Photograph by Louise Webb
Edna Young is a familiar sight walking her dogs Wack A Doo and Willow.
You never know who you are going to see at the International Coffee Exchange. I saw Terry Williams there this week. He is a former Saratogan now living in Los Gatos. Williams is scheduled for June 14 or July 14 to say "Good Morning" on Good Morning America with a group of jackpot millionaire winners celebrating their 10-year anniversary.
Williams won his $4.8 million on a Reno slot machine. It changed his life both physically and mentally. Now retired, he can afford a good health-care plan. Williams is writing an advice book for people who have won large sums of money. One piece of advice he gives is to get a financial adviser right away. Oddly enough, one of Williams' biggest changes is that he is on a stricter budget. Without it, it is too easy to spend, he says.
Farley and Edna Young are often at the Coffee Exchange with their two beautiful Borzoi dogs, Wack A Doo and Willow. The name of the breed was changed by the American Kennel Club in 1982 from Russian Wolfhounds to Borzois. Perhaps you have seen the picturesque scene of the dogs sitting in front of a l939 Packard there. The car belongs to Ida Fryer and her husband, Tom Fryer. Ida's brother, Ray Heberer, a former Missouri police chief, often drives it to the coffee shop when he's in town.
Speaking of cars, three Saratoga car buffs exhibited their restored European and American motor cars during the 30th annual Silverado Concours d'Elegance June 2 at the Silverado Country Club in Napa. The local exhibitors were Newal Kirkham, Austin M Kilburn and James Arnold.
Mary Jeanne Fenn, Book-Go-Round chairwoman, got the idea to put details of the the Book-Go-Round's last auction on the Internet. It turned out to be an international event, with 64 percent of the money coming from outside the community--an all-time high.
West Valley College's Virtual Fashion Show, put on by the students and alumni of the School of Fashion Design and Apparel, was so impressive that Cecelia Zipperer, West Valley public relations secretary, comments, "With local talent like that, who needs to look to Los Angeles and New York's fashion industries."
Frank Riddle, new president of Sister City, got a 125-pound pig for the Sister City's Hakone Gardens luau. After getting the pig, he stopped to get ice. When Frank opened the trunk, the storekeeper was surprised to see a dead pig that appeared to be staring at him.
This article appeared in the Saratoga News, June 12, 1996.
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