Happy horrors

Warty witches and puckish pumpkins line the streets downtown this week in preparation for Halloween. From painted merchants’ windows to bowls of candy treats, the community joins in the “wicked” celebration.

“Being scared is one of the funnest - but also one of the most dreadful - experiences you can have,” said George Cooper, 14. The Blach school eighth-grader has been making haunted houses in his yard for years, inspired by a hair-raising visit to Disneyland at 9. This year he started planning in January and aims to please neighbors “from 6 to 60.”

LAH council approves ‘land swap’ concept for charter school site

Los Altos Hills City Councilmembers unanimously voted Thursday to support a “land swap” with Bullis Charter School.

The council approved writing a statement in support of the sale of a town-owned 1.7-acre property on Page Mill Road. The agreement will state that money from the sale would be directed toward purchasing a campus in town for the charter school.

Westwind Barn supporters challenge changes

A proposal by a Los Altos Hills councilman to hand management of Westwind Barn to an independent commission pitted members of local equestrian groups against one another last Thursday.

Councilman Jean Mordo suggested during a regular city council meeting that a town properties commission should oversee barn management, barn stalls should be reassigned and some barn space should be converted into a community room.

Ghosts off the endangered species list?

Halloween is alive and well in town, 10 years after its brush with the chopping block. Across Los Altos, people still remember where they were when they heard on national media that the “city of Los Altos” might ban Halloween.

In October 1995, a quiet school board debate suddenly became the focus of national, and international attention. Media reports trumpeted an end to witches, jack-o’-lanterns and ghosts and a picketer marched in downtown Los Altos: “Let kids be kids,” his sign read.

Help your little monsters stay healthy this Halloween

With spooky costumes and gooey treats, Halloween is a fun time for children. Pediatricians at Camino Medical Group (CMG) recommend these “tricks” for parents who want to keep their little ghouls and goblins safe on Halloween night and from overdoing it on candy.

Childhood obesity is a growing medical crisis, but it’s OK to let your children indulge a little bit.

Former mayors fault conduct ordinance

Former mayors Marge Bruno and Roy Lave aren’t happy about Los Altos’ newest ordinance.

Members of the public who speak out of turn, over their time limit or are disruptive can be slapped with jail time or up to a $1,000 fine. And displays such as clapping, stomping, loud talking, hissing and booing are prohibited.

Local campaigns becoming costlier

With the Nov. 8 election less than two weeks away, it remains unknown whether campaign spending will indicate who will claim the two open seats on the Los Altos City Council.

Four candidates are vying for the council; no incumbents are running.

Police investigate deadly pedestrian crossing on El Camino

The collision that killed a 55-year-old pedestrian Oct. 12 was the third this year on the busy thoroughfare that serves as a border between Mountain View and Los Altos.

John Mulligan was struck on El Camino Real by a 1994 Jeep at approximately 9:51 p.m. as he crossed from the westbound to the eastbound lane near Clark Road, said Jim Bennett, public information officer for the Mountain View Police Department. Mulligan died at the scene. The driver was a 41-year-old San Jose resident.

Election Brief

Town Crier sponsors’Election Watch’

Free coffee and dessert will be offered courtesy of the Town Crier.

Election showdown:

Unlike the vague answers of the previous night’s election forum, city council candidates took positions at the Oct. 18 forum hosted by two Los Altos business groups.

The first issue the four candidates handled was the stalled hotel project planned near the corner of First and Main streets.

Musica del Mundo (World Music)

“Juntos en Concierto: Chayanne, Alejandro Fernandez y Marc Anthony!” Translated, this means: “Together in Concert: world-renowned Puerto Rican pop singer, Mexican superstar, and Jennifer Lopez’ husband!”

I attended this concert at Shoreline in August. In fact, this wasn’t even the first time I had seen Chayanne in concert; my niece is a dancer in his tour. Chayanne is kind of an aging Backstreet Boy singing in Spanish. His tunes are pop; his fans are screaming women. Marc Anthony is smooth and sophisticated like an old-time crooner, but he kicks it up with the joy and rhythms of passionate Latino music. The man is a natural at performing live.

Letters to the Editor

Coffee shop not closing Jan. 1
Brian and Jeannie Whitlock
We are writing this letter in response to the article that was published in the Los Altos Town Crier on Oct. 12 regarding our restaurant. We want to clarify the following.
At this time, we are staying in our present location. We […]

Editorials

Council should put a gag on conduct law

Last month, the Los Altos City Council passed a meeting conduct code that allows for the strictest possible penalties for those violating it. It will probably never happen, but the new law enables councilmembers to impose fines and even jail time for those who run off at the mouth past the allotted speaker time. It also penalizes residents for speaking off the subject or talking out of turn.

Obituary Notices

MARY MARGARET BRAUN

Mary Margaret Braun died October 10. She was a native of Kansas who came to California in 1947 with her husband Peter and son Richard.

Bringing disaster preparedness home with you

Vinnie Biberdorf, a longtime resident of Los Altos, has volunteered and worked for the Red Cross for years and was deployed to disaster scenes after Sept. 11 and Hurricane Andrew.

“I had been responsible for Red Cross shelters before, and even taught the course,” Bibendorf said. But soon after arriving at the Cajundome in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, she realized, “I really didn’t know what I was talking about.

Scouts honor LA resident, former Agilent CEO Barnholt

The Pacific Skyline Council of Boy Scouts of America honored Los Altos resident and former Agilent Technologies CEO Ned Barnholt with its 2005 Distinguished Citizen Award Oct. 20 at the Los Altos Golf & Country Club.

Barnholt, who retired from Agilent in March after guiding the company’s spinoff from Hewlett-Packard in 1999, was honored for distinguished leadership and life skills he said he obtained from involvement with Boy Scouts.

ECH bids farewell to trailblazing records system

Employees of El Camino Hospital bade farewell to the Obi-Wan Kenobi figure among them at a retirement party for their old medical information system (MIS) last week.

The youngster that will pick up the mantle in November is even more powerful than the old master. Employees joked that they are in training to become Jedi knights of the new system, which they have named ECHO. The acronym, which stands for El Camino Hospital Online, echoes the name of the employee newsletter of the 1980s. The underlying system is Eclipsys’ Sun-riseXA.

Nick Lazzarini, star of FOX’s ‘So You Think You Can Dance,’ returns home for a visit

A principal and a TV star faced off last week at Blach Intermediate School and thrilled students with a dance-off, powered by the pounding 1970s style of “Stayin’ Alive.”

In ripped jeans, flip-flops and shades, 21-year-old Nick Lazzarini, who recently won FOX TV’s “So You Think You can Dance,” spun and flipped to cheers from students at his alma mater. But acting Principal Wade Spenader electrified the crowd with a goofy G-rated parody of a striptease, and Lazzarini conceded the win.

Urgency underscored in Pakistan quake relief efforts

With support lagging, but the need more urgent than ever, relief organizers in the aftermath of the massive Oct. 8 earthquake in Pakistan are pressing for more help.

Perhaps due to the hangover of the tsunami in southeast Asia and Hurricane Katrina, relief funds for Pakistan have been small by comparison, said Los Altos resident Paru Desai Yusuf. Yusuf is trying to raise awareness of the issue locally.

Calendar

Ongoing
Los Altos Senior Center, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, 97 Hillview Ave.
Today
Los Altos Hills Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., town hall, 26379 Fremont Ave.
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Board, 7:30 p.m., district offices, 330 Distel Circle, Los Altos.
Los Altos Traffic Commission, 7 p.m., city […]

Community Briefs

‘Fired at Davis’ topic of today’s library talk
Friends of the Los Altos Libraries has scheduled Hilarie Faberman, curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Cantor Art Center at Stanford University, to discuss “Fired at Davis: Figurative Ceramic Sculpture by Robert Arneson, Visiting Professors and Students at the University of California at […]

Charter issue stimulates responses at LASD board candidate forum

The seven candidates competing for three of the five seats on the Los Altos School District board were on their best behavior Oct. 18 in the Los Altos High School Eagle Theater as they attempted to distinguish themselves from the crowded field.

With Dick Henning of the Celebrity Forum Speaker Series serving as moderator, candidates participating in the Los Altos-Mountain View PTA Council’s forum stressed their qualifications. Each weighed in on the district’s most controversial issue, co-existence with Bullis Charter School. None of the candidates is an incumbent.

De Anza holds 12th gala ‘Night of Magic’

Magic will once again be in the air when De Anza College holds its 12th annual “A Night of Magic” gala fund-raiser, “Doorways to Your Dreams,” Nov. 5.

Proceeds from the event will assist in the purchase of computers and other technological equipment for the new Student and Community Services Building, scheduled for its grand opening today.

MVLA prepares for multimedia academy

Freestyle High is progressing steadily toward its opening next fall in what by then will be the former Alta Vista High School. Superintendent Rich Fischer and project coordinator Gordon Jack are collecting commitments from corporate partners that will contribute their expertise to the half-day multimedia academy.

Last week, the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District leadership team for the Freestyle project met with KMVT about scheduling a student-produced show, then met with Adobe and Apple. The MVLA leadership team consists of Fischer, Jack, Fara Brock and Brigitte Sarraf.

Noteworthies

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and The Harker School of San Jose awarded a $1,000 Presidential Freedom Scholarship to Arjun Naskar, a resident of Los Altos and 2005 graduate. The award acknowledges Naskar’s outstanding commitment to public service, most notably his volunteer work with Stanford Hospital and Mother Teresa’s Missions of Charity.

Erik Hansen, a resident of Los Altos, is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University for the 2005-2006 academic year.

Schools Briefs

Eagles parade on Main Street
The Los Altos High School homecoming parade is scheduled for Friday. Students, floats and the Eagle Marching Band will head down Main Street from Lincoln Park at 1:30 p.m.
The junior varsity football game is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, and the varsity homecoming game, for 1:30 […]

Gunn students morph onstage

Left, Madeline Adams plays Psyche and Aaron Shin portrays Eros in the Gunn High School Theatre Department’s production of “Metamorphoses,” Mary Zimmerman’s Broadway version of Ovid’s masterpiece. Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. Nov. 10-12, 18 and 19 and 3:30 p.m. Nov. 16. Tickets are available in advance at the student activities office. General admission is $8, the opening night gala, $15. Gunn is located at 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. For more information, call 354-8258.

Spartan homecoming floats by

Ali Hanshaw accompanies the “Alice in Wonderland” float during Mountain View High School’s homecoming parade last Friday.

Astronomer shares latest about Titan

Astronomer Chris McKay of the NASA Ames Research Center is scheduled to present a nontechnical, illustrated lecture, “Revealing Titan: What the Cassini Mission Has Discovered about Saturn’s Giant Moon” 7 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, El Monte Road and Freeway 280 in Los Altos Hills.

Saturn’s huge moon Titan is the only satellite in the solar system with a substantial atmosphere. The joint NASA/European Space Agency mission, Cassini, has been exploring this fascinating, haze-shrouded moon in detail. The investigations included dropping a probe onto Titan’s surface.

Loyola Lions walk

Approximately 400 Loyola Lions walk with more than 125 parent and student volunteers last Saturday to raise roughly $35,000 to fund computers, technology, assemblies and classroom materials.

Eagles’ 49-6 rout of Fremont keeps them atop El Camino

Both teams held a share of first place entering Friday’s football game, but Los Altos High made host Fremont look like a last-place team before it was over.

The Eagles trounced Fremont 49-6 to remain atop the SCVAL El Camino Division with Santa Clara, also 3-0. The teams are set to meet Nov. 5 at Santa Clara in a game that will likely decide the division championship.

Lancers’ edge rival Bellarmine to remain unbeaten in WCAL

With its perfect record and share of the West Catholic Athletic League lead on the line, St. Francis High delivered. Trailing in the fourth quarter for the first time all season, the Lancers capped a thrilling drive by scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 27 seconds remaining to ward off Bellarmine 31-28 last Friday.

After rolling to a 24-7 lead early in the third quarter, St. Francis (4-0 WCAL) saw the visiting Bells score three consecutive touchdowns to take a 28-24 lead with 4:22 left to play. The Lancers collected themselves and marched 80 yards in 14 plays, with running back Matt Taufoou breaking through for the 1-yard, game-winning touchdown.

Some positive market signs as volume accelerates in upward trading

The major indexes showed little change last week. Although the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.8 percent, the S&P 500 and the S&P 600 both fell 0.6 and 0.2 percent respectively.

Last week did see some positive signs as volume picked up sharply in upward trading. The higher volume does not mean there will be future market gains, but no major upward move has occurred in the past without this surge in volume.

Borel Bank brings personal service, local management to Los Altos

Bay Area business Borel Private Bank and Trust Company expects to open a local branch in Los Altos in November. Senior Vice President Stephen Fick of Los Altos will manage the new branch at 345 S. San Antonio Road.

“Private banking really refers to relationship banking, having a personal contact at the bank to be your point person for any of your financial needs,” Fick said. “It’s an alternative to bigger styles of banking where you’re encouraged to use the Internet or ATMs, and not interact with a banker. We provide online banking and ATM networks, but we don’t force clients into any one channel of banking.”

Clean and sober recounting of rehab

The clarity is astonishing. In “A Million Little Pieces” (Anchor/Random House, 2004), James Frey tells the story of his recovery from extreme drug and alcohol addiction. Virtually every sentence rings true. With ordinary words and short simple sentences, he weaves a fascinating story.

“I wake up to the drone of an airplane engine and the feeling of something warm dripping down my chin. I lift my hand to feel my face. My front four teeth are gone. I have a hole in my cheek, my nose is broken and my eyes are swollen nearly shut. I open them and look around and I’m in the back of a plane and there’s no one near me. I look at my clothes and my clothes are covered with a colorful mixture of spit, snot, urine, vomit and blood. I reach for the call button and find it and I push it and I wait and thirty seconds later an attendant arrives.”

Books Briefs

Jarmy and Jarmy read
Charlotte and Howard Jarmy are scheduled to read from and discuss their latest books 10:30 a.m. Nov. 3 at the Los Altos Senior Center.
“Reflections: A Columnist’s Journey Through Time” contains more than 10 years’ worth of Charlotte’s Town Crier columns. “Fables & Foibles” is Howard’s collection of […]

Hiking across England

Penny and Buzz Thayer of Los Altos rest on a bench at the finish of their walk across Northern England.

The coast-to-coast walk traverses approximately 192 miles of terrain. The route takes hikers through England’s national parks, Yorkshire moors and the Lake District.

Spooky stories

The Town Crier received more responses than ever for this year’s go-around of spooky story submissions. From Halloween dancers to the haunted trees of Carob Lane, local writers were more inspired than ever. We plan to pick our favorite and award a prize, with the announcement coming next issue. In the meantime, we’d love reader feedback on your favorite story. E-mail editor Bruce Barton at bruceb@latc.com. Due to space constraints, we couldn’t run every story received. However, we plan to publish them all online at www.latc.com. Thanks to all the spook-sayers who participated!

The Ghost Dog

A man walked along the sidewalk in downtown Los Altos, looking at shop windows. Something tugged at his coat and he was dragged into the shadows. Five minutes later, a piercing howl was heard.

Eleven-year-old Emi surveyed the newspaper. A title caught her eye. “Man Missing. Last Seen Near Midnight in Downtown Los Altos. No Clues.” “Yes!” Emi exclaimed. “A mystery!” Quickly, she packed her backpack with supplies and headed to downtown. It was lunchtime when she arrived. She found her favorite sushi restaurant, Sumo, and got a seat at the bar. Flipping open her notebook, she wrote, “Three days before Halloween.” Nibbling on some sushi, she thought about what else to write. Finally, she wrote, “Man that went missing seen a little before midnight.” Checking her watch, she decided to go home.

The Dark Night

Swiftly and silently out of the darkness came a mysterious shape running full speed. It grabbed hold of me and pulled me into the gloom. I was knocked unconscious.

When I woke up a silhouette of a wall stood directly in my path. My hands felt the cold, worn surface. A strange sensation came over me. I was taken into the rhythm and beat of the wall. I bowed down to the wall and prayed towards it.

Deadly Halloween

Mary, Sally, Katie and Carla were best friends and loved Halloween more than any other holiday. However, one year they took their great love for Halloween a little too far.

The day before Halloween, walking home from school, they overheard a hushed conversation between two boys. “No one would dare to investigate Mystic Manor,” said one. “I heard that strange things happen over there,” said the second. “What an adventure!” the girls thought.

Halloween Dancers

Halloween approaches, and with it I look forward to the annual visit with my dear departed sister with whom I was once so close. Once a year, at this particular time of year, many ghosts choose to make their appearances, and that is when my departed sister comes to dance with me.

She was a ballet dancer, also an accomplished tap dancer who appeared in shows and clubs where ballet wasn’t appreciated. Later she became a dance instructor - even today, having been her student for about 10 minutes, I can manage four distinct taps per step as I walk, a feat she taught me before she left to travel her lonely way.

The Monster in the Closet

Mark was not afraid of monsters, but his little brother Tom was. Mark had to check the closet every night, and Mark always said, “No monsters.” But that all changed when Mark met the monsters in the closet.

One day Tom had to go to Mr. Kong’s Pizza Palace. So Mark stayed. At first Mark heard a Grrrr! Then a Rrrr! So he ran to get closer. He looked until he knew the sound was coming from the closet.

The Haunted Trees of Carob Lane

As I near my 98th birthday, I thought it best to pen these words now, as it occurred to me that I may be the last person alive who knows the whole story; those few friends of mine who also knew of this incredible tale have passed away. Yet even when they were still living, we seldom spoke of it. When we did, it was only with the faintest of whispered voices, lest the trees hear us; those haunted trees of Carob Lane.

Our small town of Los Altos had a railroad station once, in what they call Loyola Corners, and the whistle of the old steam train was as familiar to us as the sun. Just a stone’s throw from the station was Carob Lane, a short street lined with carob trees, tall and proud, like soldiers on the march. I lived just around the corner, in a white English-style cottage, just beyond the reach of the carob tree branches; at least that’s what I had thought.

The Creatures Behind the Walls

A few weeks ago, they appeared. I hadn‚t before seen them. No one had. I had heard them, however, and their irritating scratching through the wall. I mistook them for rats. I set up traps, anticipating to catch a large, vile rodent. And I did.

But I did not notice that it had been pierced through the chest already. It was a bloody mess when I found it, its neck crushed between the metal rod and the wooden base. I had thought that that‚s what happened when rats were trapped, that it resulted in a large puddle of blood. But they told me only bones break. No skin.

How Halloween Was Invented

Once on October 30th a long time ago in room 31 at Halloween Elementary School, a class that loved spookiness drew pictures of spooky characters. Frankensteins, draculas, witches, goblins, ghouls, ghosts and much more surrounded the classroom… “bringggggg” the bell rang and school was out. But, in the middle of the night, the pictures began to change! Everything bad came alive! Chairs were knocked down, desks were dented, the lockers were tipped over and zombies threw homework out the windows. Then the spooky characters went out and started to destroy the earth! There was only one thing that could stop them.

But now I need to fill you in on a little secret that few people know. Living back then was a three year old girl named “Lucy”. She was wearing a princess costume and eating candy. The spooky characters came running by. They looked at Lucy. The spooky characters didn’t like looking at her because it made them realize that anyone could dress up like them and be mistaken for a bad guy. The spooky characters didn’t like candy because it was sweet (and we all know they only like sour food). Suddenly all the spooky characters shriveled up and returned to the classroom as the paper drawings they started out as.

The Ghost

There’s this ghost in my closet, but nobody believes me. I told my parents, the police and even my little sister. Did they believe me? No way! They told me I had a nightmare, and that I couldn’t have a ghost in my closet. He wakes me up at night with his freaky whistle, and he hides spiders in my clothes. Why don’t they believe me? You should ask them yourself. Who else would make thumping noises in my closet at 12:13 every night? Who else would constantly steal my socks and shoes? Who else could I have seen when I saw something white in the mirror, but when I turned around I saw nothing? It’s the ghost, of course, and I think that’s a little obvious. It’s been living off my clothes in my closet for as long as I can remember. He watches and spies on me with his white goggles while I sleep, dreaming my dreams and hearing my thoughts. One night, while I woke up at his usual 12:13 thumping, I saw his goggles on the closet floor. I saw them with my own eyes! But then I blinked, and boy do I regret it, because in that little millisecond they disappeared. I never saw them again. Another night, at 11:14, BAM went the closet door. WHOOSH went the wind, and I heard the garage door open and close. So he left that night, but I just know he’ll be back. He’ll be back to spy on me with his freaky goggles, make thumping noises at 12:13, turn up in my mirror, hide spiders in my clothes, whistle spookily at night, and steal my shoes and socks. Only next time will be different - next time I’ll be ready.

Lost on Halloween Night

Once upon a time there was a girl named Clara. She got lost in a sand storm on Halloween night. She found a witch, named Adora Bull, flying in the sky. The witch had a cat named Pumpkin that was dark orange and light orange. Adora Bull said that she’s under a spell that cannot be broken unless she finds a lost girl and takes her back home on the next Halloween night. Adora Bull took Clara back to The Witches’ Academy for Girls. All of the other witches thought that Clara was for their stew that night. Adora Bull told them “no,” and said that she took the girl to undo the spell. Then she showed Clara where she would sleep - in a cushy sock for a bed.

Clara said, “I miss my parents. When is Halloween going to be back?”

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“Mommy, I can’t move!” my four-year-old son wailed. With only his head and chubby hands showing, and with two feet pointing outward, he began to cry. Tears came spilling down his fat, rosy cheeks. This adorable child was being completely consumed by a papier-mâché pumpkin that had gotten out of control.

My creative project had begun a week or two before Halloween. Every day, I added more and more layers of paper and glue to form the shape and size I wanted. At last, the pumpkin was ready to be painted its bright orange color. I even painted green leaves around the opening on top.

A True Halloween Tale

The Bronx, New York City. October 31, 1956, Halloween night.

We approached the apartment building on the corner of DeKalb Avenue. The door to the vestibule was locked but the panel of doorbells was within reach. So we pushed one - any one would do. Over the intercom came a woman’s voice, “Who is it?” In unison we sang out, “Trick or treat!” In reply to our chorus came a giggle and then a loud buzz, which signaled that the door had been unlocked for our entry. Together we scurried inside - the witch, the hobo, the fairy godmother and the pint-sized ghost.

The Haunted Castle

Ramona, also called “Dutchy,” had been kidnapped by the emperor, Robert. Her sister Emi had gone to save her. She had been gone for a while, and the town was thinking the castle was haunted. Or so they thought.

“Come on, where is she?” Emi muttered under her breath.

The Dark Night

Swiftly and silently out of the darkness came a mysterious shape running full speed. It grabbed hold of me and pulled me into the gloom. I was knocked unconscious.

When I woke up a silhouette of a wall stood directly in my path. My hands felt the cold, worn surface. A strange sensation came over me. I was taken into the rhythm and beat of the wall. I bowed down to the wall and prayed towards it.

The Ghost of the Winchester Mystery House

There is a ghost in the Winchester Mystery House. It is the ghost of Sarah Winchester’s dog, if she had one. It flies through the house, watching people gape at its mistress’s house.

One day it grew tired of staying invisible and was lonely. It wanted a friend. The following afternoon the dog ghost got its chance. A little girl had wandered off from her tour. The ghost appeared before her, woofing happily. It wagged its tail so hard; it would have come off, had it been alive. Instead of being delighted to see the dog, the girl ran screaming to her mom. The canine was greatly disappointed. But he decided to try again the following day.

Modern homes in a ranch-house town

When Bill Helson brought his new wife to Los Altos, he cautioned her that she’d never find a house she loved. A painter of modern canvasses, Francine Markoe Helson was selling her striking contemporary home in Florida and joining Bill in the heart of ranch-house suburbia. Yet when they walked into the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired residence on Eloise Circle in Los Altos Hills and saw the burnished copper waterfall and the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a courtyard dominated by a spreading fig tree, they knew they had found home.

There are not many modern-design homes in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. Yet the people who skip the typical ranch house or spec-built Craftsman-style bungalow in favor of startling roofs, curving walls and unexpected staircases are passionate about their unusual abodes.

Vaulted ceilings, walk-in closets highlight LAH home

This property off Arastradero Road has both homey and formal charm. On a private cul-de-sac, the single-level house has four bedrooms and four bathrooms and an open floor plan suitable for entertaining.

The master suite has vaulted ceilings, a sitting area, bathroom and his-and-her walk-in closets.

Datebook

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