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AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Bestsellers - Week Ending May 30, 2010
Hardcover Fiction 1 Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest Stieg Larsson 2 Innocent Scott Turow 3 Imperfect Birds Anne Lamott 4 Major Pettigrew's Last Stand Helen Sim...
 
Pam Grange
 
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on Jun 1, 2010 at 1:29 pm by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
MOVIES
Movie Night at Atherton Library
The Atherton Library presents the animated feature "Ponyo" for all ages. Friday, May 28 at 7 pm. Doors open at 6:45 for seating. Refreshments provided by Friends of the Librar...
 
Atherton Library
 
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on May 27, 2010 at 9:58 am by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Bestsellers - Week Ending 5/23/10
Hardcover Fiction 1 For The Win Cory Doctorow 2 Double Comfort Safari Club Alexander McCall Smith 3 Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand Helen Simonson 4 Imperfectionists Tom Ra...
 
Pam Grange
 
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on May 24, 2010 at 10:55 pm by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
San Mateo County Supervisors finest work....Ordinance No.04430
ORDINANCE NO. 04430 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA Chapter 2.04.010 Purpose The County of San Mateo has a paramount interest in protect...
 
Michael G. Stogner
 
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on May 24, 2010 at 11:16 am by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community
SPORTS
Boys Varsity Baseball: Memorable M-A Season Ends with 10-2 CCS Defeat to Bellarmine
An unforgettable season ended for Menlo-Atherton Saturday morning with a 10-2 defeat to sixth-seeded Bellarmine College Prep in the quarterfinals of the Central Coast Section ...
 
Bob Moriarty, Team Parent
 
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on May 22, 2010 at 7:59 pm by Bob Moriarty, Team Parent, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood
SPORTS
Four Menlo-Atherton Tennis Players take 1st Place at USTA Awards
The Menlo-Atherton High School tennis team had four players who were presented with 1st Place awards at the USTA Northern California (NorCal) Junior Recognition Ceremony that ...
 
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on May 15, 2010 at 11:12 pm by calfan, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood
OTHER TOPICS
Voters Should Reject Proposition 16
Proposition 16 is a cynical and misleading effort by PG&E, a for-profit corporation, to protect its business from competition. Cities like Santa Clara have enjoyed lower e...
 
Martha Beattie
 
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on May 15, 2010 at 6:02 pm by Martha Beattie, a resident of another community
SPORTS
Boys Varsity Baseball: M-A Defeats Half Moon Bay 4-2, Clinches CCS Playoff Berth
Jeff Keller crushed a tie-breaking two-run homer to left-center in the bottom of the sixth inning, and Nils Gilbertson pitched a four-hit complete game, as host Menlo-Atherton...
 
Bob Moriarty, Team Parent
 
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on May 14, 2010 at 9:24 pm by Bob Moriarty, Team Parent, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood
OTHER TOPICS
Collecting hair, fur and used stockings for oil boom
I'm collecting clean hair, fur and used stockings in the area to send South for making oil booms. I'll be happy to pick up! email: dg4re@yahoo.com
 
Davena Gentry
 
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on May 14, 2010 at 2:35 pm by Davena Gentry, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Four Oak Knoll Girls Earn Junior Girl Scouts Highest Honor
Steffi Andersen, Meredie Cohen, Nicole Orsak, and Isabella Rhyu have each completed the requirements for the Girl Scout Bronze Award, which they will officially receive on May...
 
Shoshanah Cohen
 
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on May 13, 2010 at 12:39 pm by Shoshanah Cohen, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park smog technician agrees to prison for issuing false certificates
A licensed smog-check technician working in Menlo Park pleaded "no contest" May 10 to a perjury charge in connection with some 15 fraudulent certificates issued from Atherton ...
 
Editor
 
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on May 13, 2010 at 8:32 am by Editor, The Almanac Online
AROUND TOWN
Stogner's Platform
In a meeting this evening Supervisorial Candidate Michael Stogner will unveil his campaign platform. Mr. Stogner will announce that, if elected we will work towards the follow...
 
sniper
 
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on May 11, 2010 at 3:59 pm by sniper, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood
OTHER TOPICS
Financial Elder Abuse Speaker
WHO: CHRIS RODRIGUEZ, Health Services Manager in San Mateo County, WHY: CHRIS will help inform us about financial abuse. It is important to young people who need ...
 
Richard Heinzelman
 
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on May 10, 2010 at 5:28 pm by Richard Heinzelman, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Bestsellers - Week Ending 5/8/10
Hardcover Fiction 1 This Body Of Death Elizabeth George 2 Under Heaven Guy Gavriel Kay 3 Imperfect Birds Anne Lamott 4 Help Kathryn Stockett 5 Innocent Scott Turow 6 M...
 
Pam Grange
 
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on May 10, 2010 at 3:30 pm by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Adult Bike Safety Class May 18th
On Sunday May 2nd Oak Knoll Elementary School Hosted their first Bike Safety Bike Ride, “You Otter Ride to School”. The purpose of this safety ride was to teach the students ...
 
MA
 
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on May 10, 2010 at 9:49 am by MA, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
SPORTS
Boys Varsity Baseball: Carlmont's Seventh-Inning Rally Defeats M-A 9-8
Carlmont erased a two-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning, scoring three times to defeat visiting Menlo-Atherton 9-8 and sweep its PAL Bay Division series with the...
 
Bob Moriarty, Team Parent
 
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on May 7, 2010 at 9:27 pm by Bob Moriarty, Team Parent, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood
SPORTS
Menlo-Atherton Boys Varsity Lacrosse
It was a heartbreaker final game as Menlo-Atherton fell to Mountain View 7-8. The Spartans led 4-2 at the half and the Bears came back to tie it 7-7 in the 4th Qtr with 2 g...
 
Wendy Rohn
 
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on May 6, 2010 at 7:25 pm by Wendy Rohn, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community
SPORTS
Menlo-Atherton Boys Varsity Lacrosse
It was a heartbreaker final game as Menlo-Atherton fell to Mountain View 7-8. The Spartans led 4-2 at the half and the Bears came back to tie it 7-7 in the 4th Qtr with 2 g...
 
Wendy Rohn
 
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on May 6, 2010 at 7:25 pm by Wendy Rohn, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community
FICTION
Hundreds march in May Day parade
The town of Woodside continued its 88-year-old tradition of parading through the streets on May Day in a colorful display of homegrown pageantry on Saturday, May 1. Read the ...
 
Editor
 
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on May 6, 2010 at 7:29 am by Editor, The Almanac Online
SPORTS
Boys Varsity Baseball: M-A Suffers 7-0 Defeat to Carlmont
Carlmont junior lefthander Daniel Madigan threw a complete-game shutout as the visiting Scots defeated Menlo-Atherton 7-0 on Wednesday afternoon. Madigan scattered seven hits,...
 
Bob Moriarty, Team Parent
 
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on May 5, 2010 at 8:59 pm by Bob Moriarty, Team Parent, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood
SPORTS
Menlo-Atherton Boys Varsity Lacrosse
The M-A boys varsity lacrosse team took on the Los Gatos Wildcats under the lights tonight in Los Gatos. Final score was M-A - 4 and Los Gatos - 3. The Bears were fired up a...
 
Wendy Rohn
 
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on May 4, 2010 at 11:14 pm by Wendy Rohn, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Measurew C Passes with 76% approval
What an achievement for the community, students, parents, teachers and staff, but especially taxpayers of the Menlo Park City School District. Thank you for all your support a...
 
Blue Collar Public Worker
 
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on May 4, 2010 at 9:13 pm by Blue Collar Public Worker, a resident of another community
AROUND TOWN
This week at Atherton Library
Tuesday, May 4 at 7 PM- Computer class for adults on online auction site Ebay. Thursday, May 6 at 7 PM- Healthy Eating Habits for Children, a parenting workshop for adults ...
 
Atherton Library
 
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on May 4, 2010 at 11:39 am by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Don't be a Horsley's Ass
Don Horsley says San Mateo County is one of the best run counties in the State. [Portion removed] Don't vote for Don Horsley.
 
insurgent
 
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on May 1, 2010 at 11:07 am by insurgent, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
SPORTS
Boys Varsity Baseball: M-A Drops Tough 6-5 Decision to Terra Nova but Retains League Lead
Terra Nova scored five runs in the sixth inning, then survived a bases loaded-no outs situation in the bottom of the seventh to defeat host Menlo-Atherton 6-5 Friday afterno...
 
Bob Moriarty, Team Parent
 
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on Apr 30, 2010 at 9:41 pm by Bob Moriarty, Team Parent, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood
 

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