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Browse archives: 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995Volume 50, Number 20, Published on 05/19/1997NewsPet Parade turns 50 at MayfestTown Crier Staff Writer read moreEl Camino Hospital officially public with district board actionEl Camino Hospital officially went public last week as the hospital district's board designated the district the sole member of Camino Healthcare management. The May 13 filing essentially signifies the change in hospital management from a private corporation to a publicly run hospital. read moreLos Altos Hills brush fire burns 4 acres, house savedWhat could have been total disaster was instead a disaster averted. read moreCouncil grapples with Prop. 208 and campaign spending limits, 3 declare candidacyBecause candidates for fall elections could begin fund raising as early as May 4, city council members discussed how they might implement the newly passed Prop. 208 regarding campaign financing. read moreHomeowners stalled on annexation move; Los Altos Hills not interestedThe association's Pete McSweeney said that the board has not been able to set up meetings with County Supervisor Joe Simitian and the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) as quickly as hoped for. read moreA Los Altos place to skate rolls forwardHey dude - it's coming. The Los Altos skate area, for skate boarding and in-line skating, will open again this summer beginning July 1 at the Hillview Community Center parking lot on Hillview Avenue. read moreSchool spirit ignitedLos Altos High vandalism prompts student action read moreComment'Life's a battlefield'A View from the Hills read moreThe next generation of journalistsEditor's Notebook read moreLetters to the EditorAndy Nystrom was attacked pretty heavily by James Stapleton in his letter of April 30 and defended eloquently by Monica Lodge in her letter of May 7. read moreCommunityLos Altos Weatherread moreOscar winner Yu returns to Gunn for arts benefitAcademy Award winner Jessica Yu will return to her alma mater, Gunn High School, on May 25 to help raise money to replace art materials lost in a recent school fire. read moreMacleod brothers back for third Farmers' Market seasonSpring Gardens of Los Altos is entering its third season at the Los Altos Farmers' Market. Enterprising teen-agers Adam and John Macleod, ages 16 and 15 respectively, handle all purchasing, planting, production and sales of their popular strawberry gardens. read moreLibrary NewsThe program is for ages 3 and up. read more'Gourmet Gardening' at club meetingAfter 13 years of building Shepherd's Garden Seeds, Shepherd stepped down as president recently to pursue other horticultural opportunities. She jumped into the seed business at the beginning of the "beautiful food garden" trend, in which practitioners combine food and flowers in the garden. read moreSeniors BriefsFriday: 1 p.m., a movie, "Emma," will be shown in Room 11. The movie stars Gwyneth Paltrow in the title role in the Jane Austen classic about a young woman trying to make romantic matches for friends. read moreBig meeting for 401 Rosita Task ForceTonight is a key meeting for the 401 Rosita Task Force. read more'Every community needs theater,' actor tells Morning ForumJoy Carlin has been a leading actress, director and a teacher with the American Conservatory Theater (ACT) since 1969. On May 13, she tried to turn six people from the audience of the Los Altos Morning Forum into actors by directing them in theater games. read moreFormer 49ers coach Seifert hosts El Camino golf tourneyThe second annual El Camino Heritage Invitational Golf Tournament will take place Monday, Oct. 6. at the Los Altos Golf and Country Club. read moreAlmanacCommunity Health Awareness Council, 3:30 p.m., 711 Church St., Mountain View. read moreMore about Los Altos outdoor sculptorsOn the Arts read moreSocially SpeakingA foundation of support for Los Altos - Los Altos Hills read moreLocal resident honored for role in forming humanitarian organizationDr. Robert Smithwick of Los Altos Hills has won the 1996 International Humanitarian Award sponsored by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Connecticut-based national association of amateur radio operators. read moreMROSD seeks public input for plan next 25 yearsOver its 25-year history, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District has preserved more than 41,000 acres of land from Highway 92 to south of Highway 17 to protect the environment and manage urban growth. read moreBenefit art auction and drawing for Community Health Awareness Council slated for June 1The Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC) features Thomas Mangelsen and Ansel Adams, international prize-winning photographers, at "ART-TO-GO... and MORE!," its fourth annual art auction and drawing. The fund-raiser will be held at the Los Altos United Methodist Church at Magdalena and Foothill Expressway on June 1 from 2-5 p.m. read morePages of the PastThe May 24, 1972 issue of the Town Crier reported Los Altos Police Chief Roland R. Renshaw was selected as the ninth recipient of the annual Community Service Award sponsored by the local Board of Realtors. read moreAlta Vista bike ride to benefit CSAJoin cycling enthusiasts at Foothill College in Los Altos, June 1, for the first Alta Vista Century Bike Ride, a fund-raiser to benefit the Community Services Agency and its community consortium project. read moreLocals support Longevity Ball to benefit low-income seniorsSelf-Help for the Elderly Foundation's fifth annual Longevity Ball will be this Saturday, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Burlingame. read moreEl Camino physician authors a medical mysteryBook review read moreCelebrate trails day by walking LAH pathwaysThe Town of Los Altos Hills and the town pathways committee invite local residents to a hike along the Adobe Creek Lodge Loop, scheduled for 10 a.m. June 7 in recognition of National Trails Day. read moreFree Rancho pancake breakfast set for June 7There is no such thing as a free lunch. But free breakfast is available at the annual Rancho Roundup Pancake Breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon, June 7, at the Rancho Shopping Center. read moreFormer 49ers coach Seifert hosts El Camino golf tourneyThe second annual El Camino Heritage Invitational Golf Tournament will take place Monday, Oct. 6. at the Los Altos Golf and Country Club. read moreSchoolsNoteworthiesLandon Yamaoka, a freshman at Los Altos High School, had his Eagle Court of Honor this past Monday, May 19, at the Los Altos Youth Center. Yamaoka has been a member of Troop 37 since 1993, and has earned 24 merit badges. For his Eagle, Yamaoka supervised and built a 30-foot redwood bench bordering the Japanese garden at his church, the Palo Alto Buddhist Temple. read moreFoundation gives record $400,000 to Los Altos School District"We have increased our fund-raising year after year," said Dr. Gregory Wadden, president of the foundation. "We've been very fortunate the parents and the district have supported us." read moreSchools chief: LASD will get minimal dollars from stateEditor's Note: Last week, Gov. Pete Wilson released proposed budget figures that showed nearly all of the $2.26 billion increase in projected state revenues will go for education from kindergarten through community colleges. read morePreview for 'Grad Nite' spectacleIt's happening again. For the 36th year, parents of the graduating class at Los Altos High School have been creating a party on the evening of graduation with a surprise theme. read moreA remodeling under way at Cupertino Jr. High SchoolSurrounded by a swirl of papers and books, Cupertino Junior High School teachers and administrators marked the end of the school year by loading their teaching materials and records into cardboard boxes. Those boxes will be packed and unpacked more than once in the next year-and-a-half as the 30-year old junior high school, at 1650 S. Bernardo Ave., in Sunnyvale, undergoes its first remodeling. read moreLos Altan joins Fremont Union board of trusteesLos Altos resident, Hsing Kung, has been appointed to the Fremont Union High School District board of trustees. He will fill the position vacated earlier this year by Andrew Springmeyer. That term ends in December 1998. read moreBoard announces new schools' chief for MV-LA HS districtRichard "Rich" J. Fischer, who currently serves as superintendent of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District in South Lake Tahoe, has been appointed new superintendent of the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District. read moreSchools BriefsLos Altos High School's Community Advisory Council, comprising interested parents of high school students, will hold its next meeting 7:30 tonight in Room 206 at the high school, 201 Almond Ave., Los Altos. read moreEndorsements pour in for Los Altos School District parcel taxSpecial to the Town Crier read moreSportsSt. Francis holes 4th, Duncan moves onCCS golf championships read moreThis Week in SportsBaseball read moreSt. Francis girls cruise past competition for titleSpecial to the Town Crier read moreScoreboardGymnastics read moreSports ShortsOn the softball diamond, Melissa Roja of Los Altos Hills was hitting .317 (19 for 60 with 10 RBIs) through 24 games for the Amherst College team. In a recent 2-1 victory over Tufts, the freshman catcher knocked in one run with a double and later scored the game-winning run. read moreAthlete of the WeekThis senior swimmer for St. Francis High captured first place in both the 50- and 100-meter freestyles at last Saturday's Central Coast Section championships. read moreFoothill racks up state tennis crownTown Crier Staff Writer read moreLocals hit their dives, finish in top 10CCS diving championships read moreBusiness & Real EstateBusiness BriefsA certification by the Institute of Management Consultants signifies an individual consulting practitioner meets the Institute's strict standards of technical competence, professional experience and ethical conduct. read moreLocal women open housecleaning businessFive graduates of a Mountain View-based nonprofit business development program opened up their non-toxic housecleaning cooperative May 1. The women developed a business plan and subsequently obtained a loan from Lenders for Community Development, a nonprofit lender in San Jose. read moreTransactionsLos Altos read moreFirst-time buyers heating up real estate marketOnce the corporate world started to resolve its overall downsizing and started to restructure in 1996-1997, the white collar crowd started to move up in the real estate world. read moreA look at what today's Realtor has to do to market homesVirtually every Friday morning, Los Altos and Mountain View Realtors congregate at The Fourth Street Library Grille, State and Fourth streets, to discuss the weekly tour of homes. read moreToo many changes? Watch out for accidents!Jean on the Job read moreWeekly SpecialHarold Bottemiller, pioneer of senior care, Pilgrim Haven founderSpecial to the Town Crier read moreYWCA's 'Voices of Future' to be recognized in Los Altos HillsThe teens represent the Mid-Peninsula's six youth programs: Teen Assault Prevention, Teen Entrepreneurs, Teen Child Care Interns, Young Women's Forum, and AIDS Prevention/Education and Youth Community Services. read moreObituariesHubert Foster, a 30-year Los Altos resident, died April 14 in Menlo Park. He was 74. read moreWeddings & EngagementsKeiko Kimura and David Pearl were married April 27 in Japan at Funabashi Daijingu in a traditional Shinto ceremony. A reception followed at the Funabashi Grand Hotel. read moreLike the wind, the spirit moves in mysterious waysCompanion of read moreSpiritual Life BriefsThe Canterbury Episcopal Chaplaincy at Stanford presents Joan Ohanneson, a noted author and lecturer, who will speak on "Self Doubt and the Soul: Hildegard of Bingen's Message of Hope" at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Kresge Auditorium, Stanford University. read moreLAH Muslim leader teaches love, peaceTown Crier Staff Writer read moreLaughter brightens up Bus BarnTheater preview read moreLocal nutrition expert: 'Eat natural foods'Town Crier Editorial Intern read moreTips for setting, achieving fitness goalsSpecial to the Town Crier read moreLos Altos surgeon lends a free-enterprise hand on visit with struggling Russian peersFor Dr. John Nicholson, a trip to Russia amounted to an invaluable education exchange. read moreHealth BriefsThe Self Management and Recovery Training offers a women's support group for those recovering from an alcohol or drug problem. Women are welcome to join the Los Altos group that meets at 5:30 p.m. on Mondays at the Los Altos United Methodist Church in Room 9. The church is located at the corner of Foothill Expressway and Magdalena Avenue. For more information, call (510) 249-9974. read moreWomen's Health Initiative continues into second yearSpecial to the Town Crier read moreIs Ritalin the right choice for your child?Special to the Town Crier read more |
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