Archive of Linda Hubbard Gulker

Linda Hubbard Gulker first moved to Menlo Park a really long time ago (long enough that she started kindergarten at Hillview School and graduated there from 8th grade in the days it was a K-8). Following her four years at Menlo-Atherton High School, she went “SoCal” to attend UCLA and stayed too long in the Southland. She moved back to Menlo Park 20 years ago to find some things had changed – and some things remained the same. When she’s not blogging or taking snapshots for InMenlo, she’s jogging the Dish or other nearby hills.

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Friends of the Library book sale set for September 23-24

by Linda Hubbard Gulker on September 18, 2017

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The Friends of the Menlo Park Library will hold a two-day book sale on September 23rd and 24th, featuring thousands of books. The event will take place from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday, and from noon until 2:00 pm on Sunday. Shoppers on Sunday will be able to fill a bag with books for two dollars.

All proceeds support programs and events at the Menlo Park Library. The sale will take place at the Main Library at 800 Alma Street.

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Spotted: Car ends up in front yard of Alameda de las Pulgas house

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A resident who lives on the Alameda de las Pulgas captured the action this morning around 8:00 am when a driver lost control of a vehicle, plowed through a fence, and ended up in the front yard of 3134 Alameda. No one was hurt but not a way to start the day!

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Menlo Park residents participate in Coastal Cleanup Day along San Francisquito Creek

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Menlo Park resident John Donald was among those who gathered Saturday morning for the annual Coastal Cleanup, focusing on San Francisquito Creek which empties into the Bay. He estimated that there were around 100 people at his Menlo location, one of thousands around the state. And look at some of the junk they prevented from […]

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College friendship serves Philein Wang and Michelle Beauchamp-Tai well as the Silicon Valley Dance Festival approaches

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Philein Wang and Michelle Beauchamp-Tai bonded as dancers while studying at UCLA and are now teaming up in support of ZiRu Dance, where Philein serves as Artistic Director and Michelle as a member of the Advisory Board. We met in Michelle’s Menlo Park backyard to talk about what keeps their collaborative partnership going, and also […]

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Dr. Ramesh Sharma demonstrates the mastery of twig art at Facebook Festivals

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At Facebook’s County Fair a couple of weeks back, Dr. Ramesh Sharma was working on his twig art, constructing dinosaurs made of grass for the kids who were attending. Isn’t that what every retired nuclear physicist does? Dr. Sharma explained that he’d come from India to the Bay Area, where one daughter works for Facebook […]

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M-A senior Holly Newman reflects on her time as a Senate Page

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Editor’s note: We visited with Holly Newman, now a M-A senior, before she left for Washington, D.C. last winter to serve as a Senate Page. Home now, we caught up with her to hear about her experience in the nation’s Capital. Holly left Menlo Park last January excited to get a taste of politics. What […]

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Amidst booms and lightning, also the first rainfall of the season

We here at InMenlo are keeping to the traditional rainfall season that starts July 1 and ends June 30. And while there was a lot of lightening and thunder, the rain that fell in the recent downpour measured just .1″, according to InMenlo weather watcher Bill Russ. We recall at least one good thunderstorm every […]

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Jen Wolosin talks about safe routes to Menlo Park and Atherton schools at MPCSD speaker event

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You are invited to attend the kick-off event of the Menlo Park City School District (MPCSD) annual speaker series. Jen Wolosin (pictured), Founder and Chair of Parents for Safe Routes, will deliver “Between Home and School: Why Safe Routes Matter and How to Make Them Happen.” Following Jen’s talk, there will be a panel discussion […]

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Dogs in action at second annual Paws for Paws event in Menlo Park

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InMenlo contributing photographer Robb Most captured a bit of the informal action this morning at the second annual Paws for Paws event in Menlo Park with a K-9 demonstration photo supplied by Menlo Park Police Chief Robert Jonsen. Profits from this year’s event funds MPPD’s K-9 program along with scholarships that support victims of crime as […]

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Taking a photo journey with David Hibbard on the Olympic Peninsula

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We were delighted to reconnect with Menlo Park-based photographer David Hibbard and take a photo journey with him around the Olympic Peninsula in Washington where he’d spent eight days that he described as “not long enough.” He explained that he was just getting back into photography after a number of family responsibilities hindered his time […]

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David Winsberg of Happy Quail Farms may be best known for peppers – but that’s not all he grows

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Farmer David Winsberg is a passionate steward of the land but that’s not what got him from Florida to California. “I came out to be an apprentice glass blower with Billy Bernstein,” he informs his two visitors at Happy Quails Farm in East Palo Alto. “I fell in love with California and worked at various jobs […]

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