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Published on 01/05/1998 All articles from this issue

Community Briefs

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Rhododendron society in bloom

The American Rhododendron Society, De Anza chapter, will next meet 7:30 p.m., Jan. 21, at 1991 Deodora Drive, in Los Altos.

Fred Cummings, a longtime member of the Oakland chapter, will present a program of gardens in Scotland, featuring rhododendrons and companion plants, plus highlights from his garden in Orinda.

The meeting also will feature a plant raffle and refreshments. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call 322-5688 or 964-7614.

Republican women luncheon

The Los Altos Republican Women, Federated, will next meet 11:30 a.m., Jan. 21, at Mac's American Grill on Main Street in Los Altos.

Featured speaker will be Helen Lazar, legislative advocate for the California Federation of Republican Women. Reservations are $13. For more information, call 941-3087.

Rose pruning subject of meeting

Heidi Johnson, consultant and designer, will be the guest speaker for the next meeting of the Garden Club of Los Altos, set for 1:30 p.m., Jan. 27, in the Creekside Room of the United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos.

Johnson will explain and demonstrate how to prune roses. The program also will include a brief talk on butterfly and hummingbird gardens.

Admission is $2. The public is invited.

Blood drive at Springer School

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

Drop-ins are welcome but appointments are preferred. Child care will be provided.

To set up an appointment, call Adele Behn, PTA blood drive coordinator, at 949-0626.

History House needs vintage items

History House of Los Altos is looking for selected items to be donated to the Museum-House collection, particularly items from the 1848-1900 period.

Needed items include California statehood memorabilia, dry farming produce objects, and items from Los Altos' first businesses.

Call curator Amie Heath at 948-9427 for details.

Rec department sponsors ski trips

The Los Altos Recreation Department will be sponsoring three one-day snowboard and ski trips this winter. These trips are open to students in seventh-12th grades and the cost is $67 per trip. Excursions include travels to Northstar at Tahoe on Jan. 31 and Kirkwood on March 14.

The department is also sponsoring a weekend trip to Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows Feb. 27-March 1. For more information or for a reservation form, call 941-0950, ext. 301.