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Volume 51, Number 43, Published on 10/26/1998

News

Officials say winter rain and staff shortages affecting Los Altos Hills capital budget

Special to the Town Crier

LAH Planning Commission considers circulation plan, opens discussion of public vs. private roads issue

Special to the Town Crier

Peeper listed by mistake as 'serious' sex offender

A Los Altos man, who was arrested in Palo Alto on peeping charges in September and was a registered sex offender, had been erroneously listed on the Megan's Law CD ROM as a serious sex offender, police said last week.

Neighbors lose battle to stop 2-story addition

Over the objections of neighbors, after 17 months of redesigns, reviews and appeals, the Los Altos City Council approved plans for a two-story addition to a home on Camellia Way.

News Briefs

A new Los Altos mayor will be elected during the regular city council meeting at 7:30 p.m. next Tuesday in the City Hall chambers. The current mayor pro tem, Lou Becker, will be tapped for the one-year term.

Hundreds mourn loss of auto accident victim

Town Crier Staff Writer

Tree Farm plagued by delays, debris and graffiti

First came delays. Then debris, following tree pruning and removal. Now graffiti covers the 10-foot white stucco walls that enclose three sides of the Tree Farm project on El Camino Real between Los Altos Avenue and San Antonio Road.

Candidates, supporters behaving badly

Due to our publication schedule, this editorial was written prior to the election. Election results will be featured in next week's Town Crier.

Letters to the Editor

Dave Mackenzie's satiric new Los Altos Hills building code (Oct. 14 Town Crier) shows rare insight. But, I think he's hiding more than he reveals.

Is lying under oath, on any subject, acceptable?

Other Voices

Pages of the Past

According to the Nov. 7, 1973, issue of the Town Crier, John Pfeffer, an Awalt High junior, overcame the sometimes enormous problems of bunny raising over a seven-year period and was awarded a $500 4-H California scholarship for his project

Almanac

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

Rev. Cecil Williams spreads message of unconditional love at Morning Forum

Special to the Town Crier

LAH car enthusiast gives 'thanks for the memories' after driving Bob Hope

Some people have brushes with celebrities. Los Altos Hills resident O.D. Peterson got to drive them around. In this case, the celebrity passengers were none other than Bob and Delores Hope, who were guests of honor at the "Wings Over Stockton" Air Show, Oct. 3-4. The event was put on by Stockton resident and multimillionaire Alex G. Spanos as a tribute to the Hopes, his longtime friends.

Veteran's Day will be celebrated Nov. 11 in Shoup Park

Special to the Town Crier

Library News

The San Jose Cleveland Ballet will present a dance dialogue on "Marilyn & Company and the Nutcracker: New Faces at the Ballet," from 1-2 p.m. on Nov. 21. "Marilyn & Company" is a new solo ballet, to be presented in its West Coast premiere the end of November. The fanciful dance is about film star Marilyn Monroe. Dennis Nahat's version of "The Nutcracker" will be back again in December.

Acacia C toy drive for CSA

The store also is offering a free T-shirt to those bringing in toys, which also will be delivered to CSA. For more information, call 948-0836.

Community Briefs

The Los Altos Village Association reported that 52 merchants and 105 children participated in its 35th annual Halloween window painting contest, held at storefronts along Main and State streets in downtown Los Altos.

Bradley to decide on presidential run by end of year

Special to the Town Crier

Police Report

Oct. 26, 11:04 a.m., 900 block of Andover Way: A caller reported two dogs had been "barking non-stop."

Alzheimer's orientation at El Camino Hospital

For more information, call 1-800-660-1993.

Medicare conference draws huge crowd with myriad questions

Special to the Town Crier

Former resident's math-art program allows kids to do geometry and 'not know it'

In a culture where mathematics and art are typically considered to be on opposite ends of the spectrum, Christopher Hardaker shows students how the two are intertwined. The former Los Altos resident says math is all around in art forms such as clothing and beverage logos.

MVHS student doing fine after fall from bleachers

A Mountain View High student suffered minor injuries Oct. 16 after two Los Altos High fans pushed him over the bleachers at a football game between the two longtime rivals.

Noteworthies

David W. Daines, son of Barbara and John Daines of Los Altos, enrolled at Claremont McKenna College this fall. A graduate of Homestead High School, he is currently studying literature and economics at McKenna.

Schools Briefs

Head Start Preschool has openings at its centers located throughout Santa Clara County. The school provides both half-day and full-day programs free to children from low-income families. Children with special needs are welcome.

State standards won't disrupt LASD science program

Schools Roundup

Sports On The Side

Los Altos resident Carol Dabb-Selven made a hole in one Oct. 25 at the Saddle Creek Golf Club in Copperopolis. She used a 5-iron to ace the 97-yard seventh hole.

High School Athletes Of The Month

here are a lot of outside hitters taller than 5-foot-8 Stacy Millichap, but few are better.

St. Francis High falls from the ranks of the unbeaten

SCVAL El Camino

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

Football

Fremont is no match for Mountain View

The first rule of homecoming is to schedule a football team you can beat.

FH golf team goes undefeated in conference play

Roundup

In The SPOrTLIGHT

When & Where: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Townsend Field in Santa Clara.

St. Francis, Saratoga tennis teams to meet for playoff berth

The St. Francis and Saratoga girls tennis teams will meet in a playoff later this week to decide which squad gets an automatic postseason berth.

Inkster captures Samsung golf tournament

The Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf must be emerging as one of Juli Inkster's favorite tournaments.

Spartans alone at the top of the division

Town Crier Staff Writer

Los Altos licks Lynbrook; St. Francis routs Riordan

Special to the Town Crier

Violence in the workplace is preventable, experts say

Special to the Town Crier

Resources to address violence in the workplace

Los Altos Police Department, Noreen Sorg, Crime and Prevention Officer, 948-8223.

Business Briefs

in the Asian crisis

October was a Cinderella stock market - but will it turn into a pumpkin?

Special to the Town Crier

Co-ownership of Prima Strada 127 dissolved - Fred Maddalena pulls out of the business

Special to the Town Crier

Transactions

Los Altos

Real Estate Briefs

Freddie Mac reported 30-year fixed mortgages were up to an average 6.83 percent last week. In the prior week the rate was 6.73 percent. A year ago the 30-year rate averaged 7.21 percent.

Transitions are tough - what will you do about it?

Jean on the Job

PA Players ready 'Betty' for this week's opening

Palo Alto Players will introduce Jon Klein's environmental farce "Betty the Yeti" this weekend at the Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.

Getting a grip on Los Altos Tire Service

Special to the Town Crier

This isn't your father's Olds, but it's not his father's, either

Special to the Town Crier

Winterize your car before you go skiing

Special to the Town Crier

District expands scrap car program

The Air District has expanded its voluntary program to buy and scrap 1979 and older cars to help reduce air pollution.

St. Francis student who helped others with cancer succumbs at 16

Even when isolated in a hospital with a rare form of bone cancer just days after her 13th birthday, Vanessa Gonzalez refused to let her world crash.

Weddings

Jennifer Burkham and Jason Krikorian were married Aug. 22 at Edgewood Golf Course, Lake Tahoe.

Obituaries

Robert Vargas died Oct. 7 in Los Altos. A native of Oklahoma, he was 68.

Noteworthies

Other notable trainers include Dee Eduardo (100 hours) and Ralph Keirstead (500 hours) of Los Altos, and Carol Crites of Los Altos Hills (100 hours).

Births

A son was born Sept. 11 to Olga Kearns Billups and Tyrone J. Billups Sr. of Mountain View.

Spiritual Life Briefs

The Lutheran Singles, a group in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, will be hosting a Thanksgiving potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Los Altos Lutheran Church, 460 S. El Monte Ave., Los Altos. For more information, call 948-3012.