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RethinkWaste hosts student at contest to promote proper waste sorting
Students from third through eighth grade are invited to submit a poster to RethinkWaste’s 2024 poster contest. Students can submit posters until 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 11.
The theme of this year’s contest is “my green routine.” RethinkWaste’s contest announcement says the poster should show “what daily actions you take to make the Earth a better place every day.”
Students are asked to submit a poster drawn on 8.5 by 11 inch white paper in a landscape orientation.
Students who submit posters must live in the RethinkWaste service area, which includes Menlo Park, Ladera, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks and Redwood City.
Prizes will be awarded to the first and second place winners from each age category. First place winners will have their poster displayed on a local Recology truck and a choice of a gift card, “green routine” item or fun local activity. Second place winners will get their choice of a gift card, “green routine” item or fun local activity. All winners will be recognized on social media and at a celebratory community event.
Learn more and see full contest and submission requirements at rethinkwaste.org/poster-contest.
New schedule for Menlo Park’s commuter shuttles begins Sept. 23
Menlo Park’s commuter shuttles will be running on a new schedule starting Monday, Sept. 23, to match up with Caltrain’s new electrified train service schedules, which will start on Saturday, Sept. 21.
The schedules for the M3 Marsh Road shuttle and the M4 Willow Road shuttle, which connect business parks on Bohannon Drive, Constitution Drive, Jefferson Drive and O’Brien Drive in the eastern part of Menlo Park to Caltrain, will be affected.
The new schedules show that the times have been adjusted by a couple minutes for each route to better match new Caltrain arrival and departure times. Both the M3 Marsh Road shuttle and the M4 Willow Road shuttle will now be leaving the Menlo Park Caltrain station at 6:46 a.m., 7:46 a.m., 8:46 a.m., 9:46 a.m., 4:21 p.m. and 5:21 p.m. Previously, they left the station at 6:39 a.m., 7:39 a.m., 8:39 a.m., 9:41 a.m., 4:25 p.m. and 5:25 p.m.
Menlo Park is also changing the schedule for its M1 Crosstown shuttle, which connects Belle Haven and Sharon Heights with downtown Menlo Park, downtown Palo Alto and the Stanford Shopping Center. These schedules are changing due to requests from community members, according to a news item from the city of Menlo Park.
Newly published schedules show that the M1 Crosstown shuttles will start running earlier — at 7:56 a.m. instead of 8:15 a.m. in the inbound direction toward Sharon Heights, and at 8:05 a.m. instead of 9 a.m. in the outbound direction toward Belle Haven. The shuttles will also end earlier in the outbound direction, with the timing of the last stop switching from 5:52 p.m. to 4:38 p.m. The timing of the last stop in the inbound direction remains relatively unchanged, switching from 4:54 p.m. to 4:51 p.m.
All shuttles operate Monday through Friday.
Menlo Park’s shuttles are free and open to everyone, resident or otherwise. The shuttle bus is wheelchair accessible and has a rack that can accommodate two bicycles. The shuttles can be tracked in real time at peninsulashuttles.com/map.
See the full list of shuttle stops at menlopark.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Works/Transportation-Division/City-Shuttle-services.
— Eleanor Raab
Portola Valley celebrates 60th anniversary with town events
On Sept. 21, Portola Valley will be celebrating the town’s 60th anniversary with a series of events including the Town Picnic, Zotts to Tots Fun Run and a historical exhibit that highlights significant events and the relase of the documentary “Portola Valley at 60.”
The annual Town Picnic will be from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Town Center and will feature live music, food, inflatables, petting zoo and face painting and games. The Woodside Fire Protection District will bring their fire truck and the Woodside Robotics Club will be giving live demonstrations.
The Historical Resources Committee will be hosting a “Walk down memory lane” exhibit with photos, maps, memorabilia, and articles from The Almanac over the last six decades.
The Zotts to Tots run will start at 10 a.m. at the Alpine Inn and end at Town Center. The roads will be closed along the race route on Alpine Road and Portola Road. Sections of the road will open up as the last runner passes through each intersection. Westridge Drive will stay open as a detour to the other side of town.
— Jennifer Yoshikoshi
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