Fire sprinklers may have saved a West Menlo Park home from serious damage after a clothes dryer caught fire on February 28, said Menlo Park firefighters. No one was injured.
Around 2:30 p.m., a babysitter smelled smoke coming from an upstairs laundry room, said fire investigator Jon Johnston of Menlo Park Fire Protection District. She grabbed the two girls, ages 1 and 2, who were sleeping in an adjacent bedroom and went to a neighbor’s house to call 911, he said.
When firefighters arrived, they found smoke pouring out of the Orange Avenue home, but discovered that an automatic fire sprinkler in the laundry room had activated, containing the fire to the dryer.
Mr. Johnston said that without the fire sprinklers, the entire second story of the three-year-old house could have been lost, displacing the family for months.
Police probe killing of Menlo Park man
East Palo Alto police are investigating the death of Menlo Park resident Deshawn Stubbs, 24, who was found February 25 lying in the 1700 block of Woodland Avenue and bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.A Sunnyvale man was arrested March 1 as a suspect but later released, said he San Mateo County District Attorney’s office.
Friday deadline for June ballot
Candidates who want to appear on the June ballot and haven’t filed had better get moving. Friday, March 10, at 5 p.m. is the filing deadline for the June 6 election. If an incumbent doesn’t file, the deadline is extended five days. For information, go to ShapeTheFuture.org or call 312-5370.Event promotes ‘more livable’ county
Dr. Richard Jackson, a former state public health officer, will speak on the damaging effects of today’s “super-sized” society at a luncheon and discussion program Monday, March 13, in San Mateo.The program runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Pavilion Building of the San Mateo County Expo Center, 2425 South Delaware St.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors is sponsoring Dr. Jackson’s talk to support new ways of thinking about how to make San Mateo County, urban and built up as it is, a more healthful place to live.
Lunch is $15 each or $150 per table. Reservations for a previously scheduled date that was cancelled will be honored.
Online registration is at morelivableWhoa, dominoes!
The Menlo Circus Club is hosting a domino tournament to benefit children with behavioral and developmental challenges.The 44th Annual Masters’ Domino Tournament, held by the Children’s Health Council Auxiliary, is set for Saturday, March 11. The Circus Club is located at 190 Park Lane in Atherton.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and tournament play begins at 9:30 a.m. It costs $140 for advanced players to enter the tournament, and $70 for novice players. Continental breakfast and a buffet lunch are included. To register, call coordinator Nancy Schumacher at 854-5599.
A hard rain fell
The rain stayed away in February, but returned in March like the proverbial lion.Sunday’s storm added 1.2 inches of precipitation to the back-yard rain gauge of Menlo Park resident Bill Russ, who lives on Cotton Street.
The total for the 12 months between July 1, 2005, and June 30, 2006, is now 16.1 inches, about 2 inches short of last year at this time, he said.
An average “rainfall year” for Menlo Park is 16 inches to 18 inches.
