PORTOLA VALLEY Brad Blocker of Portola Valley dies in skiing accident Memorial services are scheduled for Saturday for Brad W. Blocker, 48, of Portola Valley, who died Friday following a skiing accident at Lake Tahoe. He was a lawyer, athlete, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 25, 2008 at 9:03 pm There have been 33 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 29, 2009 at 3:02 pm.
AROUND TOWN Kepler’s Weekly Bestsellers 2/24/08 Hardcover Fiction
1. Appeal, John Grisham
2. People Of The Book, Geraldine Brooks
3. Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson
4. Reserve, Russell Banks
5. Incomplete Revenge,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Feb 25, 2008 at 3:59 pm
SPORTS Menlo-Atherton Dance Team 5th Annual Dance Show Please come support the Menlo-Atherton High School Community by attending this year's Dance Show. This highly acclaimed dance team promises another outstanding collection of ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Charlene Cogan, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood, on Feb 25, 2008 at 12:50 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Sen. Joe Simitian loses seat on education finance subcommittee State Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) will keep his chairmanship of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee but will lose his seat on the Budget Subcommittee on Educational... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 23, 2008 at 6:52 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 26, 2008 at 8:04 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Obituary: Patricia Brown helped shape Portola Valley Patricia "Pat" Brown, who with her husband, the late Robert V. "Bob" Brown, helped shape the community of Portola Valley, died Dec. 26 at her home in Westridge. She was 78.
R... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 23, 2008 at 4:51 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 23, 2008 at 4:51 pm.
ATHERTON Pop Warner: Vikings battle Santa Clara County foes Smoke from nearby Lick wildfires shrouded the western hills as the Menlo-Atherton Vikings battled the Gilroy Browns on Sept. 8 in a series of Pop Warner football contests at G... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 23, 2008 at 7:37 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 22, 2009 at 2:59 pm.
WOODSIDE Dr. Burt Brent creates ears and animals Anyone who has taken children — or been a child — at the San Francisco Zoo lately has likely delighted in watching kids scrambling up and skidding off of the snooz... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 22, 2008 at 11:52 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 17, 2008 at 3:13 pm.
MENLO PARK Letter: Why not a quiet zone for Menlo Park? At the joint City Council study session with Atherton Jan. 29, I requested that formation of a railroad quiet zone for Menlo Park should be considered.
Read the full story ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 21, 2008 at 11:59 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 26, 2008 at 10:33 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS GAIS is at it again The profit making "non profit" GAIS school has applied for another use permit revision. It seeks to place three so-called "portables" (read: buildings) on site. Two would be p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by X. Lieu, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood, on Feb 21, 2008 at 1:46 am There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 21, 2013 at 1:43 pm.
MENLO PARK Unlocked cars enable thieves in Allied Arts Unlocked vehicles and darkened streets in Menlo Park's Allied Arts neighborhood apparently presented an opportunity to a thief or thieves on Sunday night, Feb. 17. Six thefts ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 20, 2008 at 9:04 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 20, 2008 at 9:04 pm.
MENLO PARK Who should pay for sidewalks Now that the City is at least moving ahead with a sidewalk master plan, I am wondering about who is to pay the bill.
The Willows area as I understand it in the past wanted ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by just wondering, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Feb 17, 2008 at 4:31 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 1, 2008 at 9:44 pm.
AROUND TOWN Judge sentences driver in Halberstam fatality A University of California-Berkeley journalism student who was driving during a 2007 Menlo Park crash that claimed the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Halberst... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 14, 2008 at 7:00 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 15, 2008 at 11:34 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Two candidates vie for fifth seat on PV school board Voters in the Portola Valley School District will have a choice between two candidates to fill the fifth seat on the school board at the all-mail May 6 election.
Read the ful... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 14, 2008 at 1:17 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 14, 2008 at 1:17 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Supes place parks tax on June ballot The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to place a one-eighth cent sales tax measure on the June 3 ballot to raise money for parks and recreation p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 14, 2008 at 12:25 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 14, 2008 at 12:25 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Having trouble with Comcast TV signal in PV? The Portola Valley Cable and Undergrounding Committee would like to know if citizens are seeing a quality issue with their Comcast TV signal. If this problem is wide enough, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by MJ Lee, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood, on Feb 14, 2008 at 9:49 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 14, 2008 at 4:37 pm.
MENLO PARK Art In Public Places Would anyone be interested in having more art offered in Menlo Park? This could be available in many ways, such as dance, music in a variety of forms, theatre, painting, sculp... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Art Connoisseur, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Feb 13, 2008 at 11:16 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 25, 2008 at 10:32 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Woodside Priory boys keep hoop streak alive Since the end of the 2006 season, the Woodside Priory boys' basketball team has won 34 straight Private Schools Athletic League games in various ways. On Saturday, the Panther... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 13, 2008 at 5:07 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 14, 2008 at 11:44 am.
PORTOLA VALLEY A perfect soccer finish for Woodside Priory girls Woodside Priory girls' soccer coach Damian Cohen had flowers waiting for his only two seniors -- Maddie Turner and Cami Simpson -- following their final regular-season match o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 13, 2008 at 5:04 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 13, 2008 at 5:04 pm.
SPORTS Local voters back Obama and McCain Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, was the top vote-getter in The Almanac's circulation area (Atherton, Menlo Park, Portola Valley and Woodside) in the Democratic primary Feb. 5, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 12, 2008 at 1:29 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 12, 2008 at 3:22 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Sea level rising In a stunning reversal, the slogan for San Francisco Bay may have changed from "Save the Bay" to "Save the Land."
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.ph... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 12, 2008 at 9:03 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 26, 2008 at 10:03 am.
PORTOLA VALLEY Middle East is setting for updated 'Antigone' staged at Menlo School Menlo School presents an updated version of "Antigone" by Sophocles, set in modern times in the war-torn Middle East, Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 1-4.
Read the full story h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 11, 2008 at 12:58 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 11, 2008 at 12:58 pm.
AROUND TOWN Kepler’s Weekly Bestsellers 2/10/08 Hardcover Fiction
1 People Of The Book, Geraldine Brooks
2 Appeal, John Grisham
3 Senator's Wife, Sue Miller
4 World Without End, Ken Follett
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Feb 11, 2008 at 12:13 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS MP district pursues after-school care at Laurel There's a huge need for after-school childcare at Menlo Park City schools, and the district is going to do something about it, school board members said on Tuesday, Feb. 5.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 11, 2008 at 8:35 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 11, 2008 at 3:16 pm.
SPORTS Woodside Priory's big basketball success With players from three Eastern European countries, one would think that the Woodside Priory boy's basketball team would have some difficulty communicating. Yet, the Panthers ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 10, 2008 at 7:24 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 13, 2008 at 5:02 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Ravenswood voters approve Measure M Voters in the Ravenswood City School District, which encompasses parts of Menlo Park and East Palo Alto, overwhelmingly approved Measure M, extending the current $98 annual pa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 9, 2008 at 10:30 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 9, 2008 at 10:30 pm.
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