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Volume 51, Number 13, Published on 03/30/1998

News

Sobering up Seniors

Town Crier Staff Writer

Teenage drinking statistics

* Under the "Zero Tolerance" legislation passed in 1994, youths under 21 years of age that tested to have a blood alcohol concentration of .01 or higher will have their license suspended for one full year.

Commission supports farmers' market on Sundays

Supporters of the Loyola Corners Farmers' Market hope to see it open again this year but with a few changes.

North Entry task force plans meeting with council

At first glance the area is visibly vibrant with the popular restaurants Armadillo Willy's and Chef Chu's.

Commission considers process for design guideline review

Soon folks at city hall will be reviewing the Los Altos residential design guidelines. The "how" and the "when" are still up in the air. But people agree on the need to get started.

News Briefs

The newly organized Los Altos Youth Commission will hold its first meeting tonight, at 6, Room 2, Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.

Emergency preparedness: 'Know your neighbors'

Town Crier Staff Writer

Comment

Presidential aspirations

The Living Experiment

Just ask your doctor

Commentary

Letters to the Editor

It's well known that Los Altos is a village of much charm. It also has heart.

Righting a wrong at El Camino Hospital

Most of us were very much in the dark about why the hospital was running up huge deficits after de-destricting and attempting an integrated delivery system in 1992. Even after talking to key players on both sides of the issue, we struggled mightily to make sense of the hospital's direction.

Community

Pages of the Past

As reported in the Town Crier 25 years ago, funeral services were held April 11, 1973, for Margaret Hill Smith, widow of J. Gilbert Smith, the man who built the brown-shingled home that today serves as the Los Altos History House. She was 95 at the time of her death.

Police Report

March 31, 9:38 a.m., 800 block of Fremont Avenue: A caller reported that a woman in her care lost her wedding band and a diamond solitaire ring.

Almanac

Los Altos Youth Commission, 6 p.m., Room 2, Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.

Community Briefs

Hidden Villa farm and wilderness preserve in Los Altos Hills will hold an egg hunt with prizes for children up to age 10 on Saturday.

Spring into skiing with lots of snow, discounts

Special to the Town Crier

Seniors Briefs

The Mountain View Senior Center is located at 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. For more information, call 903-6330. Following is a list of special events for the month.

Good Friday prayer breakfast features 'Partners In Prayer'

The fourth annual Los Altos Community Prayer Breakfast is set for this Friday at Hyatt Rickeys in Palo Alto.

Library News

To celebrate National Library week, 3M is sponsoring the second annual Check-it-out Yourself Day at the library from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on April 20. All patrons need to do is come to the library and check out books or magazines at the library's 3M SelfCheck System.

Angelou, Wiesel converse on life strategies

Sitting in a mock living room on stage in Flint Center at De Anza College, humanitarians Maya Angelou and Elie Wiesel casually talked about their life strategies as members of the sold-out audience listened in on their conversation.

Los Altos centenarian masters the 'keys' to robust, long life

Special to the Town Crier

'Millennium Eve' celebration backers soliciting interest

Members of the newly organized Los Altos Millennium Eve Committee sent letters last week to approximately 80 local organizations floating the idea of a community-wide party in Los Altos on Dec. 31, 1999.

'Titanic' special effects artist sure to break the ice at IMAGE meeting

Camille Cellucci, the visual effects producer for the Oscar-winning "Titanic," will offer a show-and-tell presentation on her work 7-10 p.m., April 30, at Cubberley Theater, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.

Los Altos Weather

Schools

Students venture underwater with NASA program

Dana Saign never thought about pursuing a career in science until she plunged to the ocean's floor to look at sea life from a scientist's perspective last month. Now the St. Nicholas School seventh grader said she can't wait to become a scientist. Several of her classmates said they experienced a similar change of heart.

CPR training held at Foothill a success

The Palo Alto Area American Red Cross trained nearly 300 people at the free CPR training held on March 14 at Foothill College.

Noteworthies

Michael Austin, son of Dennis R. and Janet A. Austin of Los Altos, recently performed in the Whitman College production "Holy Smokes," as the main character and as the narrator. He also performed in "Man of Mode" last December.

School Briefs

Jim Wiltens, author of "No More Nagging, Nit-picking & Nudging," and "Goal Express! The Five Secrets of Goal-setting Sucess," will be speaking at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Blach School Auditorium, 1120 Covington Road, Los Altos. Cost is $3 per person and $5 per couple. For more information, Call 960-7168.

Mentors share engineering tips with students

Through a new program at Castilleja School in Palo Alto, Los Altos resident Angela Fong and Mountain View resident Elizabeth Yin have been able to get a firsthand glimpse of what it might be like to work on a Motorola computer wafer plant in China.

Loyola students riding the 'Reading Railroad'

Special to the Town Crier

Board Notes

Developer impact fees adjusted

Crime and property losses at a high in Los Altos schools

Special to the Town Crier

Sports

Sports On The Side

SUPER BOWL OF GOLF: The El Camino Hospital Foundation announced last week that George Seifert and Bill Walsh, who each coached the San Francisco 49ers to Super Bowl victories, will co-host this year's El Camino Heritage Golf Tournament. The event is set for September 14 at Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club in Menlo Park. The tournament will benefit the El Camino Hospital Older Adult Resource Center. For more information or to volunteer, call coordinator Teresa Woodard at 988-7693.

Lancers face new season, same old challenges

Special to the Town Crier

This Week in High School Sports

Today

MVHS boys edge Fremont

Report

Los Altos High gymnastics squad takes second in three-team meet

The Los Altos High gymnastics team placed second in a home meet with Burlingame and San Mateo last Thursday.

Gunn High basketball player among CIF 1997-98 Scholar Athletes

Gunn High senior Scott Bratman has been selected as one of the California Interscholastic Federation's 1997-98 Scholar Athletes for basketball.

MV High tennis teams bound for Japan

The tennis teams from Mountain View High are going on their longest road trip of the season next week. The Spartans will need more than a bus to reach their destination. Think airplane.

LAHS boys beat Bellarmine and Saratoga in tennis

What a week for the Los Altos High boys tennis team.

Star VB player sidelined, but St. Francis boys roll on

With standout Dan Slee out for the season with a shoulder injury, the success of the St. Francis High boys volleyball team now rests on other shoulders.

Spartans heading in the right direction

Town Crier Staff Writer

Business & Real Estate

Dow Industrials go over 9,000

Special to the Town Crier

Business EXPO '98 planned for April 23

Special to the Town Crier

Business Briefs

Gino Blefari, a Los Altos resident, has been named president of Century 21 operations in Northern California. The promotion was announced by National Realty Trust (NRT Corp).

Real estate industry must change, NRT official says

Special to the Town Crier

Transactions

Cupertino

Weekly Special

Miller's 'All My Sons' is a dramatic family conflict

Special to the Town Crier

Local jeweler offers tips for buying a diamond

Special to the Town Crier

Blossoms by Jylene specializes in weddings

Special to the Town Crier

Champagne adds sparkle to any wedding day

Champagne is the beverage always linked to the greatest and happiest moments of our lives and a wedding certainly qualifies as one of those moments.

Il Fornaio presents 'A Bridal Showcase'

For more information, call (408) 271-3350.

The return of the kimono

Town Crier Staff Writer

To be a top banana - get with the bunch

Special to the Town Crier

They make house calls

Town Crier Staff Writer

Napa's Littorai a winery to know

I had the pleasure of hosting a wine dinner recently for Littorai. This is a small Napa winery that I am sure most of you are not aware. The winery's first vintage was 1993, and it is now producing a whopping 1,600 cases including its current 1996 release. This is a winery you should know. It is a serious effort to replicate Burgundy by Ted and Heidi Lemon.

'Grandma's Corn Bake,' a colorful addition

Town Crier Staff Report

Pasta Grotto: Homemade pasta, great service, a local gem

Town Crier Staff Report

Fresh produce at Foothill Plaza

Foothill Produce is proving a popular addition to the business mix along the Fremont Avenue-Grant Road business corridor.

Epicurean pleasures to be had in a downtown Los Altos alley

Special to the Town Crier

Food Bites

Two new restaurants, Milans Pizza and China Cafe opened recently at Blossom Valley Center at Cuesta and Miramonte avenues in Mountain View.

Weddings & Engagements

Heidi Jeannene Peter and Scott Randolph Parsons were married in a double ring ceremony on September 27 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Menlo Park. A reception followed at the Santa Clara Golf and Tennis Club.

Obituaries

Donald McLaughlin Sr. died March 23 in Menlo Park. A native of California he was 61.

CYS fund-raiser scheduled for this Saturday at the Stanford Shopping Center

Stanford Shopping Center celebrates the spring season with this weekend's Prelude to Spring, a fund-raiser for the California Youth Symphony (CYS).

Band leaders offer variety for weddings

Most weddings feature more than an organist playing old standards like "The Wedding March" and "Here Comes the Bride." The happy couple usually hires a band to perform at the reception as well.