Volume 60 Number 11 Circulation: 1,650 November 2016 Sunnyvale, California Editor: Phyllis Fowler

No Monthly Meeting: November 9th

Next meeting December 14th @ 7:00pm Holiday Desert Pot Luck

Check out our website: www.lvna.net

Facebook Group page: Lakewood Village LVNA

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President’s Column

-Phyllis Fowler

Happy Holidays! We won’t be having a meeting this month. The second Wednesday is the day after Election Day and I for one will be up late waiting for the results! Don’t forget to VOTE!!! Remember, your vote really does count. One of our city council races was won by less than 20 votes! Since we did not have anyone to step forward and chair the parade, it has been cancelled. Instead, we will have a ―Holiday Desert Pot Luck.‖ It will be the December 14

th, the second Wednesday of the month.

Bring your favorite holiday treat and share with your neighbors. We will have hot chocolate and cider

.

Holiday & Tree Lighting Celebration

When: December 3rd Time: 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Where; 100 block of Murphy Ave.

Come ring in the Holiday Season with a visit from Santa Claus, activities and loads of holiday cheer. Fun for the entire family! Located on the historic Murphy Avenue in downtown Sunnyvale

Western Ballet at Sunnyvale Library

When: Saturday, November 12th

Time: 11am – 11:30am Where: Sunnyvale Public Library

Join us in welcoming the Western

Ballet to the library. See the

dancers and costumes up close.

The Western Ballet will be

presenting ―The Nutcracker‖ December 2nd

– 4th at the

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. For

tickets call (650)968-4455. All ages!

Lynda.com 2

Rides For Tots 3

11 Tips for Travel 4

Learning Express 5

Police Blotter 6

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Cub Scouts in Lakewood Village "We are happy to announce that the Boy Scouts of America has started a new Cub Scouts Pack that meets at Lakewood Elemen-tary School.

Cub Scout is a year-round program uniquely designed to meet the needs of young boys and their families. The program offers fun and chal-lenging activities that promote character development and physical fitness.

We welcome all boys in grades K-5 and par-ents to join us!

For more information on our next event, visit us at www.pack412sunnyvale.com or email Cubmaster Bret Spencer at joelb.spencer@gmail.com

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Online Video Tutorials And Training With Lynda.Com Want to learn something new? Lynda.com is an online educational site that includes over 3,000 courses (and over 130,000 videos) in popular fields like web de-sign, web development, IT, education/instruction, media production, and business. Experts create and deliver all courses as well as provide supplemental materials like exercise files and relevant work samples. For access to multimedia software, like Photoshop, the Library offers the Multimedia Designer's Laptop for Library Use!

For 20 years, lynda.com has helped students, leaders, IT and design pros, project managers—anyone in any role—build software, creative, and business skills. Now part of Linkedin, Lynda.com serves more than 10,000 organizations. With tutorials in five languages, Lynda.com is a global platform for success

How to access: Visit Lynda.com, enter your 14-digit Sunnyvale Library card number and 8-digit birthdate (MMDDYYYY) and click "Log in." Complete your Lynda.com profile with your name and email address

and click "Save."

Annual Holiday Auction

Date: Thursday, November 17th

Time: 5:00 - 7:30pm Where: Sunnyvale Elks Lodge 375 North Pastoria Avenue (between Central Expressway and Maude)

100% of auction proceeds support food and holiday toys for needy families in our community.

The SCS Holiday Auction is coming up fast and you don’t want to miss it! This year’s event is the perfect place to shop for one-of-a-kind holiday gifts including theater tickets, restaurant outings, fine wine, extravagant vacations, and so much more.

The Auction is a free event, but we ask guests to bring a bag of non-perishable food or an unwrapped new toy to help fill the shelves of the SCS Community Christmas Center.

#GIVINGTUESDAY

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday! On No-vember 29

th, 2016, please help SCS by donation to our

Giving Tuesday campaign.

Stop by our Open House from 1 – 4pm and tour our Community Christmas Center. Last year we raised $36,000, all of which went towards helping families, sen-iors, and homeless during the holidays.

Let’s work together to make this year extra special for all of our families in need. Thank you for your support!

Coffee with a Cop

When: Thu, Nov 10, Time: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Where: Specialty's Cafe & Bakery

605 Tasman Drive

Join your neighbors and police officers for coffee and conversations!

No agenda or speeches, just a chance to ask questions, voice concerns, and get to know the officers in your neighborhood!

For more information call 408-730-7140.

LVNA Contacts: President & Editor - Phyllis Fowler E-mail @ sunnyphyl@gmail.com Vice President - Aubrey Tamez

Treasurer: Fred Fowler email @ fmfainc@gmail,com Newsletter Delivery:

Fairwood Side - Fred Fowler (408) 505-2813 Lakewood Side- Wendy Stanley (408) 745-1331

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Rides-for-Toys

Date: Saturday, November 26

th

Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Where: Toys ’R Us 130 E. El Camino Real

This event is a fantastic op-

portunity for your child to ride a real Sunnyvale fire engine! Bring a new, unwrapped toy to the Toys ’R Us parking lot and your child will get a ride on a Sunnyvale Fire Engine. Suggested retail price of toy donation = $25 or more.

Sunnyvale Singers Holiday Benefit Concert

Date: Sunday, December 4th

Time: 4:00 PM Where: St. John Lutheran & Trinity Methodist Church 581 - 583 E. Fremont Avenue, (corner of Fremont Avenue and Manet)

The concert is free, but there will be a free-will collection. Please be generous and help those in need.

SCS Open House

Date: Tuesday, November 29th

Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm Where: Sunnyvale Community Services 725 Kifer Road (between Wolfe and Fair Oaks)

In coordination with Giving Tuesday we are inviting guests to visit SCS and tour our facility and learn about the many services and programs we provide to low-income families, seniors, veterans, and homeless.

Of special interest at this time of year is our Community Christmas Center. Through generous do-nations throughout the year, Sunnyvale Community Services is able to provide new toys and gifts to families in need during the holiday season.

The community is welcome to visit our virtual North Pole and bring a new, unused toy of household item to donate. We also accept non-perishable food items that will be a part of our holiday giving to each of our client families.

Please review the list of ―Most Needed Items‖ on the SCS Christmas Center page and bring something to our Annual Open House. Go to: www.svcommunityservices.org Thank you!

Sunnyvale Library Events:

We will be closed for Veterans Day on Friday, November 11, and for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25.

Gaming in the Library

When: Sunday, November 20th

Time: 2pm – 4pm Where: Fiction Room, Sunnyvale Public Library

Play American and European board games for all experience levels. Games provided or bring your own. For ages 12+. *Generously sponsored by The Friends of Sunnyvale Library

International Games Day

When: Saturday, Noevmber 19th

Time: 11am – 5pm Where: Fiction Room, Sunnyvale Public Library

Read, learn, play. Celebrate

International Games Day with board

games, life-size games, video games,

puzzles, and more! *Generously

sponsored by The Friends of

Sunnyvale Library

Basic Estate Planning and AHCDs

When: Tuesday, November 1th

Time: 7pm Where: Sunnyvale Public Library Library Program Room

Local Estate Planning attorney Eric Norris

will explain the differences between wills

and trusts, why you need one, and how to

get one. Learn the Importance of AHCDs

and how you can do one for free without a

lawyer.

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11 Tips for Getting Cheap Airfares

by Kitty Bean Yancey | AARP | May 3, 2016

1. Know the websites Google.com/flights and Google.com/flights/explore let you check the lowest prices to a given destination by month, and they list any

specials and will send alerts about good deals.

Set up an airfare "watch" with a site such as Airfarewatchdog.com. It also alerts you when prices to your chosen destination drop.

Sites such as Kayak.com and Hipmunk.com give you the option of comparing pricing on other travel sites such as Expedia, Priceline and the like.

If you have a preferred airline, always go to its site because sometimes it can beat online travel agencies for best prices.

Unfortunately, senior discounts aren't widely offered. Southwest offers one, which can be useful, but that fare is usually trumped by the low prices of the airline's Wanna Get Away specials.

2. Time your trip One rule of thumb generally holds true: Try to fly on Tuesday, Wednesday or Sat-urday — they're typically slower than other days, as business travel is lighter.

Don't travel at peak times, which means not flying on the Sunday after Thanksgiving or any other time when seats are coveted. Consider starting a summer trip before school is out. Visit Europe before May and after summer vacations. Be aware, however, that a tidal wave of boomers is expected to flood Europe in the fall, so don't count on bargain transatlantic flights at that time of year.

3. Time your booking FareCompare's Seaney says not to make the mistake of booking too far in advance — this is when fares are usually higher. A study by CheapAir.com found that the prime booking window for a domestic flight is 21 to 112 days out; 54 days in advance, on average, is a good time to buy. Seaney says to start shopping three months in advance for domestic travel and five months out for international travel

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so that you'll be prepared to pounce when the price is right. Sales tend to show up online on Tuesdays, he says. If you must book close to travel time, check out CheapOair.com.

4. Consider alternate airports Sometimes choosing an airport farther from home, or from your intended destination, can save you hundreds of dollars.

Sites including Kayak (click on "show airport map"), Google.com/flights and Southwest.com have maps that show airports in relation to destination and departure cities. Southwest's "Map search" has a bar you can slide to find out which airport destinations are cheapest for you.

5. Keep up with budget carriers Southwest, Spirit, Allegiant, Fron-tier and Icelandair are worth checking. Budget foreign carriers are also available to and from the U.S., among them WOW air, Air Berlin and Norwegian Air Shuttle (which sold one-way fares from East Coast cities to the Caribbean for as little as $69 in the winter of 2015).

George Hobica, founder of Airfarewatchdog.com, says it's smart to use low-cost carriers to get you around other continents. (You may find flights for under $20.) Ryanair and EasyJet offer deals in Europe. Tigerair and AirAsia are big in Asia.

Watch for new carriers and routes — which usually signal specials.

6. Factor in fees Many airlines charge for checked bags, better seats, pri-ority boarding — and even for carry-ons. So if you don't pack light or if you want a specific seat location, you could bump up the price of a bargain fare significantly.

7. Check out airline credit cards If you are loyal to a specific carrier that's big at your pre-

ferred airport, it might make financial sense to carry an airline-branded Visa or Master-Card, says frequent-flier expert Jay Sorensen, president of Wisconsin-based IdeaWorksCompany. You may get a bonus of 50,000 miles plus benefits such as free checked bags, priority boarding and free foreign currency

conversion, but you may have to spend a certain amount to get those bonuses.

Also consider cards that give you miles for every dollar spent and will allow you to choose from a longer list of airlines.

Remember: Cards that dole out miles typically come with annual fees, so they may not be worth the cost for infrequent fliers. (Continued on page 5)

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Learning Express Fundraiser to Benefit the Friends of the Sunnyvale Library

When: Thursday, November 17

th

Time: 4pm – 9pm Where: Learning Express 781 E. El Camino Real #200 Learning Express Toys, the nation’s largest educa-tional toy retailer, welcomes its newest franchise to Sunnyvale! To celebrate, owner Sangeeta Anand will host an in-store fundraiser for the Friends of the Sunnyvale Library on Thursday, Nov. 17 from 4-9 p.m. Families are invited to check out the new store and take photos with Elmo and Peppa Pig. Learning Express Toys will donate 10% of all sales during the event to Friends of the Sunnyvale Library. About Learning Express Toys: Learning Express Toys is the nation’s leading franchisor of educational toy stores with more than 120 locations across the country, each one locally owned and operated. Providing an extraordinary shopping experience, Learning Express Toys is known for its knowledgeable sales staff that offers expert advice on choosing the perfect toy, for every child, for every occasion. The Learning Express Toys product mix is carefully select-ed from manufacturers around the world, and each toy has exceptional play value. A birthday gift registry, free gift wrapping, free person-alization, and civic fundraising make each Learning Express Toys store an integral part of its community.

Phone: 408-685-2424 Facebook: https://

www.facebook.com/learningexpresssunnyvale

11 Tips for Getting Cheap Airfares

(Continued from page 4) 8. See if one-way tickets pay off Buying a one-way ticket used to be pricey until low-fare carriers began offering them at affordable prices. Other airlines followed suit. One-ways may work well for multicity trips.

Airfarewatchdog's Hobica uses a personal example: He wanted to fly from Los Angeles to New York to Sarasota, Fla. and then back to Los Angeles, with stopovers in New York and Florida. One airline wanted $2,100 for that itin-erary. Hobica did his homework and found one-way tick-ets on various airlines for a total of $550. 9. Name your price Bidding for a flight via Priceline.com's Name Your Own Price option can save big bucks. The site is "nearly indispensable" for budget travelers, says Reviews.com.

The downside: You can't choose flight times or airlines. 10. Consider air and hotel packages If you're not wedded to a specific hotel, bundling airfare with lodging can save a bundle. In some cases, Hobica says, it's even cheaper to buy the package and not stay at the hotel. 11. Use frequent-flier miles wisely

If you are lucky to have amassed a stash of miles, trade them for trips carefully. Seaney says the ideal time to use your miles is when a ticket costs $450 or more. (Hobica says more than $500.) Miles are lifesavers when you must fly

unexpectedly — such as to a funeral or when you're not sure of a return date. Last-minute fares can cost $1,000 or more round trip. Consider using miles to upgrade to business or first class on long transcontinental or international flights, where comfort is an issue. Whatever you do, don't let miles expire. You usually can keep them by buying something as small as a magazine subscription via the airline-sponsored.

Happy

Traveling!

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Important Phone Numbers Public Safety - Emergency 911

Public Safety - Non-emergency 730-7100

Parks and Maintenance 730-7506

Speeding Cars, parking complaints, traffic signal Dispatch 730-7180

Noise complaints—Desk Officer 730-7110

Neighborhood Preservation Complaints on decrepit fences, , weeds, illegal home businesses or rentals

730-7610

Animal Control 730-7178

Public Works- sidewalks, trees, streetlights, etc. 730-7515

Nuisance Vehicle Hotline 730-7706

Drug Hotline 245-3784

Graffiti Hotline & Shopping Cart Pickup 730-7680

Police Blotter

DUI Collision/Extrication – W. Duane & Pine Thursday, October 6th @ 7:45pm DPS personnel responded on a report of a vehicle that collided into a retaining wall. Upon arrival, it was determined the driver of the vehicle was trapped. DPS Fire personnel had to utilize extrication tools to rescue the driver from the vehicle. It was determined the driver was DUI and was transported to a hospital for non-life threatening injuries sustained in the collision Wires Down/Fire – 100 Blk. Connemara Tuesday, October 11th @ 3:32pm DPS Fire personnel responded on a report of electrical wires down on top of a residence. Crews arrived and confirmed the high voltage wires were live. While waiting for PG&E to arrive, the electrical lines caused foliage to catch on fire. Once PG&E was able to de-energize the lines, crews were able to extinguish the fire without it spreading to any structures.

Murder/Suicide – 1200 Blk. Vienna Saturday, October 15th @ 6:12pm Officers responded on a report of two subjects possible deceased in the backyard of a residence. Officers located two subjects who suffered gunshot wounds and were deceased. Detectives are investigating the incident as a murder/suicide DUI Collision – Washington & Carroll Saturday, October 29th @ 6:47pm DPS personnel responded on a report of a roll-over collision. The involved vehicle struck a parked car and rolled over onto its roof. The driver was able to get out of the vehicle and was uninjured but was determined to be DUI. The driver was arrested. Robbery & Brandishing – 1200 Blk. Wildwood Sunday, October 30th @ 2:06am Two unknown suspects entered a convenience store and attempted to purchase alcohol. When the clerk refused due to the time of day, the suspects physically assaulted the clerk and stole alcohol and food. A witness followed the suspects and the suspects brandished a knife and gun at the witness.

Street Sweeping: per City website Fairwood Side - 11/15, 11/29 & 12/13 Lakewood Side - 11/8, 11/22 & 12/6