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Volume 52, Number 50, Published on 12/01/1999

News

Additions light up parade

Town Crier Staff Writer

Mountain View to consider day worker limits in the wake of Los Altos ordinance

Special to the Town Crier

LAH council, planning commission discuss changes to town color board

The Los Altos Hills City Council and Planning Commission met Nov. 18 in a joint study session to discuss color-board policy and to review housing design guidelines.

Moss assumes role of mayor

Tree Farm project receives final OK

Special to the Town Crier

News Briefs

The Los Altos Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a use permit, design review and variances for a new hotel at the Four Seasons site, 4320 El Camino Real.

Comment

Letters to the Editor

Thank you to the voters of Los Altos for supporting Measure E in the recent election!

It's hip to be square

A View from the Hills

A learning experience from a household item

A Side of Clyde

Community

CHP steps up efforts against bad drivers

Special to the Town Crier

Community Briefs

The YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula in Palo Alto is sponsoring a new project called Study Circles on Racial Understanding. The goal of the project is to help local communities confront critical diversity issues and concentrate on solutions through a democratic and collaborative process.

Soccer coach gets her kicks as film extra in 'The Bachelor'

Special to the Town Crier

Calendar

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

Holiday Events

The Los Altos Village Association is sponsoring half-hour carriage rides around downtown Los Altos Thursdays through Sundays, beginning Friday through Dec. 19.

Police Report

Nov. 22, 6:50 a.m., 700 block of Altos Oaks Drive: Police received a leaf-blower complaint.

Should women take their hats off, too, in a country club atmosphere?

Dear Manners Lady: I'm interested in learning the etiquette in a country club grill room where hats are not allowed. Is it acceptable for women to wear golf-type hats or visors in this environment, when men cannot?

Local providers tout new state laws adding hospice care to health plans

As hospices across the nation celebrated November as National Hospice Month, local hospice supporters said Californians have additional cause to celebrate.

Seniors News

Note: Los Altos Sunset Rotary will replace old batteries or defective smoke alarms for seniors at no cost. Sign up at the Senior Center or call 948-7483. A member of the Los Altos Sunset Rotary Cub will contact seniors for an appointment to make the change.

Supervisors OK creation of director of children's services

Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian announced Nov. 9 the creation of a "Director of Children's Services" position to coordinate the county's programs for children.

Alzheimer's Association announces web site for service

The Los Altos-based Alzheimer's Association of the Greater San Francisco Bay Area has announced that the construction and testing of their new web site is now complete.

El Camino Hospital Foundation funds research, provides patient extras

Joan Rosselle, executive director of the El Camino Hospital Foundation, believes in the philosophy of philanthropy. About her commitment to, and belief in, her work at the foundation, Rosselle said, "When people are giving ... whether of their time or money, I think that's what makes the world go around peacefully."

Alpha Omega turns 10

Special to the Town Crier

Music and Memories at Los Altos History House

History House is located at 51 S. San Antonio Road, in the civic center complex, behind the library.

Foothill Disposal holding its 'Spirit of Sharing' drive

Foothill Disposal is holding its annual "Spirit of Sharing" food and toy drive through Dec. 17 in Mountain View. The drive benefits needy families served by the Community Services Agency.

Pages of the Past

In the headlines: Word around Washington was that Margaret Truman, daughter of the President, had no wedding plans, was devoted to her singing career and had no romantic interest.

Save the Date

Music and Memories program, 2:30 p.m., Los Altos History House.

General anesthesia for pets

General anesthesia for pets used to be a lot simpler when I was a kid working for a vet in the 1970s. He gave the dog or cat a couple of shots and it fell asleep. If the pet started to wake up during the procedure, he gave it some more drugs with the syringe of barbiturates he had taped to its arm.

'Los Altos Story' set for World AIDS Day

"The Los Altos Story" will air on cable TV stations throughout the Bay Area during November and December. The programming is in recognition of World AIDS Day, Dec. 1.

Viewpoints artists display work at library

Gallery 9

Los Altos History House seeking help

The History House is also looking for interns. The intern program is a great opportunity for college, graduate and high school students to add to their resume, gain experience, earn community service hours, and learn about their community.

Pulitzer Prize winner to take Celebrity Forum stage this Friday

Foothill College's 32nd Celebrity Forum is under way, held at Flint Center on the De Anza College campus.

weather chart

Schools

LASD negotiates with city of Los Altos for joint use of municipal service center

Town Crier Staff Wrier

Schools Briefs

The Los Altos School District will bid farewell to longtime board trustees Kristine Salmon, Terri Sachs and Gerri Carlton at a reception from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Monday in the board room, 201 Covington Rd., Los Altos.

Noteworthies

Michelle Yu qualified for the AP National Scholar Award by earning an average grade of four or higher on all AP exams taken; Pearl Chang, Sophia Chang, Elaine Chong, Derek Chow, Anthony Darrouzet-Nardi, David Harris, Ai Hua Hu, Megan Mihm, Claudine Montecillo, Fleurise Montecillo, Scott Noyes, Mary Pitts, Kirk Stewart, Nathalie Wade, and Michelle Yu were the 15 students who qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all exams; Myriah Cornwell, Ian Danforth, Tanya Gabrielian, Sima Gandhi, Jessica Gee, Nadia Heninger, Eileen Hlavka, Cynthia Houng, Kaibin Hu, Adrianna Kaspar, Michelle Law, Sarah Madden, Ryan Malatesta, Molly Morgan, Arvind Murthy, Michael Rau, Brian Sam, Colin Smith, Sara Wagner, Jeremy Walker and Wenai Yu were the 21 students who qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award for earning at least a 3.25 on all exams taken; and Neeru Batra, Sonny Batra, Lindsey Dyson, Melissa Gale, Michelle Huber, Amanda Ibaraki, Nicole Lenat, Lilia Lopez, Marie Marsman, Jae Min, Ben Roome, Laura Rygiol, Lauren Sasaki, Melissa Shahbazian, Lindsay Spaulding, Keith Stanski, Thomas Swanson, Jessica Waight, Robert Witmeyer, Jonathan Yu and Stella Zubeck were the 21 students who qualified for the AP Scholar Award by earning grades of three or higher on at least three exams.

Schools Roundup

De Anza first to offer massage therapy degree

Sports

St. Francis stunned in CCS semifinals

For the first time in 12 years, the St. Francis High football team will need to buy tickets to attend the Central Coast Section championship.

Sports On The Side

Neil Schiffman finished the Nov. 6 Ironman Triathlon in Panama City, Fla., in 13 hours, 40 minutes and raised more than $5,000 for the Community School of Music & Arts in Mountain View. The triathlon included a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run. Schiffman, 51, earned raised money through sponsorships from friends, family and business associates.

Coach expecting big things from Owls basketball team

Town Crier Staff Writer

On Deck: the local sports lineup for December 1-7

Girls Volleyball

Lancers set their sights on another state title

Division III shocker: Los Altos falls to visiting El Molino in five games

St. Francis boys claim CCS championship; girls fall in finals

Special to the Town Crier

Local players fall in CCS individual tournament

Prep Girls Tennis Playoffs

Los Altos coach not discouraged by slow start

Town Crier Staff Writer

Smith is 'X'-tremely good in Triathlon

Tyler Smith, a senior at St. Francis High, placed first in the 15-19 age division of the XTerra Triathlon World Championships Oct. 30 in Wailea, Maui, Hawaii.

Business & Real Estate

Business noteworthy

Johnson has been practicing real estate for more than 10 years. She is an agent at the Los Altos downtown office of Coldwell Banker.

Business Briefs

Catalytica Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of Catalytica Inc. (Nasdaq: CTAL), announced Nov. 16 the extension of a supply agreement with Glaxo Wellcome Inc. (NYSE: GLX) "has the potential to contribute approximately $51 million in revenues in 2000."

Hollands' Growth & Leadership Center makes Business Week feature

Business Week magazine featured the Growth & Leadership Center (GLC), a Mountain View corporate psychology group, which does executive coaching for high- and low-tech executives and employees in Silicon Valley, in its Nov. 29 issue. The article, "Tough Love for Techie Souls (Silicon Valley's latest fad: Rebooting crashed execs)," focused on the fast-rising need for executive coaching and GLC's reputation as one of the valley's best training sources.

Local 'angel investors' busy with new start ups

Special to the Town Crier

Wall Street investors watching where Christmas sales are made

Stock Report

Local company makes list of fastest growing companies

Last month, Abaxis Inc. (Nasdaq: ABAX) was ranked 302 on accounting firm Deloitte and Touche's list of the 500 fastest-growing U.S. technology companies. Abaxis, which is part of the Town Crier Stock Index, is a medical products company manufacturing point-of-care blood analyzers,

Transactions

Los Altos

The life of a CEO - outside the boardroom

Jean on the Job

Weekly Special

Fall visit to Montreal and Quebec City a French cultural experience

Earlier this fall, I was invited by the Quebec Provincial Tourist Board to visit Montreal and Quebec City along with 10 Canadian specialists from the West. We stayed in Canadian Pacific hotels, which were superb.

Chevrolet SUVs are practical and worth the price

Special to the Town Crier

National Kidney Foundation wants your car

The National Kidney Foundation asks people to donate their used vehicles to the Kidney Car Program. The Foundation will arrange a free pick-up for your vehicle and acknowledge your gift for tax deduction purposes. For more information, call 1-800-488-2277.

Commuting on the Peninsula is a nightmare

Special to the Town Crier

Hammer takes the leg work out of buying a car

Special to the Town Crier

Anniversaries

Paul and Sally McGrew celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a party hosted by their three children: Pam of Seattle; Jeff of Huntsville, Ontario, Canada; and Kevin of San Diego; and four grandchildren. Many friends traveled long distances to celebrate with the McGrews.

Obituaries

Gene Schick died Nov. 6 in Mountain View. A native of Ohio, he was 85.

Births

A daughter was born Aug. 25 to Christen Lee and Paul Brent Allen of Los Altos Hills.

Los Altan's father buried at Arlington

Special to the Town Crier

Steve Wong serves a growing group of young Asian families

Special to the Town Crier

Along the Spiritual Path

Christmas, a time to befriend, defend the outcast

More than 500 crèches on view at holiday exhibit in Palo Alto

Special to the Town Crier

Families clash in new TheatreWorks play

TheatreWorks celebrates the holidays with a revival of the 1936 Kaufman and Hart classic "You Can't Take It With You." The play opens today and runs through Jan. 2 at Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.

FH Symphonic Winds to play Dec. 8

The Foothill Symphonic Winds, under the direction of David Bruce Adams, are set to perform at 8 p.m., Dec. 8 at the Cubberley Theatre on Middlefield Road in Palo Alto.

Jazz pianist Eigsti featured in CSMA's next free concert

The Community School of Music & Arts continues its 1999-2000 free SGI Family Concert Series at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m., Sunday with jazz pianist Taylor Eigsti and friends Dan Brubeck, drums, and John Shifflett, bass.

Lynch's latest is a 'Story' for the whole family

Special to the Town Crier