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Volume 51, Number 27, Published on 07/06/1998

News

'Proudly we hail'

Town Crier Staff Writer

Local veterans applaud memorial monument dedication

Special to the Town Crier

Police search for suspect after market robbery

Police were continuing their search last week for the gunman who shot a 40-year-old man in the abdomen last week during a late-night holdup at Lucky Food Center in Los Altos.

News Briefs

El Camino Hospital received three years accreditation, the maximum possible, from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, which reviewed the hospital on June 22-23.

Term limits a possibility in Los Altos Hills

Special to the Town Crier

Reaction mixed after surprise fireworks

Town Crier Staff Writer

Purissima Hills adopts maintenance plan to update system

Special to the Town Crier

Corrections

In fact, their trip is a summer cultural exchange.

Comment

Letters to the Editor

There is more traffic in Los Altos, and there are more people using side streets as thoroughfares. But adding four more police officers who will give out 400 more tickets per month can't possibly be the answer. In the Town Crier story, "Plans to fight traffic," June 24, 1998, the author only points out one side of the story.

The difference between garbage and trash

A Side of Clyde

A world of innocence and greed

Reflections

Community

Pages of the Past

As reported in the July 18, 1973, issue of the Town Crier, improvement projects for all three schools in the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District were authorized by the board of trustees on July 9, 1973.

MROSD approves final settlement with Russian convent over land

The Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD), headquartered in Los Altos, approved a compromise settlement June 24 with the Russian Convent of Our Lady of Vladimir on the building of a convent in open space land.

Obon, the Japanese thanksgiving, subject of MV Festival and Bazaar this weekend

The 46th annual Obon Festival will be held from 4-10 p.m. on Saturday and from noon to 10 p.m. Sunday at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple, 575 Shoreline Blvd.

University Women elect new officers

Jackie Stephens is president-elect. New vice presidents include: Vicie Reeder and Sue Klarreich, program; Connie Beal, membership, Linda Knoell, educational foundation. Lois Bosenblum was elected budget director, Allyson Johnson, treasurer, Jeanne Spaulding, secretary and Lois Ford, treasurer. Directors are Doni Shinn, Marcia Allen and Marilyn Young.

Seniors Briefs

July 26, 10:30 a.m.: July picnic in Shoup Park. Barbecued hamburgers, potato salad and cherry pie for dessert. Activity card holders $4, non-card holders, $6.

Mark Your Calendar

Aug. 26: Classes begin in the Los Altos School District.

Community Briefs

Volunteers are needed to enrich music programs in local elementary schools. Visit a classroom once a week as a Music for Minors docent during the upcoming school year. Sharing songs and games, rhythm instruments, music appreciation and movement activities will all be included.

Second downtown arts and antiques tour scheduled for July 23

The Los Altos Chamber of Commerce and the Los Altos Village Association will host the second of three art and antique tours Thursday, July 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Police Report

July 11, 3:26 p.m., Second and Main streets: A caller reports that his cell phone was taken from his belt while walking at the Arts & Wine Festival.

Almanac

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

Schools

CSMA finds new home at San Antonio Loop site

Town Crier Staff Writer

Los Altos School Dist. releases test results

Linda Taaffe

Host families needed for program

American Field Service is seeking families to host foreign exchange students during the 1998-99 school year.

MV school officials could ask state for waiver on language programs

At a time when the majority of school districts statewide are scrambling to dismantle their bilingual programs by next month in order to comply with new state regulations launched by Proposition 227, officials at the Mountain View School District are pushing forward to keep their language programs intact.

Graduates

Katherine Ann Adams, Russell Dave Reyes Alim, Jennifer Lee Andrada, Melanie A. Andrews, Verena Lonjahnette Angel, Akash Antoine, Jodie Genevieve Antypas, Christopher Lyman Ashley, Vera Lusia Aualiitia, Jennifer Lynn Auger, Michael Todd Ayers, Mustafa Azim, Inna Ruben Babayants, Robert Lloyed Baird, Catherine Mary Baker, Edna Violeta Barrios, Julie Bartlett, Dawnette Marie Beaufort, Bill R. Beavers, Daniel Saam Bennion, Shawn L. Bentz, Natalie Ann Bonham, David Joveno Borrero, Jennifer Marie Brannon, Erica Leatrice Breaux, J. Jasmine Brewer, Jodie Marie Brown, Matthew Howard Brunnings, Gillian Burdge, Michael Shane Caldwell, David Robert Calhoon, Natasha Elizabeth Calvert, Alphonse Eugene Canata, Nicholaus L. Carpenter, Ronald Abelardo Castillo, Nancy Judith Cervera, Dorothy Sze Yan Chan, Joseph Abraham Chang, Wei-Teng Chang, Geraint Alan Chen, Quan Chen, Wayne H. Chen, Grace Jennifer Choe, Howard Bennett Chu, Matthew Gee Hong Chun, Timothy Daniel Collins, Sean Lee Coonce, Tania Corsino, Erica S. Cowell, Candra Nicole Cummings-Love, Jason Ray Davalos, Benjamin Delgado, Ergin Ilker Dervisoglu, Eddie L. Dewitt, Reilly Renshaw Dibner, John Joseph Dicello, Sama'a Houria Djomehri, Galen Douglas Donaldson, Adam Charles Dosskey, Jeffrey Resano Douglas, Thuylinh Thi Duong, Lisa Nicole Earl, Brooks E. Eastman, Kristoffer David Ehlers, Heather Kailing Ellison, Rico Ramon Epting, Julie Christie Saclolo Esguerra, Glorine Euguenio Espejo, Greg Thomas Everett, Jennifer Lynn Ewing, Julio Cesar Fabian, Elizabeth Ann Farmer, Zulma Gisela Flamenco, Stephanie Lee Fong, Matthew Lee Forbes, Adam Ryan Freidin, Henry Geovony Garcia, David Lee Gaskins, Angela Lee Gee, Kimberly Susan Gise, Lindsay Erin Goines, Hector A. Gonzalez, Amanda Elizabeth Goodman, Daniel Brendan Griffin, Joseph Phillip Guarnera II, Roan Gie Sanchez Gulapa, Miguel Gutierrez, Bethany Jean Haedtler, Jared Richard Hamon, Maurice Kamar Hardy Jr., Adriana Christina Heiler, Tiffney Anna Helgerson, Holly Ruth Hem, Jonathan David Hemenez, John Jed Hemingway, Alan Christopher Henley, Jamie Charmaine Henley, Nicole Marta Hernandez, Thienut Le Hoang, Miles Arther Hofmann, Frank Albert Huang, Jonathan E. Huckins, Meredith Anne Hughes, Abby Rosalyn J. Hulog, Trevor John Hunt, Ian Thomas Hunter, Shaadee Mac Ignanian, Lindsey Ann Jarboe, Sheilla Niccolle Jimenez, Sarah Elizabeth Johnston, Philip Gerard Katz, Alan Harrison Keefer, Mary Margaret Kelley, Neda Khosrowmanesh, Jane Hyunah Kim, Elif Kimyacioglu, Elizabeth Joanna Klemm, J. Christopher Knoell, Tabitha Rose Kowolik, Keetje Jean Kuipers, Cesar Jesus Landa, Seth Jeffery LaTorre, Tauapai N. Laupola, Dung A. Le, Kelly Marie LeBaudour, Cheryl Carolyn Lee, Kevin Yul Lee, John Gannon Leitch, Kyr Ivan Leontovich, Alexander Sidney Andrew Lesser, Larry Yin Leung, Amanda Jaquelyn Lewis, Helen D. Li, Mark Liao, Nathan Daniel Lim, Michael Lin, Alexandra S. Liou, Jamie Phillip Lopez, Kevin Daniel Mael, Amy Corinne Marcoux, Erik M. Marinovich, Mario Lorenzo Martin, Beau Justin Martindale, Michael Naguimbing Mateo, Ryan William McCarthy, Bradley Jay McMinn, Luis Antonio Mercado Jr., Marianne Abella Mesias, Brodie Laine Meyer, Jaime Rebecca Mikkelsen, Alisa Erin Miller, Jefferey Jacob Miller, Nicole Francine Miller, Pamela Jane Mills, Beena Jane D. Mistry, Kalpna Amratlal Mistry, Nicole Michele Moison, Paul Emiliano Mollinedo, Caroline Montano, Jaimie Ross Moore, Megan Kathleen Moran, Frances Leah Morrison, Colin G. Mulloy, Carolyn Marie Musante, Nainesh Jayanti Naik, Kristi Kiyomi Nakano, Alina P. Neacy, Cuong T. Ngo, Cam-Tu Vu Nguyen, Jessica Ann Nicholls, Deanna Laraine Nielsen, Yuka Nishikawa, Lisa Naomi Nishiura, Christopher Adam Noegel, Peter M. Novak, Wendy Kirsten Rayanne Noyes, Andrew James Nye, Ashley Hamleton Offensend, Leslie Jane Olston, Amy Elizabeth Pace, Elizabeth Ann Packard, Elena Marie Padilla, Polly Pale, David Israel Palma, Stanley Kyung Park, Maryn Jade Parker, Samir Shashilcant Patel, Jesson Pazmany, Bryce G. Pease, Viviana Christian Perez, Christopher Steven Perry, Darren Andrew Perry, Lesley Leonor Peterson, Kevin John Phillips, Jane Fong Pien, Jose Israel Ponce, Maya Brooke Prager, Cynthia Anne Prentice, Erica Frances Prentice, Julianne Prescop, Amie Deneen Prichard, Ethel Marie P. Regis, Daniel Reighley, Julio M. Reyes II, James Bennett Richter, Jesus Ruiz Rios Jr., Christopher David Ritchey, Daivd Matthew Roarty, Jennifer Jean Roberts, Paul Peter Romeo II, Olga Rosales, Courtney Erin Rose, Thea Rose Ross, Melvin Vinicio Salazar, Yasmine Sarraf, Karen Dee Schennum, Peter Micheal Carlson Schneider, Conor Ward Schofield, Shantonu Sen, Matthew Haig Shahbazian, Shana Hali Shephard, Rodolfo Sanchez Siaotong Jr., Joseph Arlen Sites II, Matthew Paul Smith, Hilary Lindberg Soltow, Angelina Rachelle Sottile, Lora Alexis Southard, Melanie Ann Spooner, Lauren Nicole Stevens, Rebecca Lisa St. John, Aleksey Victorovich Strigelskiy, Konstantin Svist, Dana Marie Swirsding, Thomas Silva Tamayo, Richard John Tamura, Jason Nien-Tsung Tan, Alley Olesen Thomas, Nicolaus Wright Tjader, BIlly Tien-yu Tran, Rene Trujillo, Melanie Charlotte Usas, Sarah Elizabeth Vaughan, Anna Vuong, Thomas R. Walker, Lee Wang, Carolyn Rebecca Wei, Westley Orion Wendler, Christine Michelle Wiley, Carrie Lyann Wilke, Emily Prentice Williams, Candice Anne Wilmuth, Leo Pak-Nin Wong, Galina Marguerite Wood, Martin Ashley Woodard, Jeffery David Wunder, Noelle Marie Yau, Andrea Yiasemis, Xiao-Yan Yu, Michael Andrew Zalisk, Ali R. Zandi.

Sports

Sports On The Side

TEE OFF ON HUNGER: The ninth annual Second Harvest Food Bank Golf Tournament takes place Monday at the Stanford Golf Course. Proceeds benefit Second Harvest, which helps feed about 104,000 people each month in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. For reservations and more information about the tourney, call (408) 266-8866.

This Week In Local Sports

Joe DiMaggio

With playoff spot clinched, Ambassadors now seek title

With a playoff berth already in the bag, the Silicon Valley Ambassadors have now set their sights on the league title.

Rim Rockers close out solid season by taking second in MVP League

Competing in six exhausting games in one weekend is just one of the many feats accomplished by the Rim Rockers, a Los Altos-based AAU 14-and-under boys basketball team.

Locals hope to shine in county all-star game

Like any all-star exhibition, the participants in next week's Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Football Game intend to have fun. However, this doesn't mean these high school standouts won't take the game seriously.

Kaepa City wins national volleyball title

Town Crier Editorial Intern

Business & Real Estate

Banking on women

Special to the Town Crier

Work would be great if it weren't for the people

Jean on the Job

Business Briefs

Just released by Impact Publishing of Mountain View is the fifth anniversary edition of "The Women's Pages."

Town Crier Stock Index adds two new companies

Special to the Town Crier

Satkar - Indian cuisine on State Street now open

Special to the Town Crier

Real Estate Transactions

Cupertino

Rosewood condominiums open for preview this Saturday

Special to the Town Crier

After 10-year slump, second-home sales are making a comeback

Special to the Town Crier

Weekly Special

'Lips Together' opens at Bus Barn this week

Bus Barn Stage Company's production of "Lips Together, Teeth Apart" opens at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Bus Barn Theatre in Los Altos.

Weddings

Mark and Tammy Smallhouse were married Jan. 20 in Tahoe City.

Anniversary

Howard and Barbara Phillips celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Jun. 28.

Obituaries

John Waldenstrom died July 6 in Mountain View. A native of Finland, he was 94.

LAH senior, 80, keeps on running at Foothill College

Special to the Town Crier

Spiritual Life Briefs

The Union Presbyterian Church presents Kids' Praise Camp, for children ages 4 through sixth grade, from 9 a.m. to noon beginning next Monday through July 24. Daily activities will include Bible storytelling, crafts, skits, games, music and snacks. The week will conclude with a tropical luau. The church is located at 858 University Ave., Los Altos. For more information, call Cathy Campbell, 933-5676.

Submitting graciously and other heresies

Companion on the Journey

Los Altos author says swim for health, no matter what age

In her new book, "Swim for Life," Los Altos author Barbara Callison encourages adults not to let a few gray hairs or wrinkles stop them from incorporating swimming into their daily physical fitness routines.

Save a life with the 'Vial of Life'

Town Crier Editorial Intern

Senior Briefs

The Mountain View Senior Center hosts its annual picnic beginning at noon today. The menu includes hamburgers with all the trimmings, salads and watermelon. Tickets are $3. "Kidz on Tour" will be performing. The senior center is located at 266 Escuela Ave. in Mountain View. For more information, call 903-6330.

Aging gracefully

Special to the Town Crier

Community Services Agency assists homebound senior needs through numerous local programs

Special to the Town Crier

Seniors share ideas on life style choices

Special to the Town Crier

Sax player Chuck Travis comes to Rancho tonight

The fifth annual Jazz at Rancho series continues at 6 p.m., tonight when Chuck Travis appears on the Oak Tree Stage at Rancho Shopping Center in Los Altos.

'Cinderella' nearing midnight