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Volume 51, Number 40, Published on 10/05/1998

News

You make the call

School boards, bond measure, LAH council all on the ballot

News Briefs

The city of Los Altos has filed suit against the owners of Gas-N-Save service station located on the corner of Fremont Avenue and Grant Road in south Los Altos.

Chief meets with neighbors about sex offender

The 40 neighbors who packed a Los Altos living room heaved a collective sigh of relief when they learned what their neighbor had done to become a registered sex offender. He had grabbed the right buttock of a woman last December in a Palo Alto park, then pedaled away on his bicycle.

A dialogue on racial understanding at Hidden Villa

The public is invited to participate a series of four community forums focusing on racial understanding to be held at Hidden Villa Wilderness Preserve beginning this Sunday. "A Dialogue on Racial Understanding" features inspiring speakers, facilitated small group discussions, and opportunities for action on fighting racism in Silicon Valley.

Comment

Joy riding

The Living Experiment

Steiner, Finn for LAH Town Council

It's hard to separate fact from reality among the claims of the four candidates running for Los Altos Hills Town Council. But there appear to be two prevailing sides: open space, controlled development (Jim Steiner, Dot Schreiner) vs. flexible building guidelines, improved communication (Toni Casey, Steve Finn).

Millar for Foothill-De Anza college board

All four candidates for the one open spot on the Foothill-De Anza Community College District board are worthy of the position. But we give the edge to Pat Millar over Edward Sandy Hay, Elaine Lubich and Joseph Krackeler because of her impressive experience in higher education.

More for less in Los Altos Hills

Commentary

Letters to the editor

I am a 27-year resident of Los Altos Hills and a real estate broker so I have a very personal as well as professional interest in the politics and workings of the local government. I have faithfully read the planning commission and town council minutes for nearly 10 years. Two things have continued to bother me - the almost cloistered way important laws are enacted, and the inconsiderate way applicants have been treated over the years by the staff, the commission or the council.

Numbers don't tell enough of the story about businesses

Media Watch

Graham, Hannemann, Williams for MV-LA

Incumbents Sue Graham and Judy Hannemann have been part of a Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District board that has distinguished itself well in recent years.

Community

Sid Hubbard receives YMCA's Red Triangle Award

Special to the Town Crier

Pages of the Past

As reported in the Oct. 17, 1973, issue of the Town Crier, for only a $1 donation, local homeowners were able to purchase insurance policies against damage by goblins and ghosts on Halloween eve. Los Altos High School band members were selling insurance against damage from "such as eggs, soaped windows and toilet paper."

Veterans Day observance at Shoup Park Nov. 11

Special to the Town Crier

Burglary

Indecent exposure

Community Briefs

The Los Altos Hills Historical society invites the public to hear award-winning author Ellen Kindt McKenzie at 3 p.m. this Sunday at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road., Los Altos Hills.

Police Report

Oct. 5, 8:08 a.m., 2300 block of Homestead Road: A caller reported that a glass door was smashed during the night.

Almanac

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

President Clinton should resign, according to local defense attorney Gerald Uelmen

Special to the Town Crier

Schools

Schools Briefs

Oak Canyon School, a new middle school in Palo Alto, will be hosting open houses from 10:30 a.m. to noon Oct. 17 and Nov. 7 in Classroom 7, 1985 Louis Road in Palo Alto.

Foothill College instructor named California Professor of the Year'

Town Crier Staff Writer

Things Measure H will fix, if passed

Measure H, the Los Altos School District's $94.7 million bond measure, would fund the school renovations outlined in the district's Master Facilities Plan, if voters approve the bond Nov. 3.

Sports

Sports On The Side

The Los Altos High School Athletic Boosters will be selling pumpkins beginning this Friday in the school's parking lot, 201 Almond Ave. Proceeds will be used to help support the Los Altos High athletic program. The pumpkin patch will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Oct. 31.

Season has been anything but easy for Los Altos

Girls Tennis Report

Lancers off to a fast start in first year of field hockey

Town Crier Staff Writer

This week's lineup of local high school and college sports

Football

Gunn blasts Bruins 34-14; St. Francis slips past Serra

Special to the Town Crier

Hill wins another cross-country meet

Boys soccer

In The SPOrTLIGHT

When & Where: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills.

FH edges Ohlone in women's water polo

Men's water polo

St. Francis climbs to the top of the national rankings

Girls Volleyball Wrap-Up

Los Altos continues to put up the points

Town Crier Staff Writer

Business & Real Estate

Set routines organizational consultant advises

Special to the Town Crier

Bank of Los Altos making progress on Y2K problem

Special to the Town Crier

The impostor syndrome - not what you know but what you tell yourself

Jean on the Job

Business Briefs

Harmonic Lightwaves of Sunnyvale, a Town Crier Stock Index company, has been recognized as one of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Silicon Valley for the second consecutive year by Deloitte & Touche.

Investors still edgy, but start buying depressed technology stocks

Special to the Town Crier

Local paver retires

The renovation of Main and State streets in downtown Los Altos is among the local projects O'Grady Paving has completed.

Real Estate Transactions

Cupertino

New executive director for PenWest Realtors

Special to the Town Crier

'Once a teacher always a teacher' - even if you're selling real estate

Special to the Town Crier

Weekly Special

TheatreWorks hopes audiences connect with 'Side Show'

TheatreWorks will be the first regional theater to present the Broadway musical "Side Show," featuring music written by Henry Krieger ("Dreamgirls") with book and lyrics by Bill Russell.

Weddings

Jessica Schwedner, Jonathan Norris

Tips for safe driving

There is a campaign afoot in Los Altos to encourage us to drive the speed limit on city streets. This helps us avoid getting speeding tickets and makes our neighborhoods more pleasant to live in. The Year of the Good Neighbor committee offers the following driving tips:

Obituaries

Elspeth Jewel Russell died Sept. 20 in Los Altos. A native of Texas, she was 87.

Flu shots nothing to sneeze at - available throughout the area

Flu season is coming, and flu shots are available at several locations in the area.

Alan and Betty Dale celebrate 50 years

Betty G. and Alan W. Dale celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Sept. 13.

Administrator brings wide experience to Pilgrim Haven

Special to the Town Crier

Family reunion: Reconnecting after 23 years

More than 23 years went by when Barbara Carter, 63, and her brother Harold Bowen Jr., 60, were not in touch. They didn't talk. They didn't see each other.

Two Los Altos women share their memories of 50th college reunion

Town Crier Staff Writer

Senior Briefs

The Los Altos Senior Center offers a wealth of activities throughout the week, including games, crafts and health screenings including blood pressure, hearing and glaucoma. There also are computer tutors, volunteers who do home repairs and a medical loan closet. The Senior Center hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday. The Center is located in the Los Altos Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. For more information, call 948-7483.

Experts offer views on the future of Medicare

The Los Altos League of Women Voters presents a panel of health care specialists who will consider the question, "Will Medicare be there when baby boomers face retirement?"

Los Altos Sub-Acute Rehabilitation Center serves all seniors

Special to the Town Crier

'Aging Well,' health fair for seniors

El Camino Hospital presents its second annual health fair for seniors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday on the lawn of the Mountain View hospital.

Philharmonia Ephemera to hold concert Sunday

Philharmonia Ephemera will hold a family concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at Gunn High School's Spangenberg Theater, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto.

Hawaiian guitarist to appear Friday at Stanford

In a rare mainland appearance, Ozzie Kotani, a master of ki ho'alu (Hawaiian slack key guitar), will play a solo concert at 8 p.m. Friday in Stanford's Campbell Recital Hall.

Sheriff 's race: No matter who wins, county's next top cop will be a first

Town Crier Staff Writer

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District board: four candidates for three seats

Foothill-De Anza Community College District board: Four candidates vie for one seat

Measure H a vital campaign for Los Altos schools

Measure H, the Los Altos School District's $94.7 million construction bond will be one of the main educational issues Los Altos voters will decide during the Nov. 3 general election.

Our commitment to fair election coverage

We have allotted each candidate the same amount of space as not to tip the scales in favor of anybody, and have even allowed the candidates themselves the opportunity to look over the compilations for any changes they may want to make. The final product is subject to additional editing and condensing so that it can fit in the paper.

Los Altos Hills council: Four candidates for two seats

Biographical background: Stanford University graduate with an MBA and MS. President of T. Casey & Associates, which specializes in governmental affairs and regulations at the state and federal level. Resident of Los Altos Hills the past 21 years.

Election Briefs

Incumbent Toni Casey has the lead in raising funds from individual sources in the race for two seats vacant on the Los Altos Hills Town Council. According to figures on file at Los Altos Hills Town Hall, Casey has raised $6,250 in donations that includes a $1,000 loan to her campaign.