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Menlo Park photographer shares travel
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UPFRONT
Roundup: Celebrating Bill Lane’s legacy
By Caitlin Moyles
tions are welcome. The
Special to the Almanac
barbecue dinner costs $5.
T
he memory of local No reservations required.
legend Bill Lane will Go to firstbaptist.com
be celebrated at the for a map to the church
Woodside Junior Rodeo, a and call 323-8544 for more
staple of the Fourth of July information.
in these parts.
The Bill Lane Western Redwood City
Heritage Award includes Redwood City honors
a $1,000 scholarship and a 150 years of the city’s fire
silver belt buckle given to a department bright and ear-
youth based on academic ly as the firefighters serve
record, horsemanship, and up a fundraising pancake
an essay. Past captains of breakfast at 755 Marshall
the Mounted Patrol of San St. from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Mateo County will select a The annual festival
winner from junior rodeo starts at 9 a.m., offering
participants. arts and crafts for sale;
Mr. Lane, who died July a jump house and other
31, 2010, was a longtime kids’ activities; a car show;
member of the patrol. He a fire engine display; and
was a former owner of live music, including the
Courtesy Photo
Sunset magazine, an active marching bands of Stan-
Bill Lane, aboard Toppy, was a longtime
philanthropist, and the first ford University and the
member of the Mounted Patrol.
mayor of Portola Valley. University of California at
SUMMER SPECIAL
More than 100 youth Davis.
from around California A parade kicks off at 10
will ride in the junior rodeo in (cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:78) JULY FOURTH EVENTS a.m. Go to parade.org for maps
COMPLIMENTARY
events ranging from roping and of the festival area and of the
barrel racing to bull riding (for parade route.
older contestants). Doors open purchased at the parade or the Visit redwoodcity.org to reg-
DESIGN
at 8 a.m. Monday, July Fourth, festival. Call 330-2200 for more ister for the 35th Annual Fun
at the Mounted Patrol Grounds information. Run, which meets at Brewster
at 521 Kings Mountain Road in Avenue and Arguello Street and
Woodside. Ragtime takes off at 9 a.m. CONSULTATION
Admission costs $20 for adults Anyone who fancies live rag-
and $10 for those kids ages 6 to time music, here’s your chance Et alia
18. Kids under 6 get in free. Call to indulge. Musicians will per- Not far from the Redwood City
Call Today To Schedule
851-8300 for more information. form on the piano, mandolin, parade, the San Mateo County
and guitar at the All-American History Museum at 2200 Broad-
Your Appointment
Parade and festival Ragtime Blast concert in Menlo way offers something a little
Everyone is invited to join Park to raise money for San more retro: a chance to churn
650-726-5990
the Menlo Park Fourth of July Francisco’s USO. ice cream and make parachutes,
parade, which starts at 11:45 Organized by local pianist whirligigs, and flags from 10
a.m. in the Wells Fargo parking Nan Bostick, the concert will be a.m. to 4 p.m.
lot at the intersection of Santa held at Menlo Park First Baptist Admission is $2.50 for adults,
Cruz Avenue and Chestnut Church at 1100 Middle Ave. $1.50 for seniors and students.
Street and then winds down from 3 to 4:30 p.m. A barbecue Check historysmc.org or call
toward El Camino Real. Kids dinner prepared by Pastor Rick 299-0104.
are encouraged to decorate bikes Line follows at 5 p.m. La Honda historian and resi-
and wagons. Performers include Nick Rob- dent Bob Dougherty will be at
The annual July Fourth fes- inson and Dennis Pash of The the museum from noon to 2
tival runs from noon to 2:30 Ragtime Skedaddlers String p.m. to sign his book, “La Hon-
p.m. at Burgess Park. Activities Band and Meredith Axelrod da.” With images from private
include giant inflatable jump and Pete Devine of Devine’s Jug collections, the book pays trib-
houses and slides, crafts, face Band. Another highlight is a ute to the pioneering spirit of
painting, and three rock walls. piano duel between Ms. Bostick the early settlers of La Honda.
The House Rockers will grace and guest Dave Majchrzak, Go to sfsymphony.org to get
the festival with music, and music director of Missouri’s tickets to Mountain View’s con-
community vendors will sell International Scott Joplin Rag- cert by the San Francisco Sym-
refreshments. time Festival, who is traveling phony at Shoreline Amphithe-
A $6 wristband is required in from St. Louis.
for some activities and can be The concert is free, but dona- See FOURTH, page 9
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M E N L O P A R K | A T H E R T O N | W O O D S I D E | P O R T O L A V A L L E Y
Summit Prep cited as ‘transformative’ high school
■ Local public charter high school is named in Go to tinyurl.com/SummitPrep
Summit Prep statistics from Newsweek
Newsweek’s magazine annual listing of the “best” for statistics on Summit Prep.
2010 graduates 94 Got to tinyurl.com/News-
high schools in the U.S.
weekPoll for the story.
Student-teacher ratio 26
By Dave Boyce Streib told the Almanac. Students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch 42 % Shorter list
“The schools that did the most Four-year, on-time graduation rate 94 % In 2006, the Newsweek sur-
Almanac Staff Writer
with the least,” she added. Graduates who enrolled in college immediately 100 % vey listed 1,231 “best” public
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ewsweek magazine has Requests to fill out an online high schools, including Menlo-
Average SAT (out of 2400) 1 610
named Summit Pre- 16-question survey went to Atherton High School.
paratory Charter High between 10,000 and 15,000 Advanced placement/International Baccalaureate tests per graduate 4.7 The number of schools rose
School one of 10 “transforma- schools, Ms. Streib said. Average AP exam score 2.4 steadily until in 2010, there were
tive” high schools in its annual Menlo-Atherton and Wood- more than 1,600, always includ-
Source: Annual survey by Newsweek magazine.
report on the “best” public high side high schools received ing M-A. Starting in 2009, the
schools in the United States. requests but did not respond, list included Woodside High
Newsweek rankings of the 500 she said. said he was referring to Sum- classes, on average, have lower and Summit Prep.
“best” public high schools is Summit, located in Redwood mit’s practice of having every standardized test scores from Woodside Principal David
based on information from the City, graduated its first senior student take several advanced- middle school than the aver- Reilly said he recalled respond-
1,100 schools that responded to class in 2007. A significant num- placement (AP) classes, at least age in the Sequoia Union High ing to something that seemed
the magazine’s annual survey. ber of its students live or have three AP exams, and the Scho- School District. related to a survey request. Mr.
The “transformative” label is lived in the Almanac’s circula- lastic Aptitude Test (SAT). “If parents really cared, they Reilly and M-A Principal Mat-
based on three principal factors: tion area. But does Summit have an would be doing better,” he thew Zito did not respond to
high academic performance, a “We’re really doing things advantage in tending to attract said. “(That issue) just doesn’t requests for comment on the
substantial number of students that very few high schools in students with high hopes hold water for our particular 2011 list.
qualifying for federally sub- the country are doing, and that’s and caring parents who help school.” The list shrank because a new
sidized lunches, and a policy exciting,” Summit Executive their children turn hopes into Summit was one of two Califor- team took over, Ms. Streib, the
of choosing students by lot- Director Todd Dickson said in achievement? Mr. Dickson not- nia schools designated as trans-
tery, Newsweek reporter Lauren an email. In an interview, he ed that Summit’s freshman formative. Texas had six. See SUMMIT, page 8
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Save Flood Park.
cated it would reopen Flood high pressure infusions of water to test their fitness, according to a PG&E statement
have to keep Park when the
PG&E to test underground gas mains
Flood Park closed to save about SFPUC’s construction project
$200,000 in annual mainte- has been completed.
nance fees. The park is currently “We have anticipated keeping ■ Fire district more involved since San Bruno explosion.
closed to accommodate the San Flood Park open for six months
Francisco Public Utilities Com- with the bridge money we’ve By Dave Boyce higher pressure than the pipes To explain the process, the com-
mission, which is replacing a received,” public works director ever experience, according to a pany will host two open houses:
Almanac Staff Writer
water supply pipeline through Jim Porter said. PG&E statement. in Redwood City on Tuesday,
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the area as part of its $4.6 bil- The department will be able o test the condition The inspection program, June 28, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at
lion project to rebuild the Hetch to keep the park open through of natural gas pipelines begun after the pipeline Septem- the Shinnyo-en Buddhist Temple,
Hetchy Regional Water System. March 31, 2012. During that that pass under parts ber 2010 explosion in San Bruno, 3910 Bret Harte Drive; and in
The project is expected period, the county can work of Menlo Park and Woodside, is “rigorous and ongoing” and Menlo Park on Wednesday, June
to keep the park closed until with residents and Menlo Park Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. intended “to improve the safety 29, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at St. Bede’s
September, when the county’s officials toward a solution that will be running a remote and operations of our natural Episcopal Church at 2650 Sand
budget had included a proposal would permanently avert any controlled camera through gas transmission system — and Hill Road.
to make the closure permanent type of closure, Mr. Porter said. selected pipes, followed by the safety of the communities
to cut costs. an infusion of water at much we serve.” See PG&E, page 8
A well-organized community See FLOOD, page 8
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WATERMELON POTATOES The alternative rock band Luce performed Saturday at Gwendolyn
lb lb Fuller’s home in the 700 block of Stanford Avenue in Menlo Park.
Meat And Seafood Menlo Park resident opens
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$ 98
COWBOY STEAKS
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shows during the summer, and
Almanac Staff Writer
TANGY DIJON KOREAN occasional smaller gatherings
$598 $649 Eight years ago, Gwendolyn during winter, she gets plenty of
CHICKEN BREAST SHORT RIBS Fuller asked herself, “What practice as a stagehand.
lb lb are the dreams unlived “I’m sort of the roadie. I’m
in my life?” While recuperat- looking at lights, doing multiple
On Sale Grocery ing from an accident requiring soundchecks, making sure the
extensive surgery, she realized music is loud enough, but not
1 one answer rested in her own too loud. I’m always keeping my
7UP–A&W ROOT BEER– $ 69 backyard. eye open, is everything going
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A musician, she loved listening alright with the bathroom?” she
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PLUS CALIF. REDEEM VALUE to live music, but hated driving said and laughed. “I’m a vigilant
all the way to San Francisco or relaxed person.”
Shoreline only to sit so far away Aside from a rare plumbing
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from the band it was like watch- problem like the one that struck
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stage area,” she said. Enter Blue to pay the band, Ms. Fuller
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700 block of Stanford Avenue permits.
in Menlo Park. “I’m a Star “The other thing I do is
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By Sandy Brundage (cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:67)(cid:69)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:65)(cid:82)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:86)(cid:69)(cid:82)(cid:89)(cid:0)(cid:70)(cid:65)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:0)(cid:67)(cid:79)(cid:78)(cid:83)(cid:73)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:78)(cid:71)(cid:0)(cid:84)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:65)(cid:82)(cid:69)(cid:65)(cid:12)(cid:0)
Almanac Staff Writer Stabbing suspect (cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:68)(cid:0)(cid:84)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:83)(cid:84)(cid:65)(cid:70)(cid:70)(cid:0)(cid:73)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:85)(cid:78)(cid:66)(cid:69)(cid:65)(cid:84)(cid:65)(cid:66)(cid:76)(cid:69)(cid:14)(cid:14)(cid:14)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:41)(cid:0)(cid:87)(cid:79)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:0)
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Am an suspected of robbing arrested in Menlo (cid:69)(cid:86)(cid:69)(cid:82)(cid:0)(cid:78)(cid:69)(cid:69)(cid:68)(cid:0)(cid:84)(cid:79)(cid:0)(cid:66)(cid:85)(cid:89)(cid:0)(cid:65)(cid:0)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:84)(cid:0)(cid:79)(cid:70)(cid:0)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:89)(cid:0)(cid:75)(cid:73)(cid:78)(cid:68)(cid:14)(cid:118)
the Menlo Park BevMo A sharp exchange of words on (cid:0) (cid:110)(cid:0)(cid:42)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:78)(cid:0)(cid:39)(cid:14)(cid:12)(cid:0)(cid:44)(cid:33)(cid:0)(cid:35)(cid:65)
store at gunpoint may a sunny afternoon turned physi- (cid:104)(cid:0)(cid:52)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:65)(cid:67)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:73)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:65)(cid:0)(cid:87)(cid:79)(cid:78)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:0)(cid:83)(cid:79)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:67)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:0)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:84)(cid:83)(cid:12)(cid:0)
(cid:67)(cid:79)(cid:78)(cid:84)(cid:65)(cid:73)(cid:78)(cid:69)(cid:82)(cid:83)(cid:12)(cid:0)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:68)(cid:0)(cid:71)(cid:73)(cid:70)(cid:84)(cid:83)(cid:14)(cid:0)(cid:57)(cid:79)(cid:85)(cid:0)(cid:67)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:0)(cid:65)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:65)(cid:89)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:71)(cid:69)(cid:84)(cid:0)
have carried out at least 20 simi- cal Thursday, June 23, in Menlo (cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:76)(cid:80)(cid:0)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:68)(cid:0)(cid:84)(cid:89)(cid:80)(cid:73)(cid:67)(cid:65)(cid:76)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:0)(cid:108)(cid:78)(cid:68)(cid:0)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:65)(cid:84)(cid:0)(cid:89)(cid:79)(cid:85)(cid:0)(cid:87)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:84)(cid:14)(cid:118)
lar crimes throughout the Bay Park. Police said they arrested (cid:0) (cid:110)(cid:0)(cid:35)(cid:65)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:0)(cid:39)(cid:14)(cid:12)(cid:0)(cid:48)(cid:65)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:0)(cid:33)(cid:76)(cid:84)(cid:79)
Area, police say. Menlo Park resident Alamoti (cid:45)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:115)(cid:0)(cid:67)(cid:69)(cid:82)(cid:65)(cid:77)(cid:73)(cid:67)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:115)(cid:0)(cid:87)(cid:65)(cid:76)(cid:76)(cid:0)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:67)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:65)(cid:84)(cid:73)(cid:79)(cid:78)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:115)(cid:0)(cid:86)(cid:65)(cid:83)(cid:69)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:115)(cid:0)(cid:80)(cid:73)(cid:67)(cid:84)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:65)(cid:77)(cid:69)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:115)(cid:0)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:65)(cid:67)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:77)(cid:65)(cid:84)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:6)(cid:0)(cid:78)(cid:65)(cid:80)(cid:75)(cid:73)(cid:78)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:115)(cid:0)(cid:65)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:78)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:115)(cid:0)(cid:67)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:69)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:115)(cid:0)(cid:71)(cid:82)(cid:69)(cid:69)(cid:84)(cid:73)(cid:78)(cid:71)(cid:0)
After the suspect allegedly Finau, 69, for allegedly stabbing (cid:67)(cid:65)(cid:82)(cid:68)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:115)(cid:0)(cid:71)(cid:73)(cid:70)(cid:84)(cid:0)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:65)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:73)(cid:78)(cid:71)(cid:0)(cid:115)(cid:0)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:73)(cid:67)(cid:0)(cid:83)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:65)(cid:89)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:115)(cid:0)(cid:83)(cid:79)(cid:65)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:6)(cid:0)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:84)(cid:73)(cid:79)(cid:78)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:115)(cid:0)(cid:66)(cid:65)(cid:66)(cid:89)(cid:0)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:68)(cid:0)(cid:67)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:82)(cid:69)(cid:78)(cid:7)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:71)(cid:73)(cid:70)(cid:84)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:115)(cid:0)(cid:66)(cid:65)(cid:66)(cid:89)(cid:0)(cid:66)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:75)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:115)(cid:0)(cid:83)(cid:84)(cid:85)(cid:70)(cid:70)(cid:69)(cid:68)(cid:0)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:73)(cid:77)(cid:65)(cid:76)(cid:83)
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robbed another store June 1, another man in the arm.
Sketch of armed robbery suspect Ladera Garden and Gifts
the San Jose Police Department The two men got into a con- (cid:116)(cid:1)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:17)(cid:1)(cid:34)(cid:77)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:70)(cid:1)(cid:51)(cid:80)(cid:66)(cid:69)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:116)(cid:1)(cid:49)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:80)(cid:77)(cid:66)(cid:1)(cid:55)(cid:66)(cid:77)(cid:77)(cid:70)(cid:90)(cid:1)(cid:26)(cid:21)(cid:17)(cid:19)(cid:25)(cid:1)(cid:116)(cid:1)(cid:23)(cid:22)(cid:17)(cid:15)(cid:25)(cid:22)(cid:21)(cid:15)(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:22)(cid:17)
courtesy of the San Jose Police
released a sketch of a black man Department. frontation shortly after 4 p.m. in
in his mid 30s, weighing about the 1200 block of Willow Road,
200 pounds, and standing 5 feet take money out of a safe and police said. (cid:47)(cid:14)(cid:66)(cid:47)(cid:65)(cid:66)(cid:51)(cid:14)(cid:61)(cid:52)(cid:14)(cid:66)(cid:54)(cid:51)(cid:14)(cid:62)(cid:51)(cid:60)(cid:55)(cid:60)(cid:65)(cid:67)(cid:58)(cid:47)
9 inches. four cash registers, while a cus- Medics took the 68-year-old
Detectives believe he also tomer remained unaware of the victim to the hospital, where he is (cid:47)(cid:14)(cid:81)(cid:93)(cid:96)(cid:92)(cid:99)(cid:81)(cid:93)(cid:94)(cid:87)(cid:79)(cid:14)(cid:93)(cid:84)(cid:14)(cid:96)(cid:83)(cid:97)(cid:98)(cid:79)(cid:99)(cid:96)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:98)(cid:97)(cid:14)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:82)(cid:14)(cid:81)(cid:79)(cid:84)(cid:83)(cid:97)(cid:14)(cid:94)(cid:96)(cid:93)(cid:100)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:85)(cid:14)(cid:14)
committed robberies in San robbery, police said. expected to recover, police said. (cid:98)(cid:86)(cid:83)(cid:14)(cid:84)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:83)(cid:97)(cid:98)(cid:14)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:85)(cid:14)(cid:84)(cid:96)(cid:93)(cid:91)(cid:14)(cid:80)(cid:96)(cid:99)(cid:92)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:14)(cid:98)(cid:93)(cid:14)(cid:82)(cid:83)(cid:97)(cid:97)(cid:83)(cid:96)(cid:98)(cid:28)
Francisco, San Leandro, San No one was injured. The man Sgt. Matthew Ortega said the
Bruno, Redwood City, Paci- fled on foot, wearing a black two men were acquaintances,
fica, Fremont, Daly City, and beanie, black mask covering his but investigators don’t know yet (cid:48)(cid:96)(cid:83)(cid:79)(cid:89)(cid:84)(cid:79)(cid:97)(cid:98)(cid:26)(cid:14)(cid:58)(cid:99)(cid:92)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:14)(cid:20)(cid:14)(cid:50)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:92)(cid:83)(cid:96)
Colma. nose and mouth, a gray hooded what they were arguing about.
On May 1, the robber targeted sweatshirt, blue jeans and white Police said they are investigat- (cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:100)(cid:83)(cid:14)(cid:65)(cid:93)(cid:90)(cid:27)(cid:49)(cid:93)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:79)(cid:14)(cid:59)(cid:83)(cid:102)(cid:87)(cid:81)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:79)
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PG&E to test underground
Jeff Child returns to Menlo Park board
gas mains in this area
By Renee Batti After his appointment, Mr.
SCHOOLS
PG&E died in the resulting havoc, sig- Almanac News Editor (cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:78) Child told the Almanac he
nificant damage was done to a was in the process of contact-
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water main and sewer line, Fire ach candidate had many ing the other three applicants
Chief Harold Schapelhouman of strengths on offer, but to ask to meet with them.
The pipes run west along Sand the Menlo Park Fire Protection in the end, the Menlo He wasn’t present during
Hill Road from about Branner District said in an interview. Park City School District their interviews before the
Drive to Interstate 280, under “We couldn’t shut the water board opted for experience in board, and “the other board
the Sharon Heights Golf & down all the way and it created choosing former member Jeff members talked about all the
Country Club and along I-280 a (jet effect) that sucked sew- Child to fill a vacant board good ideas” the other candi-
to Woodside Road, according age into the water main,” Chief seat on June 21. dates put forward, Mr. Child
to a PG&E map. (The testing Schapelhouman said, recalling Mr. Child, who chose not said. He said he was eager to
schedule is not yet available.) his experience that night. to run for re-election when hear those ideas for himself,
Depending on the wind, an That experience, he said, has his four-year term ended last and added that he wants to
odor of natural gas may accom- robbed him of excuses for not year, will fill the remainder of encourage the other appli-
pany this operation as a pipe thinking about collateral dam- Mark Box’s term, which ends cants to stay engaged with the
section is blocked off and purged age in the event of a major in December 2012. Mr. Box district.
of gas. The gas will “quickly dis- catastrophe in the Menlo Park resigned, effective June 30, to Asked why he applied for
sipate and will not be harmful,” district. move to Spain. the board seat after deciding
the company statement said. “That (excuse of ignorance) Mr. Child, whose appoint- not to run for re-election last
After testing, a second purg- is gone for me now,” he said. “I ment will be effective on July Jeff Child “is the best person November, Mr. Child said
ing may again cause escaped don’t get that soft pitch again. 1, was appointed after all four to hit the ground running,” said that he has more free time
board member Terry Thygesen.
gas, which will also disperse I’ve got to plan and train and candidates for the seat were now than he had when he
harmlessly, the statement said. prepare from what I’ve learned. individually interviewed by the decided not to run, in part
The water used in testing will be I need to have a comfort level board during a public session. because he has left the board
considered tainted. (such that) we’ve asked and The short duration of the Hilton and member Laura of another organization.
As the day of testing approach- exhausted all the questions to appointment, a new super- Rich echoed their colleagues’ “I’m eager to get back in,”
es, robo-calls will be made to ensure public safety.” intendent who begins his job sentiments. They also were he said. “I’m also interested
homes and businesses within After a few hiccups, PG&E on July 1, and the need for unanimous in their views in helping our new superin-
2,000 feet of the gas line, the is now familiar with the Men- someone with deep financial that the other three appli- tendent.”
statement said. lo Park district management’s expertise and vision were key cants have much to offer, and Mr. Child was known as
The company urges people interest in becoming educated factors for the four board in expressing hope that they “the finance guy” during
concerned by gas odors to observers of local pipeline mat- members who chose Mr. would remain involved in the his previous tenure, he and
call 1-800-743-5000, a 24-hour ters, including their ages, fit- Child. (Mr. Box didn’t par- district. other board members said,
PG&E customer service line. ness, locations, capacities and ticipate in the appointment Ana Uribe Ruiz, who ran but his interests go beyond
No work will be done without maintenance, Chief Schapel- process.) for a seat last November, was the budget. He said he has a
advance notice to fire and police houman said. Board member Joan Lam- among the applicants for the strong interest in continu-
agencies, and the company says “We’re putting people in bert, who began serving on position. A Menlo Park resi- ing work begun in earnest
it anticipates no disruption harm’s way and we’re standing the board in December, noted dent for only two years, her about four years ago to close
to customer gas service. Road on point,” he said. “We haven’t that there’s a “steep learning involvement in the district the “achievement gap” in the
crews will be on hand to control had the necessary dialog to curve” to be navigated when has been limited. district.
traffic and parking. assess the risk and understand a new member is seated on Pam Larkin, a nine-year Test scores have shown that
the complexity of the issues. I the board. “I know first-hand member of the district’s non-white students are under-
Now forewarned think (PG&E) is getting that. how steep that curve is,” she Strategic Planning Commit- performing, he said, and he,
When different kinds of util- I don’t think anybody really said. “I feel that I’m not fully tee who has chaired and his board colleagues, and
ity lines meet in the same patch thought this through.” there yet.” co-chaired the Encinal Site Superintendent Ken Ranella
of ground, the unexpected can “Hopefully the testing will be Because of all the press- Council for the last two years, intensified the effort to reverse
happen. successful and we’ll all have a ing issues facing the district, also applied for the seat, that trend in 2007.
In San Bruno on Septem- higher comfort level as to the she said, Mr. Child would be as did Ivan Montoya, who “I really want to see us close
ber 10, 2010, when a gas line resilience of the infrastructure,” the best choice because of served on the Oak Knoll Site (the gap),” he said during his
exploded and several people he said. A his prior experience, among Council from 2003 to 2009, interview before the board. “If
other strong qualifications. chairing the group during his we can’t do it in Menlo Park,
Board president Maria final two years. where can it be done?” A
FLOOD
Park in order to save it.
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The board directed public works
staff to come back before Septem-
Board president Carole Groom ber with an update on the status
said that closing Flood Park was not of the SFPUC project, reopening SUMMIT came up with their ratings,” Ms. The formula will evolve, Ms.
an option. “Some way or another, Flood Park to the public, and continued from page 5 Darling Hammond said in an Streib said, adding that 2011 was
we have to keep it open,” she said. negotiations that would keep it email. “I did have a conversation “a transitional year” in this News-
County Manager David Boesch open permanently. Newsweek reporter, said. The with a Newsweek reporter about week tradition.
said the county is investigating Kristin Cox, president of Save magazine ended its joint effort indicators they might consider The Newsweek story mentions
different scenarios that would Flood Park and Friends of Flood with the Washington Post and beyond AP scores.” the 2010 movie “Waiting for
save the park, including an “active Park, expressed “intense grati- enlisted an education advisory Previous Newsweek rankings Superman,” a harsh critique of
ongoing conversation” with the tude” to the supervisors for their panel to work on a new formula relied significantly on the number comprehensive schools and the
city of Menlo Park regarding a action, and said plans were under to evaluate schools, Ms. Streib of AP tests given at a school divid- teaching establishment with a
possible transfer of the property way with the Silicon Valley Com- said. One panel member helped in ed by the number of graduating notable local angle: it singles out
to that city’s jurisdiction. munity Foundation to create a compiling the data, she said. seniors. Summit Prep for explicit praise
Supervisor Adrienne Tissier nonprofit that could establish a The panel included Linda Dar- For 2011, what mattered were and Woodside High for implicit
said that even in tough economic long-term funding stream to help ling Hammond, a noted professor the average scores on AP and criticism.
times, closing Flood Park — or maintain the park. in the education school at Stanford aptitude tests, the number of AP “I haven’t seen that movie,” Ms.
any county park — should be “I know we’ve got people in the University and co-director of Stan- classes offered, how many AP tests Streib said. The story mentioned it
avoided, but cautioned against community who want to come ford’s School Redesign Network. were taken per graduate, and rates because it attracted press and sig-
selling or transferring ownership forward with their time or their “I have not seen the Newsweek of high school graduation and nificant attention to the education
of the county’s interest in Flood checkbooks,” Ms. Cox said. article and don’t know how they entrance to college. system, she said.
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Almanac Staff Writer we needed to make a decision the pool this year instead of on the
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won’t resound at the while we had the deck open,” In preparation for opening June 16, June 30 & July 14
Belle Haven pool this she said. “The time needed to day, Mr. Sheeper estimated
summer — rusting around remove the boards and repair hiring six swim instructors,
5:30 pm-7:30 p.m
platform bolts led the city to or replace them as a part of six lifeguards, four admin-
close both diving boards for this summer’s project would istrative personnel, and one
the season. The $40,000 need- have essentially kept the pool maintenance staffer, but
ed for repairs won’t be avail- closed all summer.” indicated that could change
able until next year, according So the city opted to wait depending on community
to a memo from Commu- until it can replace the plat- demand.
nity Services Director Cherise forms, thereby extending Since the city budgeted for
Brandell to the Parks and Rec- the usefulness of the boards repairs such as renewing the
reation Commission. another 40 years instead of a pool deck and 20-year-old
The memo said “major short-term fix, Ms. Brandell fiberglass liner in its capital
rusting of the original div- explained. improvement plan, according
ing board platforms has been Tim Sheeper, whose compa- to staff, Mr. Sheeper isn’t
discovered” and that repairs ny won the contract to operate responsible for covering the
would be included with both of the city’s pool facilities costs. If he chooses to make
the next fiscal year’s capi- in March, said other restora- other improvements worth
tal improvement project to tions are almost finished. $200,000 total within the first
replace the heater and boiler. “We plan to open Belle Haven four years of his contract, with
Ms. Brandell told the Alma- on Monday, July 11, through the city’s consent, he gets an
nac that the boards dated back Sunday, August 21,” he said. automatic five-year extension
to the 1970s. “The engineer The city’s restorations on the contract. A
FOURTH Police league awards scholarships
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atre. The 8 p.m. show concludes The Atherton Police Activities their personal statements.
with a fireworks display. Tickets League has awarded scholarships Eligibility requirements also
are $19.50 to $47.35. of $5,000 each to three graduat- included a grade-point average of
ing seniors who attend schools in 3.0 or higher and enrollment in a
Tipsy tow Atherton. college or university for the fall of
3700 Florence Street
The American Automobile Maya Combs of Sacred Heart Pre- 2011, said Jennifer Few, a spokesper-
Association (AAA) offers a free paratory, John Holland-McCowan son for the Atherton Police Activi- Redwood City
tow up to five miles for drivers who of Menlo School, and Gabriella ties League.
imbibed during the holiday cele- Meffert of Menlo-Atherton High “All the money we receive is
Corner of Marsh Road and Florence Street
brations, from 6 p.m. on July 4 to 6 School were selected from a pool through donations, so our main
a.m. the next morning. Drivers can of 37 applicants based on their aca- goal is to give back to the commu- www.marshmanor.com
call 800-222-4357 (AAA-HELP) demic achievements, community nity,” she said.
and request a “tipsy tow.” involvement, and the strength of — Caitlin Moyles
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The Rotary Club of
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college raise money to
support V-ROC, and also
has arranged for Amici’s
restaurant in Menlo Park
and Safeway stores to sup-
ply lunch on alternating
Tuesdays for veterans who
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drop in.
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ans, do homework, or
watch TV,” said Menlo
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Park resident Mary Helen
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member who works on
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The Rotary Club’s goal
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is to help Canada Col-
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lege raise funding for
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ally support other combat
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returning to civilian life,
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10 (cid:78) TheAlmanac (cid:78)(cid:0)June 29, 2011