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Volume 50, Number 48, Published on 12/01/1997

News

Parade a labor of love

Town Crier Staff Writer

New members seated, new mayor named on Los Altos City Council

After seating new members John Moss and King Lear, the five-person city council elected Councilwoman Kris Casto as mayor of Los Altos.

Council interviews 9 planning commission applicants, including former candidate

Steve Smiley, who came in last in the recent election for two city council seats, has thrown his hat into the ring for the planning commission.

Passionate for parking: cops want shoppers happy

Rod Sayre, the "walk and chalk" guy with the Los Altos Police Department, is on a mission.

'Community House' moved to new site

Town Crier Staff Writer

Council OKs charter for youth commission

After reviewing youth commissions in nine other Bay Area cities, the Los altos recreation staff recommended an 11-member student commission from grades seven to 12 who represent a cross section of the student community.

Comment

Our most precious gift

Reflections

Letters to the Editor

In the recent race for the City Council, the public has decisively chosen two new members to that body: John Moss and King Lear. Both bring impressive credentials and experience into this their latest public service.

Raccoons, coyotes and frogs

Other Voices

Community

CSA needs volunteers for kitchen

Community Services Agency, a humanitarian organization serving Mountain View, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, needs volunteers to help in its "Community Kitchen" and provide services to frail seniors.

Los Altos memoir writing class publishes book about authors' playtimes of the past

Special to the Town Crier

Police Report

Nov. 21, 12:08 a.m., El Camino Real and Rengstorff Avenue: Police arrested a man for driving under the influence.

Seniors Briefs

Today: "It's A Wonderful Life," the Frank Capra classic starring Jimmy Stewart, shown at 1 p.m.

Almanac

Los Altos Architectural and Site Control Committee, 4 p.m., City Hall.

County assessor finds relief from boos in the wake of recent economic surge

It's tradition in Santa Clara County when the county assessor is ready to make a speech and everyone boos.

Open space district takes study on the road

The Midpeninsula Open Space District has completed the public input phase of its regional open space study, designed to create a vision for the future of the peninsula, focusing on parks and open space lands.

Pages of the Past

According to the Dec. 6, 1972, edition of the Town Crier, a stone found by Los Altos Hills Historian Florence Fava on the Jesuit land west of Adobe Creek appeared to be a monolith but was identified by Fava as an Ohlone Indian pestle. It was one of several artifacts discovered at the site.

Author went with the flow to write autobiography

Special to the Town Crier

Socially Speaking

No spilling the wine at this affair

Operation: One Warm Coat under way

Supporters of Coldwell Banker's Operation: One Warm Coat will again be collecting coats, jackets and sweaters to distribute to Bay Area homeless and others in need at the Coldwell Banker offices in Los Altos through Dec. 15.

Curbside tree-cycling tradition continues, garbage dates changed

Since Christmas and New Year's Day fall on Thursday this year, collection dates for customers served by Los Altos Garbage Company (LAGCo) will take place one day later than normal in observance of these holidays.

Library News

The Friends of the Library will hold a holiday book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday in the program room of the library. The Friends select new and used books in quality condition for this one-day sale. All proceeds benefit the Los Altos and Woodland libraries.

Community Briefs

Ted Lempert, the state assemblyman representing our 21st district, will host a one-hour town hall meeting 11 a.m., Dec. 13, at Los Altos City Hall, 1 N. San Antonio Road.

Renowned botanical artist blossoms at ZYT Galerie

On The Arts

Los Altos Weather

Schools

Biology teacher honored as staff member of month

Los Altos High School students selected Greg Stoehr as staff member of the month for his outstanding teaching abilities in biology and environmental field studies.

Los Altos School District progresses on facilities plan

At a Nov. 19 special meeting, the Los Altos School District Board of Trustees selected the architectural firm HMC to help the district develop a facilities master plan.

MV-LA schools board chooses contractors for new art and science buildings

Work to begin on art and science buildings at local high schools

Blach Intermediate School honor roll

Grade 7

How do our schools compare? Find out on the World Wide Web

Parents interested in how Los Altos schools compare to other California schools can now access a wide array of data on the World Wide Web about all 8,000 of California's K-12 schools.

Homestead principal leaves for post at UCLA

Homestead High School principal David Payne recently announced that he accepted the position of master practitioner/visiting professor at the University of California at Los Angeles and will be leaving the Fremont Union High School District in January.

St. Nicholas student missed school, but not chance to meet first lady

Town Crier Staff Writer

No nepotism cited in hiring of MV-LA business superintendent

Residents continue to register surprise upon learning that Robyn Phillips, the new assistant superintendent of business services at the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, is the wife of former superintendent Don Phillips.

Sports

Foothill College men's basketball team will face stiff competition this season

Some days it doesn't pay to get up in the morning. Just ask Jim Frazee, newly-installed men's basketball coach at Foothill College.

Los Altos eliminated in CCS semifinal game

Special to the Town Crier

St. Francis High headed to yet another CCS championship game

St Francis High's recipe for success is no secret: run the ball effectively and play solid defense.

Sports On The Side

HIGH GRADES: None of the local schools earned Fall Season Scholastic Championship Team Awards, but a few came close. Los Altos High was third among CCS field hockey teams with a grade point average of 3.5155. Los Altos was fourth in girls tennis (3.6636) and volleyball (3.5). St. Francis was fourth in girls water polo (3.4200). Mountain View placed fifth in boys water polo (3.2471).

This Week in Prep Sports

Tuesday

Father and son in national golf tourney

The 1997 National Team Championship will be a father-and-son affair for the Cranston family of Los Altos Hills. Actually, it's more like a father-vs.-son affair.

Foothill falls to Delta in NorCal playoffs

Town Crier Staff Writer

St. Francis faces little resistance in NorCal semifinals

The St. Francis High girls volleyball team received a wake-up call in the quarterfinals of the NorCal Division II playoffs on Nov. 25.

High School Athletes Of The Month

ountain View High coach Bonny Brunst wasn't at all surprised when senior setter Jodie Antypas was voted team MVP last week.

Business & Real Estate

Business Briefs

Raymond James & Associates, Inc., has finished first among 16 investment firms in the quarterly stock picking competition tabulated by Zacks Investment Research, Inc., and reported in the Wall Street Journal. The firm offered a return of 28.3 percent for the quarter and 59.5 percent during the trailing 12-month periods ending Sept. 30, according to William Hanvey, financial advisor at Investment Management & Research, Inc., of Los Altos. Investment Management, at 1 First St., Suite 9, is an affiliate of Raymond James.

The market keeps on going and going

Special to the Town Crier

New runners' store leaps into business

Town Crier Staff Report

New restaurant opens downtown

Real Estate Transactions

Los Altos

A charismatic and collaborative engineer

Jean on the Job

Weekly Special

'Oliver' opens Saturday at Fox

Peninsula Center Stage will deck the holiday halls of the historic Fox Theater in Redwood City when "Oliver" opens Saturday.

Need help buying a car? Try the Internet

Special to the Town Crier

A simple solution

Special to the Town Crier

Forum recommends 7 ways to reduce Bay Area traffic

Special to the Town Crier

Obituaries

Mary L. Blair-Vandenberg, who served in the USO and American Red Cross in World War II and later worked as an office manager at Opie and Seevers DDS in Los Altos, died Nov. 1 at the Los Altos Sub-Acute & Rehabilitation Center. A native of Wisconsin, she was 79.

San Juan dancers take statewide honors at competition, are headed to nationals

The San Juan School of Dance in Los Altos sent four competitors to the 1998 Dance Masters of California Solo Title Pageant on Nov. 14.

Audrey Fisher, local legend, dies at 94

Town Crier Staff Writer

Weddings

Amanda Brewton and Roger Evans were married Oct. 4 in the garden of the Los Altos Hills home of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Evans. The Rev. Paul Henshaw of Los Altos Methodist Church presided.

Book gift ideas for kids, for Hanukkah & Christmas

Along the Spiritual Path

St. Nicholas Parish celebrates 50th anniversary

St. Nicholas Catholic Parish was established and blessed as a parish on Dec. 6, 1947, after having been a mission for five years. The founding pastor was the Rev. Stanley Reilly, who served from 1947-1959. The current pastor is the Rev. Gary Thomas who was installed in 1993. For more information, call 948-2158.

'Soul & Silicon' by Carl Goldman

Reviewed by Joan Passarelli

CYS to put on free holiday concert Sunday at Foothill

The award-winning California Youth Symphony will perform its traditional free Holiday Concert Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Smithwick Theatre at Foothill College.

Nova Vista to hold strings competition

Those age 22 and younger who play violin, viola or cello are invited to enter the 11th annual Concerto Competition for Strings sponsored by the Nova Vista Symphony Association. The competition is scheduled for Jan. 17 at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills.

Hospice de Beaune: the granddaddy of all wine auctions on earth

Special to the Town Crier

'Happy Hunter' opens tomorrow

The Bus Barn Stage Company's production of "The Happy Hunter" opens tomorrow at the Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Avenue, Los Altos. The play runs through Jan. 3.