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Volume 52, Number 5, Published on 02/01/1999

News

Finding housing solutions

Town Crier Staff Writer

LAH council looks at commission attendance, reviews town goals

Los Altos Hills Planning Commission attendance, or lack of it, has prompted a town council review of attendance records.

Sher reelection spurs dilemma among local Democrats

Senator Byron Sher, 70, has announced he will seek reelection to the 11th state Senate district when his current term expires in the year 2000. The former two-time Palo Alto mayor has held the seat since winning it in a 1996 special election.

Correction

Jan Fenwick elected new president of Purissima Hills Water District

Special to the town Crier

News Briefs

Santa Clara County and the city of Palo Alto Animal Services have inked a deal to provide Los Altos and Los Altos Hills residents low cost cat care. These services for cats include spaying and neutering, vaccinating and testing for feline leukemia and AIDS.

Los Altos city officials, businesses close on economic development position, goals

Special to the Town Crier

Comment

The impeachment caper and the little blue dress

Other Voices

Letters to the Editor

On Dec. 15, the Los Altos City Council met to consider the Sherwood Triangle specific plan, which had been painstakingly developed by a committee of city residents and business owners over a six-month period.

Before you dial 10-10 ... read the fine print

A Side of Clyde

Hills alive with the sound of living

A View from the Hills

Community

The days when a trip to the doctor's cost $2

Ruth Anderson married her husband Earl Anderson in 1925 during his internship at Los Angeles County Hospital. One year later, Earl, a graduate of Stanford University, moved to this area and opened his medical offices. Ruth Anderson , now 96, lives in the same house that her she and her husband built. She told the following story about her husband's practice during a 1997 interview with Diane Weissman.

Police Report

Jan. 25, 11:29 a.m., 4000 block of El Camino Real: A man wearing a green sweat shirt was passed out on a bench in the park.

TC establishes Hidden Villa scholarship endowment fund

A Los Altos Town Crier Camp Scholarship Fund has been established in an effort to send needy youngsters to summer camps at Hidden Villa environmental farm and open space preserve in Los Altos Hills.

Forum pundit chastises media, political agendas against president

Special to the Town Crier

Resident receives national USGS recognition award

Eric Tofsrud has received the United States Geological Survey Public Service Recognition Award for his Los Altos community contributions.

Los Altos RSVP members throw a party for fourth graders

Special to the Town Crier

Library arts lecturer talks on winter Impressionists

The "Impressionists in Winter" exhibit, which opened at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco on Sunday, reminds us that the French Impressionists painted landscapes outdoors throughout the year.

Community Foundation starts new year on positive note after its 1998 successes

Special to the Town Crier

Library News

Susan Fuller, County Librarian, was honored as librarian of the year for 1998 by Library Journal.

Calendar

Mountain View Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 500 Castro St.

Community Briefs

"Music & Memories," a collection of oral history readings with period music, will be presented from 2-3 p.m., Feb. 20, at the Los Altos History House Museum.

Schools

High school musicians named to state band

Schools Roundup

Egan sports standout says she plays better by 'just having fun'

Student Profile

Noteworthies

A graduate of Mountain View High School, Fong is a senior.

Schools Briefs

Foothill College in Los Altos Hills will kickoff African-American History Month with a celebration from noon to 1 p.m., today in the Campus Center Lounge. Student trustee Malcolm Harvey will be the featured speaker.

MV approves new location for music and arts school

The Community School of Music & Arts ended its two-year search for a new permanent location Jan. 26 after the Mountain View City Council unanimously voted to lease a portion of city-owned land to the nonprofit school.

Sports

Sports On The Side

The United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues (USISL), which the local Silicon Valley Ambassadors are a part of, has changed its name. The organization is now called the United Soccer Leagues. Commissioner Francisco Marcos, who founded the USISL in 1986, said the new name reflects the growth of the league. It started as a five-team indoor league in the Southwest and now has 135 teams in 41 states. The Ambassadors, a men's minor league team that plays at Foothill College, opens its second season this spring.

Owls survive slump, beat Dons by three

Foothill Roundup

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

Boys Basketball

Surprising loss to Los Gatos takes Eagles out of title chase

Prep Wrestling Wrap-Up

Two top-notch local teams meet today at St. Francis

Special to the Town Crier

Triple OT win keeps MV in 1st

Prep Boys Hoop Scoop

LA boys climb to the top; Pinewood girls stay in 2nd

Town Crier Staff Writer

High School Athletes Of The Month

f Los Altos High girls basketball coach John Mackey could clone his players, it's a good bet he'd start with Marisa Whitlock.

In The SPOrTLIGHT

When & Where: 3:30 p.m., Tuesday at Homestead, 21370 Homestead Road, Cupertino.

Business & Real Estate

Test for the non-managing manager

Jean on the Job

Changes spell confusion in Britain, even for experienced travelers

Great Britain is still a wonderful place to visit, No. 3 in European popularity, but, with the impending changes in currency, it now takes careful planning to make your trip costeffective and problem-free.

Business Briefs

Geoffrey Moore, president, The Chasm Group will speak Feb. 11 to the Association for Corporate Growth, Silicon Valley Chapter. Moore's topic is "The Gorilla Game, Investor's Guide to Picking Winners in High Technology."

Book publishing boom in Los Altos

Special to the Town Crier

January market rise may indicate a good year for stocks

Special to the Town Crier

Real estate market is hot again - expect to see more open houses

Special to the Town Crier

Transactions

Cupertino

Farmers' market Saturdays

Special to the Town Crier

Weekly Special

Shaffer's 'Amadeus' is a tragic journey

Special to the Town Crier

Sport utility vehicles aren't for everyone

Special to the Town Crier

The new year means new driving laws for motorists

Along with the new year comes a slew of new laws for California drivers. They include:

Cadillac Eldorado is a real achievement

Special to the Town Crier

Arthritis Foundation wants your car, truck or rec vehicle

Town Crier plans new kids special section

So, we are holding a contest for naming our new youth section. The winner gets a pizza party for four, courtesy of the Town Crier.

Weddings & Engagements

Nancy Elizabeth Verlot and Joseph Anthony Fazioli were married Aug. 15, 1998, at Stanford Memorial Church in Palo Alto.

Obituaries

Karen Samuelson Perkins died Jan. 10 in San Jose. A native of Santa Monica, she was 40.

'Help': The world's shortest, most practical prayer

Along the Spiritual Path

Spiritual Life Briefs

Amy Martin of Mountain View and Haley Revak of Los Altos were presented their Religious Recognition pins by the Rev. Ken Gammons during the 10:30 a.m. church service on Dec. 27 at First Presbyterian Church in Mountain View.

PACO appearing at PA Cultural Center

Director William Whitson and the Training Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m., Friday at the Palo Alto Cultural Center, 1313 Newell Road. Training PACO members are talented young string musicians chosen through auditions.

'Ladies of the Camellias' satirizes the theater world

Special to the Town Crier

Diamond returns to Peninsula to play benefit concert

Charlotte Diamond is returning for her 13th year to entertain families in the Bay Area. Her concerts will be at 1:30 and 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, at Gunn High School's Spangenberg Theater in Palo Alto. The concert will benefit the Bay Area Music For Minors Program.