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Volume 52, Number 18, Published on 04/28/1999

News

St. Francis' winning tradition

Town Crier Staff Writer

Good weather boosts park construction

As the warm days have ushered in thoughts of picnics and parks, so too have they created perfect conditions for building those parks.

News Briefs

Project Match, Inc., an organization helping seniors meet affordable housing needs in Santa Clara County, will honor eight cities, including Los Altos. Each of these cities has cooperated with Project Match over a period of years to improve affordable housing for seniors.

Law, new center could limit workers on streets

Los Altos and Mountain View are working together on two projects for the Los Altos-based St. Joseph the Worker Center: an ordinance to govern soliciting work from the sidewalks, and a larger center to handle the growing numbers of day workers served at the center.

Local schools honor the fallen, reach out in wake of Columbine shooting tragedy

Flags flew at half-staff on local school campuses last week in response to the shooting rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. on April 20 that left 12 students, one teacher and the two student gunmen dead.

High marks for El Camino Hospital cardiology

Special to the Town Crier

Perry outlines 'preventive defense' strategy

Special to the Town Crier

Comment

Yes, Los Altos, it can happen here

A late-night commentator on ABC-News' "Nightline" last week offered communities around the country some harsh advice: "The worst thing we can do is to think it can't happen here."

The family ski trip

Blue Jeans & Jelly Beans

Letters to the Editor

Four years ago, health problems forced Barbara and me to sell our Los Altos home of some 15 years and retire to Mexico. For us, it was a very difficult time. We both so loved it here.

Going back to school - and getting tested

A Side of Clyde

Community

Family fun in Los Altos: Pet Parade, Rotary art show

The 24th annual Los Altos Rotary "Fine Art in the Park" highlights a fun-filled May 15-16 weekend in Los Altos that also includes the May 15 Kiwanis Pet Parade.

Almanac

Los Altos Hills Planning Commission, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills.

Wendy Tokuda joins Women's Day

Famed TV anchor Wendy Tokuda joins the Albert L. Schultz Jewish Community Center for a "Woman's Day" celebration in honor of Mother's Day, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., May 7, at Michael's at Shoreline restaurant, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View.

Partners For New Generations luncheon slated for this Thursday

Partners For New Generations organizers are holding a noontime luncheon, Thursday, at the Elks Club, 4292 El Camino Real, in Palo Alto, to thank volunteers in the program and offer a preview of what's to come.

Nonprofit status OK'd for millennium group

Last week, the Millennium Executive Committee got some good news from the IRS. After five months and a lot of pestering by Los Altos attorney Mark Smallhouse, the IRS finally gave its nod of approval for 501(c)(3) status for the city's millennium party on Dec. 31.

Trees soften Los Altos streets downtown, thanks to many chants

Shadeless storefronts, barren strips of concrete, and skeletal telephone poles - downtown Los Altos wasn't a very attractive place to go shopping during the l950s. In fact, it was downright bleak. Over the next eight years, it would get a fresh new look.

How to brew a marriage, or 'Which way to the laundry room?'

Socially Speaking

Community yard sale set for May 8 in MV

Cost in advance is $15 for a table, $5 without.

Library News

From 7-9 p.m. Friday the sale is for members only. Family memberships are available at the main library for $5. The sale is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. On Sunday books are sold by the bag. Bags are available at the door for $2 each and there is no limit to the number of bags purchased.

Los Altos Hills resident receives Fulbright award

Resident Profile

Community Briefs

Life in Saudi Arabia will be the topic of guest speaker Heidi Tawfik at the May 5 meeting of the Federated Woman's Club of Los Altos.

Portion of Stevens Creek Trail dedicated in MV

A portion of the Stevens Creek Trail, extending the popular trail from Whisman Park to Landels School in Mountain View, was opened at a dedication ceremony last Saturday.

Police Report

April 16, 6:21 p.m., 200 block of Galli Drive: A resident reported a loud, beer party with four to eight juveniles. Police said the teens were intoxicated and issued a citation.

Schools

Duo brings environmental conscience to MVHS

David Harris said he never thought much about the environment until he visited Cairo, Egypt, last summer while on vacation.

LAHS principal, David Brazer resigns

David Brazer, Los Altos High School principal, announced his resignation this week. He will leave his nine-year post as principal at the high school for an assistant teaching position in the graduate program for educational administration at George Mason University in Fairfax,Va.

AAUW member works to bridge tech gap among young women

Walk into any high-tech firm, engineering office or science lab, and chances are that most of the employees will be men - a statistic Sue Klarreich wants to change.

Schools Briefs

The Santa Clara County Office of Education and the California Department of Education recently launched "Tutoring Network," a new Web site that links K-12 students with local college-aged tutors.

Schools Roundup

Homestead junior named as participant in elite scholar-athlete games

Sports

New-look Ambassadors to open season Sunday

This will be a year of change for the Silicon Valley Ambassadors, the area's minor league men's soccer team.

St. Francis closing in on Bellarmine in WCAL

Special to the Town Crier

Tennis team reaches NorCal finals

Town Crier Staff Report

This week's lineup of local high school sporting events

Today

Bjorklund rules the field at Top 8 Meet in Los Gatos

High School Sports Summary

CCFA's annual 'Walk N Run' this Saturday at Shoreline

The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, Greater Bay Area Chapter, is sponsoring the fourth annual "Walk N Run" at 8 a.m., this Saturday at Shoreline Park in Mountain View.

Home hasn't been sweet for Mountain View High

Town Crier Staff Writer

Local boys help team win national title

The West San Jose All-Stars, a team of 11- and 12-year old boys from Los Altos and nearby cities, captured the National Junior Basketball national championship tournament April 11 in Los Angeles.

MV-LA club makes waves at swim meet

The Los Altos-Mountain View Aquatic Club hosted the 11th Annual Long Course Swim Meet April 17-18 at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills. More than 700 Bay Area swimmers ages 5 to 18 participated in the invitational event.

Sports On The Side

Pinewood School basketball star Lauren Smith-Hams has accepted a scholarship to play at the University of Southern California. The senior point guard became the Panthers' all-time leading scorer this past season and led them to a state championship.

Cannon lives up to nickname, helps Clash beat D.C. United

The San Jose Clash has learned they don't call Joe Cannon "The Wall" for nothing.

Business & Real Estate

How to handle resentment on the job or anywhere

Jean on the Job

Business Briefs

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, based in Los Altos, and the Institute for Global Ethics are offering a new CD, "Cornerstones for Ethical Foundations." The CD is based on interviews and focus groups with trustees and staff members in 40 U.S. foundations in an effort to gauge current attitudes and concerns about ethics and values in philanthropy.

Drexler Technology's success was in the cards

Special to the Town Crier

Golden Gate University offers range of degrees, expands CyberCampus

Special to the Town Crier

Will the market pause before it reaches 11,000?

Stock Report

Transactions

Cupertino

Green ranked top Realtor

The special award was presented as an incredible achievement by Cendant Corporation, the parent company of former Los Altos Seville Properties.

New location for Expo '99 produces a successful event

Special to the Town Crier

Weekly Special

Weddings

Merelie Ancheta Tomas and Zong-Chih Paul Yang were married Feb. 14 at Centerville Presbyterian Church in Fremont. A reception followed at Fung Lum Restaurant in Campbell.

Obituaries

Christopher G. Jasinsky died March 24. A native of Palo Alto, he was 52.

Noteworthies

James F. Shively was awarded a certificate April 16 from the San Jose Junior League in appreciation of his volunteer work with the Peninsula Parkinson's Support Groups, Inc. Shively has been the treasurer the past four years.

Local artists: Pick up your easel and 'Paint the Town' on June 5

The Los Altos Town Crier is sponsoring a program to "capture the look of Los Altos and Los Altos Hills" as it appears during the last days of the 20th century. "Paint the Town" will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 5, when artists paint their favorite city buildings.

Flashbacks create confusion in 'Joy Luck'

Special to the Town Crier

CSMA holding benefit concert this Friday

The Community School of Music Arts presents its annual benefit for arts education from 6-10 p.m., Friday at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto.

King's brings 'The Fiddler' to Spangenberg

The King's Academy's spring production of "The Fiddler on the Roof" will play this Friday through May 8 at the Spangenberg Theatre at Gunn High School, 780 Arastradero Road.

Horticulture Society tours Sissinghurst via members' slides

Special to the Town Crier

A classic on Orange

Special to the Town Crier

The Grooming Works thrives as a family affair

Special to the Town Crier

Home Briefs

The Garden Club of Los Altos joins the Los Altos Recreation Department to sponsor the annual Los Altos Plant Exchange from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, in the Hillview Community Center parking lot, 97 Hillview Ave., in Los Altos. Everyone is welcome to bring extra plants, seedlings, cuttings, bulbs, seeds and small shrubs and trees, and to take home something new in exchange.

Gamble Garden Tour features Palo Alto gardens

Special to the Town Crier

Patt's Greenhouse changes owners, but not fine plants and good service

Special to the Town Crier

Cracking down on clutter

Special to the Town Crier