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Students buy basketball coach a car
Last week, Menlo-Atherton High School and Hillview Middle School students held a fundraiser and car wash to raise money for their basketball coach Jhavante Hill, who lost his car weeks before. Since his car broke down, Hill had relied on public transportation, rideshares and carpooling to get to games and practices. Over the course of a week, students were able to raise about $25,000, enough to buy their coach a 2024 Nissan with a car maintenance package and gas card.
Meet and greet with new sheriff
Residents of Menlo Park, Portola Valley and Woodside can meet with San Mateo County’s new sheriff, Ken Binder, through community meet-and-greet events through next month.
Binder and county Supervisor Ray Mueller will be in local towns and cities on the following dates:
- Saturday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m. at Robert’s Market in Portola Valley, 4420 Alpine Road
- Thursday, March 5, at 6 p.m. in Cano Hall at Las Lomitas School in Menlo Park, 299 Alameda de las Pulgas
- Thursday, March 19, at 6 p.m. at Woodside Firehouse in Woodside, 3111 Woodside Road
Atherton library hosts Lunar New Year events
Festivities for Lunar New Year will be held across the Bay Area throughout February and early March to usher in the year of the horse.
The Atherton Library, at 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, is celebrating Lunar New Year with several events this month, starting with a lion dance performance by West Coast Lion Dance, from noon to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19.
On Friday, Feb. 20, adults can learn about Chinese painting during a demonstration with Masters Zhu Shang and Zili Hu, renowned Chinese artists. Attendees will have the opportunity to take turns painting alongside instructors.
Children can learn how to make Tò He, a traditional Vietnamese toy figurine, out of polymer clay from 4-5:30 p.m. on Feb. 24.
Other San Mateo County Libraries will be hosting Lunar New Year events as well. For more information visit smcl.bibliocommons.com/events.
Survey opens for Samtrans’ Dumbarton project
Samtrans is reimagining the Dumbarton freight railroad line to provide zero-emission bus service and improvements for communities in East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Redwood City, Atherton and North Fair Oaks. A community survey has been released for members of the public to describe their current travel habits, transportation challenges and barriers experienced along this area and travel priorities.
The long-unused Dumbarton freight corridor is currently in poor condition but once played an important role in connecting cities across the southern San Francisco Bay.
To access the survey in English, Spanish and Chinese visit tinyurl.com/ReimagineDumbarton. For more information on the project visit samtrans.com/Dumbarton.
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