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Volume 52, Number 8, Published on 02/22/1999

News

City gets wired

Town Crier Staff Writer

Town gathering input on utilities, cable

Special to the Town Crier

Speeding tickets double with new traffic cops

In the first month with two new motorcycle traffic officers, the number of speeding tickets in Los Altos doubled.

A Marriott's may replace Four Seasons Motel

A group called the Four Seasons Associates has submitted plans to the city of Los Altos to tear down the Four Seasons Motel and build a Marriott Courtyard motel on the site.

City considers purchase of gas station property

The Los Altos City Council held a closed session last night to consider acquiring the former gas station property at Fremont Avenue and Grant Road.

News Briefs

Assemblyman Ted Lempert (D-Palo Alto) will host a free pancake breakfast from 8:30-10:30 a.m. this Saturday at the Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.

Los Altos Hills council appoints commissioner, explores fast track

Special to the Town Crier

Theft leaves Rancho merchant feeling vulnerable

Rose Hartman has a strong message in the wake of a Feb. 10 theft that left her at the mercy of scheming telephone crooks: "We have to come down hard on crime," she said last week. "One of the reasons they target Los Altos is - we have such an affluent image."

Comment

A better way to run meetings? Yes

"Is there a better way to run a meeting?" we asked back in September 1997 after a Los Altos City Council meeting went to 3 a.m.

Problem solving and the American character

The ubiquitous bottom line is ever-more mainline these days in the mass media. Whatever the labeling, this trend escalates preoccupation with balance sheets and profits and seemingly ever-expanding yet not surprising "big business journalism"-news and opinion and entertainment packaged to give priorities to revenues and costs at the expense of more traditional professional values, such as public service.

Letters to the editor

I am writing in response to the travel article on Britain written by Maureen Jones in the Town Crier on Feb. 3.

Debunking the weekend myth

Blue Jeans & Jelly Beans

Community

Is your veterinarian listening? You'd be surprised sometimes

Pet Pause

'Treasures' subject of library lecture

Los Altos arts supporters are sponsoring a 7:30 p.m., March 3 lecture on the current exhibition from the Victoria and Albert Museum, now on view at the Palace of Legion of Honor in San Francisco.

Police Report

Feb. 12, 1:49 p.m., 4600 block of El Camino Real: Police arrested a man on charges of drunkenness who was lying in a parking lot, a bottle at his feet.

LAH historical society schedules lecture

Detailed sketches and slides of Eastern Europe including Prague, Terezin, Jerusalem and the Masada will be the subject of the March Los Altos Hills Historical Society meeting. The talk will be at 3 p.m., March 7, at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road.

MROSD board addresses concerns over litter bugs at Rancho San Antonio

Litter is becoming a problem at Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve, according to at least one Los Altos resident.

Cuban embargo works to Castro's advantage, Hoover fellow tells Morning Forum crowd

Special to the Town Crier

A sociable gathering for SocialNet CEO and a salute for H-P chief Lew Platt

Socially Speaking

Traveling in Normandy - perfect for people-watching

Travel

Fire and fireworks: Kahn gets lucky, avoids big boom

Sam Kahn, known as "Sammy" to his friends in Los Altos, moved to Los Altos in 1939, where he opened Kahn's Corner Pharmacy, which is still open for business on Main Street. Last week's Town Crier featured the story of how Kahn first got started in Los Altos.

Realtors seeking nominations for annual service award

Unsung heroes and heroines are hard to come by. These are the people who volunteer in the community continuously, giving their time, leadership, experience and heart.

Reception for Packard artists March 4 in Mtn. View

The Packard Art Studio of Los Altos will hold a reception March 4 for 11 studio artists whose works will be represented March 4-April 29 in an exhibition at Mountain View City Hall.

El Camino YMCA reports positive response to building expansion campaign

Into a second month of public fund-raising, El Camino YMCA officials report their campaign for an expanded facility is coming along nicely.

Seniors News

Friday: 1 p.m., A birthday bingo celebration for those with birthdays in February. Cake, ice cream, music and bingo will be included.

Library News

Participants are asked to read the book prior to the meeting. Handouts will be available on how to research authors and titles in the library. For more information, call Miriam Marr at 948-7683 ext. 3512.

Calendar

The Los Altos Hills Planning Commission meeting scheduled for tonight has been cancelled.

Community Briefs

Los Altos Masonic Lodge is sponsoring a series of after-dinner programs during 1999, and the public is invited. The next program is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. this coming Monday. Titled "Health, Healing, and Preventive Medicine," the program features Naturopathic Dr. Nancy Worthington. The presentations will be held in the downstairs dining room of the Lodge, at 146 Main St., Los Altos.

Schools

Noteworthies

Scott Johnson, Kathryn Kilner, James Li, Angela Liao, Dawn Maxey, Jacqueline Mayer, Denise Minton.

Schools Roundup

Math 'counts' at Blach School

Students solve computer woes - free of charge

Town Crier Staff Writer

Schools Briefs

De Anza College is hosting several events this March. Learn how to develop a personal identity and caraft marketing strategy with Krisitn Doner at 7 p.m., March 4 in Room A-51. For more information, call (408) 864-8378.

Diversity forum gets students thinking about discrimination

Going to a school where the student population represents a multitude of racial and economic backgrounds, it's not difficult for misunderstandings to occur.

Sports

Sports On The Side

Registration for Mountain View Babe Ruth, a baseball league for boys ages 13-18, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday and Mach 6, plus 10 a.m. to noon, March 13 at McKelvey Park on Miramonte Avenue in Mountain View. For more information, call 966-8027 or visit the league's Web site at www.meer.net/~mvbaberuth.

This week's lineup of local high school sporting events

HIGH SCHOOL

Valle makes Los Altos history by qualifying for state

Prep Wrestling Championships

Los Altos boys fall to Paly; 3 area girls teams move on

Town Crier Staff Writer

Four area schools catch playoff fever

Prep Girls Hoop Scoop

Foothill teams prepare for playoffs

Foothill Roundup

St. Francis boys and Pinewood girls just miss soccer playoffs

The St. Francis High boys and Pinewood School girls came oh-so close to making the Central Coast Section soccer playoffs, which started last week.

Lancers earn top seed in Div. II playoffs; Mtn. View, Gunn & LA also make CCS

Special to the Town Crier

Business & Real Estate

Many Silicon Valley companies included in 100 best places to work

Special to the Town Crier

Do your team members tell each other the truth?

Jean on the Job

Researchers find clues to life's origin in interstellar clouds

A team of scientists from NASA and Stanford University have created some of the chemicals essential for life in an environment similar to that found in deep space.

Business Briefs

Vision 2000: An Entrepreneurial Outlook will be presented by the Churchill Club, Silicon Valley's Public Affairs Forum. Moderated by Fred LaCosse, host of KICU-TV's Silicon Valley Business, the program includes Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes; John Dean, president of Silicon Valley Bank; Prakash Agarwal, president and CEO of NeoMagic corp.; Alan Fisher, Founder of ONSALE, Inc.; and Dr. J. Leighton Read, chairman and CEO of Aviron.

Believe it or not, typewriters still in demand

Special to the Town Crier

Cisco CEO preaches consumer wave gospel

Special to the Town Crier

Varian stockholders authorize reorganization

Special to the Town Crier

Transactions

Cupertino

LAH author offers sound business advice: 'Wear Clean Underwear'

Rhonda Abrams of Los Altos Hills says that if you want sound business advice, look no further than your mom.

Weekly Special

Weddings & Engagements

Jocelyn Deering and William Challas were married May 24, 1998, at the Moraine Country Club in Dayton, Ohio.

Obituaries

Florence May Engelbert-Robertson, a longtime Los Altos resident and founding member of the local League of Women Voters, died Jan. 23. She was 82.

Local Scouts earn Eagle honors

Daniel Mart of Troop 35 has passed all requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout, and his records have been approved by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Los Altos resident starring in SJCMT's 'Wizard of Oz'

Los Altos resident Ashley Barrett will star as Dorothy in three performances of "The Wizard of Oz," a San Jose Children's Musical Theater Junior Series production playing today through Sunday.

Schola and PACO to play together

Mountain View-based chorus Schola Cantorum will join forces with the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra this weekend for a pair of concerts titled "Glorious Fantasies."

Los Altos gardens win in Sunset Magazine contest

Special to the Town Crier

Privacy and proximity

Special to the Town Crier

Selling your home? Here's how to stage it

Special to the Town Crier

When you need a permit to work on your house

A person often wonders whether he needs a permit to do work around the house. The city of Los Altos has a building guide for R1-10 single family residential properties that is available at the city hall front desk.

How to find the right architect

Finding the right architect is the single most important decision you make after deciding to build your dream home. The American Institute of Architects represents 58,000 licensed architects and associated professionals, worldwide, and offers the following guidelines for selecting the right architect for you:

All-American rose selections now available at local nurseries

Each year the All-America Rose Selections Committee (AARS) selects roses to brighten up a gardener's landscape. This year's selections are available at nurseries including Woolworth's and Los Altos Nursery.

Keep contractor relationship ship-shape and trouble-free

1. Hire only licensed contractors.

Want a child-friendly garden? Tips from local landscaping experts

Special to the Town Crier

'Grandma's Motel'

Special to the Town Crier

Build a teepee for sweet peas and morning glories

Special to the Town Crier

Home Briefs

The Peninsula Home and Garden Show features workshops and demonstrations on home improvement, decorating, and landscaping March 5-7 at the San Mateo Expo Center, 2495 South Delaware Ave., San Mateo. Admission is $6.50 for adults; children 12 and under are free. For more information, call (800) 765-3976 or visit the Website: www southex.com/peninsulahomeshow.

Fate of Juana Briones house uncertain

Special to the Town Crier