AROUND TOWN
Woodside Village Band Concert on Sept. 1st
The Woodside Village Band will present its 20th annual Summer Concert
at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 330 Ravenswood Ave., on Saturday, September 1st, at 3 PM. The program ... |
Maggie |
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on Aug 17, 2007 at 1:11 pm by Maggie, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
WOODSIDE
Woodside council: Election or no election?
The Woodside Town Council is holding a special meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 22, to decide whether to hold an election this November or simply appoint the four unopposed candidat... |
Andrea Gemmet |
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on Aug 17, 2007 at 11:01 am by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer |
AROUND TOWN
Financial Fitness by Zonta Club of Silicon Valley
The Zonta Club of Silicon Valley presented "Financial Fitness," a financial education program -- including Hands on Banking, investments, budgeting, and careers in finance -- ... |
Catherine Parlanti,Vice President |
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on Aug 16, 2007 at 7:17 pm by Catherine Parlanti,Vice President, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
"It's a beautiful building."
A recent conversation with a neighbor brought this to my attention: He was admiring the sketch of the proposed 1300 El Camino project. "It's a beautiful building."
Famili... |
Martin Engel |
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on Aug 15, 2007 at 12:57 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Happy days or unhappy? Stories from M-A High's class of 1956
Think you might not care about a bunch of "Old Bears" who graduated from Menlo-Atherton High School? Wouldn’t you like to know what it was like to be ‘49er QB John Brodie’s y... |
Susan Samuels Drake |
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on Aug 14, 2007 at 3:25 pm by Susan Samuels Drake, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community |
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Best Sellers 08/13/07
Hardcover Fiction
1. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, J. K. Rowling
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
3. Spook Country, William Gibson
4. Divisadero,... |
Susan Lider |
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on Aug 13, 2007 at 1:54 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Art Under the Redwoods on Labor Day Weekend
You probably glance up at the ridgeline above the peninsula every day, the very blue sky over a mass of treetops, Windy Hill all golden grass. Has it been awhile since you've ... |
Chris at Quiver |
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on Aug 13, 2007 at 12:27 pm by Chris at Quiver, a resident of the Woodside: Kings Mountain/Skyline neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Changing the City’s Direction: An Opinion
The new city manager of San Jose, Debra Figone states: “The city manager is the CEO of the city government. He or she works for the board of directors, which are the mayor an... |
Martin Engel |
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on Aug 13, 2007 at 10:07 am by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Allied Arts’ Woodside Atherton Auxiliary Is An Embarrassment!
Oh dear. Here we go again! Once more, Woodside Atherton’s president and board can’t get their act together enough to tell the Menlo Park community what their plans are for t... |
No Longer a Woodside Atherton Auxiliary Member |
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on Aug 8, 2007 at 1:04 pm by No Longer a Woodside Atherton Auxiliary Member, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Best Sellers 08/05/07
Hardcover Fiction
1. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, J. K. Rowling
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
3. The Children of Hurin, J. R. R. Tolkien
4. Div... |
Susan Lider |
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on Aug 7, 2007 at 10:19 am by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
What Business is Allied Arts In, Restoring Buildings or Supporting Children’s Hospital?
Kudos to “Worried” for analyzing the numbers, and for “Appalled” for raising questions about the capability of Allied Arts’ leadership. Did anyone notice that in Woodside Ath... |
Ms. Flora |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 3:46 pm by Ms. Flora, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Family Service Welcomes Pre-K Enrollments; Hiring Teachers
Family Service Agency of San Mateo County is now accepting applications for enrollment of four-year old preschool children in their newly launched Family Literacy Program at t... |
Katherine Chouteau |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 12:46 pm by Katherine Chouteau, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
Palo Alto Babe Ruth 13 All-Stars rebounded 2 games straight
It would not be surprising if there were accounts by fans of seeing double in Richfield, Utah on Tuesday as the Palo Alto Babe Ruth 13 All-Stars rebounded from their Saturday ... |
Suzanne McHugh |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 3:03 pm by Suzanne McHugh, a resident of the Woodside: Woodside Glens neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
New book by Dave Newhouse recalls the M-A High class of 1956
Dave Newhouse, a longtime sportswriter and columnist for the Oakland Tribune, and a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School class of 1956, writes about his class members in a... |
Richard Hine |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 11:24 am by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac |
AROUND TOWN
Relay For Life of Menlo Park Returns
American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life Unites Menlo Park
Families and friends of Menlo Park Residents Use Hearts and Feet to Fight Cancer!
In its 3rd year, walkers an... |
Emily LeDeau |
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 4:55 pm by Emily LeDeau, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Best Sellers 07/29/07
Hardcover Fiction
1. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, J. K. Rowling
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
3. Sammy's House, Kristin Gore
4. Michael Tolli... |
Susan Lider |
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on Jul 30, 2007 at 11:02 am by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Trail Ride to Beach
Hello,
Has anyone ever heard of a trail ride from Spring Down Equestrian Center to a Beach. I think it is an overnight trail ride. I really want to go but I can't figure out... |
Malinda Markey |
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on Jul 29, 2007 at 4:38 pm by Malinda Markey, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
P.A Babe Ruth 13s All Stars , Regionals Game Two, in Utah
Yuma, Arizona found holes in Palo Alto's usually tight defense and pounded 16 hits to gain a 12-8 victory in Saturday night's second round game at the Babe Ruth 13 Pacific Sou... |
Suzanne McHugh |
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on Jul 29, 2007 at 1:44 pm by Suzanne McHugh, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
WOODSIDE-BASED INSTRUCTOR WINS BRONZE, GOLD IN PAN AM GAMES
WOODSIDE-BASED INSTRUCTOR WINS BRONZE, GOLD IN PAN AM GAMES
For Immediate Release
Contact: Lisa Krieger, 650-793-0720, lkrieger@mercurynews.com
(volunteer, Horse Park)
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Lisa M. Krieger |
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on Jul 27, 2007 at 12:16 pm by Lisa M. Krieger, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Reduce clutter, improve your web page
A shiny nickel to anyone who can explain why the link in the left-hand menu for "The Almanac" is followed by another link for "Recent editions" when both links take you to exa... |
Reader |
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on Jul 25, 2007 at 9:14 am by Reader, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Allied Arts Financial Data
I was told this week that non-profit financial data is obtainable on-line. Since many people are concerned about the Allied Arts Guild’s financial condition, I checked to see... |
An Interested Party |
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on Jul 24, 2007 at 1:41 pm by An Interested Party, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Dad and Me event at Atherton library
From DeAnn Okamura:
Calling all fathers or other significant caregivers! Bring your children to the Atherton Library on Monday, August 6, at 4p.m. for our annual “Dad & Me @... |
Andrea Gemmet |
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on Jul 23, 2007 at 11:11 am by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer |
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Best Sellers 07/22/07
Hardcover Fiction
1. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, J. K. Rowling
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
3. The Yiddish Policemen's Union, Michael Chabon
... |
Susan Lider |
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on Jul 23, 2007 at 10:41 am by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Relay For Life in Menlo Park
Local residents will be walking around the clock in the battle against cancer during the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in Menlo Park on August 11th and 12th.
Tea... |
Peter Fechheimer |
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on Jul 18, 2007 at 3:27 pm by Peter Fechheimer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Musical storyteller Ira Levin at Atherton library
From DeAnn Okamura:
On Monday, July 30, 2007 at 4 PM, Ira Levin, also known as Uncle Eye, will present a storytelling program for ages 3 and up.
Uncle Eye: Singing Storyt... |
Andrea Gemmet |
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on Jul 18, 2007 at 11:30 am by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer |
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