Voting systems subject of discussion
The league of Women Voters for Los Altos-Mountain View is holding a consensus meeting on county voting systems and procedures, 7-9:30 p.m., Thursday, at Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Ave., Los Altos.
A presentation by the league’s voting systems and procedures committee will address issues including security, poll worker training, absentee ballots, provisional ballots, accommodations for disabled voters and testing and certification of DRE voting systems. The event comes in light of league members’ observations that there is room for improvement in the wake of the county’s new electronic voting equipment.
Stegner tribute at history museum
The Los Altos History Museum is housing the largest retrospective to date covering the life and influence of Wallace Stegner, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, teacher and environmentalist, “Wallace Stegner: Throwing a Long Shadow.”
The admission-free exhibit is open to the public noon to 4 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays, through June 12.
The exhibit will include a comprehensive pictorial timeline, a re-creation of Stegner’s home study with personal artifacts, prizes and awards; a section profiling his important environmental contributions; a special children’s section; and interactive audio and video stations.
For more information on the exhibit and associated events, call 948-9427 or logon to www.losaltoshistory.org.
CERT classes begin March 2
Another session of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training classes are scheduled to begin March 2 at Hillview Community Center.
The course offers an opportunity for private citizens to train in such areas as first aid, proper storage of necessary supplies and communications. Residents can then use these skills to help others in their neighborhood in an emergency.
The 18-hour course, held every Wednesday for four weeks, costs $90, which covers necessary supplies such as a helmet, gloves and a surgical mask. It includes a March 19 drill at the city’s corporation yard, involving simulated search and rescue work.
For more information, call the Los Altos Police Department, 947-2770.
Linden Tree presents ‘World Stories with Njeri’
“World Stories with Njeri,” a monthly series, is scheduled 11-11:45 a.m., the second Saturday of each month through May, at Linden Tree Children’s Recordings & Books in downtown Los Altos.
Each session will feature storytelling, crafts, or puppetry and is appropriate for children of all ages. The next session is scheduled for Saturday.
Njeri McGillicuddy, longtime Waldorf School kindergarten teacher born in Kenya, Africa, has traveled extensively across Europe and Africa.
McGillicuddy completed her Waldorf training in England and her curative education in Aberdeen, Scotland. She joined the Waldorf School of the Peninsula’s faculty in 1995, after 16 years as a Waldorf kindergarten teacher in Canada. She will share her diverse cultural experiences and timeless stories.
Linden Tree is located at 170 State St. For more information, call 949-3390.
Easter Bunny coming to downtown
The Los Altos Village Association has scheduled its annual Easter Egg Hunt and Children’s Party 10-11 a.m., March 19, in the Community Plaza, Main and State streets next to Citibank.
The Easter Egg Hunt is free and includes candy treats in eggs, some containing certificates for free prizes from local merchants. After the hunt, bunny ear hat-making, face painting, a jellybean guessing contest and candy tasting is planned.
Local magician Hank Vlcek, “The Master of Mystifying Magic,” will perform at 10:15 a.m.
Children, 1 to 6, will hunt for eggs hidden in front of stores on Main Street, children, 7 to 10, on State Street. Bring a basket.
For more information, call 949-5282.
Zimbabwe run scheduled for March 13
The sixth annual Run for Zimbabwe Orphans, newly renamed the Zimbabwe Run and Cultural Exhibit, is scheduled to begin at noon, March 13, at St. Joseph School, 1120 Miramonte Ave., Mountain View.
The run includes four levels of competition over dirt and grass for all ages and abilities. Ten runs are planned in 20-minute intervals, beginning at 12:30 p.m. with a half-mile run for kindergartners. First- through eighth-graders, high school students and adults can compete in one-mile runs in their separate divisions.
In addition, the band Sadza will perform, game booths will operate, Shona art will be on display and framed watercolors of runners, stuffed animals and children’s books about Africa will be raffled.
Clubs and other organizations are invited to set up booths as part of the cultural exhibit.
The run benefits AIDS orphans living in Makumbi Children’s Home in Zimbabwe.
The entry cost is $5 per person. Entry blanks and contribution forms are available online at www.ZimbabweParaguay.org.
For more information, call 941-9206.
