Photograph by Louise Webb
Enjoying the West Valley College reception held on Dec. 5 are (left) new college President Marchelle Fox, Chancellor Rose Tseng and Saratoga Mayor Gillian Moran.
The West Valley-Mission Community College District and the West Valley Academic Senate co-sponsored a community reception Dec. 5 honoring Marchelle Fox, the first woman president of West Valley College. The well-attended event was also sponsored by the California State Employees Credit Union of San Jose. Members of the board of trustees attending included board president Arne Lunde and trustees Joy Atkins and Karin Dowdy.
Chancellor Rose Tseng praised the good work of Michael Rao, president of Mission College, and the achievements of Fox, mentioning her impressive credentials and experience.
Tseng also told how Fox has been working with board president Lunde "to gently and safely move our untamed small neighborhood creatures, the feral cats, to good homes." Fox has been urging faculty members to take a cat home.
Fox discussed West Valley's varied and exciting courses and suggested that people give certificates good for course units as gifts. In a drawing that took place, Realtor Rita Boren and Bella Saratoga owner Bill Cooper were among those who won free units toward classes. Tseng thinks it is great to go back to school and practices what she preaches. As busy as she is as chancellor, she is enjoying taking a night stretch class at West Valley College.
American Association of University Women members Marlene Duffin and JoAn Lambert commented later that they were pleased with the new president and were looking forward to working closely together with her as community members.
Other News: Congratulations three times to new grandparents Howard and Beth Detro. Their daughter Sandy and husband Rod Kelly of Hailey, Idaho, had triplets Dec. 6. The boys, River and Sage, and girl, Timber, are doing fine.
Many Saratogans are out and about during the holidays.
What a coincidence that Santa Claus's voice at the Chamber of Commerce Christmas party at Manhattans sounded so much like Fran Andresons.
Azule Shopping Center held a Christmas open house Dec. 6. Among many nice shops there, The Front Window has some great stocking stuffers.
The Summit League's Saratoga Homes for the Holidays tour offered many decorating ideas for the holidays. In Sally and Don Lucas' home, an ornament was sewn on the napkin at each table setting. The ornaments could be given to guests as party favors.
At the West Valley Welcomers Christmas party held at the Plumed Horse, the favors were Christmas crackers with a prize and hat in each. The crackers were the idea of co-chairman Elaine Wilson, who came here from England. She says Christmas crackers are a British tradition.
Klaus and Yvonne Pache returned last month from a spectacular 10-day cruise through the Panama Canal put on by Travel Advisors with the Crystal Cruise line. Ted and Eileen Jankel and Tom and Jane Blaisdell were among the Saratoga passengers. The Paches recently celebrated 21 years as owners of the well-known Plumed Horse restaurant.
At the Good Goverment Group's Christmas party, Betty Eskelson was talking about a Mexican cruise that she and her husband, Joe, and their families took last month. There were four generations aboard, including Betty's 92-year-old mother, Lydia Teague.
Happy holidays!
This article appeared in the Saratoga News, December 18, 1996.
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