By More than 170 people helped celebrate the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce's 50th anniversary June 1 at the Crowne Plaza in Palo Alto.

Patsy Ouye, chairman of the chamber’s board of directors, provided welcome remarks, and Dick Henning introduced the chamber’s past presidents in the audience and acted as master of ceremonies.

Highlights of the evening included recollections by past presidents of the Chamber of Commerce’s serious and comedy events over the last 50 years. John Meredith spoke about the history of the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce during the 1950s; Jack Huston covered the 1960s; Don Allen mentioned changes that affected Los Altos in the 1970s; Ken Kaye covered the 1980s; and Penny Lave described changes during the 1990s.

Members of the 50th anniversary gala committee were: Steve Anderson, Abby Ahrens, Marie Backs, Penny Lave, Ginny Lear, Tracie Murray, Patsy Ouye and Karen Smith.