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Volume 52, Number 30, Published on 07/21/1999

News

Family partners in grief

Town Crier Staff Writer

Council OKs tax hike - now voters to decide

The Los Altos City Council OK'd a utility-user tax hike from 3.5 percent to 6.25 percent. Now the issue goes to voters on the ballot in November.

Miramonte gym hearing continued to July 27

The project meets or exceeds all city building codes. The applicants have modified the design in response to neighbor concerns. City staff and the planning commissioners recommend approval.

All 3 Los Altos City Council incumbents say they will seek reelection

All three of the Los Altos City Council members who complete a four-year term this fall have said they will be running for re-election.

LAH council simplifies Matadero Creek rules

Special to the Town Crier

LA Council prohibits on-street hiring

The Los Altos City Council has moved ahead with an ordinance to prohibit on-street hiring.

News Briefs

Los Altos has settled a long-running lawsuit over the closure of a gate at St. Joseph Avenue in the south end of the city.

Water main bursts, cuts off LAH supply to 70 homes

Special to the Town Crier

Talking trash: LAH residents complain about their service

Special to the Town Crier

Comment

Letters to the Editor

What a surprise! Those 15,000-square-foot houses dotting Los Altos Hills are now branded as water hogs (June 23 Town Crier).

Day worker ordinance a step forward

Last week Los Altos moved ahead with an ordinance banning customers from picking up day workers on street corners. Although some don't view the ordinance as directly affecting the loitering problem, we see it as a definite step in the right direction.

Congratulations to Juli Inkster

Tiger Woods, eat your heart out. We've got Juli Inkster. Inkster, for you non-golfers who wondered about the congratulatory banner hanging from Rancho Shopping Center, is having a phenomenal year on the women's pro golf circuit.

Practicing safe sun in Philadelphia

A Side of Clyde

Above the clouds - a journey of love

Reflections

Community

Much of Los Altos Hills once 2,900-acre 'Taaffe Rancho'

Rose Marie Taaffe's January 1949 interview is one of the earliest oral histories preserved at Los Altos History House.

Library News

Today the Wild and Crazy Librarians: Cheryl, Chris, Kathy and Sandy, will present a unique program and a special guest, local storyteller, Mia Lieberman.

Outpouring for talented, respected teens who died in car crash near Hollister

Special to the Town Crier

Community Briefs

Officials at Hidden Villa, an environmental preserve in Los Altos Hills, will celebrate groundbreaking on a new 3,300-square-foot "Education Center" at 5:30 p.m., Aug. 8. The center will demonstrate sustainable building principles.

Police Report

July 11, 9:15 a.m., 400 block of Lassen Street: A caller reported a smashed right-rear passenger-side window.

Almanac

Los Altos Youth Commission, 7 p.m., Room A, Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.

North to Alaska goes adventure-minded Scout Troop 37

Special to the Town Crier

Schools

LASD boundaries: Small and equitable schools top priorities

Town Crier Staff Report

Noteworthies

Katharine Kristina Olson, daughter of Kenneth and Suzanne Olson of Los Altos, recently received her bachelor's degree with special honors in history from the University of Chicago. U.S. President Bill Clinton, who attended the ceremony, presented Olson with her degree. Olson is a 1995 graduate of Los Altos High School. She served as news editor of the Chicago Maroon, the independent newspaper of the University of Chicago. She was the recipient of the University's foreign language grant in 1998 and the T. Kimball Brooker Prize for undergraduate Book Collecting in 1999, awarded by the University of Chicago Library. She was also named to the dean's list. Olson is fluent in English, Welsh, Norwegian and German. She is currently living in Wales.

Schools Briefs

The Awalt High School Class of 1969 will hold its 30th reunion at 6 p.m., July 31, at Michael's at Shoreline in Mountain View.

Sports

Palo Alto Post 375 qualifies for tourney

Palo Alto Post 375 failed to beat first-place Monta Vista last week, but the American Legion baseball team is still heading to the postseason.

LAH diver wins regional competition

Sara Bowling of Los Altos Hills won the girls 14-15 age division in platform diving July 11 at the U.S. Diving Junior Region 10 championships in Seattle.

Los Altos Hills National All-Stars finish strong

Baseball Update

Sports On The Side

Cal-Hi Sports recently announced its honorees for the 1998-99 school year. The newsletter named Pinewood School's Lauren Smith-Hams its State Athlete of the Year in Division V for her play in basketball and volleyball. St. Francis High first baseman Garrett Cook was voted to the All-Enrollment Team for baseball and teammate Dustin Hahn, an outfielder, made the All-State Underclass Team.

This week's local sports lineup

American Legion

World Cup makes Fair, Team USA world famous

Town Crier Staff Writer

Local synchronized swimmer making a splash at national level

Special to the Town Crier

Davenport, Williams commit to Bank of the West Classic

Some of the finest women's tennis players in the world will be playing down the road at Stanford University next week.

8 locals to play in all-star football game

Football season is still more than a month away, which seems like an eternity for many die-hard fans. Temporary relief is in sight, though.

Inkster takes 3rd in Big Apple Classic; Forsman is 4th in Greater Milwaukee Open

Pro-Am Golf Report

Business & Real Estate

Council OKs lower budget for Loyola Corner's BID

Special to the Town Crier

How to have a life and a career at the same time

Jean on the job

New Loyola Corners post office opening delayed

Special to the Town Crier

Alaska gets crowded, so pick travel dates carefully

Alaska has become the second most popular cruise destination in the world, with 150 ships going through its waters. Depending on whether you want glitz, gambling, nightly shows, bingo, lectures, movies, etc., you can be kept busy every day you are afloat.

Business Briefs

After beguiling collectors and shoppers for nearly 10 years in downtown Los Altos, Cottage Collectibles has closed its doors.

New terms for California Water merger

California Water Service Group, provider of water for Los Altos and some customers in Los Altos Hills, agreed in March to merge with Dominguez Services Corporation. However, an amendment has since been made in response to an unsolicited competing proposal from American Water Company.

Town Crier Index flying high as market sets records

Special to the Town Crier

Transactions

Los Altos

Realtor rep discusses possible tax ahead in Los Altos

Special to the Town Crier

Best year for housing because of stock market gains

Local and state real estate resales continue to gain steam, and it appears it will be the best year for housing starts in a decade.

Weekly Special

Wednesday has kids up a 'Tree'

Special to the Town Crier

Antiquarian Archive welcomes book buyers and sellers

Special to the Town Crier

Weddings & Engagement

Kimberly McGuigan and James Nunley were married May 30 at St. Nicholas church in Los Altos. A reception followed at Hyatt Rickeys.

Obituaries

Patrick Hu died June 9 at his Los Altos home after a long battle with cancer. A native of China, he was 54.

Spiritual Life Briefs

The Los Altos Lutheran Church presents two family-oriented musicals during July.

Marriage offers direction in a journey toward God

Companion on the Journey

Los Altos pastor offers some thoughts on why God allows suffering

A Clergy View

'Oklahoma!' set to open at Foothill

Award-winning Foothill Music Theatre presents a fully staged production of the landmark Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!" starting Thursday. The production, playing in Foothill's Smithwick Theater on the Los Altos Hills campus, runs through Aug. 15.

Afribbean festival coming to MV

The Afribbean '99 Music & Cultural Festival comes to Castro Street in Mountain View Saturday and Sunday.

'Dames at Sea' has a distinct local flavor

Four Los Altos residents are featured in the cast of "Dames at Sea," a San Jose Children's Musical Theater production opening today at the Montgomery Theater. The musical runs through Sunday.

Book Beat

Books for outdoor adventurers: The Wilderness Press in Berkeley publishes a free quarterly newsletter packed with information about hiking, biking, backpacking, kayaking and other outdoor recreational topics. The press's book and map list includes "California Blue Ribbon Trout Streams," "The Baja Adventure Book," "The Bay Area Ridge Trail," "Hot Showers, Soft Beds, Dayhikes in the Sierra," and many more. Visit its Web site at www.wildernesspress.com or call (510) 843-8080 to receive a newsletter/booklist/order form.

Gauging a kid's time at computer games

Question: Should I be worried about the amount of time my 15-year-old son spends playing computer games? Often four to six hours go by. The computer is in his room and the door is usually closed.

Stay cool

Special to the Town Crier

Summer fitness camp for over-50 folks

Programs and activities include a keynote speech, "Changing your Life with Exercise." Other events include fitness testing, customizing exercise, yoga for seniors, strength training and many more.

Internet resources for teen health issues

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Physical therapy can reflect lifestyle changes

Special to the Town Crier

Urinary incontinence: Don't suffer in silence

Urinary incontinence, or the involuntary loss of urine, is a very underreported problem among women - especially older women.

Hypnotherapist helps with weight loss, pain management

Special to the Town Crier

Health Briefs

The Palo Alto Medical Foundation presents a pediatrician who will talk about "What's Normal" in a newborn's appearance and behavior, from 7-9 tonight, at the PAMF Auditorium, 920 Bryant St., Palo Alto. The program is free. For more information, call 853-2960.