in disguise?

Clyde on Cars

Fall Festival needs more classic cars

Tell your friends, relatives or enemies, the Los Altos Town Crier and the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce need classic cars for the Celebrate Los Altos Fall Festival Oct. 4-5.

Obituaries

Irene Elizabeth Snyder, secretary for the United States Patent Office, died in Palm Desert, Calif. July 2. A former Bay Area resident, she was 97.

Neighborhood kids say, 'Let's put on a show'

Remember those movies with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland where enterprising neighborhood kids saved the summer with that classic line, "I know, let's put on a show!"

Engagements

Kristine Elizabeth Baumel and Michael Patrick Barrett were engaged on Feb. 8 to be married on Dec. 27 at St. Simon Church in Los Altos.

Spiritual Life Briefs

The Los Altos Lutheran Church invites the public to celebrate their newly renovated amphitheater at a concert 3 p.m. this Sunday. The church is located 460 S. El Monte Ave. For more information, call 948-3012.

Local retreat centers nurture spiritual life

While interviewing people for this column, the subject of retreats has often cropped up. They were always mentioned as a valued way in which spiritual life is nurtured and enhanced.

Gorby's glove

My wife and I have just returned from a two week cruise on the Russian Waterways. The trip consisted of three days in Moscow, nine days cruising to St. Petersburg, where you also spend three days. This was intended to be an article on Russian wines. There is not much to say other than they are lousy and they don't get any better after two weeks. The alcohol content is always under 10 percent, indicating that the grapes never really get ripe enough to make a decent wine. The whites had some strange flavors and smells, acetone is what comes to mind. The reds were bitter with off flavors that made some of them almost impossible to drink, but a lot of people did! The best of the bunch was a Sparkling Wine, that wasn't offensive, unless of course you don't like your wine sweet!

Shimmering green with great hospitality, part II

Town Crier Food & Wine Editor

West Bay set to present 'Don Pasquale'

Palo Alto-based West Bay Opera opens its 42nd season with performances of "Don Pasquale," beginning Oct. 10 at Lucie Stern Theatre. The production is sponsored in part by the Los Altos Town Crier.

Los Altos Lutheran opens amphitheater with bluegrass concert this Sunday

Town Crier Staff Writer

Town Crier 50th anniversary quiz No. 6

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Town Crier 50th anniversary quiz No. 6

1. b: Harry Truman

Los Altos Hills incorporation: the fight 'to save God's little acre'

Town Crier: 50 years