The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) announced that Max Trescott of Mountain View successfully renewed his designation as a Master Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI). Trescott owns and operates San Jose Flight Training at Santa Clara County’s Reid-Hillview Airport.

Trescott is one of only 38 California aviation educators who have earned the prestigious “Master” title. Of approximately 87,000 CFIs in the United States, fewer than 500 have achieved that distinction.

The Master Instructor designation is a means of identifying outstanding aviation educators who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to excellence, professional growth and service to the aviation community.

For more information, call (303) 485-8136 or visit www.NAFIMasters.org.

New paintings by Dale Snyder and jewelry by Tove Norlander are on exhibit at Gallery 9 in Los Altos through Saturday.

Snyder’s colorful acrylic paintings depict Victorian houses and vistas of San Francisco. Norlander’s “lost wax” cast silver and gold jewelry pieces are designed with precious and semiprecious stones.

Gallery 9 is located at 143 Main St., Los Altos.