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Volume 52, Number 36, Published on 08/25/1999

News

Schools rebuild, energize

Town Crier Staff Writer

Paving, resurfacing begins in Los Altos

The annual paving and resurfacing of selected Los Altos streets begins next month.

'Not In Our Town' anti-hate rally draws 700-plus

Special to the Town Crier

News Briefs

A bank robber got away with an undisclosed amount of cash following a noontime robbery last Thursday at the Bank of America branch on San Antonio Road in Los Altos.

Friday the 13th brush fire spares LAH homes

Town Crier Staff Writer

Judge rejects Los Altos challenge to city council candidate's authenticity

A judge ruled last Friday that Los Altos City Council candidate Noah Mesel had substantially followed election law and that his name should remain on the ballot, said Los Altos City Attorney Bob Booth.

Calling all Town Crier newspaper carriers - we'd like to hear from you

We are planning to pay tribute to our former carriers in a "Town Crier Founders' Day" story for the Sept. 8 issue.

Comment

Back to school and switching gears

Blue Jeans & Jelly Beans

Letters to the Editor

The "Voice of the Past" column in the Aug. 11 Town Crier gave me a strange feeling to read about my family's early days in California, especially Los Altos.

Community

Orchard origins still evident in early Los Altos homes

In 1913, Palo Alto merchants, the Widemans, built a farmhouse for their San Antonio Road orchard. The entrance is now from Yerba Buena Drive. A notable feature of the property is the finest tank house left in its original location in Los Altos. It was used at one time to store stage sets for an early Los Altos Players theater group.

Sher addresses crucial transportation issues at Los Altos meeting

Special to the Town Crier

Library News

Yip received her library degree at the University of California at Berkeley, and began her library career with the Oakland Public Library System, working as a children's librarian and at the Asian Library. She then worked as adult program librarian in Morgan Hill for 10 years. After a year as a substitute librarian in the Valley, she rejoined the county system at Cupertino for four years.

Calendar

Los Altos Residential Guidelines Facilitated Workshop on one-story overlay zoning, 7 p.m., Los Altos United Methodist Church, corner of Foothill Expressway and Magdalena Avenue.

Downtown U-turns provoke local residents

Traffic Talk

Community Briefs

Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills reopened Tuesday to the public. It will remain open from 9 a.m. until dusk, Tuesdays through Sundays. The farm has been closed since June while its summer camp programs were in progress.

Police Report

Aug. 17, 7 p.m., 1100 block of Altamead Drive: A caller said he had had prowlers in his backyard about 5 p.m. Barking dogs woke him up.

Local search, rescue team stands by for victims of Turkey earthquake

Special to the Town Crier

Mary Andrews Avery made photography a passion

Special to the Town Crier

Schools

Noteworthies

Robert David de Vos, son of Chris and Karen de Vos of Los Altos, recently graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. De Vos participated in the five-year cooperative education program and graduated with high honors with a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. De Vos made the dean's list every quarter he was enrolled at Georgia Tech. He is finishing his 2,160-mile hike of the Appalachian Trail this month. He plans to attend a master's program in computer engineering this fall at Georgia Tech.

School briefs

The Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m., Aug. 31 at the district office, 1299 Bryant Ave. in Mountain View, to provide the public an overview of the construction projects at both high schools.

School traffic spurs complaints

The start of school may have created more than first-day jitters for some Los Altos residents living near Loyola School who say increasing school traffic and parking problems have created a safety hazard in their neighborhood.

Sports

MV resident makes second round of USTA

June Lee of Mountain View and doubles partner Farah Karipineni of Fremont made it to the second round of the recent United States Tennis Association Girls 18 National Championships in San Jose.

Former St. Francis volleyball star makes U.S. Junior National Team

When the University of Florida women's volleyball team takes the floor this weekend for its first tournament of the season, Niki Hartley won't be there.

Sports On The Side

Los Altos High is in desperate need of a coach to head up its boys and girls cross country team. Practice has already started and the season begins in September. Those interested in the job should call athletic director Monica Lodge at 960-8857 or fax her at 947-9675.

Chamber tournament draws 144 area golfers

A field of 144 golfers took part in the 10th annual Los Altos Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, held Aug. 16 at Los Altos Golf & Country Club.

Oaks end their season with a split

The Palo Alto Oaks closed out their Stan Musial League season by splitting a doubleheader with the Cupertino Knights Aug. 15 at Baylands Park in Palo Alto.

Calcagno returns to St. Francis

Ray Calcagno, former head coach at St. Ignatius and Mountain View highs, has joined the football coaching staff at St. Francis High.

Cycling summit comes to Stanford

The Subaru Specialized Women's Cycling Summit will be held Saturday and Sunday at Stanford University

Los Altos golfer scores at U.S. Amateur Championship

Special to the Town Crier

Cannon helps save Clash from defeat

Helped by three saves from goalkeeper Joe Cannon of Los Altos Hills, the San Jose Clash edged the visiting New England Revolution 2-1 last Saturday night at Spartan Stadium.

Quintero heats up, leads Santa Clara to Palomino title

Dino Quintero had heat stroke one day and a home run stroke the next.

Business & Real Estate

The Book Nest celebrates 21 years of good reading

Special to the Town Crier

Business Briefs

The Mountain View-based Technology and Society Committee holds its luncheon series, every other week, at 11:45 a.m., Tuesdays, at the Golden Wok, 895 Villa St., Mountain View.

Investors sweating out this week's possible interest-rate hike

Stock Report

Transactions

969 Altos Oaks Drive - M. Howard to S. Lopez for $835,000.00

Weekly Special

Weddings

Susan Ellen Kramer and Daniel Clark Silver were married May 23 at Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills.

Obituaries

Karl W. van Kempen, a longtime Los Altos Hills resident, died May 31 in Mountain View. A native of Germany, he was 73.

Service News

Army Pvt. Scot M. Frazer has arrived at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga., to complete basic military training. He is the son of Bonnie A. Bonney of Mountain View.

Jazz at Rancho series concludes tonight in Los Altos

The final concert in this year's annual Jazz at Rancho series will take place from 6:30-8:30 p.m., today at Rancho Shopping Center in Los Altos.

This remake is an 'Affair' to remember

Special to the Town Crier

'Pride' crossing into Mountain View

Starting today, TheatreWorks presents the Northern California premiere of Tina Howe's "Pride's Crossing," winner of the 1998 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play.

At home forever, even if only in our dreams

When the Fowlers of Los Altos rebuilt their family home after a fire, they replaced most of the walls, windows and doors exactly where they'd been before. Even though the bricks and mortar are new, the house feels the same to them.

LAH resident shrinks PG&E bill to $17/mo

Special to the Town Crier

'We're home'

Special to the Town Crier

Home Briefs

Sun and shade perennials and many species of plants will be offered for sale by the San Mateo Arboretum Society from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., this Saturday and Sunday, at the greenhouses in San Mateo's Central Park, near the Ninth Avenue entrance. Plants will include salvias, pelargoniums, feverfew, chrysanthemums, coreopsis, hellebores and species fuchsia. Central Park is located at 101 Ninth Ave., San Mateo. For more information, call 342-2385.