Sertoma Club honors Yeagers
The Sertoma Club of Sunnyvale will honor the Yeager family for its volunteer work in the community at the club's annual awards banquet Aug. 8.
Don and Jeanne Yeager will receive the club's Service to Mankind award alongside their daughter Donna, 37, who was born with no arms and unusually short legs.
With help from her parents, Donna overcame physical and emotional barriers to graduate from De Anza College and George Mason University. She now lives on her own with an assistance dog and works as an emergency response coordinator for Hewlett-Packard. Together, the Yeagers produce "On the Move," a public television show that focuses on issues concerning the disabled community.
The Sertoma Club's awards banquet is set for Aug. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lookout Inn, Sunnyvale Community Golf Course, 605 Macara Ave. The dinner costs $22 per person.
For more information and reservations, call Dave Koenig at 245-2338.
Armed robbers hit liquor store
Two men, one armed with a handgun, reportedly robbed Bill's Liquors on East Maude Avenue on July 27.
Officers who responded to an emergency call at 9:34 p.m. were told by a clerk that the men had entered the store, demanded money and then fled with cash from the register.
The clerk described both suspects as black males, ages 15-20, between 5-foot-2 and 5-foot-9 inches tall, with thin builds. They were wearing dark jackets, blue jeans and baseball caps.
No injuries were reported in connection with the incident. The case is still under investigation.
Camino Healthcare postpones hearing
Camino Healthcare officials announced that parties fighting for control of El Camino Hospital agreed to postpone a court hearing scheduled for Aug. 1.
A new court date has been set for Aug. 26.
Camino Healthcare and Camino Medical Group leaders said they remain committed to exploring all possible avenues to resolve the issue of hospital control out of court.
Packard Foundation grants city money to produce TV program on child care
The Packard Foundation last month donated $19,000 to the city to support production of a television program geared toward parents and child-care providers.
Channel 36 (KICU-TV) of San Jose, which will produce the show, will donate $60,000 in services toward the $80,000 project.
The premise of the program, slated to air next spring, is to show how parents and child-care providers can work as partners to achieve better quality and appropriate care for kids, said David Vossbrink, Sunnyvale's Community Relations Officer.
After it appears next spring, the program will be available to other local stations, such as government or public access, and for group presentations.
Manager of the Year
James E. Gross, president of Junior Achievement of Santa Clara County Inc., was named the San Francisco Bay Area Manager of the Year by the Lockheed Martin Bay Area Chapter of the National Management Association.
Gross received the award June 12 at the chapter's annual recognition night. The award is presented annually to a manager who has demonstrated excellence in the field, dedication to community service and support of the free-enterprise system.
Gross has been with Junior Achievement for 15 years. In that time, he has been president of several Junior Achievement operations across the country.
AAUW honors local women
The Sunnyvale-Cupertino branch of the American Association of University Women recently honored three local women for their contributions to the community.
Eunice Cox, a member of the California Senior Legislature and chairwoman of both the Cupertino Senior Center Advisory Council and the Santa Clara Advisory Council Board of Directors, was recognized for her work in educating seniors about legislation pertaining to them.
Beverly Myers was recognized for her work with Sizzling Seniors, a group she founded to teach seniors aerobic and conditioning exercises. Myers teaches her classes through Good Samaritan Hospital's Enhance Life program and the Santa Clara Adult Education Program.
Dr. Lorna Pierce, a forensic anthropologist whose research focuses on Native Americans with an emphasis on the California Native American tribes, was also recognized for her contributions to the community.
HOPE appoints board officers
HOPE Rehabilitation Services appointed the following board of directors for the 1996-97 fiscal year: Union Bank vice president Mark Gilles of Menlo Park is chairman; trainer and consultant Jan Cohen of Los Altos is first vice chairwoman; San Jose National Bank vice president Roxanne Vane of San Jose is second vice chairwoman; community volunteer Molly Rhine of Los Gatos is secretary; and Price Waterhouse partner Doug Morgan of Cupertino is treasurer.
HOPE provides job training and placement, supported living, counseling and other services to developmentally disabled people in Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Benito and Monterey counties.
Norcross purchases technology center
Minneapolis-based Norcross Partners recently purchased the Grey Fox Technology Center, a testing-services provider in St. Paul with a satellite office in Sunnyvale.
The sale was finalized in May, when Norcross acquired all assets, including the 46 employees at the Sunnyvale office, from Ceridian Corp. Computing Devices International. Terms of the sale were not disclosed; the technology center's 1995 revenues were $5.3 million.
"Computing Devices decided to sell Grey Fox because the business no longer fits the company's strategic direction," CDI vice president Rick Berglund said. "As the nature of our defense electronics business has changed during recent years, the need for component testing services has diminished."
Founded in 1966, Grey Fox provides electronic and mechanical component testing services, primarily for semiconductor chips.
This article appeared in the Sunnyvale Sun, August 7, 1996.
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