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C ity Manager Frank Benestweighed in on Palo Alto’sheated library debate this

week with a recommendation toshut down two branches and build afull-service central library.

The two targeted library branches,

College Terrace and Downtown,would be converted to “other com-munity uses” by July 2007, accord-ing to a report given to the LibraryAdvisory Commission Wednesdaynight. The phrase “other communityuses” was not specifically defined,

but could include leasing the build-ings to nonprofits or other citydepartments.

A section of each building couldbe maintained for a small amount oflibrary service.

“Of course it’s a wrenching thingto recommend to the community,”Library Director Paula Simpson said,who reported the city manager’sideas and said she agreed with them.

The city manager’s plan is similar

to Simpson’s vision, which was pre-sented to the council at a study ses-sion last month and sparked intensecommunity dialogue about thefuture of the library system, as wellas the pros and cons of the branches.

Closing the smaller librarieswould allow more dollars to go tothe city’s three more popular branch-es — Mitchell Park, Main andChildren’s — that have overworkedlibrarians, reduced hours and a lack

of space for programs, according tocity administrators. The moneysaved would not go toward closingthe city’s projected $5.2 millionbudget gap for 2005-2006.

The city manager “is acknowledg-ing the shortfall in the library andsaying ‘reduce the quantity; improvethe quality,’” Simpson reported.With the savings from closing thebranch libraries, “we’ll immediately

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J amal Kytle, theformer Palo AltoHigh School stu-

dent charged withkilling his childhoodfriend last weekend,will stand trial inBaja, Calif. with hissentencing decidedby a single official— the state authorityof Baja.

“The judicial system in Mexico isdifferent. It’s not a jury trial,” saidLorena Blanco, a spokeswoman forthe American Consulate General inTijuana. The state authority of Bajais equivalent to the state districtattorney here, she added.

Blanco said sentencing couldtake six months to one year. Iffound guilty, Kytle could serve upto 50 years.

Kytle is charged with stabbing23-year-old Micah Kuhlman, alongtime friend and 2000 graduateof Paly, during a fishing trip lastweekend near Ensenada. Kytlenever graduated from Paly, with-drawing in 1998 during his sopho-more year, said AssociateSuperintendent Cynthia Pino. Thedistrict office had no record of whyKytle withdrew or where he went.

Blanco said there is no extraditionbetween the United States andMexico for a homicide case. IfKytle is charged with the crime andsentenced, however, Blanco said hecould qualify for a transfer programthat exists between the two coun-tries. She was not sure Thursday ofthe qualifications for the program.

“They (convicts) have to servepart of their sentence and then theydo quarterly transfers — Mexican

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Allegedkiller to be

tried in BajaVictim’s mother at loss

to explain how fishing tripled to murder

by Don Kazak and Alexandria Rocha


T hree of Palo Alto’s top publicemployees could get 10 per-cent raises, despite a project-

ed $5.2 million shortfall for the2005-2006 fiscal year that couldbring about layoffs.

“We did not spend any time wor-rying about public perception,” said

Councilwoman Dena Mossar, thechair of the subcommittee that rec-ommended the raises for CityManager Frank Benest, CityAuditor Sharon Erickson and CityClerk Donna Rogers.

The Council Appointed Officerscommittee, which oversees the four

officials directly hired by the CityCouncil — Benest, Erickson,Rogers and City Attorney GaryBaum — released their recommen-dation Thursday, citing the employ-ees’ exceptional work and the factnone received salary increases forthe past three years.

The full council is expected tovote on the matter Monday night.

Salary increases for all cityemployees are legally required to be

public, but this is the first year thecouncil voluntarily released sum-maries of these managers’ overallperformances. The City Council seta new policy for how it evaluates itshires earlier this year, which alsoincluded hiring a consultant to facil-itate those reviews.

The three reviews were made pub-lic “because we’re very proud” of theemployees and “felt that they had

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Rider on the stormAn umbrella-holding bicyclist tries to keep dry as he rides from the Main Quad to White Plaza at Stanford University Wednesday morning.

City manager backs closing libraries

Big raises recommended for top city employees

Recommendation basically in agreement with library director

by Bill D’Agostino

Rave reviews, 10 percent increases for city manager, city clerk and city auditor

by Bill D’Agostino

Jamal Kytleas a Palysophomore


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Martin’s motivesI can understand a request for the

number of seniors who opted out ofthe school parcel tax, but why arequest for their names?

Such a list can be used for many pur-poses, so when my name is on WayneMartin’s list, I want to know how heintends to use the information.

Mr. Martin says that he has no plansto use the information, but contactinghim about his motive is impossiblesince he is not in the phone book. Ithank the school district for informingme about this revealing of my personalinformation.

I would appreciate Mr. Martin’s expla-nation of his motive in requesting myname.

Isabel PetersonHarker Avenue, Palo Alto

‘Road diet’ neededSome recent letters and columns

have misrepresented the goals of theMidtown traffic-calming project.Traffic calming does not seek to delaydrivers, but to have them travelsteadily at safe speeds.

Traffic lights do not help in thisregard. Repeated fast acceleration andbraking are dangerous and inefficient,resulting in noise and pollution. Underthese conditions it is possible for “slow-er” traffic (i.e. traffic with a lower peakspeed but which moves steadily) to tra-verse a section of road in the sametime as the jackrabbits.

Traveling slower does not mean youwill be delayed in getting to your desti-nation, only that you will spend lesstime waiting at lights. Reducing thenumber of lanes to three need notintroduce backups, either.

Today on Middlefield Road a singleleft-turning car plugs up the left lane.This results in last-minute lanechanges, fast traffic in the right laneand the ensuing safety problems.Moving the turning vehicles into theirown lane would allow traffic in theremaining lane to flow more smoothly.

“Road diets” like this have beensuccessful in many communities,increasing safety without introducingtraffic jams. Palo Alto’s traffic engi-neers have run computer simula-tions that indicate that a three-laneconfiguration would work here, too.To their credit, they want to performfield measurements to validate thesimulations.

Let’s let the engineers do their joband make measurements with theproposed configuration. Then we canmake a decision based on data andfacts instead of superstition andemotion.

Richard SwentClara Drive, Palo Alto

Dorm disasterAbout the Weekly’s balanced arti-

cle on Stanford’s new dorm project(Dec. 3): Now that a “revised” gradu-ate-housing plan has beenannounced, it’s clearer than ever thatthe acute concerns held by growingnumbers of the Stanford communityare just not being heard.

The Munger Graduate Residenceswere originally conceived as a four-story, five-story and five-and-a-halfstory cluster. In the revised plan, wenow see not three but five buildings,of three, four, five, five and five-and-a-half stories.

What’s more, the footprint hasgrown, not diminished, and requiresdisplacing two more venerable, decent-sized houses: Serra House (Institutefor Research on Women and Gender)and Mariposa House are now alsomarked for removal along with Rogers,Owen, the Bike Shop and the 1892Griffin-Drell house, the oldest residenceon campus and still miraculously stand-ing where it was built.

Getting rid of those houses so as toset five-story buildings looming on bothsides of Salvatierra Walk seems tobring grosser disproportion and disfig-urement of the local environment.“Mitigation” is no solution. What we’reseeing, at bottom, is a disregard, arecklessness of place.

This considerable gift is a boon tothe University. Yet other locations doexist, on campus but in far less sensi-tive spots, for law as well as generalgraduate dorms. New housing neednot destroy one of the few remainingquiet and humane places close in tocenter campus. So many such placeshave been lost to expansion in recentyears — we need not lose yet another.

The University administration shouldrelocate this development, urging andtrusting that the current funding willremain for a more sensible plan.

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Making a list . . .Teachers create wish-lists of school supplies

to guide holiday gift-giving studentsby Alexandria Rocha

G one are the days when pupilstreated their teachers with cof-fee mugs, chocolates and

apples for the holidays. Hello to the era of shrinking

school budgets and teachers in des-perate need of basic classroom sup-plies. A new trend in Palo Alto hasteachers using the age-old “wish list”as a format to solicit their most need-ed materials in place of Santa’sgoodies.

Topping their lists this year:Kleenex and pencil sharpeners.

“How many bottles of perfumecan a teacher manage? Or how manyboxes of note cards? We wanted par-ents to start thinking about the wishlists as ideas for Christmas gifts,”said Carol Scott, who recently devel-oped Jordan Middle School’s onlineformat.

Teacher “wish lists” are nothingnew, but how they are marketed is anew twist.

In the past, the lists were more likequiet pleas teachers made at theirown discretion. At OhloneElementary School, for example,teachers post small lists in theirclassrooms. Jordan Middle Schoolteacher Jeanie Forte used to write afew items at the bottom of a parenthandout on back-to-school night.

In the past few years, as the localschool district cinched its spendingbelt, the “wish lists” started to slow-ly move into the spotlight.

Jordan Middle School is leadingthe pack in savvy ways teachers canpromote their wish lists. New thisyear, the school’s PTA has sponsored“Just Buy It,” an online program thatallows parents to search a list ofteachers’ names and wish-list items.The program is linked to PayPal andwith a few clicks of the mouse,money can be donated with a creditcard or through a checking account.

Scott, the mother of a Jordaneighth-grader and a marketing pro-fessor at the University of California,Los Angeles, is the mastermindbehind Just Buy It. She said the mon-etary donations made online gotoward the PTA who then forward itto the teacher.

With Just Buy It, the donations canbe recorded as a tax deductible con-tribution to the PTA, Scott said.

From board games and staplers tohand puppets and recycling contain-ers, the requests stretch across manysubjects and fill various niches oflearning.

Juana Briones Elementary SchoolPTA showcased teachers’ lists at itsannual auction. At Nixon, parentscan find a “My Favorite Things”binder in the front office.Fairmeadow asks each family todonate $25 toward school supplies.

“Since we have made budgetreductions two years in a row, folksare feeling pretty squeezed,” saidMarilyn Cook, assistant superintend-ent of the Palo Alto Unified SchoolDistrict.

It’s not a secret, either, that teach-ers spend their own cash for simpleitems, as well as more expensiveequipment to enhance their pro-grams. According to the NationalSchool Supply and EquipmentAssociation, teachers spent an aver-age of $458 on school supplies in the2003-’04 year.

In Palo Alto, that number is easilydouble.

“I am personally shocked at howmuch people spend. Friends of minespend $1,000. That’s probably in themiddle. It’s rewards, prizes, takingpictures of the kids and having itdeveloped,” said Steve Sabbag, pres-ident of the local teachers’ union. “Alot of people hope the money wouldkick back in from the school, but noone expects it.”

Making matters worse, Californialegislators this year suspended a taxcredit that reimbursed teachers up to$1,500 for school supplies. A $250federal tax deduction for teachersalso expired this year.

The adjustment has not comewithout some growing pains amongthose in the local educational com-munity.

“This isn’t something Palo Alto isaccustomed to doing, asking for sup-plies,” said Bella Almanzan,Escondido’s secretary. “Someonejust can’t come to you and say, ‘I’verun out of red construction paper,’and you say, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll haveit for you tomorrow.’ You have topre-plan now.”

Since Jordan’s lists have goneonline, teachers have received anoverwhelming response.

“I think the difference with onlinewish lists is that the whole schoolcommunity sees it, not just the par-ents of my students,” Forte said. “Sothe possibility for someone seeing itand saying, ‘I can help with that,’ ismuch greater.” ■

Jeanie Forte is a theater reviewerfor the Weekly.

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Judith (Judy) Lynette Schmickley, a longtime resident of Palo Alto,died Nov. 13. A service will be held Saturday, Dec. 11, at 11 a.m. at thePalo Alto First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto.Memorial donations may be made to Habitat for Humanity.

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Santa Cruz Avenue closed this weekendSanta Cruz Avenue between Sand Hill Road and Junipero Serra

Boulevard will be closed to traffic both Saturday and Sunday from 7:30a.m. to 6 p.m. for construction, weather permitting. Pacific Gas &Electric Co. will be putting utility lines underground during that time.

More information is available at www.sandhillroadproject.net. ■

Woods elected EPA mayorDavid Woods was unanimously elected mayor by his colleagues on

the East Palo Alto City Council Tuesday night, while newly electedCouncilman Ruben Abrica was elected vice mayor.

Longtime Councilman and former Mayor Duane Bay stepped downfrom the council after narrowly being defeated for re-election in theNov. 2 election, and newly elected A. Peter Evans took his council seat.

Pat Foster and Donna Rutherford were also re-elected Nov. 2.“I offer congratulations to all my worthy opponents and wish you

Godspeed in moving forward,” Bay told his colleagues after steppingdown. “We have disagreed from time to time on various issues, butthat’s to be expected.”

Bay served on the council since 1996.“We are going to disagree politely,” Woods said after taking the

mayor’s seat, bringing applause from the standing-room-only crowd inthe council chambers.

Woods briefly outlined some priorities for 2005, including hiring anew police chief and reducing crime, forging a better relationship withthe Ravenswood City School District, reviewing the roles of all cityboards and commissions, and finding a way to fund city services.

Woods also spoke to the issue of redevelopment, which has deeply divid-ed the community in recent years. “We need development that benefits EastPalo Alto, and not development for development’s sake,” he said. ■

—Don Kazak

Paly lockers vandalizedAbout 30 student lockers at Palo Alto High School were broken into last

weekend and their contents strewn about, according to the student onlinenewspaper, the Paly Voice. It’s not clear whether anything was stolen.

“There hasn’t been any report that anything was stolen,” Paly VicePrincipal Chuck Merritt said Thursday.

The vandals used a bolt cutter to cut into a gate to the cage that pro-tected the lockers, and then used the bolt cutter to remove the locksfrom about 30 lockers.

The locker vandalism was discovered on Sunday morning. “I think ithappened late Saturday night or early Sunday morning,” Merritt said. ■

— Don Kazak

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prisoners get sent to Mexican jailsand American prisoners get sent toAmerican jails,” Blanco said.

Kuhlman’s mother, HeatherWhite, was scheduled to fly toMexico this week to retrieve thebody of her son. White saidMexican authorities told her thetwo men had been fishing on a jettyDec. 3 when Kytle pulled a knifeand stabbed Kuhlman in the chest.Witnesses allegedly reported theattack to authorities.

White said her son, who lived inSanta Cruz and operated his ownhauling and landscaping business,had planned to take a fishing andcamping vacation in Mexico withthree other friends. Kytle, who pre-viously had a falling out withKuhlman, heard about the trip andasked to go, White said.

“He showed up beforeThanksgiving and wanted to makeamends, and begged to go withthem,” White said of Kytle. Shesaid Kytle declined aThanksgiving-dinner invitation.

The two young men left forMexico last week, with the otherthree friends slated to join themlater.

White, who is undergoingchemotherapy treatment for cancer,was at a loss earlier this week as tohow a reunion vacation with boy-hood friends could turn into such atragedy.

White is planning a private gath-ering for Kuhlman’s friends fromPaly, and possibly a more publicremembrance after the holidays.

“People liked him, he was per-sonable,” White said of her son.“He said he would never do any-thing he didn’t want to do, becauselife is too short.”

White said she will have her son’sbody cremated in Mexico and havehis ashes scattered at some of hisfavorite places, includingDavenport north of Santa Cruz,where he liked to surf; at a formerfamily home in Lopez Island,Wash.; and in Baja California,where he liked to go camping. ■

Staff Writer Alexandria Rochacan be e-mailed at [email protected]

Mexico(continued from page 3)

CorrectionsTo request a clarification or correction, call Marc Burkhardt, managing editor, at (650) 326-8210, or write to P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto 94302.

done a very good job,” Mossar said.To make its recommendation, the

committee compared the workers’salaries with those made by employ-ees in similar positions in compara-ble California cities. All threeemployees’ salaries were “woefully”below the averages, Mossar said.

Although the salary increaseshave yet to be agreed upon, theemployees’ rave reviews werealready approved by the full CityCouncil in earlier private meetings.

“We much appreciated your opti-mism, commitment, enthusiasm, loy-alty, courage and the manner in whichyou handled your personal chal-lenges,” the council wrote aboutBenest, who lost his wife this year andalso faced treatment for cancer. “Yourperformance exceeded expectations.”

The city manager essentially actsas CEO for the city, which has abudget of $335 million, includingutilities, for 2004-2005.

Under the committee’s recom-mendation, Benest’s salary wouldrise from $181,987 to $200,185. Bycontrast, city managers in the 16comparable cities make an averageof $193,678.

When benefits are included,Benest’s current total compensationequals $222,718, much closer to the$226,996 average total compensation.

The council described Ericksonas “perhaps the best City Auditor inthe State.” She released a string ofaudits of city services this year that

grabbed public attention, includinga report that helped clean up thecity’s long-beleaguered planningprocess. Her work “exceeds expec-tations and provides superior analy-sis of areas in which she makes herinsightful and practical recommen-dations,” the council noted.

With the proposed increase,Erickson’s salary would rise from$120,016 to $132,017. That wouldstill be more than 15 percent belowthe $155,210 average for other cities.

However, the cities contrasted forthe auditor’s proposed salary weremuch larger than comparisons citedfor the other two city employees, sincethere are so few auditors with compa-

rable duties as Erickson, according tothe report. Her total current compen-sation, including benefits, is $151,009,compared to the $169,762 average.

The city clerk’s salary would risefrom $89,177 to $98,094. Thatwould still be far below the meansalary of $106,500 for the 10 com-parable cities. Her total compensa-tion is currently $115,612, 8 percentbelow the $125,610 average.

According to her review, Rogershad a “solid execution of job” and“remains friendly, approachable andcourteous.” ■

Staff Writer Bill D’Agostinocan be e-mailed at [email protected]


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Palo Alto City Council ... The council will consider the fate of itslibrary system, an increase in the gas rate, the salaries of its citymanager, city clerk and city auditor, and a swap of park land withthe school district. The meeting will be held on Monday, Dec. 13 at7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers inside City Hall (250 HamiltonAve.). Before the regular meeting, the council will hold a study ses-sion on emergency preparedness, which will begin at 6 p.m.

Palo Alto City Council Finance Committee ... The committee willdiscuss the city’s long range finances and the priorities of theupcoming year’s budget. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Dec.14 at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers inside City Hall (250Hamilton Ave.).

Palo Alto City Council Policy and Services Committee ... Thecommittee will discuss a resolution opposing an amendment to theU.S. Constitution banning same-sex marriage. The meeting will beheld on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Council Conference Roominside City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).

The Public Agenda Next week’s meeting highlights

be able to do more.” For instance,the number of open hours in theother libraries could expand and thecollections could grow.

A new full-service library wouldbe able to provide new programs thecurrent libraries fail to, such as ateen center; places for group meet-ings and private study; a technologycenter; a literacy program; andauthor readings. It would also alle-viate the overcrowding in both theMain and Mitchell Park libraries.The two had 70 percent of lastyear’s library visitors in Palo Alto.

Under Benest’s recommendation,the Main Library would also eventu-ally be closed unless it was the site ofthe new central library. The MitchellPark and Children’s libraries wouldremain open. (The Children’sLibrary is currently scheduled toundergo a renovation and expansion,starting next summer. That will tem-porarily close the building for anestimated 18 months.)

Benest’s plan also includes a rec-ommendation to start a “blue ribboncommittee” to find ways to fund theconstruction of the new library.

The City Council is set to vote onthe library options Monday night.The meeting begins at 7 p.m. insidethe council chambers of City Hall(250 Hamilton Ave.).

Neighbors of the threatenedbranches are expected to attend themeeting in droves.

On Wednesday night, CollegeTerrace resident Paula Sandas toldthe commission that there are no pub-lic services available to residents liv-ing west of El Camino Real asidefrom the College Terrace Library.

“We also pay our taxes as well,”

she said.At the meeting, the library com-

mission re-emphasized its earlier rec-ommendation to build a full-servicelibrary while also keeping all fivecurrent branches open.

“We need it as a package,” com-mission Chair Lenore Jones said.

The commission also asked for$850,000 in additional funding forlibraries during the next fiscal year, asum that would allow all five branch-es to be adequately staffed and openan ample number of hours. Thelibrary director advised the commis-sion to, in its oral report on Monday,mention the city’s upcoming deficit.

“It shows you’re grounded in reali-ty,” Simpson said.

The additional library fundingwould require steeper cuts from othercity services, but CouncilwomanHillary Freeman was ready to sup-port it anyway.

“It’s the libraries turn, I think,” saidFreeman, the commission’s liaison.

The commission also hopes to findways to bring library services to otherareas of the city in the future.

The Friends of the Palo AltoLibrary seconded the commission’s

dream at its board meeting earlierthis month.

It is possible, despite great commu-nity interest in the outcome, that theCity Council will defer its decision.That’s exactly what happened inrecent years’ debates when city offi-cials targeted branches for closure.

Under the city manager’s recom-mendation, the funds from rentingthe two buildings would not neces-sarily go to libraries.

“That, I am still arm wrestlingwith Mr. Benest over,” Simpsonsaid. “I think it would be a worthydestination.”

It is likely the Main Librarywould eventually close under theplan, because its potential expan-sion is limited by numerous factors:it is located near many residentialhomes, is a historic building and issurrounded by community gardensand the Art Center.

Mitchell Park is another possiblelocation for the central library, alongwith city-owned land near CaliforniaAvenue. ■

Staff Writer Bill D’Agostinocan be e-mailed at [email protected]

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*Library Director Paula Simpson

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The face of an Photographer

Karen

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by Diana Reynolds Roome

T he little girl is airborne,skipping as high as she candown a dirt road in Gikon-

goro, Rwanda. Her feet are bare butshe’s wearing her best dress — redand white with a few frills aroundthe hem — and the blue sky andtumbling white clouds above reflecther joie de vivre. It’s a momentsnatched between an assuredlyharsh past and a tremulously uncer-tain future.

In that moment, photographerKaren Ande has found vitality inthe face of death — including aspirit of delight, which poverty, dis-placement and illness have not

“Ties That Bind” chronicles a mother’s despair.

A volunteer health worker cradles the face of a dying pa-tient in Ande’s “Helping Hands.”


obliterated.Joy and sorrow are still raw in the new ex-

hibit, “While We Sleep, AIDS: Africa and itsOrphans,” the result of six trips to Kenya andRwanda made by Ande over the past fouryears. The photos reflect her growing involve-ment with the shattered families left behindby AIDS. The exhibition will be on displaythrough Dec. 31 at St. Mark’s EpiscopalChurch in Palo Alto.

Some 12 million children in Sub-SaharanAfrica have lost one or both parents, accord-ing to a UNAIDS estimate. Nobody knowshow many children are also infected frommother-to-child transmission of the virus be-cause they seldom get tested and even if theydo, the vast majority receives no treatment,according to the World Health Organization.

Ande suspects that many of them will not livelong either.

While these are sad statistics to most on-lookers, Ande has come closer to the realityof this illness as she has grown to know someof the families affected by it.

“Statistics don’t mean anything until yousee the faces. I got home and started seeingthem come up in the developing tray ... andthat was it,” said Ande, who has found the is-sue of African orphans increasingly takingover her thoughts and life. “I want other peo-ple to see the face of the problem too.”

Since her first trip to Kenya in 2000 to ob-serve and photograph wildlife, Ande has feltcompelled to return again and again to showthe world what she has witnessed. A Stan-

epidemic

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“Girl Skipping,” shot on a dirt road in Gikongoro, Rwanda.

Karen Ande photographed this woman who breaks rocks into gravel for75 cents a barrow load.

“Welcome Song” shows how hope, humor — and the impulse to breakinto song and dance — sustain the lives of children.

ford-trained physiotherapist with apractice in Palo Alto, she is nostranger to illness. Though manyof the people Ande photographedin Africa died soon afterward,sadness does not dominate the ex-hibit.

Many of these photos are in col-or despite their somber subjectmatter, and they reflect a multi-tude of emotions, including de-spair in the eyes of a mother who

has only weeks to live, and thetenderness of a volunteer healthworker whose hands cradle theface of a dying patient.

There is patience and stoicismas well. A grandmother took Andeto the stone pit where she breaksrocks into gravel for 75 cents abarrow load. She was proud of herability to help support her grand-daughter, Judy, until she died atage 10 from the AIDS-related op-portunistic infections that had alsoclaimed her mother.

Most striking of all is the irre-pressible nature of hope, humor,and the impulse to break into songand dance. In one scene, a crowdof children wave their arms in theair, their faces radiant, though thegirl in front is crippled by cerebralpalsy and some of the childrenmanifest a stunting growth disor-der. In another, three small boys inragged school uniforms peep frombehind a wooden door to mugtoothily for the camera.

Some of these children are froman orphanage supported by theThomas Merton Center in PaloAlto, which is sponsoring this ex-hibit, and from a children’s centersupported by Santa Cruz-basednonprofit Firelight Foundation,

which has also helped sponsorAnde’s work. Many of the chil-dren’s stories accompany the pho-tos.

Though the problems seemoverwhelming, Ande focuses onwhat can be done. In Rwanda, shemet a young woman who had con-tracted AIDS during the genocide.Though she had started on anti-retroviral drugs (something fewpeople get), she did not have thenourishing food necessary to getthe full benefit from them. WhenAnde returned, two 6- and 7-year-old children from her church inSan Francisco raided their piggybanks to raise $15, and Andemade up the sum to provide thewoman with food and milk tobuild up her strength.

“We’re not as helpless as wethink,” Ande said. “These childrenhad been able to feed this woman.It really takes very little to help.”

Ande herself raised $10,000 tosupport the orphanage at Naivashawhen she rented a room at FortMason on her birthday and gave ashow of her slides, according toRuthann Richter, who accompa-nied Ande on one of her recenttrips. “That’s just the kind of per-son she is,” Richter said.

Many of Ande’s photos are forsale to raise funds for orphanagesand for subsequent visits toAfrica.

“Her work promises to open theeyes of those who are willing tolook,” said renowned documen-tary photographer Frank Espada,who has worked closely withAnde, “for it is powerful, sensitiveand haunting.” ■


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About the cover:“Two Friends at School,”photographed by Karen Ande.

WHAT; “While We Sleep, AIDS:Africa and its Orphans,” featuringphotographs by Karen AndeWHERE: St Mark’s EpiscopalChurch Hall, 600 Colorado St. inPalo AltoWHEN: Through Dec. 31. View-ing hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.COST: Admission is free.INFO: Please call (650) 856-7702or visit www.thomasmerton.orgor www.andephotos.com.

“Statistics don’t meananything until you seethe faces. I got homeand started seeingthem come up in thedeveloping tray ... andthat was it.”

—Karen Ande,photographer

T radition is fine, but thankgoodness we also have innova-tion and variety — like the

very enjoyable and rather unusualshow “Striking 12,” currently beingoffered by TheatreWorks at the Lu-cie Stern Theater.

This amalgam of rock concertand musical theater is almost un-classifiable — a new breed of per-formance unto itself. Original songscombined with a dash of role-play-ing and at least three intertwinedstory levels all add up to somethingquite wonderful and new, and wellworth an evening’s entertainment— even if you can’t decide what tocall it.

At the core of the piece isGrooveLily, a band consisting ofkeyboard (Brendan Milburn),drums (Gene Lewin) and electricviolin (Valerie Vigoda). But simplyto list the parts and players doesn’tdo them justice. The band alsodefies classification, delivering aneclectic mix of jazz, rock, musictheater, rap and whatever else seemsto suit their fancy. Their musician-ship, individually and as a group, isclearly first-rate. The fact thatthey’ve toiled for a decade in rela-tive obscurity, hoping for their bigbreak, is a sad testament to theworld of contemporary music —but that’s a whole ‘nother story.

That no one has yet “discovered”charming and charismatic Vigodaand her magic violin is a majormystery — but I’m glad I got to seeher now. She’s truly amazing, anawesome vision of embodied musi-cality, moving as one with her vio-lin, making it sing and singing withit in a voice both smoky and angel-ic. Anyone in town who plays vio-lin ought to see her — she’s the fu-ture.

Milburn and Lewin demonstratetheir very respectable chops, too,and clearly the trio is tight-knit andcomfortable with each other. Mil-burn’s stamp on many of the songscomes through, in his gentle humorand clever lyrics. Lewin’s dry witand patter capabilities add a distinctcharacter to his numbers; a personalfavorite of mine was the deliriouslyfast and comical biography of HansChristian Anderson. I know thatsounds weird, but trust me — we’retalking Tom Lehrer-like lyrics and awickedly funny song.

The first half of the show layerstogether “The Little Match Girl”with a contemporary story of alonely, disillusioned guy, with inter-jections by the band members asthemselves. Anderson’s short story,arguably some of the most depress-ing few pages ever written, be-comes the basis for a modern medi-

tation on loneliness and salvation.Each band member plays a charac-ter or two and the resolution man-ages to take us somewhere more up-lifting.

Act Two focuses on the band andtheir history — and while thismight sound drab, or at least odd,resist the temptation to skip it —you’d miss the fascinating back-ground, Milburn’s homespun chat-ter and some excellent songs. I es-pecially loved Milburn’s ode to hismother and her sage advice. AndVigoda’s final number brings it allto a touching and satisfying conclu-sion.

Halfway through Act One, mymind started having visions of a

m o r efleshed-outproduct ion— what ifactors werebrought intoit, to play the

characters, while GrooveLily didthe music? What if it were morefully staged, like a more conven-tional musical? But by the end, I re-alized that the band and the pieceare inextricable; it completely be-longs to them — music and text,heart and soul. Who they are has soinformed the work that they’re em-bedded in it, and it in them.

Playwright Rachel Sheinkin col-laborated on the book, but she right-ly drew inspiration from the bandand their eclectic style, helping tomold an absolutely original, one-of-a-kind piece. I can’t imagine any-one taking the book and music anddoing it separately — some mightsee this as a limitation, but once yousee the show, it makes perfect sense.

My only caveat concerns volume:The rock concert portion was veryloud. Take foam earplugs if yourears are sensitive, but don’t stayhome because of that. AllowGrooveLily’s hybrid sound andgood-natured congeniality to washover you and infuse you with awarm, new holiday spirit.

Kudos to TheatreWorks for find-ing the wherewithal and having thevision to support the developmentof theater such as this in their NewWorks program. This one’s a gem,no matter what you decide to callit. ■



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by Jeanie Forte

WHAT: “Striking 12,” performedby alternative rock trio GrooveLily.The show is a rewired version ofHan Christian Anderson’s classictale, “The Little Match Girl.”WHERE: Lucie Stern Theatre,1305 Middlefield Road in PaloAlto.WHEN: Through Jan. 2. Showtimes are Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.;Wednesdays through Fridays at 8p.m. and Saturdays at 8 p.m. (ad-ditional 2 p.m. performances onDec. 11 and Dec. 18) and Sun-days at 2 and 7 p.m. (2 p.m. onlyJan. 2). There will be no perform-ances Dec. 24-26 and 28.COST: Tickets are $20-$50, with

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Through January 2

There is something provoca-tive about doing Shake-speare’s “A Midsummer

Night’s Dream” in December. Yet this play is all about para-

dox and confusion: “tragicalmirth ... hot ice and wondrousstrange snow.” The set is a tiny,blue stage floor surrounded by il-luminated silver birch trees, sug-gesting a forest where fairiesdwell and four human lovers arefirst lost — both to each otherand themselves — and thenfound again.

And though it’s a comedy inwhich all ends well, there aremoments when events look asthough they could turn nasty —as when Hermia (ShannonStowe) is threatened with a nun-nery or even death if she refusesto obey her harsh father, Egeus(Nicolae Muntean), and marrythe man of his choice.

But this winter production atthe Pear Avenue Theatre, direct-ed by Michael Spector and DianeTasca, has a glow that keepsgrowing and ends up warmingnot only the ears and eyes but theheart. By the time the cast per-forms the final dance of harmonyand Puck (Patricia Tyler) remindsus that the play was but a dream,the audience is feeling the effectsof a powerful dramatic draft —concocted from romance, misun-derstanding, magic, amazement,reassurance and laughter.

One source of amazement isthe cast’s versatility. Ten actorsplay the 21 listed dramatis per-sonae, a feat they perform bymeans of quick garment changesin full sight. Jackets hangingfrom a few posts at the back ofthe bare stage remind us that dra-ma is essentially about the illu-sion conjured up when an actor

inhabits a role and the audienceconspiratorially agrees to believein it.

When Helena (Heidi Hooker)is transformed from a bitterlycomplaining girl into a terrifiedtailor named Robin Starveling,we go with her new persona will-ingly. Soon she morphs oncemore — becoming Moonshine,who painstakingly holds up alantern, with a thorn bush andwooden dog attached to her pan-taloons, for the “tedious brieftragedy” (actually a riotous farce)of “Pyramus and Thisbe,” per-formed by the rustics for thewedding night of the Duke ofAthens and his new Queen, Hip-polyta (Tasca). By this t ime,Demetrius (Ray Renati), the ob-ject of Helena’s love, has becomeFlute the bellows mender, who iselected to play Thisbe — in fulldrag.

By the same means, Hermia(Stowe) transforms into Snug,and then — with her red hairover her face — into the Lionwhose much-disputed roars (lestthe ladies “be affeared”) soundmore l ike the squeaks of amouse. Though this is pure ham,Stowe’s tears are believable asshe portrays Hermia, the girl whocannot marry her belovedLysander (Scott Hartley, whoalso plays a worried Wall), andthey make us realize how easilythe subject-matter of this comedycould have become a very differ-

ent kind of play.The only actor who stays firm-

ly inside one part is PatriciaTyler, whose Puck comes acrossas an old soul twinkling withmischief that is never intended tocause harm — though it comesclose. As Tyler observed in theprogram, “a middle-aged, femalePuck” is quite an opportunity andshe brings to it an irrepressiblesense of the absurdity of humanbehavior (“Lord, what fools thesemortals be!”) and the fun of lead-ing them in a pretty dance. Puckand Oberon (Mark D. Messer-smith) are especially gleeful asthey cook up their preposterousscheme of squeezing the juice of“the little Western flower” intoeyes that will make anyone“madly dote upon the next livecreature that it sees.”

In the case of Titania, the FairyQueen (also played by Tasca),this happens to be Nick Bottomthe weaver, transformed by Puckinto an ass. Jimmy Gunn, as Bot-tom, prods everyone out of thedreamlike mood in a loud andbossy takeover of the stage —both the one we’re watching andthe glade in the woods where heis trying to force a team of untu-tored artisans to cobble togethera drama fi t for the Duke ofAthens’ nuptial night. Gunn’srough roistering seems to prodthe cast into a new level ofcomedic antics, bringing out anabandonment to silliness that isessential for the “Pyramus andThisbe” part of the play.

Less hilarious but equally en-gaging is the situation comedybetween Hermia, Helena,Lysander and Demetrius as theyfall in and out of love, “amazed-ly, half sleep, half waking.” Com-ing across almost as an ancientprototype of the “Friends” sit-com, this scene deliciously re-veals self-delusion, infatuation,jealousy, petty-mindedness,bitchiness, outrage, low self-es-teem and quick-change moodi-ness that could have been ob-served and scripted yesterday.Even date etiquette comes underdiscussion.

Sitting only feet away from theactors, on chairs arranged aroundthe stage with the effect of the-ater in the round, one has the rareluxury of hearing every word.When all is said and done, it’s therich flow of language, jumping tolife in all i ts various moods,which emerges as the undisputedstar of the play.

With the right kind of helpShakespeare always creates mag-ic — even when turning summerinto winter and back again. ■



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Titania (Diane Tasca) becomes enamored of Bottom (Jim Gunn) in “AMidsummer Night’s Dream.”

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7:30 p.m. at Cubberley Theater, 4000 MiddlefieldRoad in Palo Alto. Sponsored by the InternationalSchool of the Peninsula of Palo Alto, the perform-ances are recommended for adults and childrenaged 8 and up.

Tickets are $18 adults; $12 for children under14 and can be obtained at the School (151 LauraLane in Palo Alto) or by calling the school at (650)251-8520 or by downloading an order form fromwww.istp.org. For more information please visitwww.bilithemime.com.

DanceThe Nutcracker

Western Ballet presents “The Nutcracker”tonight at 8 p.m. at the Mountain View Center forthe Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. Additionalperformances will take place Saturday at 2 and 8p.m. and Sunday at 2 and 6 p.m.

Tickets are $22.50 adults; $18 for children 12and under, students with ID and seniors. Ticketsare $7 for “Nutcracker Sweet Tea,” an event thatwill take place in the lobby rotunda following theSaturday matinee (at 4:30 p.m.), where attendeeswill have a chance to meet characters from theproduction. Tickets may be obtained by callingthe box office at (650) 903-6000 [email protected].

For thefamilyWest Bay Model RailroadAssociationThe West Bay Model Railroad Association pres-

ents its 2004 Christmas Show this weekend at1090 Merrill St., next to the Menlo Park CaltainStation. On display will be many different modelsof passenger and freight trains that operated onAmerican and European railroads during both thesteam and diesel eras.

The show will be open to the public tonightfrom 7 to 10 p.m.; Saturday from 12 to 6 p.m.and Sunday from 12 to 5 p.m.

Admission is free, but donations are greatlyappreciated. Raffle tickets for a new train set will

be on sale at the door. The drawing will be held atthe end of the show on Sunday.

PhotographyMona Kuhn

Modernbookpresents a photog-raphy exhibit andbook signing forMona Kuhn tonightfrom 7 to 10 p.m.The exhibit of hernew photographywill run throughJan. 13.

ModernbookGallery is locatedat 494 UniversityAve. in Palo Alto.Modernbook isopen daily from 11a.m. to 10 p.m.For more informa-tion please call(650) 327-6325 orvisit www.modern-book.com.

ArtVision 5

Vision 5 will exhibit recent works at the PacificArt League Gallery, 668 Ramona St. in Palo Alto.The show will open with a reception tonight from6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and run through the weekend.Additional viewing hours are Saturday from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 3 p.m.

The exhibition will feature figurative marblesculptures by Erika Odian, photographicimages by Lauren O’Rourke and Darwin Poulosand landscapes by J. William Waters andNancy Wong. These artists are presenting their

work for the first time as agroup in Palo Alto. Formore information pleasecall (650) 321-3891 or visitwww.pacificartleague.org.

MusicPalo Alto Chamber Orchestra

The Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra will per-form on Saturday at 8 p.m. at SpangenbergTheater, 780 Arastradero Road in Palo Alto.The concert will feature Mozart’s “SinfonieConcertante in E flat Major, K. 384” (featuringviolinist David Abel and violist Benjamin Simon),Boccherini’s “Sinfonie in B minor (“La Casa delDiavolo”)” and Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade forString Orchestra.”

Tickets are $10 general, $8 seniors, $5 stu-dents at the door; they may also be purchasedin advance by calling (650) 856-3848. For moreinformation please visit www.pacomusic.org.

Fortnightly Music ClubFortnightly Music Club will present its holiday

concert on Sunday at 8 p.m. at the Palo AltoArt Center, 1313 Newell Road in Palo Alto. Theprogram will include “The Twelve Horns ofChristmas,” featuring holiday music for 12French horns, with some special arrangementsby Arthur Barnes. Works by J.S. Bach,Charles-Valentin Alkan, Max Reger and RichardStrauss will also be featured. Admission is free.For more information please visit www.fortnigh-lymusicclub.org.


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“Fire,” a photo-graph by LaurenO’Rourke, will beon display thisweekend at thePacivic ArtLeague, as part ofthe “Vision 5”show.

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Ocean’s Twelve ✭✭1/2(Century 16, Century 12) Is “Twelve” the

new “Eleven”? That’s debatable. “Ocean’sTwelve” meets its snappy predecessor headon and wilts in comparison.

Assuming a built-in fan base and the cool-factor of its hunky cast, this chaotic crimecaper introduces one or two new faces andplaces in order to retread the familiar story-line for maximum box office.

Now that Danny Ocean (George Clooney)and Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) are back on thestreets with their multi-million dollar share,all is la dolce vita. That is until pissed-off pitboss Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) comes a-calling. Terry wants his money back — all$160 million of it — and he’s not going torest until it’s back.

In a clever twist of international fancy,Terry pays a personal visit to each of theoriginal Ocean’s Eleven, traveling from L.A.to Rome and locations between to make hispoint: two weeks to pony up the money ordie.

The filched bank has long since gone theroute of cars, homes, jewelry and women,and our boys require fast cash. Brainstorm:another audacious and lucrative heist thatwill resolve the pesky problem and vault the“O.E.” into the annals of criminal notoriety.

A rare Fabergé egg is the plum target, butOcean and co. have some competition ontheir hands — specifically François Toulour,aka “Night Fox” (Vincent Cassel), theworld’s most elusive jewel thief. Toulouragrees to pay the Ocean gang’s debt in full ifthey can successfully pilfer the preciousobjet d’art before he does.

Cassel’s smooth gig is the best thinggoing for “Twelve,” aside from the obviousassets of Pitt and Clooney. The projectsmacks of an inside joke, a hipper-than-thouprank among friends who know the jig is upbut are coolly aware that they’ll salvage the

situation in the nick of time. Dialogue is a mumbo-jumbo of impromp-

tu one-liners and fraternity-haze repartee.Granted there are good moments sprinkledthroughout, including Tess Ocean (JuliaRoberts) impersonating Julia Roberts in thepresence of skeptical celeb pal Bruce Willisand Toulour traversing a museum’s compli-cated laser field with yogic finesse.Catherine Zeta-Jones makes pretty as Rustysqueeze cum snoopy cop Isabel Lahiri andMatt Damon breaks out as the homeboy dujour.

Those aforementioned fans should delightin having their boys back in business, but formy money director Steven Soderberghshould have relied less on “Eleven”’s suc-cess and gambled the house on “Twelve.”

Rated: PG-13 for language. 2 hours, 10minutes.

— Jeanne Aufmuth

Blade: Trinity ✭✭(Century 16, Century 12) Rookie director

David S. Goyer has driven a wooden stakeinto the heart of this bloodsucker franchise.By peppering the lifeless story with chaoticcamera tricks and ear-piercing music, Goyerturns his testosterone feast into a case of cin-ematic nausea.

This third installment in the MarvelComics-based series sees humorless vam-pire hunter Blade (Wesley Snipes) goingfang-to-fang with the undisputed vampirechamp: Dracula (Dominic Purcell).Reawakened by an ambitious femme fatale(Parker Posey) and her pony-tailed body-guard (pro wrestler Triple H), Draculareturns hungry and irritable.

In his “true form,” Dracula looks like thePredator’s second cousin. If you’ve neverseen the “Predator” films, that basicallymeans he’s one ugly fellow. So it’s a good

thing he can morph into any human shape(artistic license anyone?). Why he’s decidedto return looking like a buff nightclub gigo-lo is anyone’s guess.

With the deck stacked against him, Bladejoins the Nightstalkers, a hip band of merce-naries led by smart-mouthed former vampHannibal King (Ryan Reynolds) and theiPod-obsessed archer Abigail Whistler(Jessica Biel). Only through teamwork canthey rid the world of the vampire threat for-ever, all the while dressed like fashion mod-els from the Gap catalogue for unknownsuperheroes.

Snipes scowls and staggers his waythrough “Trinity” with the personality of ajuniper bush, while the normally tantalizingPosey can barely speak behind a mouthful ofartificial fangs. Goyer’s experimental direc-tion features split-screen, slow-motion,extreme close-ups and a range of other mal-adies that often infect first-time helmers.

Reynolds is a pleasant and welcome sur-prise as King. His witty one-liners andcharismatic bravado provide the enticementto keep viewers seated. Pro wrestler TripleH also proves appealing, despite some ill-advised (and completely unpractical) mid-fight wrestling moves.

A handful of interesting Bond-esqueweapons and several well-choreographedaction sequences raise the pulse rate in theknick of time.

All in all, Goyer clearly bit off more thanhe could chew. Hokey dialogue and ridicu-lous plot points are sure to place “Trinity” inthe tomb that houses “Superman III” (1983)and “Batman & Robin” (1997). It’s gettingcrowded in there.

Rated: R for strong pervasive violence andlanguage, and some sexual content. 1 hour,46 minutes.

— Tyler Hanley

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Alexander ✭✭(Century 16, Century 12) All HailAlexander the Great, the military geniuswho set out to conquer the world andcame perilously close to getting the jobdone. Unfortunately, Oliver Stone’s ambi-tious ode to the King of Macedon does-n’t. It begins with Alexander the boy(Jessie Kamm), groomed to be ever thebest but so thoroughly cowed by his sor-ceress mother (Angelina Jolie asOlympias) that he can’t break the ties thatbind. This sets the stage for a thorny tan-gle of Freudian consequence as viciousOlympias determines that her little manwill ultimately rule Greece. The nobleempire of Greece isn’t enough, as youngadult Alexander (Colin Farrell) demon-strates when he sets out to conquerPersia, Asia and India. Blonde, feminineand lacking authoritative command,Farrell doesn’t generate the iniquitous firenecessary to portray a true warrior andmasterful leader. Though the scope ofStone’s arrogant theatrics impress, thefinal result is sloppy, ungainly and semi-contrived. Rated: R for extreme violenceand sexuality. 2 hours, 55 minutes. —J.A. (Reviewed Nov. 24, 2004)

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason✭✭1/2(Century 16) Renee Zellweger reprises herrole as Bridget Jones, an aspiring televi-sion journalist enjoying her relationshipwith barrister Mark Darcy (Colin Firth)...fornow. Enter leggy legal aid Rebecca(Jacinda Barrett). As Rebecca and Markbegin working late hours, jealousy rearsits ugly head and Bridget starts to doubther newfound love. When envy and self-doubt eventually tear the couple apart,Bridget is tempted by suave ladies’ manDaniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant), who invitesBridget to co-host a TV travel program inThailand. Will Bridget buckle or is her loveof Mark stronger than even she realized?“The Edge of Reason” has its heart in theright place, and it’s easy to fall forZellweger in the role of a sincere every-woman. But “Edge” too often sways intothe world of absurdity, leaving little reasonfor a third installment. Rated: R for sexualcontent and language. 1 hour, 48 min-utes. — T.H. (Reviewed Nov. 12, 2004)

Callas Forever ✭✭(Guild) Fans of soprano Maria Callas willbe weeping into their opera glasses overFranco Zeffirelli’s tired and campy portray-al of the infamous diva’s waning years.Fanny Ardant is the aging Callas, who hasgone into seclusion after a disastrousJapanese concert that virtually ended hercareer. Shlocky producer cum Callasfriend Larry Kelly (Jeremy Irons) will havenone of her pity party, forcing her out ofretirement by promising her a lip-synchedfilm version of “Carmen.” Callas agrees tosell her creative soul to the devil andtechnology by mounting an ambitiousproduction of the flashy opera, completewith hunky young co-stars and a garishset design. “Callas” is badly crafted film-making with a curiously convivial side.Zeffirelli based this homage on his long-term friendship and collaboration withCallas, who must be spinning in hergrave. Rated: Unrated but could be PG-13 for language and adult sensibilities. 1hour, 48 minutes. In English and a pot-pourri of foreign languages sans subtitles.— J.A. (Reviewed Nov. 24, 2004)

Christmas with the Kranks ✭✭✭(Century 16, Century 12) Luther and NoraKrank (Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis)live in a family-friendly neighborhoodchock-full of holiday cheer. Every year thecommunity shares baked goods andwrapped goodies — and a genuine loveof jolly St. Nick. But things are differentfor the Kranks this time — their daughter,


“Ocean’s Twelve” retreads a familiar storyline for maximum box-office effect.

(l-r) Ryan Reynolds, Wesley Snipes andJessica Biel co-star in “Blade: Trinity.”

Blair (Julie Gonzalo), has joined thePeace Corps and won’t be home forDecember festivities. An inspirational bill-board gives Luther a bright idea: He andNora can skip Christmas, take a luxuriouscruise and save a little cash in theprocess. Ah, if it were only that easy.Neighborhood heavyweight VicFrohmeyer (Dan Aykroyd) is horrified bythe Kranks’ unprecedented plans and willgo to extreme lengths to preserve theirred-and-green spirit. The film, which findsa comfortable balance between hilariousand heartwarming, works primarily on theeffortless chemistry between Allen andCurtis. Rated: PG for brief language andsuggestive comment. 1 hour, 34 minutes.— T.H. (Reviewed Nov. 24, 2004)

Closer ✭✭(Century 16, Century 12) In adaptingPatrick Marber’s play, director MikeNichols produces a wildly uneven filmthat lacks raw emotion and emotionaltruth. Hot stars Natalie Portman, JuliaRoberts, Jude Law and Clive Owen can’tgenerate heat from contrived situationsand dialogue that grows mannered whentempers flare. Most of the movie func-tions as an intellectual construct abouthow individuals lie to themselves andthose closest to them, avoiding self-examination and intimacy. The ellipticalnarrative — sometimes lurching forwardin months, sometimes in years — is notas jarring as these unmotivated couplingsand separations. Rated: R for sequencesof graphic sexual dialogue, nudity/sexual-ity and language. 1 hour, 38 minutes. —S.T. (Reviewed Dec. 3, 2004)

Finding Neverland ✭✭✭(Century 16) Johnny Depp can do nowrong, so it’s no surprise that his intro-spective turn as “Peter Pan” author J.M.Barrie is the cornerstone of this lush,loosely based biography. Sir Barrie, aScot, is struggling to find his creativefooting in Edwardian-era English theaterwhen he unexpectedly encounters viva-cious Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (KateWinslet). Despite the fact that he’s a mar-ried man, he develops a close friendshipwith Sylvia and becomes a surrogate

father to her boys, inventing an elaboratefantasy world of pirates, cowboys andkings for his young, fatherless friends.Disapproval lurks around every corner,from snide public gossip to the incessantpleas of Barrie’s humiliated wife (RadhaMitchell) and the steely disdain of Sylvia’sforbidding mother (Julie Christie). Winsletand Depp are celluloid soul mates; theirconnection looks and feels genuine. DittoDepp’s bond with the lads, in particularSylvia’s son, Peter (Freddie Highmore), onwhom his character of Pan is based. Amagical flight of fancy that would benefitfrom a shade of dusk, “Neverland” is nev-ertheless a plum holiday treat. Rated: PGfor mild adult situations. 1 hour, 46 min-utes. — J.A. (Reviewed Nov. 19, 2004)

The Incredibles ✭✭✭(Century 16, Century 12) Who wants tobe Super all the time? That’s the questionfacing a passel of Superheroes who findthemselves members of the SuperheroRelocation Program after the real worldtires of their Super deeds. Bob Parr, akaMr. Incredible (voice of Craig T. Nelson),finds the life of the Everyman a study inmediocrity. He pounds out insurance poli-cies at an Everyman job and comeshome at night to harried wife Helen (ex-Superhero Elastigirl, voiced by HollyHunter) and a trio of lively kids trained tokeep their innate Super-powers underwraps. The disappearance of an under-


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Julius Caesar (1953) The film industrywas shocked at the choice of MarlonBrando for the part of Marc Antony.Brando was shocked himself, turningto co-star John Gielgud for help inwhat turned out to be one of his mosthighly praised performances. Fri. -Sun. at 7:30 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. alsoat 3:20 p.m.

Desiree (1954) Marlon Brando por-trays Napoleon in this routine historicalromance. Also starring Jean Simmons.Fri. - Sun. at 5:30 & 9:40 p.m.

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Once We Grow Up (2000) At 30,Simon is juggling with life and itsproblems. He is torn between his jobas a journalist at “Tobacco Monthly,”his girlfriend, Christine, with whom hecan’t seem to have a child, and hisfriends.

On the family side, he takes care ofhis grandmother, who is losing hermind and making life impossible foreveryone around her. When he meetsClaire, a pregnant neighbor neglectedby her husband, his life takes anunexpected turn. In French withEnglish subtitles.Fri. at 7:30 p.m.;Sat. & Sun. at 3:45 p.m.

Gloomy Sunday (2003) Set inBudapest, circa 1940, the film centerson a love triangle. Ilana Varnai (ErikaMarozsan) is hostessing at the city’sold-school eatery, Szabo’s. Her lover,restaurant owner Laszlo Szabo(Joachim Krol), is riding high — madlyin love with Ilana, enjoying his successand auditioning pianists to entertainhis clientele.

Enter musician Andres Aradi(Stefano Dionisi), who falls hopelesslyin love with the seductive Ilana. Struckdumb by his passion, Andres com-poses a moody piano piece in honorof his lady love. The ballad’s effect isso painfully bittersweet that the songappears to be the cause of a numberof suicides in the Budapest area.Simultaneously, the Nazi war machineinvades Hungary, bringing with it anSS Colonel (Ben Becker) who haslong worshipped Ilana and will do any-thing to have her as his own. InGerman with English subtitles. Sat. &Sun. at 1:30 p.m.

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Bridget Jones: The Edge Century 16: 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20 & 9:40 p.m. of Reason (R) ✭✭1/2Callas Forever Guild: 8 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. also at 3 & 5:30 p.m. (Not Rated) ✭✭

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Kinsey ✭✭✭1/2(CineArts) Shattering taboos and stereo-types is the crux of this candid and beau-tifully crafted film biography of sexualbehaviorist Alfred Kinsey (Liam Neeson),author of “Sexual Behavior in the HumanMale” (1948). Kinsey’s research stemsfrom the intimacy issues afflicting him andwife Clara (Laura Linney). The pair seeksprofessional help, from which springs agrowing obsession with the art of sexolo-gy; masturbation, wet dreams andorgasms. With Clara’s support, Kinseybegins collecting sexual histories, evolv-ing into the nation’s boldest chronicler ofhuman sexual behavior. Neeson is terrificas the confident Kinsey and deservespraise for imbuing his good doctor withstubborn charm and relentless enthusi-asm. Peter Sarsgaard practically stealsthe show as friend and colleague ClydeMartin, who worms his way into theKinseys’ marriage and beyond. Rated: Rfor graphic language, images and nudity.1 hour, 58 minutes. — J.A. (Reviewed

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The Motorcycle Diaries ✭✭✭1/2(CineArts) “Motorcycle” is a road-trip witha soul. Privileged Buenos Aireans Ernesto“Che” Guevara de la Serna (Gael GarciaBernal) and pal Alberto Granado (Rodrigode la Serna) have a plan: 500 miles overfour months by way of a broken-down1939 Norton 500 motorbike, affectionate-ly known as “The Mighty One.” The sparebackdrops of early 1950s Latin Americaand the complex sociology of its vastcommunity are only the beginning. AsErnesto and Alberto journey the back-roads of their heretofore unseen conti-nent, their eyes are opened to the vastindignities suffered by its people. Thisisn’t your cookie-cutter voyage of self-discovery, involving thwarted romances,the humor of foiled transportation (MightyOne not so mighty after all), the sorrow ofproud civilizations reduced to poverty anda lengthy stint at a formal leper colony.Eight months and 8,000 miles later,Ernesto’s got himself a keen social con-science that will influence his adult life inspectacular and historical ways. Quietlyinspiring and rarely over-stepping itsbounds, “Motorcycle” may have Oscarcalling. Rated: R for strong language andsome sexuality. In Spanish with Englishsubtitles. 2 hours, 6 minutes. — J.A.(Reviewed Oct. 1, 2004)

National Treasure ✭✭✭(Century 16, Century 12) Who hasn’twondered about the unfinished pyramidand all-seeing eye on the back of a dollarbill? The Gates family can trace the cryp-tic clues back to the Knights Templar andFree Masons, secret societies with amembership list that includes our found-ing fathers. Ever since he was a youngboy, Benjamin Franklin Gates (NicolasCage) has been captivated by his grand-father’s (Christopher Plummer) insistencethat their family is the protector and lastlink to a 2000-year-old treasure beyondimagination. Cage fits the bill as thequick-witted, smart and well-intentionedtreasure hunter who has devoted his lifeto solving the mystery. He’s joined by ahumorous sidekick (Justin Bartha) and abeauty-with-brains from the NationalArchives (Diane Kruger) to thwart a hiss-worthy foe (Sean Bean). They’re all afterthe Declaration of Independence. Despitepreposterous plot points, “NationalTreasure” may nurture your inner historydetective. And unlike most booty calls,this one is fit for the entire family. Rated:PG for action violence and some scaryimages. 2 hours, 5 minutes. — S.T.(Reviewed Nov. 19, 2004)

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young boy growing wary of his childishbelief in Santa Claus is a universal one. Inthe hands of artist/author Chris VanAllsburg, it was shaded with a poignantsensibility and dusky eeriness. Much tomy surprise, director Robert Zemeckishas taken the author’s vision a step fur-ther, combining peerless technology and

a minimalist screenplay for a charmingmeditation on the inherent cynicism ofgrowing old. When our unnamed herowakes on Christmas Eve to the sound ofa rumbling train parked on his snowylawn he thinks he’s dreaming. The con-ductor (voice and image of Tom Hanks)encourages him to climb aboard thePolar Express, headed for the North Pole.Along the way Hero Boy and a select

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his freedom and an acting career that’sheaded due south. Miles is a self-pro-claimed oenophile, so the Santa YnezValley winery scene is top of the agenda.The pair sip and spit to their heart’s con-tent and the winespeak flows like, well,wine. Giamatti, arguably America’s mostgifted actor, delivers an outstanding per-formance of conflicting emotions bol-stered by a reservoir of sad surrender.And Virginia Madsen, as Miles’ love inter-est, glows with a luminous intelligenceand warm sensuality that matches thestory’s mature profundity. Easily one ofthe best films of the year, “Sideways”gives great nose. Rated: R for nudity,sexual content and language. 2 hours, 4minutes. — J.A. (Reviewed Nov. 5, 2004)

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Eating Out

America has not contributedmuch to the cuisine of theworld but it has contributed

mightily to how people eat.The cafeteria originated in San

Francisco during the gold rush;the diner hails from Providence,R.I. The drugstore counter, thelunch counter, drive-ins anddrive-thru restaurants are all-American concepts, as is the fast-food chain (for better or worse).The specialty restaurant, seafoodand steakhouses are also distinct-ly American.

Over the past decade steak-houses have evolved from no-frills, sizzling-iron platter, plastictable-clothed, predictable-as-death-and taxes establishmentswith ketchup, A-1 and Worcester-shire sauces perched on everytable to classy restaurants withlengthy wine lists and knowl-edgeable wait staffs.

Sundance, The Steakhouse, lo-cated on El Camino across fromStanford University, representsthe genre’s current sophistication.Formerly known as SundanceMine Co., it evolved a half-dozenyears ago into a cozy, mahogany-

paneled enclave with muted light-ing, sepia-toned Western photo-graphs, old sporting equipmentand plush forest-green booths. Itis a mecca of masculinity.

While beef still rules at Sun-dance, the menu includes a vari-ety of well-prepared seafood andpoultry dishes, as well. It is aplace to linger over dinner, bever-age and good conversation in oneof four intimate dining areas.

Sundance is a family-operatedbusiness. Robert Fletcher startedthe restaurant in 1974 on a sitethat had once been a thrivingdrive-in complete with carhopson roller skates in the 1950s.Now son Galen oversees all food-related matters and brother Aronmanages the restaurant.

One recent Monday evening wearrived at 6 p.m. without a reser-vation and was informed that thewait would be about an hour anda half for a table. Fortunately,there were a few tables availablein the lounge where we enjoyedthe same menu. I made a reserva-tion each time subsequent to that.After 30 years, this restaurant isstill trendy.

For starters we had Panko-crusted calamari ($11.50). Pankoare Japanese-style breadcrumbswith a coarser texture than ordi-nary breadcrumbs, resulting in alighter, crunchier coating fordeep-fried foods. The fresh-tast-ing, crisp calamari were servedwith chipotle aioli and red cock-tail sauce.

Dungeness crab cakes,($12.50), in season now, weregolden patties filled with threadsof fresh meat spun around scal-lions, milk, egg and breadcrumbs. The crab was the mostevident part of this mixture, im-buing the cakes with a lightnessnot always evident in this dish.The delicate texture was en-hanced with the sherry cayenneaioli sauce that accompanied.Sundance wisely serves all sauceson the side.

The New England-style clamchowder was excellent ($5.50cup; $6.95 bowl). Creamy andthick without being pasty, thechowder was the perfect mediumfor the delicate, fresh clams. Thehouse salad ($6.50) was nothingspecial but did feature very crisp,chilled, lettuce with a variety ofhouse-made dressings fromwhich to choose.

Prime rib of beef is offered infour different cuts ranging from$22.95 for an 8 oz. petite cut to$33.95 for the 14 oz. sharehold-er’s cut. The certified Angus beefwas slow-roasted for more than

eight hours and carved lean. Thenear melt-in-your-mouth beef wasenhanced with additional au jusand creamy horseradish sauce.All entrees were served with veg-etables and a choice of potato orrice pilaf.

There were other beef entreesas well, including filet mignonavailable in two sizes, ($29.95 for7 oz. and $37.95 for 11 oz.), amonster 24 oz. Porterhouse steak(prevailing market price), and a 9oz. Top-cut sirloin, ($23.95). The14 oz. New York strip streak($31.95) was everything I wantedit to be, slightly charred on theoutside and pink — not red — onthe inside.

Teriyaki filet mignon skewer($24.95) was a delicious medleyof tender beef and vegetables al-ready de-speared when served.But I was not overly fond ofDuke’s teriyaki glaze (pineapple,ginger, red and green pepper,honey, soy and garlic). The rathercloying sauce didn’t fit with thebeef and vegetables.

The seafood was excellent —much better and less expensivethan nearby Scott’s Seafood Grilland Bar. Wild northern salmon($19.95) was a grilled delight.Pink and flaky, the large filet hadbeen basted with lemon butter.With garlic mashed potatoes andsteamed vegetables, it was morethan I could eat.

Pacific swordfish ($22.95) wasmeaty and fresh-tasting. I optedfor it grilled although it was alsooffered pan-blackened, Cajunstyle. Both fish entrees wereserved with dill-caper sauce,which was OK but I would havepreferred a lemon-caper buttersauce or something similar. Ithought the dill-caper sauce toocreamy for grilled fish.

If you dine between 5 and 6p.m. Sundance offers a twilightmenu of a dozen different regu-lar-portioned entrees for $16.95,including soup or salad — a goodvalue for early diners.

Desserts are extravagant aswell. Mud pie ($6.50) had awhipped cream topper that oozedover one side. It looked as if thewaiter was bringing me the headof Queen Nefertiti complete withdiamond tiara. The tiara turnedout to be chopped nuts and, fortu-nately, the queen’s head was ahuge slab of coffee ice cream,atop a chocolate-cookie crust,mired in thick, hot fudge. Adessert intended for a king.

A thick, cookie-crusted choco-late torte ($5.95), swimming inraspberry sauce, appealed to mychocolate-loving companion. Pear

sorbetto ($5.50) was light and re-freshing, while apple pie à lamode ($5.95), with its flaky crustand soft, warm apples, was al-most too much when topped withHäagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream.

White chocolate crème brûlée($6.95) was touted as the owner’sfavorite. While the custard wascreamy enough and the burnt sug-ar crust was in the right propor-tion to the custard, I still was notoverly fond of the confection.Maybe it was the white chocolate,which, of course, is not chocolateat all; it is made from cocoa but-ter, milk, and sugar. Stick withthe torte or mud pie if you wantchocolate.

The friendly, professional waitstaff was clad in vests and crisp,white aprons. Service was swift— sometimes a little too muchso. White-jacketed busboys rou-tinely snatched plates from thetable the instant one diner wasfinished, making the remainingdiners uneasy and hurried. It isimproper service to clear platesuntil all the diners have finished.

The wine list boasts more than450 wines from around the world.Prices are on the high side but notoutrageous. There are a dozenand a half wines available by theglass. The dessert wine list is out-standing and includes a dozen orso ports, plus cognac, grappa,Madeira and a handful of interest-ing domestic Rieslings and mus-cats.

Sundance has changed withtime yet has retained the knackfor pleasing its clientele. This isno accident. The Fletcher familybuys the best ingredients andthoughtfully prepares them.Count on this steakhouse beingaround for another 30 years. ■

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Sundance Steakhouse owners Galen (left) and Aron Fletcher offer the Fletcher’s Cut ($37.95), an 11 oz. filetmignon served in a Cabernet reduction sauce with Idaho baked potato, carrots and broccoli.

Still trendy, after all these years

At 30, Sundance still impresses with its fine food

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Paradise (650) 968-59491350 Grant Rd. #15B, Mt. View

Now serving Halal meat, charcoal grilledkabobs and daily vegetarian specials

Armadillo Willy’s 941-29221031 N. San Antonio Rd., Los Altos

Range: $5.00-13.00

Cook Book Restaurant 321-7500127 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto

For breakfast-out-of-the-ordinary!Tue-Sat 7am-3pm, Sun & Hol. 8am-3pm

The Duck Club 322-1234100 El Camino Real in the Stanford Park

Hotel, Menlo Park. American Regional cuisine

Hobee’s 856-61244224 El Camino Real, Palo AltoAlso at Town & Country Village,

Palo Alto 327-4111

Knuckle’s at Hyatt Rickey’s 843-25214219 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

Pasta, Steaks and Seafood

4290 Bistro & Bar 857-07874290 El Camino, Palo Alto

in the Crowne Plaza Cabaña Hotel

Crepes Cafe 473-0560www.crepescafe.com

Authentic & casual European bistro,heated terrace.

Mon-Sat 8am-9pm, Sun to 4pmAcross from the Train Station1195 Merrill St., Menlo Park

Cafe Borrone 327-08301010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park

Open 7 Days • Art & MusicBreakfast, Lunch, DinnerIndoor/Outdoor Seating

Chef Chu’s (650) 948-26961067 N. San Antonio Road

on the corner of El Camino, Los Altos2002 Zagat: “Gold Standard in

Fresh Chinese Cuisine.”

Hunan Garden 565-88683345 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

Incredible Seafood, Vegetables • 7 days

Jing Jing 328-6885443 Emerson St., Palo Alto

Spicy Szechwan, Hunan, Food To Go, Deliverywww.jingjingonline.com

Mei Long 961-4030867 El Camino Real, Mtn. View

★★★★ — San Jose Mercury NewsTop Rating in Zagat 2002 & San Francisco Focus

Ming’s 856-77001700 Embarcadero East, Palo Alto

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Peking Duck 856-33382310 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

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Su Hong—Menlo ParkDining Phone: 323–6852

To Go: 322–4631Winner, Palo Alto Weekly “Best Of”

8 years in a row!

Windy’s (Chinese) 325-3188168 University Ave., Palo Alto

Award-winning food. Catering/To Go

Chez TJ 964-7466938 Villa St., Mountain View

Tues-Sat Dinners only 5:30-9:00pm“Outrageously good” New French-American

fare —Zagat 2003

Cafe Bombay 948-94634546 El Camino, Los Altos

at San AntonioLunch, Dinner, Buffets Everyday

Darbar Indian Cuisine 321-6688129 Lytton, Downtown Palo Alto Lunch Buffet M-F; Open 7 days

Janta Indian Restaurant 462-5903369 Lytton Ave., Downtown Palo Alto Lunch Buffet M-F; Organic Veggies

Little India Restaurant 361-8737917 Main St., Redwood CIty Buffets M-F 11-2; M-Sat 5-9

Gourmet food preparedby chef Manoj Chopra

Café Pro Bono 326-16262437 Birch St., Palo Alto

Serving a wide variety of traditional dishes witha freshness you can see and taste.

Gambardella’s 323-6730Menlo Square, Oak Grove Ave. & Merrill St.

Everything made on premises includingproscuitto and pancetta.

Oregano’s 941-36004546 El Camino, Los Altos

Gourmet Pasta, Pizza. Banquet Rooms

Spalti Ristorante 327-9390417 California Ave, Palo Alto

Exquisite Food • Outdoor Dining

Fuki Sushi 494-93834119 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

Open 7 days a Week

Fiesta Del Mar 965-93541006 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View

Mexican Cuisine & Cantina

Fiesta Del Mar Too 967-3525735 Villa Street, Mountain View Open Week-

nites to 11pm, Weekends to 12pm

Palo Alto Sol 328-8840408 California Ave, Palo Alto

Huge menu • Homestyle Recipes

Fandango Pizza 494-29283407 Alma, Palo AltoLive Bluegrass Music

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Pizza My Heart 327-9400220 University Ave., Palo Alto

Range: $1.50-16.50

Pizz’a Chicago 424-94004115 El Camino Real, Palo AltoThis IS the best pizza in town

Ramona’s Pizza 322-21812313 Birch St. Palo Alto, Palo Alto

Free Delivery • N.Y. Hand-Spun Pizza

Cook’s Seafood 325-0604751 El Camino Real, Menlo Park

Seafood Dinners from $5.95 to $9.95

Garden Fresh Asian Cuisine 961-77951245 W. El Camino, Mountain View

Open Daily • Lunch • Dinner • To Go

Lisa’s Tea Treasures 322-5544Menlo Square, Oak Grove Ave & Merrill Street

Specializing in elegant luncheonsand afternoon tea.

Krung Siam 322-5900423 University Ave., Palo AltoKing of Krung Siam 960-7077

194 Castro St., Mtn. View

Thaiphoon 323-7700543 Emerson Ave., Palo Alto

Great taste of Thai & Asian cuisineOutside patio seating

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A.G. Ferrari Foods, 200 Hamilton Ave., PaloAlto (650) 752-0900 Shopping the beauti-fully laid-out shelves, rife with all things Italian,is the real draw of this local chain. Selectfrom reliable, high-quality imported goods.Order from the deli for lunch or purchasetake-out foods. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-7 p.m.;Sun. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. $$-$$ Acorn, The, 1906 El Camino Real, MenloPark (650) 322-6201 This family-run restau-rant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine,from Athenian rack of lamb to Italian pasta.Lunch Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Din-ner Mon.-Tue. 5-9 p.m.; Wed.-Sat. 5-10 p.m.$$$ (Reviewed May 1, 2002)Akane, 250 Third St., Los Altos (650) 941-8150 This full service restaurant and sushibar in Los Altos will go a long way to fulfillingany cravings for Japanese food you mayhave. Daily 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. $$-$$$ (Re-viewed January 17, 2003)Alice’s Restaurant, 17288 Skyline Blvd.,Woodside (650) 851-0303 Alice’s serves abasic breakfast and lunch menu. Eveningfare includes a surprising menu of dishes,such as risotto, prawns, pork chops. Daily8:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m. $$ (Reviewed August22, 2003)Allied Arts Guild Restaurant, 75 Arbor Roadat Cambridge Ave., Menlo Park (650) 322-2405 This restaurant offers three-courselunches in a Spanish garden setting. Nocredit cards. Reservations recommended.Proceeds benefit the Lucile Salter PackardChildren’s Hospital at Stanford. $$ (Re-viewed March 8, 1996)Amarin, 156 Castro St., Mountain View(650) 988-9323 Fresh and contemporarywith traditional Thai touches. Wide range ofvegetarian options, aromatic curries,lunchtime complimentary soup of the day.Lunch Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dinner 5-10 p.m. Sat.-Sun. noon-10 p.m. $$ (Re-viewed March 15, 1996)Amber India Restaurant, 2290 El CaminoReal, Mountain View (650) 968-7511 In-ventive menu with many an equal numberof mild and spicy dishes. Impressive serv-ice and picturesque atmosphere. Daily11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 5-10 p.m. $$-$$$(Reviewed July 30, 2004)Amelia’s Restaurant, 2042 Broadway,Redwood City (650) 368-1390 The family-run Amelia’s Restaurant is a great place tostart experimenting with traditional dishesfrom El Salvador, and they also offer a widevariety of tried and true Mexican specialties.No credit cards. Daily 9 a.m.-9 p.m. $$ (Re-viewed July 10, 1998)Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria, 790 CastroSt., Mountain View (650) 961-6666 Thisincarnation of an East Coast pizza joint mayring true with some or as an imposter withothers. Signature-style brick oven charredcrust is paper thin, crisp and somewhat dry.Good place for groups. Mon.-Thu. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sat. 11:30a.m.-11 p.m.; Sun. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. $$(Reviewed March 23, 2001)Andale Mexican Restaurant, 209 Univer-sity Ave., Palo Alto (650) 323-2939 ThisCal-Mex eatery offers burritos, taquitos,flautas, tamales, quesadillas, tortas, crisptacos and daily specials. The assortmentwill satisfy most cravings for Mexican food,without all of the lard and saturated fat.Highlights include the rotisserie chickenmarinated in achiote, chile relleno and Baja-style fish. Aqua frescas are made fresh dai-ly, along with sangrias and margaritas. Ca-sual, family-friendly atmosphere.Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. $$ (Re-viewed January 16, 2004)Angelo Mio, 820 Santa Cruz Ave., MenloPark (650) 323-3665 This fine, small cuci-na has an expansive selection of heart-warming pastas surrounded by salads, ap-petizers, and main dishes that includeeggplant, veal, chicken, steak and calamari.Each dish shares two traits—incrediblygood olive oil and garlic. Mon.-Sat. 11a.m.-2:30 p.m., 4:30-10 p.m.; Sun. noon-2:30 p.m.; 4:30-9 p.m. $$-$$$ (ReviewedJune 13, 1997)

Applewood Inn, 1001 El Camino Real,Menlo Park (650) 324-3486 Creativegourmet pizzas (toppings include sun-driedtomatoes, caviar, exotic cheeses), salads,soups, sandwiches and pastas available atlunch. Take-out available. Mon-Fri. 11 a.m.-2p.m.; Mon.-Sat. 5-10 p.m.; Sun. 5-9 p.m. $$(Reviewed September 1, 2000)Applewood Pizza 2 Go, 989 El CaminoReal, Menlo Park (650) 328-1556 Apple-wood Inn’s creative gourmet pizzas (toppingsinclude sun-dried tomatoes, caviar, exoticcheeses) to go. Daily 5-9 p.m. $$ (ReviewedOctober 1, 2002)Armadillo Willy’s, 1031 N. San AntonioRoad, Los Altos (650) 941-2922 ThisTexas-style restaurant serves up big plates ofbarbecue, ribs and steaks. Try any of the bar-becue sandwiches or platters with a side offries or thespicy peanut slaw. You won’t gohome hungry. Sun.-Thu., 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.;

Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. $$ (ReviewedMarch 12, 2004)Austin’s, 1616 West El Camino Real,Mountain View (650) 969-9191 Cowboyhats and boots decorate the otherwise plaindecor, while smoky chicken, ribs and pulledpork make everyone feel a part of the LoneStar state. Sun. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Mon.- Thu.11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Fri. 11:30 a.m.-11p.m. with entertainment until 1 a.m.; Sat. 9a.m.-11 p.m. with entertainment until 1 a.m.$$ (Reviewed September 8, 2002)Babbo’s, 717 Stanford Shopping Center,Palo Alto (650) 321-1488 Serving pizzasand Mediterranean specialties, such as pael-la. The outdoor patio is one of the best thingsabout Babbo’s; homemade desserts are theother. Mon.-Sun. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; 5-10 p.m.$$$ (Reviewed November 2, 2001)

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BenefitsChristmas Trees Benefit Scouts SelectChristmas trees and wreaths from SeaScouts. Noble, Fir, and Grand trees from2-14-feet tall. Proceeds benefit SeaScout crews. Delivery is also available.Everyday until trees are gone, 9 a.m.-9p.m. The Palo Alto Elks Lodge, 4929 ElCamino Real, Palo Alto. Call (408) 737-2738. ship51.dhs.org/CTL.htm.

Holiday Angels Joy Drive, Benefitingthe Starlight Children’s Foundation Do-nate a gift for a hospital ized chi ld.Through Dec. 25, drop off new, un-wrapped books and toys at any Star-bucks retail location. Starbucks, 643Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. Call (415)974-7285. www.starbucks.com.Spectrum Fine Homes 3rd Annual Holi-day Pajama Party Benefiting MountainView Community Services. Sun., Dec.12, 1-5 p.m. Bring the family and a newpair of pajamas for a child age 6-16.Spectrum Fine Homes, Inc., 188 S.Whisman Rd., Mountain View. Call 960-2449. www.SpectrumFineHomes.com.The Christmas Bureau Help spread hol-iday cheer to a family without funds, alonely senior citizen, a single parent, or achild with an empty Christmas stocking.Gift checks are provided through dona-tions and are given privately to personsreferred to the Bureau by schools andsocial agencies. Recipients may use themoney to purchase food and gifts fortheir loved ones. Christmas Bureau ofPalo Alto, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Call321-9210.

ConcertsPalo Alto Chamber Orchestra Concertfeatures David Abel, violin, and BenjaminSimon, conductor and viola, performingMozart’s Sinfonie Concertante in E flatMajor, K.384, Boccherini Sinfonie in B mi-nor “La Casa del Diavolo” andTchaikovsky Serenade for String Orches-tra, Sat., Dec. 11, 8 p.m. $10 general; $8senior; $5 student. Spangenberg Theater,780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Call856-3848. www.pacomusic.org.“The Phantom of the Opera, Part II: Re-venge of the Divas” California ChamberOpera presents Music by W. A. Mozart.Sat., Dec. 11, 7 p.m. Free Admission.St. Andrew’s Methodist Church, 4111Alma St., Palo Alto. Call (310) 383-8429.Schola Cantorum’s Messiah Sing Thepeninsula’s oldest and most popularMessiah Sing will perform with the Red-wood Symphony, Mon., Dec., 13, 7:30p.m. Order tickets from Mountain ViewCenter Performing Arts, 500 Castro St.,Mountain View. Call 903-6000. schola-cantorum.org.

Sing- and Play-Along Messiah, DirectorStephen M Sano Fri., Dec. 10, 8 p.m. An-nual all-volunteer Messiah, a joyous cele-bration in Memorial Church. Orchestralparts provided; vocal scores available in thearcade before the concert. $10/$5. Ad-vance tickets available. Memorial Church,450 Serra Mall, Stanford. Call 723-2720.www.music.stanford.edu.The Fortnightly Music Club ConcertSun., Dec. 12, 8 p.m. Piano works byBach-Busoni and Alkan, songs by Regerand Strauss, and holiday music for 12French horns. Performers include A.Driskill-Smith and M. Lin, piano; P. Spool,soprano;.Barnes, J. Burton and others,French horn Palo Alto Art Center audito-rium, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Call854-5583. fortnightlymusicclub.org.The Seasons of Christmas The 80-voiceadult choir of Cantabile Chorale opens its26th season a Christmas concert. Tellingthe familiar story of Christ’s birth the groupmixes music from the Renaissance tomodern music of Christmas, Sat., Dec. 11.Call for time. Free. Discussion 30 minutesbefore concert. First United MethodistChurch, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. Call424-1410. www.cantabile.org.Winter Imprints Dan Levitan, harp andWendy Hillhouse, mezzo soprano join the120 voices of Schola Cantorum for aconcert of seasonal music, Sat., Dec.11, 8 p.m. $22 general admission; $18seniors/students. First CongregationalChurch, 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto. Call254-1700. www.scholacantorum.org.

Live MusicDave Meniketti Annual Birthday Bash,Sat., Dec. 11, 9 p.m. $25 advance. $37at the door. Fox Theater, 2215 Broad-way, Redwood City. Call 369-4119.www.foxdreams.com.Magnolia Sisters Thu., Dec. 16, 8 p.m.$12 advance; $14 at the door. Fox The-atre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City. Call369-4119. www.foxdreams.com.Musaic, Men’s Vocal Ensemble Blend-ed harmonies of S.F. based cappellagroup. Sacred music, jazz arrangements,spirituals, and contemporary. Sun., Dec.12, 4 p.m. $15 adults; $10 seniors andchildren. UUSM, 300 E. Santa Inez, SanMateo. Call 355-7450. www.uusm.net.St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church13 member Gordon Stewart TromboneChoir under the direction of Kay Raney willlead congregational singing, includes 15minutes of music before and after morn-ing worship, Sun., Dec., 12, 10:15 a.m.Public is welcome. St. Andrew’s UnitedMethodist Church, 4111 Alma St., PaloAlto. Call 493-0900. st.andrews-umc.org.

On StageJoseph and the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat Dec. 10, 7:30; Dec. 11, 2:30and 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 16, 4:30 p.m.; Dec.17, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 18, 2:30 p.m. Tick-ets: $3 child/$6 adult. Palo Alto Chil-dren’s Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road,Palo Alto. Call 463-4970.Peninsula Ballet Theatre Artistic Direc-tor, Michael Lowe, presents, “Nutcrack-er,” choreographer, Carlos Carvajal, andconductor, Chris Christensen, Dec. 11-12.; Dec. 18-19., 2 p.m. For tickets call340-9448. Peninsula Ballet Theatre, 600N. Delaware, San Mateo. Call 678-4863.www.peninsulaballer.org.“ScroogeMart” Gunn High School Choirpresents “ScroogeMart”, a AmericanChristmas Carol. Original music will beperformed by the Gunn High Schoolchoirs and over 50 of Gunn’s staff andteachers, Wed., Dec. 15, and Thu., Dec.16, 8 p.m. $15 adults; $8 students.Ticket available at the door or at GunnSAO Gunn High School, SpangenbergTheatre, Palo Alto. Call 354-8287.Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’sDream” Through Dec. 19, Wed.-Sat., 8p.m., Sun., 2 p.m. The Pear Avenue The-atre, 1220 Pear Ave., Mountain View.Call 254-1148. www.thepear.org.The Art of Mime “Bili the Mime’ spon-sored by International School of thePeninsula. “The Art of Mime” displaysover 25 years of experience and per-formance of mime. Dec. 10-11, 7:30

p.m., $18 adults / $12 children 14 andunder. Cubberly Theatre, 4000 Middle-f ield Rd, Palo Alto. Cal l 251-8521.www.istp.org.“The Importance of Being Earnest”Menlo-Atherton High School Drama De-partment presents Oscar Wilde’s “TheImportance of Being Earnest” Dec. 9-11,8 p.m. Tickets $8 for adults and $5 forstudents/seniors at the door. MenloAtherton High School, 555 MiddlefieldRoad, Atherton. Call 322-3673.Auditions for Schola Cantorum Tue.,Dec. 14, 7-8:30 p.m. All voices wel-come. For information about the audi-tion, see web site. Auditions by appoint-ment only. Braun Music Center, StanfordUniversity Campus, Palo Alto. Call 254-1700. scholacantorum.org.

ExhibitsAr t Exhibit “3 Artists” Paintings byRichard Godinez and Stephen Osborn.Paintings and Drawings by Masako Miki,Dec. 10-Feb. 10, Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-5p.m. Reception: Jan. 7, 5 p.m. StanfordUniversity Center for Integrated Systems,420 Via Palou, Stanford. Call 725-3622.cis.stanford.edu/~marigros.Cantor Arts Center “Question: An ex-periment that provokes questions aboutart and its presentation in museums,”through Jan. 2; “Women on the Verge:The Culture of Neurasthenia in Nine-teenth-Century America,” through Feb.6. Hours: Wed.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.;Thu., 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Cantor Arts Center,328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. Call 723-4177. ccva.stanford.edu.Holiday Open Studio Artist AnthonyMontanino open his new studio, Sat.,Dec. 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Allied Arts Guild,75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park. www.anthonymontanino.com.James Lagiss: New Monoprints Mono-prints from his 2003 Autumn portfolio.Through Dec. 30. Call for times. StellarSomerset Gallery, 539 Bryant Street,Palo Alto. Call 328-6688. www.stellarsomersetgallery.com.“Jammed with Art” Artwork by memberartists in all media during the holiday sea-son. Ongoing through Dec. 24. Gallery 9,143 Main St., Los Altos. Call 941-7969.gallery9losaltos.com.Mackenzie Thorpe: “Into Three Dimen-sions” Through Dec 26, the Thorpeworldwide sculpture tour exhibit featuresexciting new life-size bronzes, plus a se-lection of originals on paper and limitededition artwork. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6p.m., and Sun., noon-5 p.m. Cham-pagne Reception, Dec. 11, 6-8:30 p.m.

Free. Peabody Fine Art Gallery, 603 San-ta Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. Call 322-2200.www.peabodygallery.com.“Merry Art at Main” Holiday GroupShow by twenty-four member artists.Through Dec. 23. Gallery Hours: Wed.-Fri., 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-3p.m. Open every day during December.Free. The Main Gallery, 1018 Main St.,Redwood City. Call 701-1018. www.themaingallery.org.Mountain View Center Joan Hancock,acrylic paintings, through Jan. 3. Mon.,Wed., Fri., noon-1 p. m., and one hourprior to public performances. MountainView Center, 500 Castro St., MountainView. www.mvcpa.com.Number, Please?: The Evolution of theTelephone View the telephonic march ofprogress: from the first crude instrumentsto sophisticated cell phones and Internetvoice technology of today. Free admis-sion. Open Fri.- Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. orby private tour. Ongoing through Jan. 30,2005. Museum of American Heritage,351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Call 321-1004. www.moah.org.Palo Alto Art Center Fall ExhibitionsThrough Jan. 2, “Revisiting the Mirror:Self Portraits through Time,” “To MirrorHistory: Ian Everard and Hanna Hannah,”“Dominic Di Mare: Other Selves.” Avail-able: free adult docent tour. Please callfor schedule. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313Newell Road, Palo Alto. Call 329-2366.www.cityofpaloalto.org/artcenter.Recent Acquisitions, from Paris Figura-tive paintings and sculpture from LaBelle Èpoque through the Modern Era1890-1950. Ongoing through Jan. Kath-leen Avery Fine Art, 825 Emerson St.,Palo Alto. Call 323-7830. www.kathleenaveryfineart.com.Underwater Photographic exhibitionOngoing through Tue., Dec. 14. By un-derwater photographer, Daren Beau-mont. Bay Leaf Cafe, 520 Ramona St.,Palo Alto. Cal l 575-4609. www.thebayleafcafe.com.

Talks/AuthorsAsian Ar t Lecture Docent ThereseSchoof of the Asian Art will discuss “Ex-otic Asian Jewelry and Ornaments,”Thu., Dec. 16, 1:30-2:20 p.m. Free. LittleHouse Activity Center, 800 Middle Ave.,Menlo Park. Cal l 326-2025. peninsulavolunteeers.org.Local Author Reception Meet local au-thors at an informal reception sponsoredby the Friends of the Woodside Library.

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Celebrating winter solsticeA community Winter Solstice Ritual will take place on Saturday at7:30 p.m. at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road in PaloAlto. All are welcome to this non-denominational event, which in-cludes the music of Joan McMillen and Voices of the Coming Tribe.Participants are asked to bring an unscented candle with holder foruse in the ritual. Donations of $5 to $20 are welcomed to defraycosts. For more information, call Nancy Neff at (650) 858-2436.Shown above are Linda Grace Frost (left), the choir director forVoices of the Coming Tribe, and Reba Vanderpool, one of the ritu-al’s leaders.

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Also, classical music interludes by “WeThree Strings,” and food catered byBuck’s Restaurant, Fri., Dec. 10, 7 p.m.Woodside Library, 3140 Woodside Road,Woodside.

Family and KidsFun day Drama ages 6-11 Involvesstretching, creative movement with mu-sic and words, voice work and dramagames. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon.$15/class/child. The AHA! Center, 2121Staunton Court, Palo Alto. Call 424-8770. www.ahacenter.org.Preschool Storytime Children ages 3-5,Fridays, 11:30 a.m. Mitchell Park Library,3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call329-2134. www.cityofpaloalto.org/library/kids-teens.Preschool Storytime Children ages 3-5,Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Children’s Library,1276 Harriet St., Palo Alto. Call 329-2134. www.cityofpaloalto.org/library/kids-teens.Preschool Storytime Children ages 3-5,Wednesdays, 11 a.m. College Terrace Li-brary, 2300 Wellesley St., Palo Alto. Call329-2134. www.cityofpaloalto.org/library/kids-teens.The Songs of Woody Guthrie AdamMiller presents the music of folk singerand folk legend, Woody Guthrie “ThisLand Is Your Land,” for children in gradesK and up, Wed., Dec. 15, 3:30 p.m.Sponsored by the Friends of the PaloAlto City Library. Children’s Library, 1276Harriet St., Palo Alto. Call 329-2134.w w w. c i t y o f p a l o a l t o . o r g / l i b r a r y /kids-teens.Toddler Storytime Children ages 18months to 3 years. Fridays, 10 a.m.Mitchell Park Library, 3700 MiddlefieldRoad, Palo Alto. Call 329-2134.www.cityofpaloalto.org/library/kids-teens.Toddler Storytime Children ages 18months to 3 years, Tuesdays, 10 and 11a.m. Children’s Library, 1276 Harriet St.,Palo Alto. Call 329-2134. www.cityofpaloalto.org/library/kids-teens.Vegan Potluck and Children StoryTelling 2nd Sunday of Every Month; seewebsite for more info. Bay Leaf Cafe,520 Ramona St., Palo Alto. www.infinitelove.info/event.htm.West Bay Model Railroad Association2004 Christmas Show and see models ofpassenger and freight trains operating onlarge layout, includes steam, diesel, Amer-ican and European Trains, Fri., Dec. 10, 7-10 p.m. Sat., Dec. 11, noon-6 p.m. Kidsof all ages are invited. Free. Donations ap-preciated. Raffle for new train set. ModelRailroad Building near Train Station, MenloPark. Call 322-0685 or 322-9335.home.earthlink.net/~pesce/westbay.htm.

Teen ActivitiesUS History Through Music Learn thepeople’s history of the US through thestudy of musical evolution and migration.Uncover the transformation of music inAmerica from its roots in Greece and theMiddle East to today’s musical acts.Thursdays, through Dec. 16, 4-5 p.m.,$15/class. The AHA! Center, 2121Staunton Court, Palo Alto. Call 424-8770. www.ahacenter.org.

SeniorsBe a Santa to a Senior To help non-medical eldercare company, Home In-stead Senior Care, donate gifts to sen-iors who wil l be alone this hol idayseason, shoppers can visit the Christmastree at the Mountain View Wal-Martthrough-Dec. 13. To volunteer for thegift-wrapping party, contact Home In-stead Senior Care. Wal-Mart, 600 Show-ers Drive, Mountain View. Call 691-9671.www.homeinstead.com.Wednesday Senior Friendship Day Ex-tended arts and crafts, every Wednes-day, 9:30-11: 30 a.m. Cubberly Commu-nity Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, PaloAlto. Call 854-8897.

HealthUsing Low Vision Technology JudyAdams, Ph.D. from Ibliss Imaging Sys-tems will discuss video magnifiers andspoken e-mail to aid people with visionproblems, Wed., Dec.15, 11a.m. Free.Little House Activity Center, 800 MiddleAve., Menlo Park. Call 326-2025. peninsulavolunteeers.org.

Classes/WorkshopsCongolese African Drumming ClassWith Ma Boukaka. Mixed level, beginnerswelcome. Drums available. OngoingTuesdays, 7:45-10 p.m. Drop-in. $10Peninsula School, 920 Peninsula Way,Menlo Park. Call 325-1566.

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FilmEarly Marlon Brando: 1950-1961 Mainfeature every Fri.-Sun., through Dec. 24,call for show times. Stanford Theatre,221 University Ave., Palo Alto. Call 324-3700.

EnvironmentAll About Oaks Sat., Dec. 11, 10 a.m.-2p.m. A moderately-paced, 3.5-mile hikewith docents Jack Zirker and Chuly Tranfor great views to the east and west.Learn all about different oak species andclimb to a vista point. Russian RidgeOpen Space Preserve, Alpine Pond, PaloAlto. Call 691-1200. www.openspace.org.Perambulate Purisima Sat., Dec. 11,8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Docents Chris MacIn-tosh and Katherine Greene to look forfresh fungi, banana slugs, leaf litter, andperhaps a few tardy flowers. 7 miles, in-cluding 1,500 feet down and up withsome steep sections. Purisima CreekRedwoods Open Space Preserve, Hig-gins-Purisima Entrance, Woodside. Call691-1200. www.openspace.org.Predators and Prey Sun., Dec. 12, 11a.m.-3 p.m. Docents Keith Johnsgardand Paul Vadopalas will lead you on aleisurely hike in search of animal signs


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and tracks. Kids should be able to hike 5miles with two moderately strenuousclimbs. Long Ridge Open Space Pre-serve, Grizzly Flat Trailhead, Palo Alto.Call 691-1200. www.openspace.org.

Religion/SpiritualityChristmas Pageant Performed duringthe 10 a.m. service on Sun., Dec. 12, bymembers of the Sunday School andYouth/Children’s Choirs. Childcare avail-able. For information please call. FirstCongregational Church, 1985 Louis Road,Palo Alto. Call 856-6664. www.fccpa.org.Energy Transfer for Enlightenment Initi-ate permanent transformation of con-sciousness for enlightened states, experi-ences of peace, love and joy, Sat., Dec.11, 5:30-11 p.m. $125. Registration re-quired. Cubberley Community Center,4000 Middlefield Road, Auditorium, PaloAlto. Call (408) 4608048. www.trueawakening.org.Making a Tule Spirit Boat Meet MegBeeler, a “medicine for the Earth”teacher, who will lead a group to gathertule reeds at a nearby marsh and weavethem into a spirit boat, Sun., Dec. 12, 9a.m.-noon. $20. Directions to the marshgiven during registration. Foundation forGlobal Community, 222 High St., PaloAlto. Call 328-7756. www.globalcommunity.org.Winter Solstice Ritual Candlelight cere-mony honoring the nurturing darkness ofwintertime and the mystery of the sea-son. Music by Voices of the ComingTribe, Sat., Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m. Free, do-nations welcome. Palo Alto Art Center,1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Call 858-2436.

VolunteersBe a Mentor Friends for Youth is lookingfor volunteer mentors to spend qualitytime with youth-in-need in our communi-ty. Information sessions available. Friendsfor Youth, 1741 Broadway St., RedwoodCity. Call 482-2864. www.friendsforyouth.org.Volunteers Needed: Until There’s ACure Foundation A national organization

dedicated to eradicating HIV/AIDS byraising awareness and funds to combatthis pandemic by sale of The Bracelet.Volunteers needed Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5p.m. Until There’s A Cure Foundation,560 Mountain Home Rd., Woodside. Call332-3237. www.until.org.

Community EventsHabitat Restoration on Corte MaderaCreek Come and plant native plantsalong Corte Madera Creek in Portola Val-ley, Sat., Dec. 18, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Dress in layers and wear sturdy shoes.Gloves, tools, snacks, and drinks provid-ed. Steady rain will cancel. For map link,see www.acterra.org/calendar. Park neargate at end of Georgia Lane, off of Porto-la Road, Portola Valley. Call 962-9876ext. 305.Habitat Restoration on Los TrancosCreek Come and plant native plantsalong Los Trancos Creek near Rossotti’sAlpine Inn in Portola Valley, Sat., Dec. 18,

9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dress in layers andwear sturdy shoes. Gloves, tools,snacks, and drinks provided. Steady rainwill cancel. For map link, see www.acter-ra.org/calendar. Park in Rossotti’s lotclose to Arastradero Rd, 3915 AlpineRoad, Portola Valley. Call 962-9876 ext.305.Palo Alto High School Flea Market PaloAlto High School Music Boosters FleaMarket and Craft Faire, Sat., Dec. 11, 9a.m.-3 p.m. Proceeds to benefit PaloAlto High School Music department. PaloAlto High School, 50 EmbarcaderoRoad, Palo Alto. Call 324-3532.Project Warm Hugs 1st Holiday Bou-tique and Clothing Drive. Localcraftswomen and large selection ofhandmade scarves, jewelry and giftitems. Donations of new and gently usedclean clothing items will be gratefully ac-cepted, Sun., Dec. 12, noon-4 p.m.


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Non-profit organizations serving families and children in thePalo Alto area are facing unprecedented challenges andneed our help. Through a unique partnership between thePalo Alto Weekly and local foundations, the Palo Alto

Weekly Holiday Fund is hoping to raise over $300,000 this year tosupport these groups and the people who benefit from their services.

With contributions of matching funds from the Packard, Hewlettand other local foundations, your tax deductible donation to theHoliday Fund will be doubled in size.

Last year $280,000 was raised from over 700 people in the com-munity, and 56 local groups received grants in support of their pro-grams.

Help make this year’s Holiday Fund cam-paign our most successful ever. Send in yourcontribution today and then check out ourprogress by watching the growing list of donorsin each issue of the Palo Alto Weekly. All dona-tions of $25 or more will be acknowledged inevery issue of the Palo Alto Weekly between lateNovember and the end of the campaign in mid-January.

With your generosity, we can give a major boost to the programsin our community helping our kids and families.

Individuals24 Anonymous ...................................4887Jan & Beverly Aarts..............................**Randy Adams......................................100Dave Ahn...............................................50David & Sue Apfelberg ......................100Bob & Corrine Aulgur..........................**Ray & Carol Bacchetti..........................**Jim & Nancy Baer ................................**John & Marilyn Barker.......................125Richard A. Baumgartner & Elizabeth M. Salzer ..............................................275Lovinda Beal .........................................**Ken Bencala & Sally O’Neil ...............150Bonnie M. Berg......................................**Al & Liz Bernal ....................................**Roy & Carol Blitzer............................300Louis & Beverly Bogart......................175Richard & Carolyn Brennan.................**Anthony & Judith Brown ...................100Gloria Brown.......................................200Jim & Wileta Burch ..............................**Luca & Mary Cafiero............................**Eph & Sally Cannon...........................100Earl & Ellie Caustin..............................**Miriam Cespedes ..................................26Mark Chandler & Chris Kenrick ...........**Karen Choy Singer................................**Nancy Ciaranello...................................**Lynn & Mary Lois Comeskey............100Chip & Donna Crossman .....................**Robyn Crumly.......................................**Barbara Demere ....................................**Les & Judy Denend ..........................1000John & Ruth Devries ..........................600Marianne Dieckmann..........................200Ted & Cathy Dolton..............................**John Donald ........................................100Attorney Susan Dondershine ...............100Gary & Ree Dufresne .........................200Jack & Marcia Edelstein.......................25Tom & Ellen Ehrlich.............................**Joseph & Meri Ehrlich........................250Jerry & Linda Elkind ..........................300Hoda S. Epstein......................................**Russ & Alice Evarts..............................**David & Diane Feldman.....................200Solon & Diane Finkelstein .................100Ben Finney ............................................51

Allan & Joan Fisch ...............................**Dulcy Freeman......................................75Victor & Beverly Fuchs ......................250John A. Galen......................................100Greg & Penny Gallo ...........................500Elvia Fernandez Garwood ....................**Betty W. Gerard ...................................100Matt Glickman & Susie Hwang ..........250Burton & Carol Goldfield...................200Harry & Diane Greenberg ..................500Eric & Elaine Hahn...............................**John & Nan Halliday ............................**Ben & Ruth Hammett ...........................**Phil & Graciela Hanawalt.....................**Carroll Harrington...............................100The Havern Family ............................1000Walt & Kay Hays................................100Elinor G. Heath ....................................100Jonathan & Germaine Heiliger.............**Bob Heinen & Cyndi Morrow.............250Alan Henderson ..................................100Mark Heyer ...........................................25Richard & Imogene Hilbers ...............200Richard R. & Frances B. Hogan.........100Rosemary Hornby .................................**Mary Houlihan ......................................**

Mahlon & Carol Hubenthal ..................**Joseph & Nancy Huber.......................100Mette Huberman ...................................**Dieter Hurno .......................................100Robert & Joan Jack.............................200Michael Jacobs & Jane Morton...........200Rajiv & Sandy Jain .............................101Jon & Julie Jerome................................**Bill Johnson & Terri Lobdell.................**Surya Sati Joncas-Carrell......................**Michael & Marcia Katz ......................100Sue Kemp............................................250Ed & Eileen Kennedy .........................200Leo & Marlys Keoshian .......................**Arden King............................................**Lorrin Koran........................................200Hal & Iris Korol ....................................**Art & Helen Kraemer ...........................**Tony & Judy Kramer ............................**Mark & Virginia Kreutzer ....................**Donald & Adele Langendorf..............200Wil & Inger Larsen ...............................**Barbara Lawson ....................................50Patricia Levin ......................................100Stephen & Nancy Levy........................**

Harry & Marion Lewenstein ................**

Mandy Lowell .....................................400Robert Lowen & Marilynn Gallaway 200Gwen Luce ............................................**Chris & Beth Martin ...........................200Jody Maxmin.........................................**May Family Foundation.......................500John & Leona McCabe.......................150Janet McClure Lyman...........................25John & Eve Melton.............................500Jim & Vicky Merchant .........................**F. W. Merrill ........................................150Frank & Shirley Mills.........................100Richard Morris ....................................250Les Morris ...........................................100Dennis Nevere.......................................25Merrill & Lee Newman ........................**Craig & Sally Nordlund......................500Roy Ola ...............................................500Peter & Barbara Pande..........................**John & Barbara Pavkovich ...................**John S. Perkins.......................................**Conney Pfeiffer .....................................25Helene Pier ............................................**Paul Pinsky............................................**David & Virginia Pollard....................150Joe & Marlene Prendergast...................**

Harry & Mildred Press .......................100Nan Prince...........................................100Alice Reeves..........................................20Jerry H. Rice ........................................100Barbara Riper .....................................200Dick & Ruth Rosenbaum .....................**Peter & Beth Rosenthal ......................500Paul & Maureen Roskoph ..................100Steve & Karen Ross..............................**Don & Ann Rothblatt .........................250Ruth B. Running ..................................300Jay & Jean Rusmore ...........................**Grace Sain .............................................**Tom & Pat Sanders .............................100Page & Ferrell Sanders .........................**John & Mary Schaefer..........................**Irving Schulman..................................100Virginia Schulz....................................200Gary Sharron & Annette Bialson ........100Hersh & Arna Shefrin...........................**William Woo & Martha Shirk .............250Bob & Diane Simoni ..........................200Lew & Joan Southern .........................200Art & Peggy Stauffer ..........................500Isaac & Maddy Stein ............................**Hans & Judith Steiner.........................100

268 donors through 12/9 totalling $51,646 with match $103,292 has been raised for the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund

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Andrew Stevenson & Chris Gutmacher100Pat Thomas............................................**Victor & Marianne Thompson ...........100Carl & Susan Thomsen.........................**David & Nehama Treves ....................100Tony & Carolyn Tucher......................250Don & Anne Vermeil............................**Jim & Susan Voll ..................................**Joel Waldman........................................**Roger & Joan Warnke...........................**Don & Sylvie Way..............................500Mark & Karen Weitzel .....................1000George & Lois Wentworth ...................30Ralph & Jackie Wheeler.....................200Douglas & Susan Woodman.................**Mark Krasnow & Patti Yanklowitz .......**Steve Zamek & Jane Borchers ..............**

In Memory OfIla Anderson .........................................100Richard Barkley .....................................**Anna & Max Blanka............................150A.L. and L.K Brown ............................100Bob Dolan ............................................500Bob Donald ............................................**Lois E. Donnelly ..................................250Ron Fleice ..............................................**Mary Floyd.............................................**Pam Grady............................................250Grandpa Bud ..........................................**Alan K. Herrick......................................**Renee Hirsch ..........................................**Florence Kan Ho....................................**Chet Johnson ..........................................**George Johnson......................................**Seymour & Charlotte Kaplan ................**Helene F. Klein.......................................**Emmett Lorey.........................................**Larry Lynch..........................................100Terry Merz..............................................**Bill Miller ...............................................**Peter V. Milward ....................................50Gllen G. Mitchell .................................200Bessie Moskowitz ..................................25Kathryn L. Nelson..................................**Our son Nick ........................................250Our loving dad Al Pellizzari..................**Mary Perkins ..........................................50Walter H. Phillips ...................................**Thomas W. Phinney ...............................**Irving F. Reichert, Jr.............................100Nancy Ritchey........................................**Wanda Root & Jacques Naar.................**Helen Rubin .........................................150Ivy & Irving Rubin ..............................150Kitty Sanford........................................100Becky Schaeffer .....................................**Charles Henry & Emma Westphal Stelling....................................................**Hong Ja Stern .........................................**Claudia Stura..........................................**Sweet William T. Beames......................50Sweet Millie Redner ..............................50Norma & Harold Ziebelman..................**Dr. David Zlotnick .................................**Irma Zuanich ........................................100

In Honor ofAll the down trodden .............................**Nancy Bardwell & Doug Burress..........25Kingsley Jack .........................................**Al Jacobs ................................................**Earlie Johnson ........................................**The King-Brinkman Family ..................**N. C. Lee ..............................................500Margaret May.........................................**Our Family ...........................................500Palo Alto School Teachers...................100Shauna Rockson, teacher .....................100Sandy Sloan..........................................100Sallie Reid Tasto ....................................**

As A Gift ForRo & Jim Dinky.....................................50Heather & Elizabeth's birthday..............25Marjorie Smith .......................................50Anton Wolak ..........................................75

BusinessesAcademic Trainers .................................30Alta Mesa Memorial Park....................500Bleibler Properties................................500C.J. Tighe Construction .........................50Coldwell Banker ....................................50Daughters of Norway, Sigrid Unset Lodge #32.............................................139First Lutheran Church Women ............100Harrell Remodeling..............................200Interiors & Textiles ..............................100Martine Heyer Homes............................25The Milk Pail Market.............................**La Monique's Nail Salon .......................50Thoits Bros. Inc....................................500

GRAND OPENINGSat, Dec 11th 1-5 pm

Alla Viksne Art Gallery,Studio & ClassesAllied Arts, 75 Arbor Road,

Menlo Park, CA 94025, Suite M(First building on the left at the main gate.)

650-853-9933 www.avartstudio.com

It’s betterto gift

than toreceive.

December hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10-4

Consignment Furniture Accessories & Gifts

Since 1992, the first and finest in consigned furniture.67 Encina Ave. one block north of Embarcadero Rd., off El Camino Real, Palo Alto.

650-324-8791

Join us for our singers’ favorites fromChoral Artists’ first 19 holiday sea-sons, as we present a program of tra-ditional and innovative seasonalmusic with works by Britten,Crabtree, Dawson, Kverno, Howells,Tallis, Nixon, Leighton and others.

Saturday, Dec. 18 8:00 pm

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto

Tickets: $12/$17/$22

“A Bay Area Treasure”– Kirke Mechem, composer

415-979-5779 www.sfca.org

Find thephony ad inthe Wednesday Weekly and enterto win fabulous prizes. For more information go towww.PaloAltoOnline.com

Can you findthe phony ad?

171 niversity Ave, Palo Alto650 32 -7411

Mon-Fri 10-7, Sat 10-6, Sun 11-5

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Portion of proceeds benefit Project WarmHug. Project Warm Hug, 1755 EastBayshore, Redwood City. Call 468-3065.projectwarmhug.org.

DanceCongolese African Dance class WithRegine Ndounda, drumming by Massen-go Constant and Matingou Raphael. On-going Sundays, 3:30-5 p.m., drop-in$12. Cubberly Community CenterSouthwest Corner, 4000 MiddlefieldRoad, Palo Alto. Call 325-1566 or (510)441-9389.Live Music/Contra Dance Live Musicand Palo Alto Contra Dance. Ongoingdance every 2nd, 4th and 5th Saturday.Beginners class at 7:30 p.m. Dance, 8-11 p.m. Dec. 11, Caller: Kirston Koths,Band Lee Anne Welch and RebeccaKing. All are welcome. Admission $10-non-members, $8-members. Studentdiscount $2. 1st United MethodistChurch, Hamilton and Byron, Palo Alto.Call 965-9169. www.BACDS.org.

Art GalleriesArt 21 Featured artists include Jill An-dre’, Ann Baldwin, Alicia Quiani, JoeDecker, Lawrence Mathis, Matthew Hol-loway and Lorrain LeBlanc. ThroughDec. Tue.-Thu., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Fri.-Sun., 11 a.m.- dinner. ART21 Galleryand Framing, 539 Alma Street, Palo Alto.Call 566-1381. www.art21.us.Britain’s 18th Century Archetype of Ro-mantic Artist On display “The ‘HorribleImaginings’ of John Mortimer,” featuringworks from Canto Arts Center’s collec-tion, begins, Wed., Dec. 15, throughMarch 27. Free. Gallery Hours: Wed.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thu., 11 a.m.-8p.m.; Closed Mon. and Tue., Christmasand New Years Day. Cantor Arts Center,328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. Call 725-4657. www.stanford.edu/dept/ccval/.Gallery House Holiday Show: paintings,sculpture, glass, jewelry, mixed media,prints, photographs, ceramics andunique holiday ornaments by memberartists, through Dec. 24. Special holidayshow hours: Mon-Sat., 10 a.m.-9 p.m.,Sun., noon-4 p.m. Gallery House, 320California Ave., Palo Alto. www.galleryhouse2.com.Gifts of Nature Watercolors by San Ma-teo artist Ginny Branstool. Through Dec28. Reception Sun., Dec. 12, 1-5 p.m.Portola Valley Art Gallery, 765 PortolaRoad, Portola Valley. Call 851-1563.Viewpoints Gallery “A Feast for theEyes,” group show. Through Dec. 31.Gallery Hours: Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Sun., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Viewpoints Gallery,315 State St., Los Altos. Call 941-5789.www.viewpointsgallery.com.


Goings OnCreate your

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In Limestone,

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Accessories.

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Gas, Inserts & Fireplaces

Heat-N-Glo, Napoleon, Hampton

Los AltosLutheranChurchPastor David K. Bonde9:00 am Worship10:30 am EducationNursery Care ProvidedAlpha Courses

650-948-3012460 S. El Monte Ave., Los Altos

www.losaltoslutheran.org

ELCA

SundayMornings for

Spiritual HealthMeditation 9:15-9:45am

Service 10-11amNon-denominational

and Inclusive Spirituality.Thursdays 7-8pm

Meditation &Self-Development

Pathways to Self Healing4153A El Camino Way

Palo Alto (650) 424-1118www.psh.org

To include your Churchin

Inspirationscall Blanca Yoc650-326-8210

Ext. 239or e-mail

[email protected]

A Guide to the Spiritual Community

Grace Lutheran Church

8:00 am – Worship Service10:30 am – Worship Service

Rev. Randall K. WilburnGreg Fry- Director of Youth & Family Ministry

-ELCA-3149 Waverley St., Palo Alto

650–494–1212

Child care available at both services

5:00 pm – Jazz Vespers(2nd Sunday of the month)

STANFORD MEMORIAL CHURCHUniversity Public Worship

Sunday, December 12“Pro-Choice Morality”

Dean Scotty McLennan

All are welcome. For information call (650) 723-1762

Sunday Celebration Services8:45AM, 11:00AM & 5:00PM

Nursery & youth programs available at AM servicesChristmas Candlelight Services

Thurs., Dec. 16th - 7:30 PMSun., Dec. 16th 7:30 PM, Everyone Welcome

Visit our website for the daily inspirationalmessage from “Daily Word”

PALO ALTO COMMUNITY CHURCHAffirming the Divine Spirit in every person.

3391 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto • (650) 494-7222www.unitypaloalto.org

First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto(PCUSA)

1140 Cowper Street 650-325-5659 www.fprespa.org

9:30am Adult & Junior High Classes11:00am Worship Service

11:15am Children dismissed from Worship to attend church school

Nursery care provided

Are you seeking a spiritual home, a place ofwelcome and acceptance? Are you wantingtheological study where you are free to ask honestquestions? Are you looking for a community of faithwhere you can be empowered to work for justice,peace and the common good of all?

Come check us out! Maybe you will find theconnections and commitments you believe Christ’schurch should embrace and embody.

Affirming the dignity and integrity ofevery person’s religious journey

Services: 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 11 a.m. Forum: 9 a.m. 505 E. Charleston Rd. Palo Alto (650) 494-0541 www.uucpa.org

Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004 7:30-8:30 p.m.Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road

www.paloaltobahai.org (650) 321-0939

Bahá’í Faith“Let your vision be world-embracing.” –Bahá’u’llahPlease join us for an evening of music and devotions.

Sunday, December 12, 2004“Noah’s Rainbow”Speaker: Rev. Darcey Laine

Learn from andnetwork with NathanFranson Professional

Make-up Artist

You Should bein Pictures!

December 13th, 20046pm-10pm

Lucie Stern TheatreCommunity Room, 1305Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto

Fund Raiser for PAC3, an independentfilmmaking group. Tax deductiblecontributions of $50 in advance,

$60 at the door.Tickets available throughwww.PAC3.com or call

650-366-4593.

Credits Include:The Passion of Christ,

Cat-in-the-Hat,Pirates of the Caribbean,

Van Helsing

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SportsShorts

FridayWomen’s volleyball: Stanford vs.

Texas in NCAA regional, 2 p.m., KZSU(90.1 FM)

Women’s basketball: Pepperdine atStanford, 7 p.m., KNTS (1220 AM);KZSU (90.1 FM)

Prep sports: High School SportsFocus, 11 p.m., KICU (36); rebroadcastSunday at 7 p.m.

SaturdayMen’s basketball: Stanford at

Michigan St., 1 p.m., CBS (5); KNEW(910 AM); KZSU (90.1 FM)

Women’s volleyball: Stanford inNCAA regional, 5 p.m., KZSU (90.1 FM)

SundayWomen’s basketball: Stanford at

USF, 2 p.m., KNTS (1220 AM); KZSU(90.1 FM)

Prep sports: Cal-Hi Sports BayArea, 4:30 p.m., KRON (4); rebroadcastMonday at 7 p.m. on Fox Sports Net

MondayMen’s basketball: Stanford at Den-

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OF LOCAL NOTE . . . Former MenloSchool volleyball standouts KimGould and Nilly Schweitzer, whograduated in 2001, helped lead Har-vard to its first ever Ivy League volley-ball title this season. Gould andSchweitzer are both seniors andhave played all four seasons for theCrimson Tide. Four former Menloteammates — Natalie Francis(Penn), Whitney Weinkoop (North-eastern), KC Conley (Emory) andDana Twomey (Denison) - also justfinished up their fourth seasons ofcollegiate volleyball . . . Former PaloAlto High soccer standout BridgetStolee helped lead the University ofPuget Sound into the NCAA DivisionIII soccer championship this season.Stolee scored two goals in a 3-0 vic-tory over Messiah College in thesemifinals, which earned PugetSound a berth in the finals againstWheaton College. The match endedat 1-1 in regulation, with Wheatonwinning on penalty kicks. Stolee, asenior defender, earned NorthwestConference Player of the Year honorsin both 2002 and 2003. She was asecond-team All-American in ‘02 anda third-team selection in ‘03 . . . Cur-rent Menlo-Atherton High senior Lau-rie Roberts recently signed a nation-al letter of intent to continue her trackand field career (as a high jumper) atthe University of Washington next fall. . . Palo Alto High senior Kelli Fango-nilo has signed a national letter of in-tent to play softball for UNLV nextseason. Fangonillo is a three-timefirst-team all-league performer.

NOTEWORTHY . . . Palo Alto resi-dent and former San Francisco49ers’ quarterback Steve Youngand former Stanford All-Americantennis great John McEnroe havebeen elected to the Bay Area SportsHall of Fame. They be enshrined atBASHOF’s annual banquet on April13, 2005 at the Westin St. Francis inSan Francisco . . . Basketball andand soccer coaches (for boys andgirls) are needed at St. Elizabeth Se-ton School in Palo Alto. Interestedcoaches should contact Pat Foy at326-9004.

Stanford freshman standout Candice Wiggins will help the nationally No. 2-ranked Cardinal make their 2004-05 homedebut in newly renovated Maples Pavilion tonight against Pepperdine. Stanford brings a 5-0 mark into the game.

Palo Alto’s Markel Moore (63), Kevin Kannappan (80), Alex Fagan (77), Tyler Valenti (50) and John Brunett(14) salute their fans following a 32-6 win Wednesday in the Super Bowl National Championship semifinals.

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A goodtime fora party

Cardinal womentake No. 2 ranking

into renovated Maples

by Rick Eymer

It’s a welcoming home partytonight, and returning to MaplesPavilion is just one of the many

features of the evening.The Stanford women’s basketball

team receives the honor of hostingthe first athletic contest at the new-ly-renovated arena because theproject was completed nearly amonth ahead of schedule.

The Cardinal haven’t playedsince Nov. 28, and it’s done won-ders for their ranking. After begin-ning the season ranked seventh inthe nation, Stanford woke up Mon-day morning with the No. 2 rankingtucked in its collective back pocket.

Stanford hasn’t been ranked ashigh as second since beating SantaClara on March 4, 2002. The Cardi-nal were last ranked first on Dec.21, 1996.

Rankings don’t mean much interms of success on the court thisearly in the season, but what it doesmean is the Cardinal are being tak-en seriously by the rest of the na-tion this season. A lot of that has todo with last year’s Elite Eight ap-pearance and the two-point loss toTennessee.

Stanford (5-0) welcomes Pepper-dine (2-6) tonight at 7 p.m., and theWaves may be the perfect team to


Palo Alto Pop Warner team in national finalsKnights’ Jr. Pee Wee squad plays for first championship after pulling a big 32-6 upset over the defending champions

by Keith Peters

Despite producing arguably itsbiggest victory of the season,members of the Palo Alto

Knights’ Jr. Pee Wee football teamheld off on the celebration Wednes-day at the Super Bowl NationalChampionships in Orlando, Fla.

“They’re pretty focused,” headcoach Mike Piha said of his team.“They didn’t really celebrate.They’re here to win a nationalchampionship.”

If three’s a charm, the Knightscould be bringing home that firstnational title this weekend. Teamsfrom Palo Alto appeared in the na-tional finals in 1999 and 2002,coming up short both times.

On Saturday, Palo Alto (12-1-1)will play the Norfolk (Va.) Saints,25-8 winners over the Columbus(Ohio) Hurricanes in the otherWarner Division semifinal thisweek.

The Knights advanced with ahuge 32-6 upset victory over thedefending national championSoutheast Apaches (11-1) of SanAntonio, Texas.


by Keith Peters

H is Gunn High boys’ soccerteam has allowed just twogoals in seven matches this

season, five of them shutouts. And,his defense is giving up just threeshots per outing.

Head coach David Burgee, how-ever, knows things are far from per-fect despite the Titans’ 6-0-1 start.

“We have difficulty finishing,”Burgee said. “We’re averaging 141/2 shots per game (but have madeonly 16). “We’ve got to finish.We’ve got to do a better job againstgood teams.”

Burgee certainly isn’t disappoint-ed with his team’s fast start, whichincludes Tuesday’s 2-1 nonleaguetriumph over visiting Overfelt. TheTitans, however, converted only twoof 13 chances and needed a second-half goal by Gilmar Arellano to fi-nally secure the victory. Gunn tooka 1-0 lead in the opening half whenit received an own goal after juniorAvery Naar crossed a ball in front ofOverfelt’s goal, which was inadver-tently knocked in by an Overfeltplayer.

In a previous game against ValleyChristian-San Jose, which ended ina 0-0 deadlock, Gunn failed to con-vert on all 12 attempts. Before thatin a 2-1 win over Oak Grove, the Ti-tans were two of 17.

This concerns Burgee because heknows the longer good teams have ashot at his Titans, the greater thechance of the opposition pulling outa win.

“Everybody is giving us their bestgame,” he said. “We just have to putteams away.”

Gunn will continue in that quest

on Saturday when it takes on SantaCruz in a Homestead ChristmasCup match at Valley Christian at3:30 p.m. The Titans will open SC-VAL De Anza Division play nextWednesday against visiting MontaVista at 3:30 p.m.

Palo Alto (2-2-2) also will be athome that day, hosting Cupertino inits division opener. The Vikingshave been hit by an unusually highnumber of injuries this season andhave struggled in the early going.

Paly fell to visiting St. Francis onMonday, 3-1, getting a goal fromJean Choi in the second half for abrief 1-1 tie.

“This was our fourth game in sixdays,” said Paly coach Don Briggs.“The game was competitive and ag-gressively fought in the first half.We had many opportunities in thefirst half, but did not convert.”

Failing to convert was the themeof the day on Wednesday, as well,as Menlo School and Menlo-Ather-ton openened their respective PALBay Division seasons with setbacks.The Knights (0-1, 4-1-2) fell to vis-iting Woodside, 2-1, despite a first-half goal by Kevin Brege, while theBears (0-1, 1-3-1) were blanked athome by Carlmont, 2-0.

Girls soccerPalo Alto had its nonleague

match with Westmont cancelled onTuesday after a scheduling conflict,and Vikings’ coach Jeff van Gastelprobably wishes Wednesday’smatch against Monta Vista waspostponed, as well.

But it wasn’t, despite sloppy play-ing conditions. The Vikings playedlike the messy field and suffered a

1-0 upset loss to the host Matadors.“Obviously, the field conditions

were not ideal for our play,” vanGastel said. “However, we were justbad. We could not complete passes,and Monta Vista basically beat us toevery ball. In the attacking one-third, we are really struggling as thegirls miss many opportunities andthe shooting is rather poor.”

Palo Alto (3-1-1) had its sched-uled match at Aptos on Thursdaypostponed due to poor field condi-tions. The game will be made upsometime in January. Next up willbe a tough nonleague test at PALBay Division power Carlmont onSaturday at 11 a.m.

Elsewhere in nonleague action,Castilleja (1-2-1) gained its first vic-tory of the season with a 3-0 tri-umph over host Willow Glen. KellySchryver scored the game-winninggoal off an assist from ChristinaSkieller in the first few minutes.Kelly Fitzgerald added a penaltykick and Julie Lee provided the fi-nal goal.

In PAL Bay Division openersTuesday, Menlo (0-0-1, 4-1-2) washeld to a scoreless tie by visitingWoodside, while Menlo-Atherton(0-1, 1-2) was crunched by Carl-mont, 7-2.

Girls basketballCastilleja (2-2) rebounded from a

tough 1-2 season-opening start inthe Forest Lake Invitational lastweekend to hold off visiting Mt.Eden, 32-29, on Wednesday night.

“A tough home opener,” saidCastilleja coach Jez McIntosh. “Weplayed great defense, but couldn’tbuy a bucket in the first half.”

The Gators shot 26 percent fromthe field and just 23 percent fromthe line.

“We were getting good looks, butnothing would go down,” McIntosh

said. “We stayed with it and foughthard to take our first lead at the endof the third quarter.”

Castilleja hung tough in thefourth quarter to gain the win. NikkiPerlman and Alicia Flesher com-bined for 17 points to pace theGators.

In another nonleague test thisweek, Palo Alto (3-2) overcame 27turnovers by forcing visitingBurlingame into 23 miscues duringa 55-48 victory by the Vikings.

Bre Clay led Paly with 17 pointsand Amber Jones contributed 12.Paly coach Amy Stock said herteam did a good job of taking awaythe Panthers’ three-point shooting,giving up just two treys.

Boys basketballSophomore Peter Jordan scored

21 points as Gunn (4-2) opened upthe Burlingame Lions Club Tour-nament with a 56-44 win over LosAltos on Wednesday.

Eastside Prep (3-1), which wonthe consolation title of the R.L.Stevenson tournament last week-end, opened the Independence In-vitational on Tuesday with a 58-37 win over North MontereyCounty. Clarence Webster had 12points, eight rebounds and five as-sists for the Panthers while sopho-more Ramon Meacham tallied 16points and Marquis Pickromadded 14.

Tim Johnson, who hit a game-winning three-pointer to beat WestCampus of Sacramento in the RLStourney, added 12 points and eightrebounds for Eastside Prep.

Menlo School (2-0) got 14points from Blake Schultz and 13from Beau Heidrich in a 50-27nonleague win over visiting Mid-Peninsula on Tuesday. Matt Curtishelped the Knights dominate theboards with 12 rebounds. ■


Menlo School’s Charles Wetherell (left) battles for control during a 2-1PAL Bay Division loss to Woodside on Wednesday.

Gunn’s Gilmar Arellano (right) produced the match-winning goal in a 2-1 triumph over visiting Overfelt on Tuesday.

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NCAA VOLLEYBALL

Stanfordnow hasnew testsWith class work done,Cardinal hoping for

passing grade in regional

by Rick Eymer

By the time sixth-ranked Stan-ford opens play today againstNo. 10 Texas in the third

round of the NCAA women’s vol-leyball tournament in Green Bay,the players will have completedtheir final exams and will be able toconcentrate on the task at hand.

The Cardinal (26-6) hope thatleads to an easier task against theLonghorns (26-4) than they faced inTallahassee last weekend when ittook a comeback in the final twogames to beat Florida and reach aregional for the 12th time in thepast 14 years.

Texas hasn’t been to a regionalsince 1998, when the Longhornsbeat Stanford. Texas also beat theCardinal in the consolation matchof the Final Four in 1995.

Stanford did beat the Longhornsin the 1987 NCAA semifinals, andholds a 13-7 margin in their all-timeseries.

Second-ranked Hawaii (30-0)meets No. 22 Wisconsin (21-9) inthe other regional semifinals. Thewinners meet Saturday with a FinalFour berth in the balance.

“We’re excited about the streak atthe end of the season,” Stanfordcoach John Dunning said. “We’reconfident.”

Stanford brings an 11-match win-ning streak into today’s match. TheCardinal haven’t lost since Hal-loween, when they dropped a five-game match to California in Berke-ley.

Included in that streak are winsover UCLA, USC and then top-ranked Washington. In fact, theCardinal have beaten five national-ly-ranked teams during that streak,including Florida.

Leading the way is senior outsidehitter Ogonna Nnamani, who aver-ages 5.88 kills per game and hits ata .338 clip. She’s at her best againstthe top teams, recording 30-pluskills against USC, Washington (acareer high 37), and Florida.

Nnamani, an All-American, wasrecently named the Pac-10 Playerof the Year and holds the careerrecord for kills in conference histo-ry.

The secret has been rememberingit’s still just a game.

“I thrive on jokes,” Nnamani said.“I’m always laughing. Things arefun to me. Most of the time I’masking myself: ‘Is this really seri-ous?’ “

It’s only serious when you’re onthe receiving end of a Nnamani kill.Freshman setter Bryn Kehoe is re-sponsible for setting up most of


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FootballplayershonoredSmith leads the wayas four are named

to All-Pac-10 squad

by Rick Eymer

The Stanford football teamwas represented by fourplayers on the all-Pac-10

team recently.Senior tight end Alex Smith was

joined by junior T.J. Rushing andsophomore Michael Okwo on thefirst team while junior linebackerJon Alston was named to the sec-ond team. Rushing and Okwo werehonored for special teams play.

Smith led the Cardinal in bothreceptions (52) and receiving yards(706) in 2004, while adding threetouchdown receptions. He current-ly ranks fifth in the conference inboth receptions (4.73) and receiv-ing yards (64.2) per game. He be-came Stanford’s all-time receptionleader for tight ends during theseason, finishing his career with105 catches for 1291 yards andeight touchdowns. He also be-comes the first Cardinal tight endto be named First Team All-Pac-10since Greg Baty in 1985. Smithwas an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection as a junior in 2003.

Rushing led the team with a 28.4yard average on kickoff returns,while currently pacing the Pac-10and ranking sixth in the nation inthat category. He also played all 11games in the team’s defensivebackfield, contributing 36 tackles(32 solo, 4 assists), 2.0 sacks (19yards), 6.0 tackles for loss (27yards), a fumble recovery and apass breakup.

Okwo set the tone for Stanford’sspecial teams play, blocking a kickand finishing the season with 39tackles (23 solo, 16 assists), 4.0tackles for loss (nine yards), a fum-ble recovery and four passbreakups. He played in all 11games and started the team’s finaltwo contests at inside linebacker.

Alston had a monster season andbecame one of the top defensiveplaymakers in the nation.

Six other Stanford players wereaccorded honorable mention: sen-ior free safety Oshiomogho Atog-we, junior defensive tackle JulianJenkins, sophomore flanker EvanMoore, junior nose tackle Ba-batunde Oshinowo, junior line-backer Kevin Schimmelman, andsenior cornerback Stanley Wilson.in 1985.

Women’s volleyballStanford senior outside hitter

Ogonna Nnamani was named toher fourth straight AVCA All-Pa-cific Region team.

Senior Jennifer Hucke and soph-omore Kristin Richards were hon-orable mention selections. ■

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Volleyball(continued from page 34)those kills and has come a long wayin a short time.

“I’m not used to being theyoungest or the least experiencedplayer,” Kehoe said. “College hasbeen so different already from highschool. The way the game isplayed, you can’t compare. I’vebeen playing volleyball a long timeand it took awhile to get comfort-able. The pace of the game is differ-ent.”

Kehoe’s progress, combined withthe development of younger playerslike sophomore Liz Suiter (1.52blocks per game and a .307 hittingpercentage) and freshman FranciGirard at middle blocker and thecontinued improvement and leader-ship from senior Jennifer Hucke(2.68 kpg, .300 hitting percentage)and sophomore Kristin Richards(2.68 kpg), has given Stanford theconfidence to dream large, despiteits 11th seed.

Should the Cardinal continue toadvance, it’s likely they will beplaying higher seeds like Hawaii,Penn State, Nebraska, or evenWashington and USC.

Texas, which has won 10 of itslast 12 games, stands in the way.

The Longhorns could have a fa-miliar feel to their system, as coachJerritt Elliott came to Austin viaUSC, where he served as interimcoach while Mick Haley took atwo-year leave of absence to headthe United States Olympic team in2000.

Elliott is in his fourth season atTexas, and this is his best team yet.Half of the team’s losses have beento top-ranked and Big 12 championNebraska.

“They are so much improvedover last year it’s amazing,” Dun-ning said. “He’s spent three yearsbuilding the program and this is thefirst year they have really steppedup.”

While at USC, Elliott developedand recruited many of the playerswhich eventually beat Stanford forthe national title in 2002, and thenrepeated as champions in 2003.

Elliott, who was an assistantcoach with USC for four years,won 50 of 62 games in his two-yeartenure and guided the Trojans totheir first NCAA appearance in 15years in 1999. The next year hereached the Final Four as the Tro-jans finished the season rankedfourth in the nation.

Interesting enough, Haleycoached Texas to its 1998 victoryover the Cardinal.

The Longhorns are similar toStanford in that they feature two ex-perienced seniors in their attack in6-foot-3 Mira Topic, named the Big12 Player of the Year, and seniormiddle Bethany Howden. Topic,who hails from Croatia, averages5.65 kills a game and hits at a .312clip. Howden averages 4.02 killsper game and owns a .375 hittingpercentage.

Both players were honorablemention All-Americans last year.

Texas beat Michigan in fourgames last week in Austin.

Whoever wins Friday will proba-bly have to deal with Hawaii onSaturday. ■


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help Stanford open the new, luxuri-ous Maples. After all, Pepperdine iscoached by Julie Rousseau, whospent the past four years sitting onthe Cardinal bench as Tara Van-Derveer’s assistant.

Rousseau maintained her Stan-ford connections by hiring formerStanford stars Kate Paye and Vanes-sa Nygaard as assistants.

Paye, a Menlo School grad, waspart of Stanford last national cham-pionship in 1992, while Nygaard,the Cardinal’s career leader in 3-point attempts, was around the lasttime Stanford reached the FinalFour in 1997.

Stanford travels to USF for a 2p.m. Saturday matinee. Van-Derveer’s sister, Heidi VanDerveer,is an assistant coach to Mary Hile-Nepful with San Francisco.

Pepperdine has struggled so farthis season. The Waves won theirlast outing, but have lost four oftheir past five.

Stanford, which averages 72.8points per contest while allowingjust 47.6, has looked impressive inits first five games, with freshmanguard Candice Wiggins leading thecharge with a 15.4 scoring average.She led the Cardinal in scoring ineach of her first three games.

Wiggins has also been a factor onthe defensive front, forcing oppo-nents into turnover and creatingeasy scoring opportunities. Herquickness has allowed Stanford to

maintain consistent pressure. TheCardinal have a plus 7.2 turnovermargin.

Brooke Smith, the junior transferfrom Duke, has also been a pres-ence for Stanford. She’s averaging12.2 points a game and is one of thereasons Stanford has an 8.2 re-bounding margin.

The rebounding duties have beenshared by Smith, Azella Perryman,Sebnem Kimyacioglu and T’NaeThiel.

“Candice has been very steady,”VanDerveer said after Stanford beatTexas Tech. “We need more fromSebnem, though she has been play-ing great defense.”

Senior guard Kelley Suminski av-erages10.8 points a game.

Stanford is 6-1 lifetime againstthe Waves and has won the lastthree games.

Men’s basketballStanford (2-3) has its hands full

when it travels to take on hostMichigan State, ranked 11th in thenation, on Saturday at 1 p.m. (PST).

The Cardinal are still searchingfor an identity under first-yearcoach Trent Johnson.

“It’s a new team and it’s not thesame system,” said guard ChrisHernandez, who is second on theteam in scoring with a 14.4 average.“We’re still trying to figure it out.But we can still play solid defenseand not let them score on us. Wehave to work hard defensively andbe tough all the way around.”

Stanford is scoring at a 71.0 aver-age, but is allowing 74.6 points agame, and is being outrebounded bya slim margin, atypical of Cardinalteams past.

“We’ve been outrebounded infour of our five games,” Johnsonsaid. “If we’re going to beat goodteams, we’re going to have to reallycompete defensively.”

The Cardinal are also under .500for the first time at any point in theseason since finishing the 1992-93season with a 7-23 mark.

Even without Josh Childress,Stanford has plenty of experience inthe lineup and a coach who knowsthe Cardinal system. Johnson alsohas NCAA experience after leadingNevada to a surprise appearance inlast year’s Sweet 16.

Stanford also has plenty of fire-power with Dan Grunfeld leadingthe way with a 19.4 average. MattHaryasz averages 11.4 points and8.8 rebounds. Rob Little scores at a10.6 pace.

The Cardinal have not found theirshooting touch from long range yet.They are shooting 25 percent from3-point range (12-of-48), while al-lowing opponents to shoot at a 37percent clip (34-of-92).

Michigan State (4-2) features sixplayers in double-digit scoring andthe team averages 88.8 point agame. The Spartans also have a dis-tinct rebounding edge (a plus 9.7)over their opponents.

“It’s a game we can win,” Grun-feld said. ■

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“It’s an amazing group,” Pihasaid of his team. “We have 16 kidswho never played football beforethis season.”

Whatever lack of experience PaloAlto had certainly didn’t show inits semifinal triumph, the Apaches’first setback in two years. Despitefinishing only four in their ownconference this season, the Knightsgot things rolling in the postseasonand have put the city on the PopWarner map once again.

“Palo Alto is a household nameback here,” said Piha, who hasbrought a team to the nationalchampionship playoffs in four ofthe past six years.

Palo Alto competed last season,but fell in its opener by a lopsided30-0 margin. The Knights havemade amends for that loss, and noware poised for a possible nationalcrown after knocking off theApaches.

“We were just on,” said Piha. “Itwas one of the best performancesI’ve ever seen from our teams.Everybody’s pretty excited. Thisteam is just crazy. They just keepgetting better every game.”

Palo Alto grabbed a quick leadwhen it recovered an onsides kickon the opening kickoff. JamariBeverly then took a handoff andraced 35 yards for a touchdown onthe first play from scrimmage.

After stopping the Apaches ontheir first series, the Knights scoredagain four plays later when quarter-back Jordan Piha connected withKevin Kannappan on a 36-yardpass play for a 12-0 lead.

The teams played to a stalematein the second quarter before theApaches put together a scoringdrive that closed the deficit to 12-6after Palo Alto’s Isaiah Gaylesblocked the extra-point attempt.

It stayed that way until thefourth quarter when Palo Alto,facing a fourth-and-15 situation,pulled out a halfback option on areverse with Beverly throwing 37yards to a wide-open Austin Brafffor a touchdown. Braff kicked atwo-point conversion for a 20-6lead.

The Apaches began to driveagain, until Palo Alto’s JackieEvans stripped the ball from anApaches’ running back and Bever-ly recovered the fumble.

Palo Alto eventually capitalizedon that big defensive play withBraff making it 26-6 on a one-yardscoring plunge and Beverlycapped the scoring by interceptinga pass and returning it 62 yards fora touchdown.

Piha singled out defensivestandouts Brian Koehane, CaseyJackson, Mosa Likio, Matt Maher,Evans, Piha, Kannappan, Beverly,Gayles and Braff.

Other team members includeBrandon Choroski, Gerry De LaPaz, Alex Fagan, Jeffery Francis,Daniel Francois, Isaac Gayles, At-iba Jacks, Matt Manning, MarkelMoore, Morris Mouton, MarcusMoreno-Ramos, Ativ Patel, LukasPeterson, Zach Spain, Tyler Valen-ti, David Williams and JaxonWelsh.■

BOYS BASKETBALLPrivate Schools Athletic League

Harker 7 11 22 14 — 54SH Prep 15 15 22 12 — 64

H - Kohl 3 0-0 6, Shapiro 1 0-0 2, Ravipati10 2-2 24, Godrey 5 0-2 10, Naryen 1 0-0 2,Hau-Yu 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25 2-7 54.

SHP - Coffey 7 6-8 22, Davila 2 0-0 5,McMahon 1 0-0 2, Dos Remedios 3 0-0 8,Mandel 0 1-2 1, Stone 1 0-2 2, Donahoe 6 2-4 14, Cowell 3 4-11 10, Gibbs 0 0-1 0. Totals:23 13-28 64.

Three-point goals: Ravipati 2 (H); Coffey 2,Dos Remedios 3, Davila (SHP).

Records: Sacred Heart Prep 1-0 (3-1)Rdwd Christian 21 10 26 10 — 67Woodside Priory 7 6 12 8 — 33

RC - Hatton 2 0-0 4, Edwards 2 1-1 5, Sul-livan 6 1-1 13, Harrison 3 0-0 6, Andrew 2 0-0 4, John 8 0-0 16, Williams 5 2-2 12. Totals:28 4-4 67.

WP - Plain 6 0-0 15, Schreiner 3 0-2 6,Conkle 1 0-0 2, Wegman 1 3-4 5, Woytowicz2 0-0 4. Totals: 13 3-6 33.

Three-point goals: Plain 2 (WP).Records: Woodside Priory 0-1 (1-5)

Independence TournamentFirst round

N. Monterey Co. 7 12 10 8 — 37Eastside Prep 10 13 16 19 — 58

NMC - Frise 5 0-1 10, Monroe 5 2-3 14,North 1 0-0 3, Kahoon 4 0-0 10, Jones 0 0-00. Totals: 15 2-4 37.

EP - Webster 3 6-7 12, Johnson 5 0-0 12,Meacham 6 1-2 16, Pickrom 6 2-3 14, Grady1 0-0 2, David 0 0-2 0, Williams 1 0-0 2. To-tals: 22 9-14 58.

Three-point goals: Monroe 2, Kahoon 2,North (NMC); Meacham 3, Johnson 2 (EP).

Records: Eastside Prep 3-1Burlingame Tournament

First roundGunn 16 13 11 16 — 56Los Altos 14 12 8 10 — 44

G - Jordan 8-4-21, Riley 5-1-11, Blair 4-0-9, Johnson 2-0-5, Griffin 2-0-4, Wong 1-0-2,Brennan 0-1-1, Anthony 0-2-2, Bertsch 0-1-1. Totals: 22-9-56.

LA - Aspedilla 1-0-3, Favaro 1-1-3, Nelson1-1-4, Park 1-0-3, Perrotta 4-0-8, Rullo 5-0-11, Sangster 3-1-8, Shah 1-2-4. Totals: 17-5-44.

Three-point goals: Blair, Johnson, Jordan(G); Aspedilla, Nelson, Park, Rullo, Sangster(LA).

Records: Gunn 4-2, Los Altos 2-2Nonleague

Mid-Peninsula 2 12 4 9 — 27Menlo 13 9 17 11 — 50

MP - Grady 1 0-0 3, Williams 2 0-0 4, Cruz2 0-0 4, Thomas 2 0-0 4, Washington 3 0-06, O’Farrell 1 0-0 2, Capon 1 1-1 4. Totals: 121-1 27.

M - Heidrich 6 1-1 13, Bassett 2 1-1 6,McPherson 1 0-0 3, Lacob 3 2-2 8, Curtis 20-0 4, Schultz 6 0-0 14, Schneider 1 0-0 2.Totals: 21 4-4 50.

Three-point goals: Grady, Capon (MP);Schultz 2, McPherson, Bassett (M).

Records: Mid-Peninsula 1-4, Menlo 2-0Liberty Baptist 5 10 9 5 — 29Pinewood 12 13 21 22 — 68

LB - Herrera 0-1-1, Suarez 0-1-1, Tran 2-5-9, Anchondo 2-3-7, Niggar 3-1-7, Nguyen2-0-4. Totals: 9-11-29.

P - Natarajan 5-0-13, Mosher 1-0-3,Khainson 5-0-10, Enestein 1-1-4, Wang 1-5-8, Raskoff 5-1-15, Fraioli 5-1-11, Vea 2-0-4.Totals: 25-8-68.

Three-point goals: Raskoff 4, Natarajan 3,Mosher, Enestein, Wang (P).

Records: Pinewood 3-1

GIRLS BASKETBALLCrystal Springs Uplands

Holiday TournamentFirst round

Menlo 18 10 10 13 — 51Harker 16 6 10 7 — 39

M - Zamaria 2 0-0 4, Martin 2 0-0 4, White2 1-2 5, Olson 4 0-0 8, Kirkendoll 3 5-7 11,Wipfler 1 4-7 6, Sheppard 6 0-2 12, Schoof 01-2 1. Totals: 20 11-20 51.

H - Liao 1 1-1 3, Polzin 1 0-0 2, Bush 1 0-0 2, Alexander 3 2-2 8, Sarian 1 0-0 2, Smith6 0-0 12, Trinh 5 0-0 10. Totals: 18 3-3 39.

Three-point goals: noneRecords: Menlo 2-0

NonleagueBurlingame 10 8 15 15 — 48Palo Alto 16 13 16 14 — 55

B - Baum 0 2-2, Byrne 2 1-1 5, Martin 0 2-2 2, Montgomery 9 3-4 21, Nowlin 1 1-1 4,Pappageorge 4 1-1 10, Torres 2 0-0 4. Totals:17 8-10 48.

PA - Clay 7 3-4 17, Jones 4 4-7 12, Gaal 40-0 8, Fields 1 0-0 2, Grant 0 2-4 2, D. Wusu2 1-3 5, Barich 2 0-0 4, Griffin 1 1-2 3,Feltscher 3 0-0 6. Totals: 21 11-20 55.

Three-point goals: Nowlin, Pappageorge(B).

Records: Palo Alto 3-2Gunn 6 14 14 4 — 38Menlo-Atherton 8 11 26 12 — 57

G - Klausner 5 1-2 13, Fung 1 1-2 3, L.Perricone 3 0-0 7, Cohen 0 1-2 1, Li 0 1-2 1,J. Perricone 1 0-2 3, Negrin 1 0-4 2, Ahrend-son 2 0-0 5, Hauser 1 1-3 3. Totals: 14 5-1738.

MA - Dixon 3 0-0 6, Wilson 4 0-0 8, Marty7 5-5 20, Jellins 4 0-0 8, Maumasi 0 5-7 5,Sanchez 1 0-1 2, Wolters 1 0-0 2, McKee 30-0 6. Totals: 23 10-13 57.

Three-point goals: Klausner 2, L. Perricone,J. Perricone, Ahrendson (G); Marty (MA).

Records: Gunn 2-2, Menlo-Atherton 3-1Mt. Eden 8 7 7 7 — 29Castilleja 4 8 11 9 — 32

ME - Patu 2 1-4 5, Alvrez 1 3-8 5, Finley 10-1 3, Teixera 3 0-0 6, Yamamoto 3 0-0 8,Shell 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11 4-13 29.

C - Taylor 1 0-0 2, D’Amour 1 0-0 2, Flesh-er 3 1-2 8, Given 2 0-0 4, Peterman 2 0-2 4,Powers 1 1-5 3, Perlman 4 1-4 9. Totals: 143-13 32.

Three-point goals: Yamamoto 3, Finley(ME); Flesher (Ca).

Records: Castilleja 2-2

BOYS SOCCERPAL Bay Division

Woodside 0 2 — 2Menlo 1 0 — 1

W - Torres (Nothelfer), Cano (Lopez)M - Brege (Byers)

Carlmont 1 1 — 2Menlo-Atherton 0 0 — 0

C - Bowman (unassisted), Roldan(Ramirez)

Standings: Carlmont 1-0, Woodside 1-0,Westmoor 1-0, Sequoia 1-0, Menlo 0-1 (4-1-2), Menlo-Atherton 0-1 (1-3-1), Burlingame 0-1, El Camino 0-1

NonleagueMonday

Menlo 1 0 — 1Los Altos 0 0 — 0

M - Brege (penalty kick)Records: Menlo 4-0-2

St. Francis 1 2 — 3Palo Alto 0 1 — 1

SF - Pompei (Gonzales, Giudicelli), Conner

(Bredehoeft), Gonzales (Popalisky, Daily)PA - Lenke (Choi)Records: St. Francis 2-2-1, Palo Alto 2-2-

2Tuesday

Overfelt 0 1 — 1Gunn 1 1 — 2

O - Cortez (unassisted)G - own goal, Arellano (Der)Records: Gunn 6-0-1

GIRLS SOCCERPAL Bay Division

Woodside 0 0 — 0Menlo 0 0 — 0

Carlmont 3 4 — 7Menlo-Atherton 2 0 — 2

C - Carrara (Wersching), Cornwell (unas-sisted), Carrara (Fintzi), Carrara (Cornwell),Fintzi (Cornwell), Kramer (unassisted), Corn-well (unassited)

MA - Funk (Daiss), McGhee (O’Donnell)Standings: Carlmont 1-0, Aragon 1-0,

Burlingame 1-0, Menlo 0-0-1 (4-1-3), Wood-side 0-0-1, Menlo-Atherton 0-1 (1-2), SanMateo 0-1, Terra Nova 0-1

West Catholic Athletic LeagueSH Prep 0 0 — 0ND Belmont 3 4 — 7

NDB - Ancelj (unassisted), Massei (Berrini),Hooten (Whyte), Ancelj (unassisted), Forsman

(Berrini), DeMartini (Ancelj), Forsman (DeMarti-ni)

Records: Sacred Heart Prep 0-1 (2-5)Nonleague

Castilleja 2 1 — 3Willow Glen 0 0 — 0

C - Schryver (Skieller), Fitzgerald (penaltykick), Lee (unassisted)

Records: Castilleja 1-2-1Mercy SF 1 1 — 2Pinewood 1 0 — 1

MSF - Alvarez (Hegarty), Lopez (Cobb)P - Weiss (unassisted)Records: Pinewood 1-5

Palo Alto 0 0 — 0Monta Vista 0 1 — 1

MV - Kute (Kat. Sang)Records: Palo Alto 3-1-1

NonleagueLeigh 0 2 — 2Gunn 0 0 — 0

L - Triantos (Robasciotti), Neustedter(Triantos)

Records: Gunn 1-2-2

SCHEDULEFRIDAY

Boys basketballTournaments — Burlingame Invitational:

Gunn entered; Half Moon Bay Invitational:Palo Alto entered; Gridley Invitational: Menlo-Atherton entered; Independence Tournament:Eastside Prep entered

PSAL — Sacred Heart Prep at RedwoodChristian, 5 p.m.

Girls basketballTournaments — Burlingame Invitational:

Gunn entered; Sonoma Valley Tournament:Menlo-Atherton entered; Crystal Springs Invi-tational: Menlo entered; Notre Dame-BelmontInvitational: Sacred Heart Prep, Pinewood en-tered; Watsonville Invitational: Eastside Prepentered

Boys soccerPAL Bay Division — El Camino at Menlo,

3 p.m.; Westmoor at Menlo-Atherton, 3 p.m.Girls soccer

Nonleague — Gunn at Pinewood, 3:30p.m.; Fresno Invitational: Menlo-Atherton en-tered

SATURDAYBoys basketball

Tournaments — Half Moon Bay Invitation-al: Palo Alto entered; Gridley Invitational: Men-lo-Atherton entered

PSAL — Sacred Heart Prep at WoodsidePriory, 5 p.m.

Nonleague — Carmel at Menlo 2:30 p.m.Girls basketball

Tournaments — Sonoma Valley Tourna-ment: Menlo-Atherton entered; CrystalSprings Invitational: Menlo entered; NotreDame-Belmont Invitational: Sacred HeartPrep, Pinewood entered; Watsonville Invita-tional: Eastside Prep entered

Boys soccerNonleague — Homestead Christmas Cup:

Gunn vs. Santa Cruz at Valley Christian, 3:30p.m.; Menlo-Atherton vs. Mt. Pleasant at Val-ley Christian, 8:30 a.m.

Girls soccerNonleague — Palo Alto at Carlmont, 11

a.m.; Fresno Invitational: Menlo-Atherton en-tered

WCAL — Sacred Heart Prep at Mitty, 11a.m.


Sports

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Tori TylerGunn High

The senior qualified for theelite 32-runner field in theFoot Locker National CrossCountry Championships forthe first time by securing oneof eight available berths ourof a field of 84 during theWest Regional meet.

Brian BaskauskasPalo Alto High

The senior forward scored55 points, grabbed 25 re-bounds and dished off 11assists in three basketballvictories to earn co-MostValuable Player honors whilehelping the Vikings win theGator Classic championship.

Bre ClayPalo Alto basketball

Christina DillinghamSacred Heart Prep basketball

Austinn FreemanPalo Alto soccer

Christy GauthierPalo Alto soccer

Emma HoffackerSacred Heart Prep basketball

Jessica Pecota*Sacred Heart Prep basketball

Kevin BregeMenlo soccer

Ryan CavanMenlo soccer

Carson FinkleMenlo-Atherton basketball

Peter JordanGunn basketball

Jeremy LinPalo Alto basketball

Dan TrautmanMenlo-Atherton basketball

Honorable mention

* previous winner

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD

SCOREBOARDWOMEN’S BASKETBALL

AP Top 251, LSU; 2, Stanford; 3, Duke; 4, Texas; 5,

North Carolina; 6, Baylor; 7, Notre Dame; 8,Connecticut; 9, Tennessee; 10, Ohio State;11, Georgia; 12, Michigan State; 13, TexasTech; 14, Vanderbilt; 15, DePaul; 16, Minneso-ta; 17, Boston College; 18, UCLA; 19, Mary-land; 20, Rutgers; 21, Purdue; 22, Houston;23, TCU; 24, Arizona; 25, Kansas State.

FOOTBALLCollege

All-Pac 10 Conference First Team Offense

QB Aaron Rodgers (Cal); QB Matt Leinart(USC); RB J.J. Arrington (Cal); RB ReggieBush (USC); WR Mike Hass OSU); WR GeoffMcArthur (Cal); TE Alex Smith (S); TEMarcedes Lewis (UCLA); C Mike McCloskey(UCLA); OL Calvin Armstrong (WSU); OL RyanO’Callaghan (Cal); OL Grayling Love (ASU); OL

Doug Nienhuis (OSU); OL Adam Snyder (UO).First Team Defense

DL Bill Swancutt (OSU); DL Mike Patterson(USC); DL Shaun Cody (USC); DL Ryan Riddle(Cal); LB Matt Grootegoed (USC); LB LofaTatupu (USC); LB Wendell Hunter (Cal); DBMitch Meeuwsen (OSU); DB Matt Clark(UCLA); DB Matt Giordano (Cal); DB RiccardoStewart (ASU).

First Team Specialists - PK Justin Medlock(UCLA); P Tom Malone (USC); KOR T.J. Rush-ing (S); PR Reggie Bush (USC); ST MichaelOkwo (S); ST Byron Storer (Cal).

Second Team OffenseQB Andrew Walter (ASU); QB Derek Ander-

son (OSU); RB LenDale White (USC); RB Mau-rice Drew (UCLA); WR Derek Hagan (ASU);WR Jason Hill (WSU); TE Tim Day (UO); TEMarcedes Lewis (UCLA); C Mike McCloskey(UCLA); OL Sam Lightbody (WSU); OL StevenVieira (UCLA); OL Sam Baker (USC); OL An-

drew Carnahan (ASU).Second Team Defense

DL Haloti Ngata (UO); DL Jimmy Verdon(ASU); DL Manase Hopoi (UW); DL LorenzoAlexander (Cal); LB Will Derting (WSU); LBSpencer Havner (UCLA); LB Jon Alston (S); LBTrent Bray (OSU); DB Darrell Brooks (UA); DBAric Williams (OSU); DB Darnell Bing (USC);DB Brandon Browner (OSU).

Second Team Specialists - PK Alexis Serna(OSU); P Chris Kluwe (UCLA); KOR ReggieBush (USC); PR Maurice Drew (UCLA); PRMichael Bumpus (WSU); ST Desmond Reed(USC).

Co-Offensive Players of the Year - MattLienart (USC) and Reggie Bush (USC).

Pat Tillman Co-Defensive Players of theYear - Bill Swancutt (OSU) and Shaun Cody(USC).

Freshman of the Year - Zach Miller (ASU).Coach of the Year - Jeff Tedford (Cal).

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALLAVCA All-Pacific Region

Emily Adams (USC); Keao Burdine (USC);Devon Forster (San Diego); Kristen Hurst (SanDiego); Candace Lee (Washington); CamilleLeffall (Cal); Christal Morrison (Washington);Kelli Nerison (Loyola Marymount); OgonnaNnamani (Stanford); Lindsey Sherburne (SanDiego); Courtney Thompson (Washington);Chrissie Zartman (UCLA).

Region Freshman of the Year - ChristalMorrison (Washington).

Honorable mention (Stanford only) - Jen-nifer Hucke, Kristin Richards.

AVCA/USA Today Top 251, Nebraska; 2, Hawaii; 3, Penn State; 4,

Minnesota; 5, Washington; 6, Stanford; 7,Ohio State; 8, USC; 9, Tennessee; 10, Texas;11, San Diego; 12, Saint Mary’s; 13, UCLA;14, Florida; 15, Louisville; 16, Colorado State;17, California; 18, Texas A&M; 19, UC Santa

Barbara; 20, Georgia Tech; 21, Arizona; 22,Wisconsin; 23, Kansas State; 24, Missouri; 24,Florida A&M.

SCHEDULEFRIDAYBasketball

College women — Pepperdine at Stan-ford, 7 p.m.

VolleyballCollege women — NCAA Green Bay Re-

gional: Stanford vs. Texas

SATURDAYBasketball

College men — Stanford at Michigan St., 1p.m.

FootballPop Warner — Pop Warner Super Bowl

Championships in Orlando, Fla.: Palo AltoKnights vs. Norfolk (Va.) Saints winner in Warn-er Division finals


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