Antiques, collectibles on display
A California Country Antique Americana Show and Sale is slated from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, at Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. The event will feature pieces from 40 exhibitors.
Items for sale include painted furniture, quilts, hooked rugs, early lighting, baskets, paintings and other folk art from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The event is sponsored by the Los Altos History Museum and proceeds will benefit the museum, said organizer Bea Teer.
Entry fee is $5. For more information, call Teer at 948-3642.
Antique car endurance run
More than 40 antique and vintage racing cars are scheduled to take part in a back roads, cross-country endurance run from Foothill College to the Pacific Ocean and back to the Stanford campus. This 31st annual 200-mile “Endurance Run & Lowland Tour,” presented by Santa Clara Valley Model T Ford Club, is scheduled to begin 8 a.m. Sunday.
The public is invited to view the event. For more information, call 969-2864.
Red Cross annual meeting
The Palo Alto Chapter of the American Red Cross is scheduled to hold its annual meeting, 6 p.m. Tuesday, at the Masonic Lodge, 890 Church St., in Mountain View. The chapter, which covers Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford and Moffett Field, is set to present awards to volunteers.
For more information, call 688-0431.
Senior Center offers assistance
The Los Altos Senior Center is offering homeowner and renter assistance. Renters can receive up to $240 from the state, depending on household income, and homeowners can receive up to $326.
Eligibility requirements include birth in 1937 or before and income below $33,993 a year. The center is offering appointments to help with applications for assistance.
Available times are Tuesday mornings, beginning this Tuesday through Aug. 29. Call 948-7483 for appointments.
Shingles study needs volunteers
Shingles, a debilitating, painful viral infection, affects hundreds of thousands of adults age 60 and over. The VA Palo Alto Health Care System is testing an experimental vaccine to help prevent the disease. VA officials are seeking volunteers for the clinical research trial. Adults over 60 who are in good health and have never had shingles are welcome to participate. For more information, call 1-877-841-6251 (toll free).
Hidden Villa teaches straw bale building
Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills will hold workshops on straw bale building Friday through Sunday and June 17-18. Hidden Villa invites the public to help raise the walls of its new Sustainable Education Center in this hands-on series, and to learn the techniques of constructing a home using straw bales.
For information and workshop registration fees call 949-8653.
Los Altos reading enrichment
The Los Altos Recreation Department will be offering a series of reading enrichment programs for readers from age 4 beginning the fourth week in June.
The summer reading programs for children will focus on developing phonics and reading comprehension. For older students and adults, the focus will be on developing reading speed and fluency, while also improving comprehension, retention, study skills and vocabulary. Tuition varies by program level. For more information or to register, call (800) 756-7447.
Town cleanup day scheduled
The town of Los Altos Hills and the Los Altos Garbage Company have scheduled a town cleanup day from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, at the following locations: Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road; Magdalena Avenue at Interstate 280; Foothill College, parking lot C; Westwind Barn, Altamont Road at Black Mountain; and at the corner of Page Mill and Arastradero roads.
Pickup involves solid waste and recyclables, including trash and household debris from construction, yard trimmings, wood, scrap metal, and undamaged furniture, which will be donated to charity.
No hazardous or toxic materials will be accepted. Participants will be limited to two standard truckloads of debris. For more information, call the Los Altos Garbage Company at 961-8040.
Senator Speier at Democratic luncheon
State senator Jackie Speier will speak at a Peninsula Democratic Coalition lunch, noon, June 17, to be held at Chef Chu’s restaurant, 1067 N. San Antonio Road, in Los Altos. Lunch is $15 per person and reservations are required.
For more information or to make reservations, call 948-8259 or 948-1009.
Deer Hollow Farm tours
The Friends of Deer Hollow Farm will hold tours of the farm 10 a.m. to noon, June 17 and July 15. The tours will be free, but donations will be appreciated. To make reservations or for more information, call 965-FARM.
‘Run for Survival’ at Foothill College
The Cheetah Conservation Fund invites the public to the second annual “Run for Survival” fund-raiser, set for 1-4 p.m. Saturday, at Foothill College stadium in Los Altos Hills.
Attendees can see a live cheetah run at top speed and meet many other endangered animals.
For more information, call (408) 354-4035 or visit the organization’s Web site, www.cheetah.org.
