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Volume 52, Number 21, Published on 05/19/1999

News

Local pet pride shows

Special to the Town Crier

Excellent weather draws crowd to Fine Art in the Park

Special to the Town Crier

BBQ event a tribute to Santa Clara Valley orchards

The Orchard Heritage Blossom Faire & BBQ, celebrating orchard history and preservation of remaining lands, will include Los Altos restaurants Armadillo Willy's and Le Boulanger among contributors when the event gets under way 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, at Orchard Heritage Park, located at the Sunnyvale Community Center, 550 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale.

Artists: Pick up your easel and 'Paint the Town'

Painting will start by 10 a.m., offering the public a chance to watch the artists at work throughout the day. Each artist will have 30 more days to complete the work, have it framed for display.

Mailboxes Etc. a no go after council stops application

Town Crier Staff Writer

Los Altos Council OKs permit for planned Millennium Eve fete

Los Altos and Los Altos Hills folks can dust off their dancing shoes.

News Briefs

The same evening the Los Altos City Council discussed authorizing a non-solicitation ordinance for day workers, council members in Mountain View considered the same item.

City of Los Altos receives eight proposals for development of corner site at First and Main streets

Officials mum on what's in store

El Camino Hospital officials wrapping up building upgrade projects

Special to the Town Crier

Comment

Letters to the Editor

Your last editorial on school boundaries presented a one-sided view of the overcrowding problem at Almond School.

A Side of Clyde

The cell-phone intrusion

The genesis of a writer

Reflections

Community

Cranston's memory takes him back to dirt roads, bucking colts

My memories actually go back quite far, to the first time I stood up. It must have been in 1915. I do remember that far back.

New LAH group organizes to preserve 'founding principles'

Reacting to some residents' concerns that Los Altos Hills' founding principles are at risk of being forgotten, a group of town residents last week announced the formation of a new grass-roots organization.

French exchange program looking for families

Interested families wanting additional information on any of these programs can call Jegou at 969-6909 or e-mail at Soizick8@aol.com.

Los Altos Hills pathways day includes dedication

The Los Altos Hills Pathways Committee will dedicate the Fran Stevenson Path in Los Altos Hills at 11:30 a.m., Sunday, as part of a town pathways day.

Library News

This year's theme is "Go Wild, Read Books of All Kinds!" Youngsters who read 10 or more books will receive a free paperback from the Friends of the Library at a party Aug. 11.

Calendar

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

Community Briefs

In honor of May as State Parks Month, the Los Altos Library has coupons from the California State Parks Foundation for free day-use admission to participating California state parks for this month, excluding Memorial Day weekend. A limited supply is available at the bulletin board in the main lobby and in the children's room.

Police Report

May 10, 7:46 a.m.,1700 block of Marshall Court: A caller reported finding a passport in his back yard.

6-year-old celebrates birthday by giving to Kosovo refugees

Special to the Town Crier

'Sultan of celebration' promises to make millennium party a whopper

He's the master of merriment, the sultan of celebration, the Peter Pan of party planning. He is Rick Herns and if you haven't heard of him, you've been staying home too often.

Schools

YWCA honors 8 teens for community work

Sofie Wulf never thought much about gross incomes, let alone starting her own business. The Los Altos High School freshman said tending to all of those business details seemed boring until last summer, when she and her peers launched a successful vending business.

Almond parents dominate LASD boundary meeting

The boundary committee unveiled four preliminary scenarios for the reconfiguration of the Los Altos School District's internal boundaries at a special meeting May 10 at Almond School that drew more than 100 parents.

MV-LA school foundation raises a record $153,000

Schools Roundup

Sports

Ambassadors keep Cup hopes alive, beat Roadrunners 2-0

The Silicon Valley Ambassadors regained first place in the US Open Cup qualifications last Friday by beating the Central Coast Roadrunners. 2-0 at Foothill College.

Two local students among the finalists for CIF award

Gabe Garcia of St. Francis High and Sean Williams of Los Altos High were among the 12 boys finalists for the spring California Interscholastic Federation Sportsmanship/Citizenship Award.

Sports On The Side

The Foothill College men's tennis team fell 5-1 to College of the Desert May 6 in the state team championship match at Blackhawk Country Club in Danville. The Owls' only win came from Rodrigo Godoy at No. 4 singles. Foothill, champions of the Coast Conference and Northern California, finishes with a 16-7 overall record.

This week's lineup of local prep, college and pro-am sporting events

Baseball

Mountain View Open swings back into action this week

Special to the Town Crier

Stanford honors Payton Jordan, former coach and local resident

On May 1, Stanford University dedicated Payton Jordan Plaza, named for the longtime Stanford track and field coach and former Los Altos resident.

Lancers, Titans prepare for postseason

Special to the Town Crier

St. Francis and Mtn. View are heading to the playoffs

Special to the Town Crier

Bjorklund sets the standard in the discus

Town Crier Staff Report

Mustangs outlast Lancers in CCS quarterfinals

Special to the Town Crier

Business & Real Estate

Cygnus founder named American Institute Fellow

Gary W. Cleary, founder, chairman and chief technical officer of Cygnus, Inc., was inducted as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering during its annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on March 12. The Institute has emerged as a principal voice of medical and biological engineering in matters of science and public policy.

Business Briefs

Rancho Shopping Center will present its 40th annual Rancho Round-up Breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon, June 5, at the shopping center, corner of Springer Road and Foothill Expressway, in Los Altos.

Dow Jones takes a header while Town Crier '50' has good week

Special to the Town Crier

Rancho Merchants Association appoints new promotion director

Special to the Town Crier

Downtown art studio, Gallery Michael, is closing

Special to the Town Crier

AHA home tip - Homebuyers ride interest rate roller coaster

Last fall, when mortgage interest rates hit a 30-year low, no one had more reason to celebrate than consumers. Since that time, interest rates have taken the home loan market on a roller coaster ride, creating uncertainty for bargain-hungry homebuyers. With average 30-year fixed interest rates recently spiking around 7 percent, the decision to immediately "lock-in" is no longer automatic.

Transactions

1913 Deodora Drive - Lanterman Trust to C. Liu for $760,000.00

The Real Estate Guy

In the 1960s, Bob Dylan wrote a song called "The Times They Are A-Changing." He was right, those times were certainly changing and so are these times. It seems like almost everything we see today has a ".com" attached to it. The real estate industry, like so many other industries, is not insulated from technology.

Emotional intelligence on the job

Jean on the Job

Weekly Special

Weddings & Engagements

Denise Marie McIntosh and Craig Allen Stevens have announced their engagement. They plan to be married May 29 at Union Presbyterian Church in Los Altos.

Obituaries

John Vero, a resident of Los Altos Hills, died April 19 in Mountain View. A native of New York, he was 75.

Spiritual Life Briefs

The Rev. Matt Broadbent, currently serving a Congregational church in Santa Cruz, was recently called to be the new senior minister at Foothills Congregational Church in Los Altos. Broadbent, 52, will begin his ministry in Los Altos June 20. The congregation voted to hire him 160-0.

Enemies: The 'little voices' that urge me on to gossip, to yell

I was having serious problems with the Psalms.

'Kidz Dancing 1999' set for Friday at Gunn High

Area elementary school students in Zohar's outreach program will take part in "Kidz Dancing 1999," a dance performance set for 7:30 p.m., Friday at Gunn High School's Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto.

'Rach 3' rocks the Nova Vista Symphony

Special to the Town Crier

Local playwright featured at the 'Fringe'

Special to the Town Crier

Taking care of business

Special to the Town Crier

WAGES transforms lives

Special to the Town Crier

The whole tooth

Special to the Town Crier

Choose your battles, help with self esteem, experts say

Keys to

MV firm offers herbal Viagra-like alternative

Special to the Town Crier

Health Briefs

The Autism & Related Disorders Educational Support Group presents Dr. Bernard Rimlandin who will present a program titled "The Autism Epidemic/Breakthroughs in Research" from 7-9 p.m., Thursday, at the Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos.

Online resources for couples with fertility problems

Couples seeking help with fertility problems comprise a vulnerable segment of the health care-seeking population - their desire for children and an often unexplained infertility condition may cause them to pursue expensive solutions that might or might not be helpful.

Help when panic attacks

Imagine that you are watching television, when suddenly your heart starts beating out of control. Your breathing becomes labored as you grow lightheaded and you begin to feel a tightness in your chest.