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Published on 06/02/1999 All articles from this issue

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50 years ago in the Los Altos

George Keith, forum chairman, urged citizens to talk to neighbors over the back fence, at church meetings or at the 19th tee prior to attending the first Citizens Forum meeting. Topics for the June 21 event were: Should San Antonio Road be widened to four lanes? Should Los Altans elect the members of the Fire Commission? Should Los Altos Elementary School district be merged with Mountain View and Whisman districts? Should the new high-speed, four-lane highway run through Los Altos along the railroad track or at the foot of the mountains?

Principal Ardis Egan presented the 84 students who were graduated from Los Altos Elementary School on June 15. Thirty Los Altos students graduated at Mountain View High School. There were 136 graduates in the class of 1949.

The Los Altos Post Office was designated a first-class post office by the Postmaster General's office, according to Postmaster Percy Helena. Post offices receiving more than $40,000 per year were eligible to move into first-class status. Most service areas were then delivered by city carriers rather than the rural route service. The Magdalena area continued to be Rural Route No. 1.

25 years ago in Los Altos

Anchor schools Blach Junior High, Oak, Springer, Almond, and Loyola elementary were spared from possible closure by the Los Altos School District. A public survey showed strong support for continuation of summer school programs, but only moderate support for a year-round school in the district.

The 350 residents of the unincorporated area west of Grant Road and Portland Avenue and adjacent streets were permitted to circulate a petition to annex to the city of Los Altos.

Los Altos Councilman Roy Lave was asked to present a request to the Santa Clara County Transportation Commission for $5,000 for addition of a bike path on Foothill Expressway.

More than 150 camellia plants have been donated by Fidelity Savings to the city of Los Altos for planting at Garden House, Shoup Park and other city-owned locations.

Los Altos Hills councilman Thomas McReynolds expressed concern that because of school bus route cuts, some children would have to walk long distances to school. Mayor Stanley Grabowski asked McReynolds to write to Keith Vander Zyl, school district manger, to express the council's disappointment at the decision to cut back school bus service.

- Compiled by Donna Shoemaker

History House of Los Altos.