Month: November 2014

State Senator Jerry Hill congratulates Laurel School on its California Distinguished School Award

With third grade chorus students looking on, State Senator Jerry Hill presented Laurel School's Principal Linda Creighton with its 2014 California Distinguished School Award. He

by Contributed Content
on November 20, 2014

Showers, downpours and sunshine alternate in Menlo Park

Update: Bill discovered another .1" in his gauges after sending this initial report, bringing his year-to-date to 1.45". The rain that started Wednesday with off and

by Linda Hubbard
on November 20, 2014

Psychologist Constance Vincent writes book about Alzheimer’s Disease fusing family memoir with look at latest research

Psychologist Constance Vincent is clear about the reason she wrote her book Not Going Gently: A Psychologist Fights Back against Alzheimer's Disease for Her Mother. .

by Linda Hubbard
on November 20, 2014

Hillview Middle School presents The Miracle Worker for four performances, Nov. 20-22

Hillview Middle School's drama department presents The Miracle Worker this Thursday, November 20, at 3:30 pm; Friday, November 21,  at 7:00 pm; and Saturday, November

by Contributed Content
on November 19, 2014

Menlo College community participates in Be The Match Registry® today and tomorrow

Menlo College students were sticking cotton swabs in their cheeks this morning, all part of a Be The Match® campaign organized by Kezia Molinsky, the college's Head

by Linda Hubbard
on November 19, 2014

MPPC hosts annual Global Gift Fair Nov. 22 & 23

In time for the holidays, local shoppers can help the poorest of the poor at the Global Gift Fair at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, 950

by Contributed Content
on November 19, 2014

Free screening of the movie Free Birds on Nov. 20

Kick-off your Thanksgiving festivities a free screening  of Free Birds on Thursday, Nov. 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the  Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center. Watch as two turkeys

by Contributed Content
on November 18, 2014

To find out what’s happening at M-A, check out the twice weekly M-A Today

There was a steady buzz the Tuesday morning we visited John Giambruno’s TV Communication and Production class on the Menlo-Atherton High School campus. Half the class

by Linda Hubbard
on November 18, 2014

Central Valley agriculture and declining groundwater is Nov. 20 topic at USGS

Water, Nuts and the Nation's Fruit Bowl: California's Central Valley Hydrologic Science" is the topic of a free public lecture given by USGS hydrologist Claudia

by Contributed Content
on November 17, 2014

Annual Cultural Arts Day at Encinal School celebrates the British Isles

Cultural Arts Day has been part of the fall curriculum at Encinal School in Atherton for the past decade. This year the spotlight was on

by Linda Hubbard
on November 17, 2014