The Peninsula Times Tribune from Palo Alto, California • 107

j- One will reign as Miss RC Janet McGovern Now San Mateo separates smokers from non-smokers MAKING THE WORLD SAFE for Non-Smokers: San Mateo is the latest addition to the list of Peninsula cities Including Palo Alto, Sunnyvale and Menlo Park with non-smoking ordinances. Restaurants In San Mateo with 50 seats or more now have to set aside at least 50 percent of their space for non-smokers. The new law went into effect Dec. 17, and restaurants that havent already complied are working on it Sacha Conley Kimberly Doss Tracelyn Hall Wendy James The Villa Chartier, which seats 728, was to set aside part of the dining room for non-smokers, starting today, according to catering assistant Marltza Rodriguez. Vince's Italian Restaurant set aside nosmoklng sections in all three dining rooms a month ago.

Smokers like it, too, because they don't want to offend other people," says hostess manager Joanne Mantzoros. 'iji By Marlann Hansen Umaa Tribune staff Menlo Park has had smoking regulations on the books for both the workplace and restaurants for about a year. Ray Mendlola, who enforces the law for the city, says he has only had to go out on three customer complaints in an entire year. Even better for non-smokers, though, are those few havens like Menlo's Late For The Train, where smoking is banned throughout the restaurant Eleven contestants will take the stage Saturday evening at Sequoia High School Auditorium for the chance to become Mias Redwood City for 1987. The pageant Is open to young women throughout San Mateo County because pageant sponsor Peninsula Celebration Association is the only local organization accredited through the Miss America Pageant, said Betty Moran, PCA spokeswoman.

Miss Redwood City acts as a hostess and ambassador during city functions. By winning the title, she automatically qualifies to participate in the Miss California Pageant and, poten- i 1 i i 2 QUESTION: About a month ago, Home Savings began offering customers using the automatic teller machines a choice of getting the Instructions in English or "Espagnol, when they inserted their key cards into the machine. The bilingual option is offered at the downtown Redwood City branch, if not Carol Ortiz Anna Marie Mendieta Please see MISS RC, B-4 Juanita Myles But can this be legal after the passage of the "English-only initiative last November, counselor? Regardless, Home Savings' Rickl McGuigan says the branch has a large number of Spanish-speaking cus-tomers who can make use of the bilingual option. GOING IN STYLE: Fred Wilson of Redwood City, a longtime SamTrans driver known to his passengers as Mr. Ambassador, was chosen driver of the month recently.

He got the award and promptly retired but hed been planning to do that anyway. PAT PATTON? Speaking to an S.R.O. Chamber of Commerce crowd in San Carlos last week, Councllwo-man Pat Bennie said one of her goals when she went on the council nine years ago was to improve traffic flow. And her greatest frustration came when she realized that the barricade Belmont keeps up between the two cities on Crestvlew and Hallmark drives is not going to come down. Christine Roval Kimberly Plummer Shirley Tokheim Trad Vawdrey So Bennie joked that when she leaves office later this year she plans to borrow Redwood City's World War I tank and mow the barricade down.

Somehow reassuring to know that politicians don't have any better luck than the rest of us in getting things done. San Mateo gets new siren alert system Timas Tribune staff cific verbal information or instructions directly to the population. If an emergency occurs, the sirens' will sound for three to five minutes with a steady blast signaling a peacetime emergency. WEARING TWO HATS: San Mateo County's newest planning commissioner, Vince Muzzi, is a lawyer and Coastslde landowner who has been attacked at every turn by environmentalists lately. Since taking his seat on the commission, Muzzi has been challenged three times over his right to vote because his landholdings purportedly create a conflict of interest ure, flooding and chemical spills.

The new system will Include six sirens. The purchase and Installation of the six sirens was funded 50 percent by the city and 50 percent by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The efforts were coordinated by the state and also by the San Mateo County Offices of Emergency Services. A new feature of the system will be voice warning capability. The feature will be Installed at the San Mateo Main Library and Shore-view SchooL This will allow the city to issue spe A new dtywlde siren alert system, which features the capability for voice warning, has been Installed by the city of San Mateo.

The system is designed to warn the public of emergencies such as dam fail Please see SIREN, B-4 But Muzzi obviously hasn't lost his sense of humor. During a commission meeting last week when he had to abstain from the discussions, he pulled a baseball cap out of a bag as he went to sit in the audience. The hat had two fronts. One side labeled "The mtsh" was white and decorated with gold braid. The other half of the hat was blue and labeled "Joe Public." Notre Dame seeking singers for concert Tima Tribune staff Maybe you had to be there, but it was a real yuck.

The College of Notre Dame is looking for new members for its Campus-Community Chorus Concert, scheduled for May 5 in the Notre Dame Theater. JUST CALL ME The Grinch: Responding to my complaint in last week's column about the white twinkle Christmas lights being left too long on the trees in downtown Redwood City, Sandy Hollander of that fine city springs to their defense. "I love them. They sort of brighten up the town." cert will Include Brahms Llebes-lieder waltzes, spirituals, sacred music and selections from American musical theater. Further Information is available from the College of Notre Dame Music Department, 1500 Ralston Belmont 94002, or by telephoning (415) 593-1601, Ext 425.

The College of Notre Dame is also planning a Valentines Viennese Ball Saturday. The ball, which is planned by the Friends of Music of the college, will start at 8:30 pm. in the Ralston Ballroom on the campus. It will be preceded by a dinner at 6 p.m. in the Ralston Dining Room.

Music will be presented by the CND Orchestra under the direction of David Friburg. Reservations can be made through the College of Notre Dame Music Department or by calling the department Tickets to the dinner and ball are 860. per person. DOWNTOWN REDWOOD CITY MERCHANTS, who have tried everything from traps to "scarecrows" to get rid of pigeons, will be Interested to note the bold measures taken In Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, where pigeons also foul the sidewalks. At the urging of both pedestrians and property owners, there have been no less than three pigeon shoots since December.

Beaver Dams hunters have bagged 650 pigeons since the sharpshooters started stalking the streets and alleys. More than 100 singers are expected to participate in the concert. Right now, new members are encouraged to Join us," said Dr. William Peterman, director of the chorus. From high school students to senior citizens, we are open to the community as well as the campus.

Peterman said that no audition Is necessary. Rehearsals begin Feb. 9 in the Herzo Recital Room in Ralston Hall on the campus. New members can start on either Feb. 9 or Feb.

16. The chorus will rehearse every Monday evening, from 7 p.m. to 9:15 pm. The program for the spring con-. Tkim Tribum staff photo by Jot Molona Something from the past Roxanne Reyes proudly explains her scale model of a Jamestown fort Roxanne's display, which took her two weeks to construct, was part of a Colonial Fairs held recently by seventh- and eight-graders at Kennedy Middle School In Redwood City to honor the bicentennial of the U.S.

Constitution. SATURDAY was me last night for bingo games at Redwood City's Police Youth Club, where the games had been played for eons. Club director Ron Exley -says the games werent raising the money they used to. He blames lack of parking, quarters that are too small and competition from the bingo games at thei! Fox Theater. I.

S3 INSIDE LOOKING AHEAD E2 Swimming Stanford men host UCLA Friday, 1 p.m., USC Saturday; 1 p.m., DeGuerre pools Pets Kim Sturla finds Items from the practical to the ridiculous In Pet Catalog Page 4 Libraries Page 3 Ruth Pays on seniors Page 3 People Page 4 Policefire watch Page 4 Page 2 Sports- Page 4 Ward Winslow Page 2 Bridal Faire Exhibit of wedding specialties Sunday, SM County fairgrounds.