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Volume 49, Number 12, Published on 03/18/1996

News

A favorite place to write

Los Altos abounds with aspiring, published authors

Wrapped up about writing

Council OKs new office, retail building for McElroy site

Possible break in the burglary string with 2 arrests

Police arrest 3 teens after thefts at juvenile party

Los Altos council honors local life-savers ¯ of all ages

MV forum informs voters on March 26 election

Community

Almanac

Monday Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District Board, 7:30 p.m. 1299 Byrant Ave., Mountain View.Los Altos Historical Commission, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 1 N. San Antonio Road.

Community Briefs

Peninsula SymphonyAuxiliary meetsThe March meeting of the Los Altos Guild of the Peninsula Symphony Auxiliary will be today at 1 p.m. at the home of Peggy Matthews of Mountain View. Co-hostesses will be Lillian Pang of Sunnyvale and Unarose Thompson of Mountain View.The program will be given by Dorothy Lunn of San Carlos who will preview the next Peninsula Symphony Concert.The next concert of the Peninsula Symphony will be held at the Flint Center, De Anza College, Cupertino on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Featured guest will be Cathy Basrak, soloist, who will play selections on both the viola and violin. Basrak, 18, is the winner of the Irving M. Kelein International String Competition.For more information, call Dorothy Norman, 948-2625.Interfaith workshopat Albert SchultzRabbi Richard Winer will lead a workshop for interfaith couples this coming Monday from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Albert L. Schultz Jewish Community Center, 655 Arastradero Road, in Palo Alto.Winer will speak on "How To Create A Jewish Home in an Interfaith Setting." Topics of discussion include what it means to have a Jewish home, how do you begin one and what the role of the Jewish spouse is.The workshop fee is $10 per member couple and $12 for non-members. For more information, call 493-9400.

Gallery 9's 'Conversations' speaks of abstract monotypes with rich color

Author at book signing

View the comet from Foothill Observatory

CSMA offers financial assistance for music lessons

Los Altos Online - constantly changing

Los Altos Online can be found at its new URL address: http://www.losaltosonline.com

Dan Dana a soft-spoken, nurturing force behind Hidden Villa

Heavy Los Altos artist participation in Open Studios 1996

Summer camps keep the kids busy with fun and exercise

49ers to play hoops for drug and alcohol awareness program

Mountain View announces 24-hour Moffett Field hotline

Would-be trail builders ¯ Hidden Villa calls

In The Past...

50 years ago in the Los Altos NewsAccording to the March 21, 1946 issue of the Los Altos News, the county planning commission was debating whether John H. Lyon, a private citizen, should be allowed to have a hangar and a landing strip as part of his home property.Lyon applied for permission to build accommodations for his four-passenger plane on property between the Southern Pacific right-of-way and Granger Avenue, south of Grant Road. He had purchased the strip of land, 120 feet wide by 2,241 feet long, with plans to build a $25,000 house, a combined garage and hangar and a landing strip, subject to the commission's approval.The local Business Association took a positive step in securing a community center for Los Altos when it approved a delegation to investigate the possibilities. It was hoped financial aid for the project would come from a cities and county bill from which unincorporated areas could obtain financing, based on the 1940 census at $8.50 per capita. Unfortunately, no one in the county knew the population of Los Altos in 1940 or 1946, nor did anyone seem to know where Los Altos began and where it ended. Shocked by the appalling number of deaths caused by preventable accidents, the local Parent-Teachers' Association voted at its March 1946 meeting to sponsor a safety campaign to make the community safety-conscience. Both the town Council and the Business Association voted to support the campaign. ­Researched by Ellen Shaw for the Los Altos History House Association

Los Altos sculpture competition under way

Senior Briefs

March 29: 1 p.m., March birthday/bingo party in Room 11. Bingo, sing-along and birthday cake offered.

Arts in the area

Just Say Yes! to volunteering at the YMCA

Schools

Honor Roll - Los Altos High School

Jennifer AllooDarya AnsariChris BagleyAshleigh BarretoPete BjorklundRebecca BostwickCristo CastilloJinwha ChoiKasey ClarkAndrew CohenJulie CollinsonPeter DinhKathy DunnDavid ElliottPeter EllsworthMark Adrian FaustinoAmanda FleischmanJayme FulfordGraciela GarciaMaria GarciaStephen GardnerHilary HeddenBrian HenryTanya HixsonMarie HolstTamika HurdLaura HwangJoseph JaquetteJudith JimenezBryan JonesMatthew JosephBenjamin KahnJonathan KarlinKathy KelemenPeter KhairolomourGrace KlineJessica KlinkeJason KneeboneKira KwanMelissa LanderLinda LindtnerovaEdward LiouCecilia MakPik(Maggie) MakErik MannJennifer MarshallLauren McfallChad McmillsNoble MillieChristina NietoInna PortnovaJaleh PourmandJoyce ReidAndreas RiterJacqueline RouxNoelle RouxBrian RutkinKevin SearlesDavid ShurAlex ShyeJim StapletonAnnemarie StoudtHuei-Hsien SuTrista TollesKatie TuttleRabindra WatsonBenjamin WilsonKimberly WoodmanHigh Honors Students - Los Altos High School1st Semester

CSMA offers April vacation Arts & Music Day Camp

Enrollment trends affect MV-LA budget process

Dual immersion program adopted at MV school

Dr. William Coulson to speak in Los Altos

LASD considers four main options for handling student growth

Hold the phone for Foothill College winter musical 'Bells Are Ringing'

LAHS chess team's only female player also one of its standouts

School Briefs

CAC to discussbudget cuts, curriculumThe Los Altos High School's Community Advisory Council (CAC) is having its monthly meeting 7:30-9 tonight in the LAHS band room, 201 Almond Ave. The agenda has been turned over to Dr. Robert Golton and Dr. David Brazer.The meeting's topic will be "Budget cuts and science curriculum changes." Dr. Robert Golton, the district assistant superintendent, will discuss how the projected increase in 1996-97 enrollment will bring about a $1.4 million cut at the high school level.Dr. David Brazer, LAHS principal, will advise parents of the proposed changes in the school's science department. These changes may impact and limit admittance into Advance Placement (AP) classes and affect the current science curriculum.Parents of any high school or middle school students are encouraged to attend this meeting.For more information, call 948-1449.

MVHS panel to discuss teen substance abuse

Sports

Scoreboard

March 14Girls Water PoloSt. Francis 10, Los Altos 7LA..................2 1 2 2 ­ 7SF...................2 3 5 0 ­ 10LA (0-2 league): Murphy 4, Taber, Ellirrin, Rea; SF (2-0): Scheel 5, Hume 3, Lopez, Melin

Prep softball

PinewoodChristy Eustice's Panthers, who have struggled in league play the last couple years, are looking to surprise some people this time out. And they started off on a good note at the recent Crusader Classic tournament in Modesto. Pinewood finished 2-1, compiling victories over Valley Dublin (6-1) and Valley Christian-San Jose (12-10); its only loss was to Modesto Christian in the semifinals.At the tourney, basketball star Kacey Scheppler provided strong pitching, and Liz Oliver, Andrea Hajjarian and Scheppler hit the ball well for the Panthers.Scheppler, who starred for Sacred Heart Prep last season, uses her three-point hoops strength on the mound with an array of pitches: changeup, drop, rise and curve. At the No. 2 spot is senior co-captain Kari Burnett, who doubles as an outfielder.Backing up the pitching duo in the infield are catcher Emily Amanatullah, first baseman Hajjarian, second baseman Charlotte Vallaeys, shortstop and co-captain Oliver and third baseman Ali Harvey. Eustice noted that Amanatullah has a good bat, Harvey has a lot of softball experience and the speedy Oliver is an excellent offensive and defensive player and team leader. Another important player is senior Jill Shapiro, a fine athlete who will play center field and infield.With its short-game offense ­ lots of bunts and steals ­ and strong defense, Eustice hopes Pinewood will finish near the top of the Private Schools Athletic League standings. And the girls proved this is possible by beating defending champion Valley Dublin again last Friday in their league opener. In the 5-2 triumph, Scheppler got the win and Amanatullah and Oliver had three hits and two RBIs apiece.

Cavalli and Hams tip off women's hoops league

Prep baseball

School Awards - Los Altos High

Girls BasketballVarsity ­Most valuable player: Sabrina QuinteroMost inspirational: Lori WadaCoaches award: Chantelle Brazzel

Sports Shorts

FIRED UP: The Gunn High sports boosters tip off the school's first co-ed faculty vs. varsity basketball game 6:30 p.m. Friday at 780 Arastradero Road in Palo Alto. Along with hoops, dinner will be served and many items ­ including an American Airlines ticket and Oakland A's luxury sky box ­ will be available in a silent auction. For time or more information, call 856-1854.

Prep track and field

Los AltosIn last Thursday's action, Los Altos' boys knocked off Los Gatos 65-62, in what Coach Todd Wangsness feels is a huge upset. "We lost a lot of graduates ­ including the Nord twins ­ and I figured we'd go 3-3, optimistically thinking. I thought Los Gatos and Gunn would be untouchable," he said.One down and one to go.Leading Los Altos (2-0), which took 44 out of 45 points in the field events, were seniors Willie Howard (shot put and discus) and Ricardo Alvarez (sprinter) and sophomore Darren Marble (high jumper). Howard notched a 160 in the discus ­ 16 feet further than his previous best ­ and a 53-9 in the shot put; Alvarez registered two important second-place finishes in the 100 and 200; and Marble won the high jump with a 6-3 leap, which was almost a foot higher than last year's mark. Howard also swept the shot put and discus competitions at the K-Bell."(Marble) worked hard in the off-season and shows inspiration and determination," Wangsness said.Other important Eagles are Bryce De la Fosse (long jump), Pete Bjorklund (shot put, discus), Kregg Quarles (triple jump) and Andrew Hill (one- and two-miler).On the Los Gatos win, Wangsness said: "It was a team victory and we got a lot of important seconds and thirds. We rose to the occasion."And the Los Altos girls ­ who feature a combination of upper- and lower-classwomen ­ made it a double victory Thursday with a 69-58 decision over Los Gatos.Notching firsts for the Eagles were Jessica Burnham (long jump, 16-9; triple jump, 36-5), Joy De Amero (shot put, 33-1/2; discus, 114-11), Becca Saenz (100 hurdles, 16.5; 300 hurdles, 53.1) and Stephanie Downey (high jump, 4-10). At the K-Bell meet, De Amero led the discus field with a 112-10 mark.Also giving Los Altos important points were Anne Rippetoe, who "mentally conquered" the 400 and 800 runs with second places; and Adrienne Hypolite, who notched a pair of seconds in the 100 and 200 sprints.

Sports Calendar

TennisPinewood vs. St. Francis at Cuesta Park, 2:45 p.m.

Athlete of the Week - Carlie Ware

Business & Real Estate

Business Briefs

Richard Pettingill, former Camino Healthcare and El Camino Hospital chief executive, has been appointed vice president and area manager for Kaiser-Permanente health maintenance organization.

Kitchen now the center of the home, housing experts say

Los Altos Chamber features a Mexican vacation fund raiser

Transactions for the Week of March 23

10720 Alderbrook Lane - R. & D. Torok to D. Sandoval/E. Hoffman

Vic Chiropractic returns to Los Altos

Weekly Special

Editorial

It has been brought to my attention that I have been remiss in writing articles on wines be they domestic or imports.

Recipe Of The Week

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Weddings

Robyn Czerwinski and Darren Mattingly were married Jan. 6.

Births

A son was born Jan. 25 to Lata Sridhar and Sri Sridhar of Los Altos at Stanford University Medical Center.

Obituaries

Jack Davis Sheldon died at his home in Los Altos, March 8, after a seven month battle with cancer.