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Volume 52, Number 32, Published on 08/04/1999

News

LAHS design 'industrial' neighbors tell council

Karen Coble and Dave Schott describe the high school buildings going up across the street from their homes as "stark" and "industrial."

Los Altos goes to the dogs

Special to the Town Crier

Woman beaten, robbed at knife-point at Rancho Shopping Center - merchants warned

Six men mugged and robbed a woman at knife-point as she headed to her car after work at Clarke's Charcoal Broiler at Rancho Shopping Center in Los Altos, police said.

News Briefs

The Los Altos Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, to consider revoking the use permit for Club Mirage, located at 4926 El Camino Real. Police say the business is operating as a nightclub when the license is for a restaurant. The city, the county health department and the state alcohol beverage control agency have all been investigating alleged violations at the club. Club owners say the food they serve is cooked on-site and that they have complied with regulations.

AP analysis shows LASD scores at the top statewide

Special to the Town Crier

Physicians question hospital's closed talks

Special to the Town Crier

Council mulls millennium mural proposal

At its meeting next Tuesday, the Los Altos City Council will be considering a request for a downtown paint-by-the-numbers millennium mural.

Despite neighbor protests, LA Council OKs Miramonte multipurpose room

Despite a public outcry from neighbors fearing future noise, traffic and building bulk, the Los Altos City Council approved plans for a 14,500-square-foot multipurpose room at a local private school.

Comment

Lost cat alert

A View from the Hills

Utility-users tax increase seems justified

The eyebrows rise. The frowns appear. "What's this about a new city tax?" some residents say. Actually, the city of Los Altos is proposing an increase to a utility-users tax already on the books.

Letters to the editor

Two years ago, the El Camino Hospital board withdrew its funding for St. Joseph the Worker Center after the center had refused to comply with a state law that requires the screening of clients for legal residency. It was believed at the time that most of the center's clients had no right to work - or even be in the United States.

Health coverage - who can you trust?

Media Watch

Community

Frog Jog proceeds support cancer research

Shirley Harbaugh liked frogs. In fact, she loved frogs.

Community Briefs

Chefs Who Care, a program of the Community Services Agency, will visit Mac's American Grill from 5:30-7 p.m., Sunday and Tuesday. Mac's American Grill is located at 325 Main St., in Los Altos.

Los Altos Millennium Celebration only New Year's event on Peninsula

Put your party hats on, it's time to celebrate the year 2000 at the Peninsula's only millennium extravaganza.

Police Report

July 26, 7:40 a.m., 100 block of Portola Avenue: Graffiti was reported on the music/arts room in the rear of Eagan Junior High.

Summer homes needed for exchange students at Foothill College

The IEP sponsors work visas for approximately 180 international college-aged interns. Incoming participants work throughout the Bay Area and stay with single or family hosts.

Seniors Briefs

Friday: 1 p.m., movie, "The Philadelphia Story," with Cary Grant, James Stewart and Katherine Hepburn. The society marriage of Tracy Samantha Lord and C. K. Dexter Haven ends in divorce. A new marriage takes place when Tracy is about to marry George Kittridge.

Pages of the Past

1949 in the United States: RCA responded to the long-playing recording format by introducing large-hole single 45 rpm disk recordings.

Local traffic cops answer questions in new column

The two Los Altos motorcycle traffic officers, who began Jan. 1, are making a difference. The numbers of speeding tickets have doubled. And unlicensed drivers are being found and taken off the road.

Sher plans Los Altos town hall meeting

State Senator Byron Sher (D-Stanford) will be holding a town hall meeting 1-2:30 p.m., Aug. 14, at Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.

On the lookout for leaders

Class sessions begin in September and are held once a month except December. The classes are conducted from 7-9 p.m. at various public facilities located in Los Altos.

Mountain View receives funding to fluoridate its water supply

County Supervisor Joe Simitian, and Mountain View Mayor Mary Lou Zoglin recently accepted a $540,000 check from Fluoridation 2000 Work Group to cover costs of fluoridating Mountain View's water supply.

Library News

Storyteller Diane Ferlatte and banjo player Erik Pearson will present "Nick Nack Paddy Whack & Her Mother Goose on the Loose."

Los Altos welcomes new city finance director

Starla Jerome-Robinson, the new finance director for the city of Los Altos, likes city government.

Calendar

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

Schools

Aspiring filmmakers get their opportunity through new program

Town Crier Staff Writer

Noteworthies

Katharine E. Stober, daughter of Victoria A. and J.L. Emmons, formerly of Los Altos, and Daniel R. Stober and Joan Mendelson, is among the 700 students accepted to attend Colgate University beginning in August. Stober is a 1999 graduate of Castilleja School. She was a National Merit semifinalist.

Foothill installs traffic light on campus

Schools Roundup

Sports

LA Masters swimmers make a splash

The Los Altos Masters Swim Club made its presence known at the Pacific Masters Long Course Championship, coming away with 14 first-place ribbons and three seconds.

MV-LA Major All-Stars finish second in District 44

The Mountain View-Los Altos Major All-Stars, comprised of 11- and 12-year-olds, placed second in last month's District 44 fast-pitch softball tournament.

Top high school athletes recognized

The following is a list of students from Los Altos and Gunn highs who were recently voted the top athletes in their class for the 1998-99 school year.

Sports On The Side

Estee Wang of Gunn High in Palo Alto is one of three students to receive this year's Art Rosenbaum High School Sportswriting Awards. Wang was presented with a $1,000 scholarship at a ceremony held July 22 at 3Com Park before the San Francisco Giants' baseball game against the San Diego Padres. The awards are sponsored by the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.

This week's local sports lineup

Stan Musial League

Third-place finish at du Maurier ends Inkster's major streak

Juli Inkster came up a tad short in her quest to win a third-straight major and a spot in the LPGA Hall of Fame last weekend in Canada.

LAHS still seeking funds for pool

With more than $50,000 in its coffers, the Los Altos High School Pool Committee is seeking an additional $100,000 to provide the school with a new high-quality swimming pool and boiler room.

Cannon can't save the Clash this time

Town Crier Staff Report

Davenport wins with power and poise

Town Crier Staff Writer

Colt All-Stars split two games

The Santa Clara Valley Colt All-Stars, a team of 15- and 16-year-old Pony Baseball players, split their first two games in last week's Colt Region Tournament in San Jose.

Business & Real Estate

Lessen stress in your professional life with these tips

Jean on the Job

Business Briefs

A study of Santa Clara Valley groundwater supplies' susceptibly to contamination from new and upgraded gasoline-dispensing systems concludes that the new systems may help reduce pollution. However, they may not be 100-percent effective preventing spills and leaks of the gasoline additive MTBE.

Carol Hanzlik, president of Los Altos Chamber of Commerce, fills leadership role

Special to the Town Crier

Stock market quakes again with fears of rising interest rates

Stock Report

Transactions

641 Casita Way - P. & J. Snook to G. Goldman for $1,120,000.00

Penny Pompei energizes lead role at realtors' association

Special to the Town Crier

Chef Bentley cooks - and educates - at Farmers' Market

Special to the Town Crier

Weekly Special

Stanford Summer Chorus to play Thursday evening

The Stanford Summer Chorus and Orchestra, under the direction of Amy Stuart Hunn, presents music by Fauré, Britten, Vaughan Williams and C. Hubert H. Parry at 8 p.m., Thursday in Stanford University's Memorial Church.

MV shop specializes in Jags, Land Rovers

Special to the Town Crier

Kidney Foundation seeking cars

The National Kidney Foundation is asking people to donate their used vehicle to the Kidney Car Program.

Car care tips for the summer driving season

Summer is traditionally the heaviest driving season. When drivers take to the road, they're often unaware their vehicles are being exposed to environmental hazards such as the sun, acid rain, dirt, tree sap, tar, air pollution and bird droppings.

Teen accidents increase during summer months

Each summer most teenagers become free. They're free from school, work, or their families.

Five ways to avoid being a victim of vehicle theft

Consumers this year are expected to spend $360 million on electronic devices to protect their cars from theft. Five years ago, $161 million was spent on such devices, according to the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association.

A guide to understanding auto coverage

Experts say drivers should examine their auto insurance policies every year to see what coverage is included and what needs to be added.

Classic Car Show is around the corner

Town Crier Staff Report

Americans make the most of traffic

American drivers are growing so accustomed to traffic delays that they consistently find ways to use the time behind the wheel to pursue more productive activities, like changing clothes, having picnics and teaching their pets to drive.

A change for the better

Special to the Town Crier

Honda pulls the plug on its electric car

Special to the Town Crier

Weddings

Stacey Anne Harp and Scott William Ryder were married May 16 at the Crocker Mansion in Hillsborough, followed by a reception there.

Obituaries

Richard "Dick" Reynolds died July 19 in Los Altos. A native of Kansas City, Mo., he was 89.

George B. Ramsey played key role in growth of Los Altos

George Bare Ramsey was a man who would go the extra mile to help others.

Beth Am celebrates b'nai mitzvah of 7 émigré teens

Larry and Marina Vatkin watched as their two children, Boris, 13, and Nina, 16, took part in a b'nai mitzvah celebration on July 17th.

Briefs

The Los Altos-based Bay Area Lutheran Singles hosts a picnic dinner outing to a band concert in Cuesta Park, 6-8 p.m., today. Bring your dinner, snacks, blanket or folding chairs. Children are invited, too. Look for yellow balloons. Cuesta Park is located in Mountain View on Cuesta Avenue. For more information, call 948-3012.

Anchor, friend, Messiah: Many names for Jesus

Along the Spiritual Path

Local Mormon bishop values service, family

Special to the Town Crier

PYT hoping to put a 'spell' on audiences

With several local residents in key roles, the Peninsula Youth Theatre presents the Broadway rock musical "Godspell" this week at the outdoor amphitheater at Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.

People expected to pour into MV for Small Brewers Festival

The 11th annual Small Brewers Festival of California is set for Friday and Saturday in downtown Mountain View.

Foothill's 'Oklahoma!' rivals original show

Special to the Town Crier

Continuing Education Briefs

The Software Technologies Department at the University of California at Santa Cruz Extension introduced a new certificate program called "Object-Oriented Programming Using JAVA."

Local community college list

12345 El Monte Road

Local execs teach e-commerce at SJSU

Special to the Town Crier