By Rancho Roundup set for June 2
The annual Rancho Roundup, a benefit for PTAs at local schools, is scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon, June 2, at Rancho Shopping Center, Springer Road and Foothill Expressway, Los Altos.
A $2 donation buys a pancake breakfast, including sausages, orange juice and coffee, courtesy of the Rancho Merchants Association.
Participating PTAs are from Springer, Oak, Almond, Montclaire and Loyola schools.
Magic at women’s meeting
Don Sirena is scheduled to perform magic before a Federated Woman’s Club audience at the club’s last meeting of the year, set for June 6 at Michael’s at Shoreline restaurant in Mountain View.
The business meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m., followed by the program featuring the amateur magician at 1:15 p.m.
Past presidents of the club will be honored. The scrapbook compiled in 1961 by the club on the building of the Los Altos Youth Center will be available for viewing.
It is now on display at the Los Altos History Museum.
For more information, call 948-3553.
Health insurance options for seniors
According to a national AARP (American Association of Retired Professionals) survey, understanding and making choices about health care insurance options ranks near the top of the list of problems facing America’s older adults.
The latest information on this subject will be presented at the AARP Los Altos Chapter meeting 1 p.m., Thursday, at the Los Altos Senior Center, 97 Hillview Ave.
The speaker will be Connie Corvales, director of HICAP, who will explain the latest changes and options in Medicare, Medicare HMOs and Medigap supplemental insurance plans. She will also present an updated chart comparing the HMOs in Santa Clara County. There will be time for questions and discussion following her presentation.
Music For Minors docents
Music For Minors, a non-profit organization providing music education to children in local elementary schools, invites volunteers to train as music docents. All volunteer docents receive a college-accredited training beginning in September. Classes run 2 1/2 hours and are offered twice a week in Los Altos and San Mateo, through the first week of December.
For more information, call 941-9130.
Foothill ham radio course
The Foothill Amateur Radio Society presents the “No (Morse) Code Technician Class Ham Radio Course.” The six-class course will meet Thursday evenings from 7-10 p.m., through May 31, at Terman Library Conference Room, next to the Jewish Community Center, 661 Arastradero, Palo Alto.
Fees are $25 for adults, $15 for students under 18. The class is open to all, with no age limits or minimum requirements. For registration and more information, call Rich Stiebel at 494-0128.
Riding institute seeks volunteers
The Westwind Riding Institute, located at Westwind Barn, 27210 Altamont Road, Los Altos Hills, is searching for energetic volunteers who will help groom and lead horses, as well as walk beside riders during their lessons.
WRI is a non-profit organization that offers riding lessons to children with physical handicaps on Mondays and Thursdays, 3:45-5 p.m.
No experience is needed to volunteer, just a love of animals and dedication to the very special children of the community. To volunteer, or for more information, call 947-8680.
Town picnic scheduled
The Los Altos Hills 2001 Spring Family Picnic, sponsored by the town of Los Altos Hills, is scheduled from 1-4 p.m., June 3, at the town’s Little League fields on Purissima Road.
Picnickers can enjoy a complimentary menu, including chicken, hot dogs, veggie burgers, chili, tossed salad, garlic bread, sodas, beer, wine and ice cream sundaes. Firefighters from the Santa Clara County Fire Fighters Local No. 1165 will host the barbecue.
The Peninsula Banjo Band and the Gunn High School Jazz Band will provide music.
Residents are encouraged to bring a blanket and an umbrella for shade.
Games will include softball and an Astro-Jump, and a magician-clown will be on hand to make balloon animals. A guided pathway walk will leave at 11 a.m. from the Little League Field.
The event is free to Los Altos Hills residents, but reservations are required. For more information, call 941-7222.
Koret Gallery’s Tunisian hospitality
The Koret Gallery’s last exhibit at the Jewish Community Center, 655 Arastradero Road, opened May 22 and runs through June 29. The exhibit features various aspects of Tunisian hospitality in a tent displaying ceremonial and cooking objects, carpets, cushions and costumes.
Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and noon to 4 p.m., Sundays.
For more information, call 493-0563, ext. 252.
