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Menlo Park hosts Family Math Festival
The city of Menlo Park is hosting a family math festival from on Sunday, Jan. 26, at the Belle Haven Library, located at 100 Terminal Ave from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The festival is aimed at kids ages 5-12 and their families.
Activities will include math art activities, a Rubik’s cube station, logic puzzles, board games, math books for kids and demonstrations from math educators. The event is supported by Mathitude, a Bay Area math engagement and tutoring company. The math festival is free to all participants.
Menlo Park seeks local residents to fill seats on commissions
The city of Menlo Park is seeking applications for two vacant seats on city commissions: one on the Library Commission, and one on the Environmental Quality Commission. The two seats were left vacant after Jennifer Wise, a Library Commission member, and Jeff Schmidt, an Environmental Quality Commission member, were elected to the Menlo Park City Council in the 2024 general election.
Advisory bodies such as commissions are tasked with examining issues of community interest and making recommendations to the city council based on the commission’s discussion.
The Environmental Quality Commission is charged with advising the City Council on subjects involving climate change, environmental protection and sustainability, and meets every third Wednesday of the month. The Library Commission is charged with advising the council on matters related to the maintenance and operation of Menlo Park’s library system, and meets every third Monday of the month.
All applicants to the empty seats must be 18 or older, a resident of Menlo Park and willing to attend monthly commission meetings. The term for the Library Commission seat will expire on April 30, 2027, and the term for the Environmental Quality Commission will expire April 30, 2026.
Qualified and interested residents must apply by Friday, Feb. 14.
— Eleanor Raab
Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra: Lunar New Year Concert
The Portola Valley Library, at 765Â Portola Road, will celebrate the Lunar New Year with a live concert performance from the Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra on Saturday, Jan. 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The musicians will play classic folk pieces with unique Chinese instruments.
More information can be found here.
Home insurance survey
Has your home insurance premium increased in the last three years? If you answered yes, the town of Portola is conducting a survey to help the town to track changes in home insurance policies within the community.
By participating in this survey, the town says residents contribute valuable information that helps the town understand the landscape of home insurance in Portola Valley, according to a news bulletin.
— Angela Swartz
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