News Briefs: Man hospitalized after motorcycle accident News Briefs: Man hospitalized after motorcycle accident (September 07, 2005)

David Cleary, 19, of Ladera may have been seriously injured Wednesday, August 31, while riding a motorcycle in the parking lot of a Menlo Park church.

The accident happened as Mr. Cleary was learning to ride a Honda CBR 600 motorcycle in the parking lot of the Mormon Church at 1105 Valparaiso Ave., said Sgt. Van Trask of the Menlo Park Police Department.

Another person was present and teaching Mr. Cleary to ride, police said. He was going in circles on the bike and mistakenly gunned it and drove it into a brick wall. He hit the wall headfirst and broke the helmet he was wearing, police said.

Sgt. Trask said Mr. Cleary reported no feelings from the waist down at the scene. A spokeswoman from Stanford Hospital said Mr. Cleary's condition was serious.
Friends of Library set Book Fair date

The Friends of the Menlo Park Library will hold its 50th Book Fair on Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18, outdoors at the Menlo Park Civic Center, 800 Alma St. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

For the book auction, written bids will be taken Saturday and until 11:30 a.m. on Sunday in Council Chambers. An oral auction will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday.

For information, call the Friends' office at 858-3453.
Menlo Park site for Golden Acorn banquet

The Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce will hold the Golden Acorn Awards banquet on Thursday, September 29, at the Stanford Park Hotel, 100 El Camino Real in Menlo Park.

This is the 33rd year for the annual awards, which honor groups and individuals for contributions to the Menlo Park community and for achievements in business.

The Gold Acorn Awards dinner and presentation will be held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. The event is open to the public at $75 a person. For more information, call the chamber at 325-2818.

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