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Volume 51, Number 29, Published on 07/20/1998

News

What's bugging you?

Town Crier Staff Writer

An overview of common pests

Problem

New building OK'd to replace shops built in 1920s

Plans are in the works to replace the historic building on Main Street that is home to the well-known Al's Barbershop. Los Altos Planning Commissioners unanimously approved a new retail building at 362-378 Main St. at their July 16 meeting.

Hundreds mourn finance director Sherry Lambach at memorial service

Town Crier Staff Writer

Clerks sporting new look at police dept.

Town Crier Staff Writer

Salmon left 'homeless' in damaged stream; Sempervirens, county work on restoration

Town Crier Editorial Intern

John Lee Hooker singing the blues after fire at his home

A two-alarm $400,000 blaze burned the Los Altos home of famous blues guitarist John Lee Hooker.

News Briefs

Jamba Juice, a take-out restaurant specializing in juice smoothies, snacks and T-shirts, received planning commission approval for a 16-seat Main Street location next to Koo Koo Roo.

Los Altos moves ahead with garbage-rate audit

In response to a rate-increase application from the garbage company, the Los Altos City Council voted to audit the request.

Comment

Edison, stand aside: our top 10 local inventors

Commentary

Letters to the Editor

I would like to congratulate the Los Altos City Council for taking a unanimous stand to discontinue the nonconforming use of the gas station at Grant Road and Fremont Avenue.

There is such a thing as a stupid question

A Side of Clyde

Community

Los Altos Hills three-time mayor brings perspective to position

Special to the Town Crier

Almanac

Los Altos School District, 7:30 p.m., Board Room, 201 Covington Road.

Los Altos mom chooses home birth

Special to the Town Crier

Weather chart

Los Altan wins transpacific yacht race - single-handedly

Special to the Town Crier

CHP maintains traffic enforcement presence in unincorporated Los Altos

So, you're traveling down Country Club Drive in unincorporated Los Altos, and you see a traffic accident. Do you call Los Altos Police? The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office?

Los Altos Web site sets record in July

The official address is: http://www.losaltosonline.com. The site includes an archive of the past three years of the Town Crier as well as home pages for hundreds of Los Altos-based organizations and businesses.

Pages of the Past

As reported in the Aug. 1, 1973, issue of the Town Crier, Summit Wood Road, the street that had been disclaimed for 13 years, finally had a proven owner, the town of Los Altos Hills.

Discovery Shop to hold first-ever silent auction

Manager Ardy Bazarian said tickets to the musical "Chicago" and dinners at Prima Strada restaurant are among the auction items. For more information, call 949-0505.

Seniors Briefs

The Los Altos Senior Center is located in the Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., in Los Altos. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call 948-7483.

TC awarded for Geschke series

Library News

Author, storyteller and singer Martha Kendall, will present "Nellie Bly" at the library from 3-3:45 p.m. Aug. 5. Bly was a crusading reporter who traveled around the world about 100 years ago, said the library staff. The summer reading club programs will be held on through Aug. 5.

Community Briefs

The Museum of American Heritage is sponsoring a lecture given by Diane Claerbout titled "New and Improved: Technology's Attempts to Take the Work Out of Housework." The event is set for Aug. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

Police Report

July 20, 12:25 p.m., 200 block of Almond Avenue: A caller reported illegal dumping in his debris box at the job site. The caller said he had a suspect.

Schools

Noteworthies

Lev Landa Mei Phing Lei, Ying Ching Wong, Eddie Lee Wilmin Martono, Ketty Tanizar and Andrew Demas of Foothill College in Los Altos Hills recently placed 7th in the nation for their team score in the National Mathematics Competition sponsored by the American Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges. More than 140 two-year colleges were represented in the competition. Lev and Landa also scored the 7th highest individual score nationally in the same competition.

Fremont high school district gets advice on getting better

Schools nationwide could look to the Fremont Union High School District for strategies to increase student achievement. Fremont was among the three California school districts chosen to partner with the Community Training and Assistance Center over the next three years to improve its educational services. The results from the project will be published and distributed to schools nationwide.

Student 'key' to club achievements

Special to the Town Crier

Los Altos United Methodist may open preschool

Los Altos United Methodist Church has applied to open a licensed preschool this fall.If approved, the preschool will provide a half-day program twice a week for children ages 2-3 and three times a week for children ages 4-5. Each class will be limited to 15 children and two teachers.

Youth commissioners planning changes

Town Crier Staff Writer

Sports

Sports On The Side

TEE IT UP: The Northern California Women's Corporate Open will be held Sept. 25 at Shoreline Golf Links in Mountain View. The 18-hole event is for amateur women golfers and will include a "Corporate Cup" competition for teams representing companies and businesses across Northern California. For more information, call Rosiland Bivings at 964-8219.

Los Altos diver Blukis hitting his mark

Town Crier Editorial Intern

Local cyclist is among the world's elite

Town Crier Editorial Intern

Ambassadors open playoffs Friday at home

The Silicon Valley Ambassadors enter Friday's opening round of the Southwest Division playoffs with momentum on their side.

SF's Beall leads North to 9-7 win over South

Special to the Town Crier

Los Altos All-Stars finish strong

Special to the Town Crier

Tsien kicks her way to a pair of trophies in judo

With only four years of training under her belt, Los Altos resident Eafong Tsien walked away with two trophies at the National U.S. Judo Federation tournament July 11-12 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Business & Real Estate

Telephone traumas can be averted with a little thoughtfulness

Jean on the Job

Business Briefs

The Black Forest restaurant is losing its German tradition. The restaurant location at 376 First St. in Los Altos has been taken over by Ismail and Meral Unlu. Ismail Unlu is a 25-year veteran of the restaurant business, including a period spent as a chef in London. He plans to reopen the restaurant this fall as Il Ristorante Silan, with an Italian menu.

Stock Report

Special to the Town Crier

Elliot Ames: Leader in mortgage services

Special to the Town Crier

Transactions

Los Altos

How long will your household items last?

Special to the Town Crier

BAL Associates: Supplier of technical talent

Special to the Town Crier

Weekly Special

Mary Elizabeth Winbigler: She brightened the world with dance, orchids

Town Crier Staff Writer

Obituaries

Stuart Hayes Brown died July 6 at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital in Salinas after a long illness. A native of Oregon, he was 77.

Engagements

Michelle Roja and Matthew Agnew recently announced their engagement to be married Aug. 1 at Stanford Memorial Church.

'Lips Together' is a tense play that works

Special to the Town Crier

A garden Web site grows in Mountain View

Carol Moholt of Mountain View, founder of "The Bay Area Gardener" Web site, practices what she preaches. Her townhouse garden bursts with bulbs, birdhouses, lush flowers and foliage.

Casa Mia offers Italian furniture, gold leaf frames

Business Profile

House was love at first sight

Local family bungalow once a 5-acre chicken farm

Home Briefs

Permaculture sustainable gardening techniques, "reading" land before purchase, ecological entrepreneurship, and organic strategies for permanent pest control are a few of the topics to be covered from Aug. 30-Sept. 13 at a Permaculture Design course in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Call 365-2993 for details or see the Web site: www.permaculture-institute.org.

Daylilies online

Cheap thrills at area estate sales

If you like comedy, suspense, greed, conflict, even ecstasy, you don't have to buy a theater ticket - just stop by a local estate sale.