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Volume 52, Number 51, Published on 12/08/1999

News

Changing look of Los Altos

Special to the Town Crier

LAH council to allow foundation meetings on Packard property meetings

Los Altos Hills City Council covered a lot of territory at last Thursday's meeting. Business moved from granting historic preservation for Morgan Manor to conditional use of residential property for non-profit meetings and a new look for the town's Web site.

Commission OKs Marriott hotel for Four Seasons site

Despite Los Altans' eagerness to rid their city of an eyesore, city officials have taken time to ensure a new development replacing the dilapidated Four Seasons Motel complies with both council codes and residents' wishes.

Alert over 'Protective roof spray' scam

Jim Bennett, a public information officer with the Mountain View police, said that sometime between Nov. 11-14, two Hispanic youths intimidated an elderly Mountain View couple into paying $500 for a protective roof spray.

News Briefs

The Los Altos City Council voted on Nov. 22 to apply to Santa Clara County for community block grant funds, previously allocated for renovation of a cottage at Redwood Grove in Los Altos, for ADA accessibility projects.

Cleanup continues at closed Chevron station site

Special to the Town Crier

Tasman light rail nears completion as cost concerns raised

Commuters can ride the light rail from Mountain View to San Jose beginning Dec. 20. Tasman West, the latest light rail extension is opening "one year ahead of schedule and on budget," said Jim Lawson, chairman of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA).

Comment

Lucy in Y2K

The Living Experiment

Letters to the Editor

It is hard to come home to something familiar when Los Altos is continuously changing. As the population grows, it is essential that our community make adjustments and let others in, but since when does change have to destroy?

Community

Save The Date

Breakfast With Santa, Jocco's Restaurant, 236 Central Plaza, Los Altos. Event starts at 9 a.m.

Police Report

Nov. 28, 1:14 p.m. Morningside Court: Tools taken from back of truck.

Los Altos Village Association hosting annual 'Breakfast With Santa' Saturday and Dec. 18

The Los Altos Village Association will host its annual Breakfast with Santa this coming Saturday and Dec. 18, at 9 a.m. at Joccos Restaurant at 236 Central Plaza in Downtown Los Altos.

Almanac

Los Altos Hills Planning Commission, 7:30, Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road.

Holiday Briefs

The Los Altos Village Association sponsors half-hour carriage rides around downtown Los Altos Thursdays through Sundays, through Dec. 19. The turn-of-the-century carriages meet modern safety requirements and comfortably seat four-to-six adult passengers. For more information, call 949-5282.

Girl Scouts give thanks to Legion

Los Altos Girl Scouts presented American Legion Post 558 with an award for community partnership between the two organizations at the Oct. 6 Legion meeting in Los Altos.

Foothill Disposal holds 'Spirit of Sharing'

Foothill Disposal employees are collecting new toys, games, books, canned goods and nonperishable food items during the four-week period.

Local senior community wins national award

The Forum has been named the 1999 National Community Association of the Year for medium-sized communities by the Community Associations Institute (CAI). The 10th annual awards program honors condominium, cooperative and homeowner associations that excel in all aspects of operations, management and community involvement. The mid-size category comprises communities containing between 150 and 499 homes.

Pat Dowd celebrates 20 years as clerk of the Hills

As of last week, Pat Dowd had served 20 years as city clerk for Los Altos Hills. That means that Dowd has taken minutes through approximately 480 city council meetings, and has broken in eight city managers. She is dedicated to her job and town staff.

Arts Committee brings awareness

Could Los Altos be an art center? "But of course," reply the two charter members of the Los Altos Arts Committee.

Millennium Celebration mystery begins to unfold

Special to the Town Crier

Vintage toys still gathering bids at silent auction

Do you have a little girl who would jump for joy if Santa left her a doll house this Christmas? Or a young lad who would love to climb into the cockpit of a toy airplane?

A creek's long and winding history

Adobe Creek has played an important role in the history of this area from the days of the Ohlone Indians to the settlement of Los Altos. The creek could be heavy with poison oak or dangerous when high water was running, but it was always an irresistible lure to young Los Altans.

Los Altos, Los Altos Hills honors volunteers

Special to the Town Crier

Happenings

Sean Yiu opened the Art House Gallery Nov. 27, featuring the fine arts of Asia. The gallery is located at 333 First St., the former location of Ingrid Jackson-MacDonald's Sunbird Gallery.

Community Briefs

Pete Fullerton and his Truck of Love have their work cut out for them. Right now, he is trying to make sure that local families have a reason to celebrate this holiday season.

weather chart

Schools

LAHS environmentalists see 'Gap' in labor, environmental practices

The Los Altos High Environmental Club has engaged in a full-scale protest against The Gap Inc., citing unchecked labor and environmental abuses.

Community split on where to relocate child-care centers at LASD

Despite the scarcity of child-care centers in Los Altos, some city residents would rather send the care providers at the Covington School site packing than have them relocate elsewhere on Los Altos School District property.

Noteworthies

Year 2000 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Schools Briefs

Winter classes for Foothill College's Travel Careers Program will begin Jan. 3.

Los Altos' LEGO robotics team awarded at inaugural competition

Town Crier Staff Writer

Menlo students act as ambassadors at AIDS Day

Schools Roundup

Sports

Sports On The Side

The Woodside Priory girls volleyball team, which features three players from Los Altos, lost 12-15, 15-8, 15-11, 15-1 to visiting Ripon Christian Nov. 27 in the semifinals of the Northern California Division V playoffs. Outside hitter Francesca Centofanti of Los Altos led Woodside with 14 kills. The Panthers, who won their first Central Coast Section crown Nov. 20, finished with a 23-2 record.

Panthers lead strong group of local teams

Prep girls basketball preview

On Deck: the local sports lineup for December 8-14

Boys Basketball

Cypress keeps St. Francis from repeating as volleyball champs

Special to the Town Crier

St. Francis High super-sizes its lineup

Prep boys basketball preview

Foothill basketball coach has high expectations

Don't be fooled by the Owls' 3-4 start. The Foothill College men's basketball team is much better than its record indicates, according to coach Todd Petersen.

Foothill caps winning season with romp in Silicon Valley Bowl

Special to the Town Crier

Business & Real Estate

Village Copy Corner closing its doors this week

Special to the Town Crier

Business Briefs

Harmonic, a Town Crier Stock Index company, announced its agreement Oct. 27 to acquire, for approximately $1.7 billion, the Divicom business of C-Cube Microsystems (Nasdaq: CUBE). The deal was structured as a tax-free exchange of stock. "Harmonic and Divicom are leading providers of open broadband solutions in our respective market spaces," said Anthony Ley, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Harmonic. "We believe that the combination of our two companies is a major step forward." The transaction is expected to take place in March 2000.

Looks like a Santa Claus rally in the stock market

The bull market returned last week and as the Christmas song says, "It's the most wonderful time of the year."

Transactions

Cupertino

Weekly Special

Bus Barn's schedule for 1999-2000

The Bus Barn Stage Company of Los Altos recently announced its 1999-2000 schedule of plays. The remaining schedule is as follows:

Olive oil, fruit, vegetables key to Portuguese diet

The Portuguese live by the ocean, so it's not surprising their cuisine reflects the influences of many countries that have traded goods there throughout the centuries.

Cider: Another way to have an apple a day

Special to the Town Crier

From the farm to your door

Town Crier Staff Writer

Healthy holiday food and drink

New Year's drinks

Hicks picks the best wines of the century

Everyone seems to be picking their Top 10 of the century, so I thought I would join the crowd.

Get ready, get set, bake

The kitchen at Egan Intermediate School resembled a holiday workshop last week as student-cooks frantically stirred batter, measured cinnamon and cracked eggs into mixing bowls while making dough for gingerbread houses as part of their cooking class.

Correction

Submitted by Grand View League Members

Time Savers

Special to the Town Crier

Food Bites

Wild Oats Community Market will hold a cooking demonstration from 6-7 p.m., Dec. 14 at 1265 S. Mary St., Sunnyvale.

Adobe Creek's a winner

A group of Town Crier staff restaurant reviewers, known as "The Lunch Bunch," descends upon unsuspecting local lunch time haunts once a month to critique their offerings in the Food & Wine section. The Bunch visited Adobe Creek in Los Altos recently.

Obituaries

Mary Ross Haddad died Nov. 18. A native of Mississippi, she was 92.

Seniors Briefs

Dec. 10: 1 p.m., Birthday bingo. Celebrate December birthdays with cake, ice cream and free bingo.

Local volunteer keeps hospice commitment despite fire and loss

Two Los Altos residents and the extraordinary caring they represent are featured in the just-released annual report and letter to the community of MidPeninsula Pathways Hospice Foundation.

Weddings

Jennifer Elise Stefani and Jeff David Gilbert were married June 26 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Palo Alto.

A 'big' show opening up in San Jose

The San Jose Children's Musical Theater presents the Mainstage Production of "big, the musical," Friday through Dec. 19 at the Montgomery Theater in San Jose.

Foothill Orchestra to perform Saturday night

The Foothill Orchestra, conducted by Michael Paul Gibson, is set to perform the holiday classic "Peter and the Wolf" at 7:30 p.m., Saturday in Smithwick Theater at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills.

Orchestras set to open season

The Peninsula Symphony Youth Orchestras, under the direction of Mitchell Sardou Klein and Sara Salsbury, opens its third season Sunday at the Cañada College Main Theatre, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd. in Redwood City. Concerts are scheduled for 2:30 and 4 p.m.

Bravo Broadway! coming to Flint

Bravo Broadway! and the San Jose Symphony celebrate the holidays with an all-new program of holiday favorites, an audience sing-along and a visit from Santa.