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Volume 51, Number 14, Published on 04/06/1998

News

Soccer upstarts kick off

Town Crier Staff Writer

New Los Altos K-9: 'Cream of the crop'

Town Crier Staff Writer

Folks on edge over variance

In a time of monster remodels, the modest addition planned by Amy Wright and Bill Parkhurst stands out. All they asked of the city was permission to enclose a breezeway between their garage and their 1935-era one-story farmhouse on Edge Lane, so they could add two bedrooms for their two young children.

News Briefs

At a Los Altos Planning Commission meeting last Thursday, planning commissioners approved a revised use permit for the Tree Farm project to include an extended stay inn, said Los Altos senior planner Jim Mackenzie.

Sheriff recovers Lexus stolen in Los Altos

In less than 24 hours of reporting it stolen, sheriff's officers recovered a Lexus that had been stolen in Los Altos.

Council votes $850,000 for playing fields, park

The fall planting season will be a busy one for the city of Los Altos this year thanks to a $1.12 million surplus of one-time city funds.

Comment

Zaner, council step up with park funding

When it comes to parks and recreation, the City of Los Altos is starting to put its money where its collective mouth is.

Letters to the Editor

In a recent edition you printed the names of 104 students from Egan Intermediate School who are maintaining a 4.0 grade point average. There are approximately 400 students at that school.

An ode to Tammy

A Side of Clyde

The frustrations of fleeting memory

Reflections

Community

Mark Your Calendar

Year of the Good Neighbor Seminar

Disabled riders to showcase talents at LAH horse show

The Premier MidPeninsula Special Riders Horse Show and Play Day will begin at noon, April 25, at Westwind Barn, 27210 Altamont Road, in Los Altos Hills.

Police Report

April 6, 11:17 a.m., Los Altos High School: A caller reported a green Trek mountain bike was taken; its security chain was cut.

Almanac

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

Family fun in the Hills

Socially Speaking

Pages of the Past

As reported in the Town Crier 25 years ago, the success of 50 Covington Junior High School students in raising funds during a United Cerebral Palsy "Happiness Walk" totaled $1608 - more than any other school in the county - during the walk-a-thon.

'Millennium Eve' celebration backers meet

Organizers sent a March 20 letter to a variety of Los Altos and Los Altos Hills groups, seeking their participation.

Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival near

The 15th annual Cherry Blossom Festival honoring Cupertino's sister city of Toyokawa, Japan, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., April 25-26, at Memorial Park on Stevens Creek Boulevard across from De Anza College.

Russian officials given the VIP treatment in Los Altos

Special to the Town Crier

Turning to God 'First response, not last resort,' Geschkes tell breakfast gathering

Town Crier Staff Writer

Rancho 'Earth Day' open house scheduled for this coming Sunday

Ray Piecuch and his 9-year-old American standard horse, Bo, will be guests of honor at Rancho Shopping Center's Sunday information open house on behalf of California Trail Days.

Community Briefs

Rhododendrons and azaleas will bloom at the annual American Rhododendron Society's De Anza Show and Sale, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, in the Community Plaza, State and Main streets, in downtown Los Altos.

Los Altos Weather

Schools

MVHS teacher named to 'Who's Who' by pushing the envelope

Frank Navarro, history teacher at Mountain View High School, was recently named to the Who's Who Among American Teachers 1998, a list of outstanding educators that includes only 5 percent of the nation's teachers annually.

School Briefs

Foothill College will team up with the Hispanic Genealogical & Historical Society of Santa Clara County to present the third annual Know Your Origins/Nosco Noster Origins Genealogical Conference from 8:30 am to 3 p.m Saturday at Foothill College.

Not interim anymore: Hyland named MVHS principal

Town Crier Staff Writer

Board Notes

Board accepts computer donations

Blach students designing volunteer Web page, offering contest

April has been designated Volunteer Month by the Year of the Good Neighbor committee. Taking this to heart, 40 students at Blach Intermediate School in Los Altos are creating a Web site to promote volunteer opportunities for kids, teens, and adults in the community. They are contacting non-profit organizations and creating pages describing interesting volunteer jobs in a wide range of areas.

The self esteem benefits of summer camp on kids are well documented

Although we are still feeling the effects of winter, it won't be long before the kids are out of school. Now is the time to plan family vacations and kids' activities.

Adventurer offers keys to achieving 'super attitudes' in kids

Like most parents, Jim Wiltens wants to see children achieve their best - only he has been willing to kayak next to headhunters, swim with a giant squid and climb an active volcano as a hook to interest kids to set goals and do better.

Sports

Sports On The Side

FALCONS FALL: The C-level girls basketball team at Blach Intermediate School lost 29-19 to host Graham April 2 in the Valley Junior High School Athletic League semifinals. Coach Steve Kane led the Falcons to a 9-3 record and a fourth-place finish in league this season.

Winter all-league honorees announced

Now that the winter sports season has passed, it's time to honor local high school athletes who made their mark. Those who received all-league honors are listed below:

This Week in High School Sports

Today

Pinewood baseball team is on the rise

Special to the Town Crier

A walk-a-thon in Los Altos Hills

Pinewood, Immaculate Conception Academy combine for 46 walks

Eagles pay back Spartans with 8-3 win

The Los Altos High baseball team avenged an early season loss to rival Mountain View with an 8-3 win over the Spartans on April 7.

Foothill tennis team gears up for Coast Conference tourney

The Foothill College men's tennis team tuned up for tomorrow's Coast Conference Championships with a pair of victories last week.

Local runners fight elements in preparation for marathon

Special to the Town Crier

Lodge told she won't return as LAHS athletic director

Los Altos High intends to replace athletic director Monica Lodge once her three-year appointment ends in June.

Two locals shine at all-star game

Basketball standouts from two local high schools shined in all-star games held April 5 at Bellarmine Prep.

Business & Real Estate

The DeBartolo/Policy syndrome

Special to the Town Crier

Business Briefs

Those who have walked down State Street recently may have noticed some commotion outside Design & Interiors.

Local CPAs say don't panic if you can't pay taxes by today

Special to the Town Crier

Fourth St. Library Grille sold

Special to the Town Crier

Transactions

Cupertino

GLC sponsors free course next week

The Growth & Leadership Center presents a free course called "Red Ink Behaviors - The Bottom Line Impact" from 3-5 p.m. on April 23.

Weekly Special

Births

A daughter was born Feb. 12 to Regina Marie and Douglas Stuart Milroy at Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford.

Obituaries

Marian Boyle Paton died March 17 at Chico convalescent hospital. A native of Washington, D.C. and a 30-year resident of Los Altos, she was 86.

Engagements

Anne Vickers Beggs and Mark Andrew Magers have announced their engagement to be married May 17 at Highland Baptist Church, Waco, Texas.

Mosquitoes and the dangers of swatting reflexively

Companion on the Journey

Spiritual Life Briefs

The Palo Alto-based Albert L. Schultz Jewish Community Center presents a four-week class on "Second Temple," at 7:30 p.m. beginning next Monday at the Community Center. The class will explore the temple and its pivotal role in the history of Judaism and Christianity. Cost is $30. The Center is located at 655 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto.

Christ Episcopal Church celebrates art of stained glass windows

Gabrial Loire designed the walls of glass in the early 1980s, following a visit to Northern California.

FH Theater Conservatory stages 'The (Seven) Four Ages of Man'

Students enrolled in the intensive Foothill Theater Conservatory present "The (Seven) Four Ages of Man," a series of student-directed one-act plays, today through Sunday in the Studio Theater at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills.

'Bye Bye Birdie' to land at Flint Center

The award-winning musical "Bye Bye Birdie," which brings back the days when frenzied teen-agers swooned over Brill-creamed rock'n roll stars, comes to Cupertino's Flint Center at 3:30 p.m. April 26.

St. William Church presenting 'Overture to Spring'

After weeks of rain, St. William Church in Los Altos plans to usher in spring with a musical celebration at 2 p.m. this Sunday.

A child who gives up, a toddler who bites

Q: A parent said, "My son told me he wanted to play baseball with his buddies. I said I'd work with him on his pitching. I felt so frustrated and inadequate when he couldn't hit the ball and quit trying. In my frustration I agreed with him that he probably wouldn't be very good on the team and maybe he should try tennis. His look said, 'See? I told you I wasn't any good, and you agree.'"

Second pair of eyes

Town Crier Staff Writer

Boot camp comes to Los Altos

Business Profile

Slather on that sunscreen: Melanoma on the rise

Special to the Town Crier

Recorded books help students with dyslexia

Los Altos resident Ginna Gros de Mange knows the difficulties students with dyslexia encounter. She said her 9-year-old daughter Claire, who has dyslexia, used to struggle to keep up in the classroom.

Health Briefs

The Bay Area Lupus Foundation presents a seminar on learning to become more organized, "Creating Order out of Chaos," from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, at the YMCA building that is adjacent to El Camino Hospital, Conference Room L, 1400 N. Drive, Mountain View. For more information, call 1-800-523-3363.

Vasectomy reversal: Many options available

House Call