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Volume 50, Number 52, Published on 12/29/1997

News

Work where you live

Town Crier Staff Writer

Family trying to recover from Christmas day fire

Town Crier Staff Writer

Student sues Foothill College over animal dissection

Believing that dissecting animals for human research is wrong, student Beate Broese-Quinn filed a lawsuit against Foothill College after she was given no alternative but to examine dead animal parts as part of the final examination for her introductory biology class.

New laws affecting smokers, utility users in '98

The year 1998 begins with a whole slew of new state laws, many of which will have a direct impact on Los Altos residents.

El Camino board president backs O'Connor after vandalism conviction

The recent sentencing of El Camino Hospital District board member and treasurer Mark O'Connor for six misdemeanor counts should not affect O'Connor's board position, according to board president Dr. Paul Hoar.

Santa good to local retailers - sales up

Local customer support and a strong economy are among the factors Los Altos merchants are crediting for a good holiday retail season. For many, it was the best ever.

Comment

Letters to the Editor

The change in our area code from 415 to 650 has no doubt been a bother to businesses. That small change of just three digits may have necessitated ordering new letterhead stationery, envelopes, business cards, marketing materials, and I'm sure other things that I haven't dreamed of. But I do dream about keeping our schools well supplied in paper products and whatever else they might need, even if it is cast-offs from businesses.

When your toupee turns to gray

A Side of Clyde

A world afloat

Reflections

Community

Pages of the Past

The Jan. 10, 1973, issue of the Town Crier reported that early 1973 saw the retirement of Foothill College's second president, Hubert H. Semans, who had devoted 41 years to education in California, including his five years at Foothill. He had been the second administrator to be hired by the local district trustees, following Calvin C. Flint.

Almanac

Los Altos Architectural and Site Control Committee, 4 p.m., City Hall, 1 N. San Antonio Road.

Local garbage companies collect for needy

The 1997 Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays were a little brighter for local families in need, thanks to the fourth annual "Spirit of Sharing" food and toy collection drive, a joint program sponsored by the Los Altos Garbage Company and Foothill Disposal in Mountain View.

League's Smart Voter '97 to air on PBS

Smart Voter '97, the League of Women Voters nonpartisan Web site directly accessible through the Los Altos Online web home page, with information on candidates and measures in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, will be seen on local PBS stations beginning this weekend.

LAH cleanup day set for Saturday

Los Altos Hills has scheduled a cleanup day for this Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Seniors Briefs

Friday: Slide show at 1 p.m. by Roy Smith, who will show Epcot Center and Walt Disney World, and a Caribbean cruise.

Library News

The group will discuss "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Everyone is welcome to attend these monthly sessions.

Correction

McCarthy produces a show titled, "The Bay Area Home Showplace Tour" which features the area's most upscale homes.

'Great Decisions' discussion series offered at library

The Los Altos Main Library, League of Women Voters, and American Association of University Women are co-sponsoring the "Great Decisions" discussion series, beginning in February in the Community Room of the main library, 13 S. San Antonio Road.

Community Briefs

The Los Altos-Mountain View PTA council will be holding a blood drive from 2-7 p.m., Jan. 15, at Springer School in the multiuse room, 1120 Rose Ave., in Mountain View. The staff from the Stanford Blood Center will be taking the blood donations.

Author to offer new approach to parenting

Don Elium, co-author with wife Jeanne of the best-selling books, "Raising a Son" and "Raising a Daughter," will discuss their new book, "Raising a Family: Living on Planet Parenthood" 7 p.m., Jan. 14, at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills.

Police Report

Dec. 24, 4:29 p.m., 100 block of Marvin Avenue: A caller said that his neighbor's dog got loose and attacked the caller's cat. The caller then confined the dog.

Free mediation services available

Los Altos Weather

Schools

Three new laws bode well for local schools

Three laws that went into effect Jan.1 promise to bring more financial support and accountability to California's public schools this year.

Former LAHS principal gone fishing with own publishing company

Since retiring in 1993 from his 25-year career as an educator in local schools, Robert Madgic has dedicated his golden years to writing about his passion - the great outdoors.

School Briefs

Parents of preschool children who will be attending kindergarten in the Los Altos School District in the fall 1998 are invited to attend an informational meeting at 7:30 p.m. on either Jan. 22 or Jan. 27 at Almond School's multipurpose room, 550 Almond Ave. in Los Altos.

Motivational speakers push 'zero tolerance' for illiteracy in schools

Town Crier Staff Writer

Sports

Sports On The Side

PLAY BALL: Signups for Los Altos-Los Altos Hills Little League are today (5-8 p.m.) and Saturday (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) at Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave. in Los Altos. The league starts play in the spring and welcomes kids 5-15. For more information, call 949-1707.

This Week in High School Sports

Today

High school boys play a game of beat the clock

Town Crier Staff Writer

A note to our readers

We will try to recap some of these games in our next issue. The Town Crier apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused our readers.

Lady Owls fall in semifinals

Town Crier Staff Report

Hoops tourney at St. Nicholas

The 25th annual St. Nicholas Invitational Basketball Tournament will be held from Friday to Sunday at St. Nicholas School in Los Altos Hills.

High school athletes recognized for fall performances

Boys Cross Country

High School Athletes Of The Month

acey Scheppler has returned from offseason shoulder surgery with a vengenace.

St. Francis boys win their own tourney

Prep basketball roundup

Business & Real Estate

Los Altos Hills family pools talents, launches children's Web bookstore

Town Crier Staff Writer

Do New Year's resolutions work?

Jean on the Job

Business Briefs

Former San Jose Mercury News executives Rosie Ruiz and Bruce Cunningham have purchased The Spa of Los Altos from Lydia Young.

When is community property not community property?

Special to the Town Crier

Clinton taps Platt for presidential appointment

Los Altos resident Lewis E. Platt, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Company, has been appointed by President Clinton to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.

Stock Index adds six local companies

After a bumpy but consistent rise to 1378 or a 35 percent increase for the year by last Oct. 1, the freefall of the entire market dragged the Town Crier group underwater. However, the Town Crier 40's bungee cord was too wimpy and did not carry the Index back into the black. The growth of the three indices Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1997: Dow Jones Industrials: + 24 percent; Nasdaq Composite: + 22 percent; Town Crier 40: - 5 percent.

Transactions

Los Altos

Weekly Special

Stanford String Quartet paying tribute to Beethoven

The Stanford String Quartet performs two programs of Beethoven's "Early Quartets" this Friday and Sunday at the Dinkelspiel Auditorium on the Stanford University campus.

Engagements

Mindie Barkoff and Jonathan Romanowsky recently announced their engagement to be married June 20 at the Menlo Circus Club.

Locals honored for helping air

The Bay Area Clean Air Partnership (BayCAP) recently sponsored a celebration for the Bay Area's 630 businesses, agencies and counties that participated in the 1997 "Spare the Air" campaign.

Auto show cruises into San Jose

The San Jose International Auto Show will give the Silicon Valley its first look at more than 350 new cars, trucks and sports utility vehicles today through Sunday at the San Jose Convention Center.

What's fun to drive at below-average cost

Special to the Town Crier

Anniversary

Mary and Ted Frederick, longtime Los Altos residents, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary recently.

Obituaries

William Harlow Lloyd, a program manager at Varian, died in San Jose Dec. 20. A native of California, he was 68.

Wedding

BJ Topol and Jon E. Blum were married Sept. 14 in Antibes, France. Rabbi Erni Nadler of the Tahoe area performed the ceremony before a small gathering of family and friends.

One good intention leads to another - despite the goat

Along the Spiritual Path

Spiritual Life Briefs

The Pacific Center for Spiritual Formation began a new contemplative spiritual practice group Tuesday. It will meet from 7-8:15 a.m. weekly until April 6 at Foothills Congregation Church, 461 Orange Ave., in Los Altos.

Cassidy plays Hidden Villa Saturday

Children's singer/songwriter Nancy Cassidy will appear at Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills from 7-8 p.m. Saturday.

Los Altos singer performing Friday

Art in the Trenches presents an evening of romance, betrayal and magic with its rendition of Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas" this Friday in Palo Alto.

'Iguana' ventures into Mtn. View next week

TheatreWorks will kick off the New Year with Tennessee Williams' dramatic classic "The Night of the Iguana," which plays Jan. 14 through Feb. 1 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.