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Volume 51, Number 45, Published on 11/09/1998

News

Hitting the high notes

Town Crier Staff Writer

Former English prime minister John Major discusses impending changes in Europe

Special to the Town Crier

News Briefs

After five months of negotiations, the city of Los Altos has inked a contract with the Los Altos Police Officers Association.

Los Altos City Council installs new mayor, mayor pro tem

Balloon bouquets floated on ribbons above the city council dais. Council members' family and friends beamed from the front rows. The atmosphere felt festive, a time to honor and celebrate.

A call to help hurricane victims in Central America

World Vision, P.O. Box 78481, Tacoma, Wash. 98481-8481. Phone: (888) 511-6565. Organizers said 100 percent of the money donated goes directly to aid the devastated - none is used for overhead.

Los Altos-based Packard Foundation

Special to the Town Crier

Comment

Letters to the Editor

On behalf of the marching band parents, I would like to thank the community for attending LAHS Marching Band's field show on Oct. 31. Thanks also to local resident Virginia Carlsen for her kind words in the San Jose Mercury Nov. 5 about our band.

Camellia residents raise big issue

The Los Altos City Council faced a dilemma in its Oct. 27 approval of an application that would allow a two-story house on Camellia Way, a predominantly one-story neighborhood.

Voter turnout not necessarily a good sign

Media Watch

Let's get together for the holidays

Reflections

Community

A Veteran's Day tribute, 'Cradle of Liberty' represents value of all human life

The Statue of Liberty stands at the entrance to New York harbor, beckoning to all who yearn to be free. This quest is realized, and the promise is kept in the Cradle of Liberty standing in Shoup Park in Los Altos.

Town Choir pays tribute to vets, songs of 1948

Songs like "Buttons and Bows," "Lavender Blue" and "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" rang out Saturday night as the Los Altos Town Choir presented its second annual "Hit Parade Night" at the Los Altos Youth Center.

'Cradle of Liberty' presides over Los Altos Veterans Day tribute

Special to the Town Crier

Hidden Villa building will heat and cool itself

Practicing the environmental responsibility it teaches to 20,000 local school children each year, Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills has commissioned a new building which will heat and cool itself.

Los Altos native writes about 'Lives Charmed'

Special to the Town Crier

Dialogue on racial understanding to take place at Hidden Villa

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

'One Warm Coat' campaign starts this week

Town Crier Staff Report

Library News

The "Growing up Asian in America" display in the Los Altos Library features essays and art from winners in the 1998 San Francisco Bay Area contest. Included is a picture titled "Me Between Two Communities" by Brian Ho, 11, of Los Altos.

Community Briefs

The Leagues of Women Voters of Palo Alto and Los Altos-Mountain View are sponsoring a program on "Housing For All: Plans, Possibilities, Problems and Progress," set for 7:30 tonight at Hyatt Rickeys, 4219 El Camino Real, Palo Alto.

Holiday Happenings

ceremony Dec. 15

Police Report

Nov. 9, 10:35 a.m., 2200 block of Grant Road: A caller reported a non-residential burglary.

Los Altos Hills resident examines American Indian issues with 'Surviving in Two Worlds'

Special to the Town Crier

Almanac

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

Schools

Noteworthies

Catherine Barnes, daughter of John and Carolyn Barnes of Los Altos, sang soprano with the Whitman College chorus during the school's "Sampler" Concert last month. A 1995 graduate of Los Altos High School, she is a foreign languages and literature major.

Teacher gets 'A' in commitment

Town Crier Staff Writer

Schools Briefs

Egan Middle School will hold its annual Holiday Faire from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dec. 11 in the school's multi-use room, 100 W. Portola Avenue.The fair will feature gourmet delicacies and hand-crafted items made by students.

Plans in the works for FH tech center

Standing in the now defunct Space Science Center at Foothill College, Gay Krause beamed as she talked about the outdoor cyber cafe with the canopy top, the software demonstration stations, and the multi-media lab that will one day fill the empty site.

De Anza welcomes Fulbright Scholar

Schools Roundup

Sports

Semi-tough

Town Crier Staff Writer

FH men's basketball team wins opener

Foothill

Late rally lifts Lancers to 28-25 win

Special to the Town Crier

Sports On The Side

The Tomahawks Lacrosse Club will hold an information and registration night from 7-9 p.m. today at Jordan Middle School, Room C3, 750 N. California Ave., Palo Alto. Kids in grades 4-12 are eligible to play and experience is not necessary. For more information, call 941-5270.

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

Football - CCS playoffs

The Eagles have landed - in the CCS football playoffs

The Los Altos High football team is going to the Central Coast Section playoffs.

Hill peaks at the right time, captures CCS Div. III title

Los Altos High's Andrew Hill ran the race of his life last Saturday at the Central Coast Section cross country championships.

Swing time is over for area teams

Town Crier Staff Writer

Cosmos gives girls another place to play volleyball

Town Crier Editorial Intern

Mtn. View boys capture division water polo crown

Prep Sports Summmary

Business & Real Estate

Three new restaurants opening in downtown

Special to the Town Crier

Chamber hopes ticket winner will get the 'Bug'

When Los Altos Chamber of Commerce supporters looked to raise money this year, someone, evidently, put a bug in their collective ear.

Great mate, great career: positive marriages enhance the job

Jean on the Job

Business Briefs

VR Business Brokers-Los Altos, received national recognition this past week with a Centurion Award for outstanding achievement in business brokerage sales transactions during the third quarter of this year.

The stock market is watching and waiting

Special to the Town Crier

Transactions

Los Altos

Large inventory keeps touring Realtors on the move

Special to the Town Crier

Weekly Special

Obituaries

Anna Jane Williams, a resident of Mountain View, died Oct. 11 after suffering a heart attack. A native of Oregon, she was 93.

Pages of the Past compiler dies at home following a stroke

Mrs. Shaw was perhaps best known for her weekly feature in the Town Crier, in which she entertained readers with vignettes from 25 and 50 years ago. Just as Mrs. Shaw brought in her copy as faithfully as a Swiss watch, readers responded just as regularly to the charming glimpse she offered into a Los Altos of years past.

Gospel of Luke: 'Healing in the hearing'

Michael Reardon will be performing the gospel from memory, using the Jerusalem bible text, word for word.

Spiritual Life Briefs

Pete Fullerton, leader of the Mountain View-based Truck of Love that delivers food and furniture to the needy, invites the public to bring food and furniture donations this weekend to be distributed locally as well as to an Indian reservation in Arizona.

Giving thanks for help offered to America's first immigrants

Companion on the Journey

'Betty the Yeti' is a hard play to swallow

Special to the Town Crier

'Museum' opening this weekend at Foothill College

The Foothill College Drama Department presents "Museum," a comical look at the demise of culture, this Friday through Dec. 12 in the Studio Theater at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills.

Hanson bringing his guitar quartet to Los Altos Sunday for free concert

The Acoustic Guitar Summit quartet, featuring longtime Foothills Congregational Church music director Mark Hanson, will present a free concert at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Parish Hall at Foothills Congregational Church in Los Altos.

SAD: The "winter blues"

House Call

Helping children and teens understand Alzheimer's disease

Sources of help with Lupus

Because lupus mimics so many other diseases, diagnosis is often difficult. Symptoms include anemia, low blood count, fever, swollen joints, chest pains, kidney infections, skin rashes, hair loss, extreme fatigue and joint pain.

The 'Big Hug:' calms temper tantrums

Keys to Parenting

Health Briefs

speaks tonight

Giving lupus a face

Special to the Town Crier

A private exercise studio offering personal training by appointment

Business Profile

Interplast, founded by LAH doctor, awarded $1 million

Special to the Town Crier