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Volume 52, Number 43, Published on 10/13/1999

News

Taxes on the ballot

Special to the Town Crier

Los Altos Hills forgiven $400,000 owed because of county error - officials 'grateful'

Los Altos Hills doesn't owe Santa Clara County $400,000 after all.

Money trickling in for YMCA expansion project

Town Crier Staff Report

Progress for Marriott's at 4 Seasons location

Special to the Town Crier

Council denies appeal of 2-story for Berry Ave.

Special to the Town Crier

News Briefs

The Los Altos Police Department received a $38,685 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing, which is known as a COP grant.

LAH council OKs $1.33 million capital improvement budget

A handful of residents turned out for last Thursday's Los Altos Hills City Council meeting to witness adoption of the proposed capital improvement budget for fiscal year 1999-2000.

Comment

Letters to the Editor

Congratulations to the 305 students (plus siblings and parents) who walked or rode to Loyola Elementary in conjunction with Walk A Child To School Day. Normally, only about 20 percent of our students walk or ride to school. But last Wednesday's walk achieved a fantastic 57 percent. I hope many of you discovered how enjoyable it can be for parents and children to spend healthy, active time together doing the world's simplest exercise - walking.

Yes on H, I - the utility-user tax increase

It seems virtually every time we have an election, we have a new tax or bond measure on the ballot. That won't change this time around, either. Los Altos has Measures H and I on the Nov. 2 ballot, initiatives that would raise the city's utility-user tax from 3.5 to 6.25 percent.

The power of Godiva

The Living Experiment

Community

Hardy roots of Garden Club flower at 70th anniversary

Voice of the Past

Los Altos resident to receive hospice honor

The Mountain View-based MidPeninsula Pathways Hospice will award its One From the Heart Award to Los Altos resident, Chris Alloo, at its breakfast on Oct. 21, at Hyatt Rickeys in Palo Alto.

Morning Forum blooms with curator of Filoli

The Morning Forum of Los Altos began its 49th season Sept. 21 by exploring the history of Filoli with Tom Rogers. Rogers has been curator of the historic Woodside estate since 1989.

Ohlone Day scheduled for Saturday at Deer Hollow

Friends of Deer Hollow Farm invite the public to their annual Ohlone Day at Deer Hollow Farm, from 1-4 p.m., Saturday. Deer Hollow Farm is located in the Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve. Access to the event is through Rancho San Antonio County Park. Deer Hollow Farm's Ohlone Village is a level 1-mile walk from the parking lot.

Foothill College officials explain why they think $248 million bond is necessary

Special to the Town Crier

Library News

The lecture scheduled for tonight on the San Francisco Opera season has been rescheduled for 7:30 p.m., Oct. 27. Both events are free.

Gallery walk during October reveals artistic variety

Special to the Town Crier

Calendar

Los Altos Citizen's Financial Advisory Committee, 5:30 p.m., Room 2, Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave.

Community Briefs

The Los Altos Garden Club and the Los Altos Recreation Department are sponsoring a plant exchange from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday, in the Hillview Community Center parking lot, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.

Police Report

Oct. 4, 11:48 a.m., 1900 block of Newcastle Drive: Police arrested a 33-year-old man on charges of drugs, addict marks and paraphernalia.

Los Altos Follies takes on 'The Big, the Bad and the Trendy'

The sixth annual Los Altos Follies, an evening of musical parody that benefits the Bus Barn Stage Company, will be held Saturday with two performances at the Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.

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Schools

Local students score big on SAT exam

This year's scores for the Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) at the Mountain View/Los Altos Union High School District soared in most areas - significantly exceeding state and national averages.

Foothill-De Anza reports increased enrollment at both campuses

Schools Roundup

School noteworthies

Samuel S. Jeng, son of Joseph and Marrina Jeng of Los Altos, and Geoffrey E. Bough, son of Edward and Joan Bough of Los Altos, are among the 425 new students entering Amherst College in Massachusetts this fall.

Schools Briefs

The California High School Proficiency Examination is scheduled for Nov. 13 at Oak Grove High School and the Santa Clara County Office of Education in San Jose.

Sports

FH women's water polo team aiming for the playoffs

Foothill Roundup

Cannon, Clash end MLS season with a shutout

Goalkeeper Joe Cannon of Los Altos Hills recorded his third consecutive shutout Oct. 6 as the San Jose Clash concluded its Major League Soccer season with a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Wizards at Spartan Stadium.

Sports On The Side

Former NFL quarterback and Cal coach Joe Kapp will be talking football at noon, Oct. 20 at the monthly meeting of Branch 35 of Sons in Retirement at the Palo Alto Elks Club. For more information about the luncheon, call 948-5432.

Mtn. View holds on; beats Los Altos 28-20

Town Crier Staff Writer

Los Altos proves no match for St. Francis

Prep Volleyball Report

On Deck: the local sports lineup for Oct. 13-19

Football

Gunn breaks Paly curse; Mustangs fall to Matadors

Special to the Town Crier

Spartans' water polo team getting an education in new division

Prep Sports Summary

Business & Real Estate

New mom-daughter team at helm in Adventure Toys & Teachers' Supplies

Special to the Town Crier

Big trend: Spirituality in Silicon Valley

Jean on the Job

Stock Report

Special to the Town Crier

Eight economical days in Japan - believe it

Travel Talk

Home-buyers can use Re InfoLink on the Web to buy and sell properties

Special to the Town Crier

Transactions

Cupertino

Weekly Special

West Bay Opera presenting 'Butterfly'

West Bay Opera presents Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" this Friday through Sunday and Oct. 21-24 at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto.

Weddings

Anna Marie Santos and Todd Arnett were married May 22 at Mission Santa Clara.

Obituaries

Donnabeth Baker, a longtime Los Altos resident, died Sept. 29 at Stanford Hospital after a short illness. She was a native of San Jose.

Service News

Army Pvt. Robert J. Taylor graduated from the traffic management coordinator advanced individual training course at Fort Eustis, Newport News, Va. He is the son of Sigrid I. Taylor of Mountain View.

Web sites for seniors

General Resource

50th Wedding Anniversaries

Paul and Betty Kopecky celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 29 in Paris with a dinner cruise on the Seine River.

Water: 10 reasons to drink 10 cups every day

Fit after 50

What retirement? Los Altos resident buys an Italian restaurant at age 69

Special to the Town Crier

Senior information on the Web

Up to 800,000 people may be hired for taking the census next year. Census managers are looking for retirees, since they offer the best bet to find dependable help. If interested, call 888-325-7733. You can download an application form and take a simple test at its Web site. Pay is tied to community average wage rate. Check: www.census.gov/jobs2000/www/index.html

Advantage seniors

Special to the Town Crier

Senior Briefs

Today, 12:30 p.m.: Flu shots free to membership activity card holders; $5 donation requested for nonmembers over age 55. If under 55, do not arrive before 2 p.m.

Charitable remainder trusts to save taxes

Special to the Town Crier

A peak for local marathoner

I'm thinking maybe I'll do it again. That's when you know you've really flipped out, when you know what you're up against and are still considering it," said Karin Bivens, 55, exhilarated by her latest accomplishment. She's just returned from running an Over 55 race up all 14,110 feet of Pike's Peak in Colorado. And she wants to do all the fancy footwork over again next year.

El Camino Hospital offers elder resources

This is not the first time we've written about the Older Adult Transitional Services and the Older Adult Resource Center at El Camino Hospital. But the information is good enough to bear repeating.

When it sounds too good to be true, it probably is

While seniors are less likely to be victims of violence, older adults seem to be special targets for fraud and phone scams.

'Good Doctor' mixes Chekhov, Simon

Special to the Town Crier

Local resident dancing in S.J. ballet

Los Altos resident Laura Ordoñez is in the cast of San Jose Cleveland Ballet's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," which runs Thursday through Sunday at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts.