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Volume 51, Number 49, Published on 12/07/1998

News

Goodbye to a bygone era

Town Crier Staff Writer

LAH council considers new meeting night

Special to the Town Crier

Hospital action boosts YMCA expansion plans

Special to the Town Crier

'Avoid the 13' police officers target holiday drunk drivers

Los Altos police officers are joining with colleagues throughout Santa Clara County for the 17-day "Avoid the 13" holiday crackdown on drunk drivers that begins this Friday.

News Briefs

The dual Los Altos-Mountain View task force considering the day-worker issue, will be meeting tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at the Plaza Conference Room, Mountain View City Hall, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.

Los Altos out of reach of massive power outage

A massive power outage crippled San Francisco and other areas north of the PG&E substation in San Mateo early in the morning of Dec. 8.

Vandals strike more than 12 times throughout Los Altos - in one night

Residents all over Los Altos, from Newcastle Drive in the south to Sevilla Drive in the north, woke up to shattered car windshields and smashed mailboxes.

Comment

Letters to the Editor

On behalf of the Los Altos School Board, I would like to thank the entire Los Altos school community for their overwhelming support in the passage of Measure H.

City putting its priorities in parks

During this season of giving, we would like to give thanks to the city of Los Altos for making some headway on two major park projects.

Shelter filled, nuclear threat over?

The dismantlement of the only Los Altos neighborhood fallout shelter this month is certainly no big deal to city staff nor to the residents under whose property the shelter sits. Yet, we can't help but apply drama to this occasion.

The gift exchange party at Christmastime

A Side of Clyde

Busy days - anxious nights

Reflections

Community

Sertoma clubs donate therapy room for the deaf

The Jean Weingarten Peninsula Oral School of the Deaf has installed a plaque honoring the Los Altos and Sunnyvale Sertoma clubs for their donation to provide equipment for a therapy room.

Almanac

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

Santa has breakfast with Los Altos kids

Special to the Town Crier

Key players named to Millennium Celebration committee

"This is a great idea and a worthwhile event that both cities can share," Hubbard said. "It's a nice event where both cities can appreciate a bit of their history and have something for the future."

Picking prunes and 'cots in the '20s to earn pin money

Leon Scharman moved from Oakland to Los Altos in 1920 with his parents and three brothers when he was a boy. His family settled on three acres on Los Altos Avenue.

Holiday Happenings

A 40-year tradition continues this year, as Santa Claus sets up shop at Rancho Shopping Center in Los Altos daily from noon to 4 p.m., through Christmas Eve.

Library News

Five new finance magazines include: Bob Carlson's Retirement Watch and Value Line Options and Convertibles.

A dialogue on racial understanding established at Hidden Villa forums

The public is invited to participate in a series of community forums focusing on racial understanding held at Hidden Villa Wilderness Preserve.

Community Briefs

Pacific Hearing Service is donating proceeds from hearing evaluations Thursday and Tuesday to the Mountain View-based Community Services Agency. The evaluations, which cost $160, will be given at the hearing center, 496 First St., Los Altos. The testing will take about an hour.

Seniors News

Friday: Noon, annual holiday luncheon, featuring turkey with all the trimmings. Luncheon limited to 100 people. Cost is $4 with an activity card, $6 without. The Cupertino Choraliers will perform a holiday program at 12:45 p.m.

Police Report

Dec. 7, 11:59 a.m., 300 block of First Street: A caller reported a commercial burglary during the night.

Schools

LASD approves first series sale of school bonds

The momentum to upgrade schools in the Los Altos School District hasn't slowed since the overwhelming approval of Measure H last month. The Board of Trustees approved the sale of its first series of school bonds at its regular meeting Dec. 7.

Noteworthies

Narasimhan is currently pursuing a doctorate in the Wireless Research Group at Stanford headed by professor Donald C. Cox.

School Briefs

Twisters Kids in Mountain View invites kids ages 3 to 12 to enjoy an exciting evening of fun from 6-9:45 p.m., Saturday, at Twisters, 2639 Terminal Blvd., Mountain View.

Springer student makes a difference through art

Town Crier Staff Writer

Board looks at long-term effects of reopening Covington School

The reopening of the Covington School site will help keep enrollment under 500 students at each of the schools in the Los Altos School District, but not without cost.

Joint venture gathers data to measure students' classroom performance

Joint Venture Silicon Valley is collecting data this month for publication in its January index that will show how students in Silicon Valley measure up in the classroom.

Sports

Sports On The Side

This was a banner fall for Los Altos High, which sent six varsity teams to the Central Coast Section playoffs. The Eagles qualified in football, volleyball, girls tennis, boys water polo, boys cross country and girls cross country. The volleyball team advanced to the CCS final and the NorCal playoffs, while the water polo team made the CCS semifinals. The varsity and frosh-soph football and cross country teams won their respective leagues.

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

Boys Basketball

St. Francis boys try to defend title

Town Crier Staff Writer

LA girls get off on the right foot

Town Crier Staff Writer

Foothill volleyball team enters the record books

Foothill Roundup

Los Altos High wrestling team takes second place at Stu Rhoads Invitational

The Los Altos High wrestling team last weekend earned second place at the Stu Rhoads Invitational in Fairfield.

Pinewood girls aiming for state

CCS playoffs are on every team's wish list

Pinewood girls capture tourney

Special to the Town Crier

Business & Real Estate

Business Briefs

Josefina Quezada of Mountain View was one of three finalists for the Merry Maids National Team Member of the Year award presented at the 1998 Merry Maids Convention this October in Memphis.

Stock Report

Special to the Town Crier

Chamber holiday mixer puts a 'Bug' in people's ears

Special to the Town Crier

Los Altos big on $1 million home sales

Special to the Town Crier

Transactions

Los Altos

Sixty Realtors receive sales performance awards at PenWest

Special to the Town Crier

Internet-ready buildings attracting tenants

Special to the Town Crier

Weekly Special

Weddings

Kristin Olson and William Alex Vorbau were married on June 27 at Twin Lakes Church in Aptos.

Obituaries

Lyle Nye Locke died Dec. 4 at his Mountain View home after a short, but courageous battle with lung cancer. A native of Palo Alto, he was 75.

Noteworthies

Plum, a senior at Mountain View High School, constructed a soccer storage shed for the high school for his Eagle project. Staple, a senior at Los Altos High School, constructed padded musical instrument storage cases for the high school's music department to keep the school's cellos and tubas from becoming warped.

Noteworthies

Rabbi Evan Goodman, who grew up in Los Altos, becomes senior rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel-Judea in San Francisco on Jan. 1.

Briefs

The famed Mormon Tabernacle Choir will be seen live, via satellite, from 5-6 p.m. this Saturday, in the Los Altos area at the stake center for the Mormon church, 1300 Grant Road, in Los Altos.

Family night: Being 'right there' for our children

Guest Columnist

Eileen Soffer: Guided and inspired by Jewish tradition

Special to the Town Crier

Michael Barrett to conduct PACO Saturday night at Spangenberg

Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of guest conductor Michael Barrett, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Gunn High School's Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto.

Foothill Orchestra set to perform 'December Delight'

The Foothill Orchestra, conducted by Michael Paul Gibson, will play the "December Delight Concert" at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Smithwick Theater at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills.

'Dining Room' has entertaining guests

Special to the Town Crier

Peninsula Youth Theatre offers tickets for toys

Families who donate an item to Peninsula Youth Theatre's toy drive will receive a ticket voucher to PYT's holiday production of Victor Herbert's "Babes in Toyland."

A great holiday 'Present'

Special to the Town Crier

The Health Library informs patients

Town Crier Staff Writer

Tips for enjoying holidays with kids

Keys to Parenting

Holiday meal makeovers for lower-fat delights

Along with the holidays come cravings for all the season's fatty foods and decadent desserts. Traditional foods play an important role in family gatherings during the holidays, but they can also leave unwanted pounds behind - in some cases compromising a person's health.

Technology brings new options to hearing-impaired

Special to the Town Crier

Acuson technology aids breakthrough in SIDS research

Special to the Town Crier

Language rehabilitation free screenings

Health Briefs

El Camino Hospital in Mountain View offers support groups on a range of topics, from Alzheimer's disease family support groups to a transplant recipient support group. Others include a breast cancer support group and grief support groups. For more information, call 1-800-216-5556.

Holiday help for manic depression

The holidays can be a tough time for people with manic depression. But help may be nearby.