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S E C T I O N
Holiday
November 16, 2011
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pumpkin
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pie
by Cyrus Hedayati
Chefs offer
less-traditional
alternatives for
Thanksgiving
dinner
Photo by Michelle Le
Left Bank chef Brendy Monsada specializes in pumpkin cheesecake for the holidays.
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Yield: 10-12 servings
Prep time: 20 minutes
Crust cook time: 7 minutes
Cheesecake cook time: 45 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
Crust:
2 C. graham cracker
1/2 C. sugar, granulated
4 oz. unsalted butter (at room
temperature)
1/8 tsp. toasted ground clove
Filling:
1 lb. cream cheese (softened)
1/4 C. créme fraiche (substitute sour cream)
3/4 C. sugar, granulated
10 oz. roasted pumpkin puree (canned or homemade)
1 1/4 tsp. toasted cinnamon powder
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. fresh grated ginger
1/4 tsp. kosher sea salt
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
3 eggs
STEP 1 - CRUST: Pre-heat conventional oven (no fan) at 350 degrees. In a medium
bowl, mix all ingredients well with hands and spread it on baking sheet pan with parchment
paper then bake for 7 minutes, set aside and cool.
STEP 2: Place all the ingredients in the food processor and blend for 30 seconds or until
all ingredients are bind. Do not over blend.
STEP 3: In 4-oz.-aluminum foil cups, spray with vagelene (non-stick spray) and add 3/4 oz.
of graham cracker crust, then flattened with thumb until even. Pour in 3 oz. of pumpkin and
cream-cheese mixture and place it in a baking dish with 1/2 in. warm water bath.
Bake in 350 degrees pre-heated conventional oven (no fan) for 25 minutes then rotate and
bake again for 20 minutes. Pull out of the oven and cool for 20 minutes before serving.
Chocolate Pecan Pie
INGREDIENTS:
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
1 C. bittersweet chocolate chips
2 1/2 C. pecan halves
1 1/2 C. sugar
1 C. dark corn syrup
1 tsp. vanilla
1 T. melted butter
5 eggs
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spread the chocolate chips evenly over the bottom of an unbaked 9-inch pie shell
3. Place the pecan halves on top of the chocolate chips in an even layer
4. Place the sugar, dark corn syrup, vanilla, melted butter and eggs in a large mixing bowl and whisk together until smooth.
5. Pour the mixture from the bowl through a strainer over the pecans in the pie
shell.
6. Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 50 minutes or until the filling is
set and the bottom of the crust is golden brown. The pie will begin to puff when
almost done. (We bake ours in glass pie dishes so we can see when the bottom
crust is just right.)
7. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
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hef Brendy Monsada has loved the
taste of pumpkin since he was a kid
growing up on a farm in the Philippines. Now executive chef at the Left Bank
in Menlo Park, Monsada acknowledges that
not everyone is a fan of the autumnal fruit —
even when it comes in the classic Thanksgiving dessert, pumpkin pie.
“I think pumpkin’s something that people
should give a chance because they might like
it. They just have to teach their palette,”
said the chef. “You have to mix it with
something though, because by itself
it’s not that great.”
Monsada is one of several Bay
Area chefs offering an alternative to
the standard Thanksgiving pumpkin pie. With his pumpkin cheesecake, Monsada is hoping to convert some
of those critics to liking the fruit.
“I just wanted to change people’s thinking about the pumpkin,” he said. “Now that
I’m a chef I have a little bit of freedom so I
thought I’d do something different.”
While pumpkin pie may be a holiday
staple, Monsada said that he likes to challenge his patrons’ expectations. He’s been
perfecting the pumpkin cheesecake recipe
since he started cooking at 17.
“I always see pumpkin pie this time of
year, so I think it’s fun to mix it up,” he said.
“I like to change it every year.”
For those who would rather pass on the
pumpkin entirely this Thanksgiving, chefs
have come up with plenty of alternative desserts to enjoy after
the turkey and stuffing are
finished.
Rob Fischer — who called his
motto “simple food done well”
— has been serving his Chocolate Pecan Pie
ever since he bought the Palo Alto Creamery
in 1988. It’s still a favorite at his restaurants,
including Gravity and Reposado in Palo Alto
and Scratch in Mountain View.
“It’s been something that we’ve been doing
for over 23 years at the Palo Alto Creamery
and it’s always been a popular dish this time
of year,” Fischer said. “All the way through
Christmas it’s just nutty.”
The chef and restaurant owner has seen
plenty of culinary trends come and go
during his more than two decades
of running Bay Area restaurants, he
said. The one constant is that people
never stop searching for new foods
to try — including alternatives to
pumpkin pie.
“I think that people are always looking
for something a little different and let’s face
it: When you’re younger everything’s new to
you,” Fischer said. “We grow tired of things
as we grow older and we’re always looking for
the next new thing.”
The search for new flavors is a cycle, he
said. Eventually the new hits become the
standards, making the old standards new
again.
“I think what it comes down to is that
variety is the spice of life,” he said. “Just like
everything I think pumpkin pie will eventually make a turnaround and go back to the
main menu.”
Thomas Mitchell, now executive chef at
Trader Vic’s in Palo Alto, is also creating a
unique variation on a traditional dessert, he
said. His Okinawan sweet potato pie fuses
Japanese and American comfort food.
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Creating ❉
stress-free
holiday meals
Working ahead, making
a plan, can turn a host’s
nightmare into a dream
by Yichuan Cao
Y
ou’ve got to have a plan.
That’s how Yannette Fichou Edwards, a
cooking instructor at Palo Alto Adult School,
suggests taking the stress out of preparing a perfect
Thanksgiving dinner.
The essence of a stress-free holiday dinner lies in
good time management, she said, turning planning,
shopping and making the dinner into a project.
Edwards has been teaching at night while working
at her day job as an independent travel adviser
and traveling to more than 160 countries for
the past 17 years. She recently taught a class
about how to craft a make-ahead holiday
dinner when she offered advice on getting
ahead of the game.
To start with, she said, the host should take
the number of guests, dishes and workload into
account when making the menu.
“The first thing to figure out is the menu, and the
cardinal rule for the menu is never try a recipe for the
first time on the big day,” she said. “Sometimes, recipes aren’t tested well, the timing isn’t right, (you’ve)
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Photo by Veronica Weber
Yannette Fichou Edwards offers advice on taking the stress
out of holiday-meal preparations.
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left out key ingredients or (the recipe is) too tough. So
if you have never made it before and enjoyed it, don’t
serve it. It’s supposed to be stress-free. Taking risks
on the day is not stress-free.”
Once the menu is ready, it’s time to make a shopping list and decide when and where to buy which
ingredient.
“The more they can do in advance without compromising the dish, the better. Often times, desserts
can be made in advance. Not all, but many appetizers
can be, too. Make a timeline,” she suggested.
If the host wishes to have his or her guest bring
some food to dinner, Edwards recommended
being specific about the food because “having
three pumpkin pies on the table won’t be interesting,” she said.
For Thanksgiving, several things can go wrong. She
said that people sometimes can’t get the timing right
on their turkey.
“People really need to go on the conservative side
and allow themselves ample time. If the direction
says it needs three and a half hours in the oven,
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they need to plan for four and a
half hours. Different brands of
ovens may not heat up as fast,”
she said.
She pointed out that turkey
needs to rest after it’s taken out
of the oven.
“Most people are in such a
rush because they are running
behind so they put them on the
table and cut into it immediately
and that’s when all the juice is
lost,” she said. “Rest the bird
for 30 minutes or 45 minutes. It
allows the turkey to absorb all
its natural juice. A good glaze
on turkey may be a combination of paprika, olive oil, butter
and salt, and rubbing it all over
the turkey to give it a really nice
color.”
Such expertise in cooking and
dinner preparation are practically in Edwards’ genes. Raised
by an Italian mother and French
father, she grew up in a family
vigilant about sitting down at
the table and eating a fourcourse meal every day. Such
vigilance had a tremendous
impact and taught her how to
manage her time in the kitchen
wisely.
With a strong family influence, she started taking cooking
classes at a very young age and
getting family recipes. Interested in learning about new
cultures and foreign cuisines,
she got a degree in tourism and
combined both her interests in
her jobs.
“I love traveling and I love
food. I have found a perfect
niche for myself,” she said.
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Mitchell’s exploration of Japanese and French cuisine has led
him from Europe to Sausalito,
where he worked at Sushi Ran.
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“Having been to these countries gives me a huge edge
on what is authentic,”
Edwards said.
Not only does she get
to eat authentic food,
she also learns from
other culinary cultures,
and then, incorporates all
that into her “repertoire” of
complimentary flavors to teach
her students a wide spectrum of
global cuisines.
“For example, I love Thai
food,” she said. “But here, we
make it too sweet to fit the
American palate. Sometimes, I
don’t like the way we are Americanizing the foreign cuisines
here.”
Before entering the classroom,
she spends hours working out
the theme, menu and recipes,
offering her students more than
they could simply read about.
“It’s not ‘Turkey 101,’ and it’s
not Costco this or Safeway
that. I don’t pull recipes
off the Internet. This is
not thinking out-ofthe-box and the menu
won’t have that woweffect,” she said.
Yet those dishes she
taught in early November,
such as individual filet mignon
beef Wellington wrapped with
savory paté and puffed pastry,
may sound like something people will never attempt to make
at home. After a session in her
class, according to Edwards, students will have the confidence to
make it themselves.
“I was trying to take the
stress out of it and making
things in advance, showing
them how to make things,
breaking it down. That is more
manageable, not so intimidating,” she said. “People can
make these fast, delicious
meals themselves and impress
their friends and family.” ■
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Edwards shows Dora Yuen, center, and Laura Unti, right, how to
immerse a steamed pudding.
continued from page 25
SCAN
Dave Ficklin, center, and Pauline Bischoff, right, roll out pastry dough
during a class taught by Edwards.
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his pie recipe.
Named for the province of
feudal Japan where they originate, Okinawan sweet potatoes
are a bright purple color, as
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orange sweet potato. However,
Mitchell said, they also offer a
more starchy flavor that should
go well with turkey.
“It’s not your average sweet
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C O M M U N I T Y
Wooside Girl Scouts, now
seniors, go for the gold
By Kate Daly
Special to the Almanac
A
determined group of high
school seniors that has
been together in the same
Girls Scouts troop since second
grade is going for the gold, the top
award given by the organization.
The girls have been involved
with Girl Scouts since attending
Woodside School. They chose to
focus their final efforts on helping another elementary school,
Hoover Community School in
Redwood City.
Scout leaders Mary Danko
and Denise Mainz are impressed
with their core group. When they
started out with 21 girls, they
thought the troop would naturally disband in high school, but
nine pushed to continue and have
already accomplished winning
Bronze and Silver awards. Gold is
the last one.
To achieve that goal each girl
is responsible for committing
at least 80 hours of service to a
particular project, but the girls
“wanted to keep it together so
we can work together,” explained
Camille Stroe, a Castilleja student.
N O B I TUA R I E S
Marjorie Kuhlman
On Nov. 4 the girls hosted a celebration for students, parents and
the community at Hoover. Ms.
Stroe guided students in painting
tiles that will be framed and hung
around the school.
Summit Prep senior Gabby
Goldstein gave tours of the vegetable garden she started on campus, and showed off the planters
she helped fill with succulents
to spruce things up. Woodside
residents Frank York and Nancy
Shanahan offered supplies and
expertise for those projects.
Menlo School student Emily
Danko solicited donations from
local Rotary clubs and organized
volunteers for all the tasks.
The rest of the troop attends
Woodside High. Elayne Hovsmith set up a booth at the party
to promote healthful eating and
exercise.
Ryan Mainz read with kids at
the party, enjoying the fruits of
her labor, a book drive for the
school’s library.
Michelle Tanner set up a recycling program at Hoover.
Athena Zouzounis oversaw
the painting of a mural at the
school. The message behind it is
“community,” which is pertinent
Memorials may be sent to
Pathways Hospice Foundation,
385 Oyster Point Blvd. Suite 128,
South San Francisco, CA 94080;
or the Alzheimer’s Association,
P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC
20090-6011.
Marjorie “Marge” (Soderling)
Kuhlman, who turned 100 this
year, died peacefully in her sleep
Oct. 31.
She was raised
James F. Jones
and schooled
James F. Jones died at his home
in the Swedin
Menlo Park on Nov. 1. Mr.
ish Lutheran
Jones was a native of Utica, New
communit y
York. He served in the U.S. Navy
of Swaburg
during World War II from 1942
near Uehling,
to 1945. While stationed at MofNebraska, and
fet Field in Mountain View, he
graduated from Marjorie
Kuhlman
met his future wife, Victoria.
Uehling High
He was employed as a safety
School.
engineer
for Pacific Fruit Express
Follow ing
graduation from Omaha Sec- Company and Union Pacific
retarial School, she married Railroad in San Francisco.
He is survived by his wife,
Arthur (Ray) Kuhlman. In the
Victoria
Jones; sons David and
mid-1960s she and her husband moved from Nebraska to Stephen Jones; daughter Victoria
Menlo Park to be near their only Molfese; and five grandchildaughter, Marlene Kuhlman dren.
A private memorial service will
Wesson.
Survivors include her daugh- be held at Holy Trinity Episcopal
ter, her two grandchildren and Church in Menlo Park. Memothree great-grandchildren. She rial donations may be made to
was happy to have her two Pathways Hospice, 585 N. Mary
grandchildren and three great- Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94005.
grandchildren help her celebrate
her 100th birthday last May, Visit AlmanacNews.com/obituaries to leave remembrances in
family members said.
A private memorial service Lasting Memories. Obituaries are
will be held at Alta Mesa Memo- based on information provided by
families and mortuaries.
rial Park in Palo Alto.
Photo by Kate Daly
Woodside Girl Scouts, from left, Athena Zouzounis, Camille Stroe, Michelle Tanner and Shannon Koop
paint a mural at Hoover School
given that Gray’s Paint donated
the paint and Woodside artist
Linda Steenkamp pitched in on
the design.
Shannon Koop’s “job” was generating publicity about the girls’
various Gold Award activities.
As the person in charge of everyone, Margot Gorrin said she sure
learned a lot about “preplanning.”
Initially the girls raised money
by selling cakes, cookies and
nuts at the San Mateo County
Fair. They are still hoping to buy
a marquee for the campus to
improve school-wide communications.
The school board plans to
thank and recognize the girls for
their dedication at its meeting on
Nov. 16.
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Troop 222 Menlo Park scouts reach Eagle rank
Michael Mohrman and Webb
Ryan Henninger, both residents
of Menlo Park and members
of Troop 222 at Menlo Park
Presbyterian Church, recently
became Eagle Scouts. They both
joined the troop in February
2005.
Michael joined Troop 222
after earning his Webelos Arrow
of Light award in Pack 222, Den
6. He has earned 32 merit badges
and special awards, including
the World Conservation award,
the Mile Swim award, one FiftyMiler award, and Master Angler
award. He has held several
leadership positions within the
troop. He has also attended five
years of scout summer camp.
Michael’s Eagle Scout service project involved designing,
building, and installing sensory
trail stations at BOK Ranch at
the Horse Park in Woodside. He
says the stations allow “the rider
to practice balance, coordination and utilizing the senses.”
The project involved designing
and building six stations offsite, and transporting them to
BOK Ranch and installing them
there. A total of 216 hours went
into the project.
A senior at Sacred Heart
Preparatory, Michael plays on
the varsity football team and
is a member
of the school’s
civic leadership
council. He
is also a new
member of the
school’s iprov
comedy group
“kitsch.”
A member
of the Sacred
Photo by Zach Plante
Heart Society, Michael Mohrman, left, and Webb Henninger
he is a Uganda became Eagle Scouts recently.
chairman, raising money for a sister school in scouting in the United States.
His leadership service projUganda. He also writes for the
ect involved renovating an old
school newspaper.
shower room at Cesar Chavez
Webb Henninger
Academy in East Palo Alto to
Webb Ryan Henninger joined provide a fitness and study lab
Troop 222 after earning his for students. The project includArrow of Light award in Pack ed painting storerooms and an
222. He has earned 21 mer- office, framing the office winit badges and one Fifty-Miler dow, and installing shelving. It
Award. He has served in several involved 206 hours of service.
leadership positions within the
Webb is a senior at Menlotroop, including patrol leader.
Atherton High School, where
Webb has attended four years he plays varsity basketball. Since
of scout summer camp and sixth grade, he has played AAU
served as a camp counselor at basketball with the RoadrunCamp Oljato in 2008. Last sum- ners organization in east Menlo
mer he attended the National Park, competing in basketball
Scout Jamboree in Virginia, cel- tournaments throughout the
ebrating the 100th anniversary of United States.
C O M M U N I T Y
D I S PATC H E S
from the home front
Through tornado, floods and hurricane
Editor’s note: This column
was written in the period after
Hurricane Irene struck the East
Coast.
Cross in a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center.
There I met a cheerful man who
tried, successfully, to get on the
local news by fishing off his deck
nyone who sees the news
and placing a recliner on the roof
knows that this year has had of his mobile home as the waters
more than its share of disas- rose. He could still laugh about
ters. I know it from experience.
it after his home had been under
Since April, I have been
water for two weeks.
deployed four times as a Red Cross
In Memphis, I had to translate
volunteer, helping
my questions about the disaster
those affected by
into Spanish, but I did find a good
disasters. Between
Mexican restaurant.
disaster assignI also got to visit Elvis Presley’s
ments, and a
home at Graceland during one of
couple of family
the two days off I had during my
trips, six weeks is
four deployments. They let the
the longest period I
Red Cross in at no cost.
spent at home since BARBARA
I got as close as I hope to ever
WOOD
March.
get to a tornado in Memphis one
The good news
evening. As the warning sirens
is that even the dog
blared, I chatted with my husnow believes I will come home
band online, hunkered back in a
again.
corner of the lobby away from the
Between assignments I have
windows. He responded by sendhelped the local Red Cross in what ing me a link to before and after
they do here every week — assistphotos of Joplin, Missouri, but I
ing residents displaced by home or promise that I had been taking it
apartment fires.
seriously, even before the photos.
My assignments have not been
I’d seen homes hit by a tornado.
to the areas that made national
The tornado passed by a few
news headlines. But to anyone
miles away from us; but, oh my,
affected by a disaster, size is not
did we have impressive rain.
important.
I was home for five days before
My first Red Cross mission was
we drove to Oregon for my
to Mississippi, after tornadoes hit
nephew’s graduation, and then
in mid-April. I went out to meet
for nearly a week before I went to
with, and offer Red Cross help to,
Montana, where the state had been
people whose homes had been
flooding for close to a month.
ripped apart.
I spent 12 days there; most of
In Mississippi I learned that
it working on the Crow Indian
their Mexican restaurants, even if
reservation assessing damage done
raved about by locals, do not live
by the flood waters. I leaned that
up to California standards. Also,
no one has street addresses on the
that people affected by a disaster
reservation, that the Crow Indians
can start crying when a Red Cross were on George Custer’s side in
worker tells them they came all the the Battle of Little Big Horn, and
way from California and offers a
that Crow custom does not allow
hug.
a husband to speak directly to his
I was told that when a tornado
mother-in-law, which probably
draws near, it sounds like a train,
comes in handy at times.
and that huddling in a closet or
I then had a week at home before
bath tub can save you if you have
going camping, and then six whole
nowhere else to go.
weeks before I was asked to fly into
I was there for a week, then
New York City before Hurricane
home for 10 more days, before
Irene hit.
being sent to Tennessee, where the
I am writing this from a FEMA
Mississippi River was flooding. I
Disaster Recovery Center in White
stayed there for 18 days, including
Plains New York, where some of
some time representing the Red
those whose homes were flooded
A
by Hurricane Irene and the storms
that came later have come for help.
Before starting here I traveled over
much of the state of New York,
documenting the damage the
storms had caused to homes here.
And soon, I will be home again,
where I hope to stay for a very long
time.
Cross your fingers and hope we
have no more disasters. And in the
meantime, do what the Red Cross
urges — make a plan, build a kit
and get trained. Disasters do happen.
■ Visit siliconvalley-redcross.org to
learn how to prepare.
Barbara Wood is a freelance writer,
photographer, gardener, and Red
Cross volunteer from Woodside.
Photo courtesy of Barbara Wood.
Barbara Wood has gone on four Red Cross assignments since April,
including one to Memphis, Tennessee, where the Mississippi river had
flooded and where she got another Red Cross volunteer to take her
photo in front of the Red Cross office.
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Chad Brock reaches Eagle Scout rank
Charles (Chad) H. Brock III of
Woodside will be presented the
Eagle Scout award in ceremonies at
4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, at Trinity
Episcopal Church in Menlo Park.
Chad’s Eagle project was designing and building an equipment
shed at Beechwood School in East
Menlo Park. He was elected to
the Order of the Arrow in 2009.
He earned 22 merit badges and
was the recipient of the Angus
Leadership Award in 2010 and the
Ashworth Award in 2001.
Chad graduated from MenloAtherton High School, where he
ran track and field as a hurdler for
four years. He was also an honor
student all during high school. He
is now a freshman studying architecture at Syracuse University in
New York state
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M-A holds Big Band dance
Menlo-Atherton High School’s
28th annual benefit for its bands
and orchestra will be held from 7
to 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, in Ayers
Gym on the M-A campus.
All five music groups will play:
three graded jazz bands, the concert band, and the new orchestra.
The Stanford ballroom dance
team will give a swing dance
lesson for beginners at 8 p.m.
There will be fast music for swing
dances, plus slow romantic numbers sung by student vocalists.
The evening will feature homemade desserts, a silent auction
and raffle. Tickets at the door are
$20 for adults and $10 students
and senior citizens.
Holiday house tour
Four Atherton homes decorated
for the holidays will be featured
on the fourth annual “Finishing
Touches: A holiday tour of fine
homes & boutique” to be held
Dec. 2-3 by the Junior League of
Palo Alto/Mid Peninsula.
The tour is based from the
Rosewood Sand Hill hotel, 2825
Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park,
where a boutique, luncheon,
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martini party, and designers’
breakfast will be held.
The event begins with a holiday
boutique from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
on Friday, December 2, with a
festive luncheon and self-driven
tour of the homes from noon to 3
p.m.
That evening a “Mistletoe and
Martinis” party featuring martinis, hors d’oeuvres, and holiday
shopping will be held from 6:30 to
9 p.m.
On Saturday, Dec. 3, the boutique will be open from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m., with a designers’ breakfast
and a discussion on “Dressing up
for the Holidays” from 8 to 10:30
a.m. A designer-guided tour of
the homes via shuttle will depart
from the Rosewood at 9 a.m.
The boutique will be open from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday with
self-driven and shuttle-driven
tours of the homes.
Kathleen Castaillac of Menlo Park
and Helen Ungerman of Woodside
are co-chairs of the event.
Visit juniorleaguehometour.
com for tickets. For more infordeception. Nov. 16, 7 p.m. General admission
requires purchase of event book or a $10 gift
card (admits 2). Kepler’s, 1010 El Camino Real,
Menlo Park. Call 650-324-4321. www.keplers.
com
Classes/Workshops
‘Bag It: Bag It! Is Your Life Too Plastic?’ What started as a documentary about
plastic bags evolved into a wholesale investigation into plastics and their effect on waterways,
oceans and even our bodies. Nov. 19, 6:30 p.m.
General admission requires purchase of event
book or a $10 gift card (admits 2). Kepler’s,
1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 650324-4321. www.keplers.com/event/movie-night
‘Giving Thanks for the Bay’ Volunteers
will help work toward the goal to restore 100,000
acres of Bay wetlands by planting another
25,000 native species this winter season. Nov.
19, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. The Faber Tract, Directions will be provided upon registration., East
Palo Alto. Call 510-463-6809. www.saveSFbay.
org/volunteer
‘Make A Thanksgiving Centerpiece’
Learn to make a fall centerpiece using natural
materials: dried greens, autumn leaves, and
flowers. Participants provide their own bowl or
basket, Avenidas provides the rest. Master Gardener Roberta Barnes is the instructor. Nov. 16,
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $8 members/$10 nonmembers. Avenidas, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Call
650-289-2428. avenidas.org
eBooks/eAudiobooks Bring a mobile
device and any questions about downloading
San Mateo County library materials. For a list
of compatible devices, go to www.overdrive.
com/resources/drc/. Nov. 19, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Free. Woodside Library, 3140 Woodside Road,
Woodside. Call 650-851-0147. www.smcl.org
Talks/Authors
‘I’m Ready for My Closeup!’ Presenting, in
concert, the artists of the Franzen Opera Studio.
Featuring rare and famous film music from the
golden age of Hollywood. Nov. 27, 4-6:30 p.m.
$10 at the door. Ladera Community Church,
3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley. Call 408-2888519. www.carlfranzen.com
‘The Ring Without Words’ The Redwood
Symphony, with piano soloist Daniel Glover,
performs Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a
Theme of Paganini” and Wagner/Maazel’s “The
Ring Without Words.” Nov. 19, 8 p.m. $20 in
advance, $10 for students, free for those ages
17 and under. Canada College Main Theatre,
4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Woodside. redwoodsymphony.org
Holiday Concert The Stanford Symphonic
Chorus and the Peninsula Symphony Orchestra
present music of the season, both American
and English, including “Come Christmas,” a
world premiere by Brian Holmes, plus works
by Ralph Vaughan William and others. Nov. 18,
8 p.m. General $20. Student $10. Senior $19.
Memorial Church, Stanford.
Peninsula Symphonic Band Fall Concert “A Lyrical Expedition” featuring music from
around the world. Program includes works by
Grainger, Berstein and Sousa. Ted Henderson,
conductor. Nov. 20, 3-5 p.m. Free. Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto.
Call 408-910-1830. www.psbpaloalto.com
Philharmonia Ottavio Dantone, conductor.
Marion Verbruggen, recorder. Works by Corelli,
Vivaldi and more. Nov. 17, 8-10 p.m. $90-$25.
‘Lifeways of the Ohlone Indians’ Mark
Hylkema, Santa Cruz District archaeologist for
California State Parks, will discuss the archaeology and ethnography of the ancestral Ohlone
people. Nov. 19, 1-2 p.m. San Mateo County
History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood
City. Call 650-299-0104. www.historysmc.org
‘Undercover In Damascus’ A documentary on Eli Cohen, who provided vital military
and political info about Syria to Israel during the
Six Say War, will be shown Nov. 17, 7:45-9:30
p.m. $20. Community Activities Building, 1400
Roosevelt Ave., Redwood City . Call 650-2320995. www.jewishredwoodcity.com/cohen
‘War and Children’s Lives’ Paul Wise is
professor of child health and society at Stanford. Nov. 17, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Cubberley
Auditorium , 485 Lasuen Mall, Stanford. Call
650-723-0997. ethicsinsociety.stanford.edu
Anthony Horowitz For the first time since
the death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a new Holmes story has been sanctioned by his estate.
Nov. 18, 7 p.m. General admission requires purchase of event book or a $10 gift card (admits
2). Kepler’s, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.
Call 650-324-4321. www.keplers.com
Reporting from Guantanamo Carol
Rosenberg has covered U.S. prison camps in
Guant·namo Bay for The Miami Herald. Nov. 16,
4:30 p.m. Free. Building 260, Room 113, 450
Serra Mall, Stanford. Call 650-723-0997 . ethicsinsociety.stanford.edu
Robert Trivers presents his book on
Concerts
Seniors in the Advanced Jazz Band spoof the Blues Brothers while playing a jazz tune from the John Belushi movie.
mation, call 321-5026.
Thanksgiving dinner
Little House will serve a Thanksgiving dinner of turkey and all the
trimmings from 11:30 to 1 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 24, in the Little
House cafe at 800 Middle Ave. in
Menlo Park.
Chef Larry Wong will prepare
turkey, bread stuffing with herbs,
mashed potatoes and gravy, roasted
vegetables, fall salad with beets and
greens, and pumpkin pie.
Cost is $15 per person. Tickets
much be purchased by Wednesday,
Nov. 23. Little House will also
arrange a vegetarian meal in
advance. For tickets, call Aida Sanchez at 326-2025, ext. 222.
A
Performing Arts Center, 555 Middlefield Road,
Atherton. Call 415-252-1288. www.philharmonia.org
Sinfonietta Fall Classic El Camino Youth
Symphony Sinfonietta Orchestra begins its
season. Program highlights include Haydnís
“Symphony No. 103,” and Rossiniís “Barber of
Seville.” Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m. General $15; students/seniors $8. Menlo-Atherton Performing
Arts Center, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton.
www.ecys.org
Kids & Families
Crazy Critters Ventriloquist Tony Borders
and his cast of Crazy Critters from several
continents perform. Nov. 17, 4:30-5 p.m. Portola
Valley Library, 765 Portila Road, Portola Valley.
Call 650-851-0560.
Preschool Storytime Songs, stories and
activities for kids ages 3-5. Mondays, 11 a.m.11:45 a.m. Free. Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel
Station Lane, Atherton. Call 650-328-2422.
Story Time Elisa Kleven tells the story of a
shy dog named Joey. Nov. 20, 11:30 a.m. Free.
Kepler’s, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call
650-324-4321.
Story Time with Jon Muth Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind,” illustrated in children’s book
form. Nov. 19, 11 a.m. Free. Kepler’s, 1010 El
Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 650-324-4321.
Et Alia
On Stage: “Stones In His Pockets,” explores
sadness, the dangerous allure of Hollywood
and the goodness of real life. Nov. 13-Dec. 4, 2
p.m. $16 - $30. Dragon Theatre, 535 Alma St.,
Palo Alto. dragonproductions.net
The Portola Art Gallery presents oil
painting landscapes by Carolyn Jones of Menlo
Park, from travels in California, Vermont and
France. Through November, Free. Portola Art
Gallery, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park. Call 650321-0220. www.portolaartgallery.com
Model Railroad Club Open House The
West Bay Model Railroad Association holds
monthly open houses the fourth Wednesday
of every month, and the club is currently seeking new members who are interested in model
railroading, regardless of their skill level in the
hobby. 7-10 p.m. Free. West Bay Model Railroad
Association, 1090 Merrill St., Menlo Park. Call
650-322-0685. wbmrra.ning.com
Historic Folger Stable Visitors can view
the historically restored Folger Stable and miles
of woodland trails. View historic displays and
video in the carriage room. Saturdays, 1-4 p.m.
Free. Wunderlich Park, 4040 Woodside Road,
Woodside. Call 650-851-2660.
Photo by Paul Galen
Taking part in “Spring Awakening” are, in back, from left, Brett
Caplan of San Mateo, Andrew Klingelhofer of Redwood City and John
Welch of Atherton; and in front, Christina Dong of Menlo Park and
Katie Lannin of Portola Valley.
Menlo School presents ‘Spring Awakening’
Menlo School will present “Spring Awakening,”
described as a “hard-hitting,
cutting-edge rock/pop show,”
at Florence Moore Theater on
the Menlo School campus at
50 Valparaiso Ave. in Atherton.
There will be 7:30 p.m. performances Thursday through
Sunday, Nov. 17-20, and a 2
p.m. matinee on Saturday,
Nov. 19.
“Spring Awakening” is based
on an 1891 story of a repressed,
rural German community
and the sorrows and joys of its
teenagers. The show won eight
Tony Awards in 2007, includ-
ing for best musical, best book
and best score.
“We feel very fortunate to
have received the rights to do
this musical, which celebrates
the journey from youth to
adulthood with power, poignancy, and passion,” says
director Beth Orr.
The musical contains mature
themes and language and
parental discretion is advised
for younger than teenage audiences.
Visit tinyurl.com/Awake12 to buy tickets at $8 for
students and $10 for adults.
Tickets will also be sold at the
door.
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STATEMENT
File No.: 247221
The following person (persons) is (are)
doing business as:
Giving Breathes Hope, located at 204
Chelsea Way, Redwood City, CA 94061,
San Mateo County.
Registered owner(s):
ERNEST IMURA
204 Chelsea Way
Redwood City, CA 94061
This business is conducted by: An
Individual.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed herein on N/A.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on October 17, 2011.
(Almanac Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 2011)
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doing business as:
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located at 3000 Middlefield Rd.,
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County; Mailing address: PO Box 5827,
Redwood City, CA 94063.
DIVIA EXPRESS INSURANCE AGENCY
INC.
3000 Middlefield Rd.
Redwood City, CA 94063
California
This business is conducted by: A
Corporation.
name(s) listed herein on October 2006.
(Almanac Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 2011)
BAY MENLO GROUP
STATEMENT
File No.: 247417
doing business as:
Bay Menlo Group, located at 445 Santa
Monica Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025.
YONG-SHING CHEN
445 Santa Monica Ave.
Menlo Park, CA 94025
This business is conducted by: An
Individual.
name(s) listed herein on N/A.
(Almanac Nov. 9, 16, 23, 30, 2011)
TOM WING & SONS
STATEMENT
File No.: 247432
The following person(s) is (are) doing
business as:
Tom Wing & Sons located at 888 Santa
Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park Calif., 94025.
Is (Are) hereby registered by the following owner(s):
TOM BROS. INC.
888 Santa Cruz Ave.
Menlo Park, CA 94025-4610
This business is conducted by: A
Corporation.
name(s) listed herein on 09/20/1972.
County on November 1, 2011.
(Almanac Nov. 9, 16, 23, 30, 2011)
997 All Other Legals
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S No.
1331435-02 APN: 060-282-620-8 TRA:
73023 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx5636 REF:
Olsen, Richard IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN
DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST,
DATED December 03, 2004. UNLESS
YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD
AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN
EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF
THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU
SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On
November 29, 2011, at 12:30pm, CalWestern Reconveyance Corporation,
as duly appointed trustee under and
pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded
December 15, 2004, as Inst. No.
2004-245718 in book XX, page XX
of Official Records in the office of the
County Recorder of San Mateo County,
State of California, executed by Richard
Randal Olsen, An Unmarried Man, will
sell at public auction to highest bidder
for cash, cashier's check drawn on a
state or national bank, a check drawn
by a state or federal credit union, or
a check drawn by a state or federal
savings and loan association, savings
association, or savings bank At the
main entrance of the city hall of records
401 Marshall Street Redwood City,
California, all right, title and interest
conveyed to and now held by it under
said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described
as: Completely described in said deed
of trust The street address and other
common designation, if any, of the real
property described above is purported
to be: 27 Loyola Avenue Menlo Park CA
94025 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness
of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.
Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied,
regarding title, possession, condition or
encumbrances, including fees, charges
and expenses of the Trustee and of the
trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to
pay the remaining principal sums of the
note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust.
The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the
property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances
at the time of the initial publication of
the Notice of Sale is: $577,284.00.
If the Trustee is unable to convey title
for any reason, the successful bidder’s
sole and exclusive remedy shall be the
return of monies paid to the Trustee,
and the successful bidder shall have
no further recourse. The beneficiary
under said Deed of Trust heretofore
executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default
and Demand for Sale, and a written
Notice of Default and Election to Sell.
The undersigned caused said Notice
of Default and Election to Sell to be
recorded in the county where the real
property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619)
590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance
Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O.
Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004
Dated: November 03, 2011. (R-394439
11/09/11, 11/16/11, 11/23/11)
Almanac
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE
OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
Case No.: CIV508694
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner MELANIE GAIL HAYDEN filed
a petition with this court for a decree
changing names as follows:
MELANIE GAIL HAYDEN to MELANIE
GAIL HAYDEN-GEPHART
MATTHEW STEVEN HAYDEN to
MATTHEW STEVEN HAYDEN-GEPHART
AMELIA ROSALYNN HAYDEN to AMELIA
ROSALYNN HAYDEN-GEPHART
CYRUS GLENN HAYDEN to CYRUS
GLENN HAYDEN-GEPHART.
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons
interested in this matter appear before
this court at the hearing indicated
below to show cause, if any, why the
petition for change of name should not
be granted. Any person objecting to the
name changes described above must
file a written objection that includes the
reasons for the objection at least two
court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at
the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written
objection is timely filed, the court may
grant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARING: December 2,
2011, 9:00 am., Dept.: PJ, Room 2E of
the Superior Court of California, County
of San Mateo, 400 County Center,
Redwood City, CA 94063.
A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
shall be published at least once each
week for four successive weeks prior to
the date set for hearing on the petition
in the following newspaper of general
circulation, printed in this county:
THE ALMANAC.
Date:October 3,2011
/s/ Beth Labson Freeman
JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT
(Almanac Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2011)
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
Case No.: CIV509155
Petitioner: JESSICA ELIZABETH FERRO
filed a petition with this court for a
decree changing names as follows:
JESSICA ELIZABETH FERRO AKA
JESICA ELISABETH FERRO to JESICA
ELISABETH FERRO.
2011, 9:00 a.m., Dept.: PJ, Room:
2E at the Superior Court of California,
County of San Mateo, 400 County
Center, Redwood City, CA 94063.
THE ALMANAC
Date: October 26, 2011
(The Almanac Nov. 16, 23, 30, Dec.
7, 2011)
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Case No.: CIV509479
Petitioner: CATHERINE LEIGH ORDONEZ
CATHERINE LEIGH ORDONEZ to
CATHERINE LEIGH FRANCIS.
2011, 9:00 a.m., Dept.: PJ, Room:
2E of the Superior Court of California,
County of San Mateo located at 400
County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063.
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Date: November 7, 2011
7, 2011)
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
Case No.: CIV509503
Petitioner: SUSAN BLAKE ROWLAND
SUSAN BLAKE ROWLAND to SUSAN
STOLL BLAKE.
2011, 9:00 a.m., Dept.: PJ, Room:
2E of the Superior Court of California,
County of San Mateo, located at 400
County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063.
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135 Group Activities
202 Vehicles Wanted
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145 Non-Profits
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Help Feed Your Hungry Neighbors
150 Volunteers
Conversation Partners needed
Fosterers Needed for Moffet Cats
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155 Pets
Tibetan Terrier Puppies
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Dance Classes in Menlo Park
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120 Auctions
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201 Autos/Trucks/
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215 Collectibles &
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355 Items for Sale
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7Years BOYclothes fall/winter$40
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FAIRYTALE JIGSAW BOOK
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Oak bookcase - $78
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500 Help Wanted
Special Bike Rack for Eurovan Vo - $350
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250 Musical
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560 Employment
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Huge Used Book Sale
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Kid’s
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330 Child Care
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240 Furnishings/
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345 Tutoring/
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220 Computers/
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230 Freebies
133 Music Lessons
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715 Cleaning
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FINANCE! FHA OK! Complete remodel!
650-619-6384
FOGSTER.COM
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license #889532
STYLE PAINTING
Comm’l/Res. Full service painting and decorating. Lic. 903303.
650/388-8577
775 Asphalt/
Concrete
CONCRETE REMOVAL
& REPLACEMENT
Driveways, Patios,
Sidewalks & Foundations
650-630-5156
#372196
ED RODRIGUEZ
(650)465-9163$(650)570-5274
Roe General Engineering
Concrete, asphalt, sealing, pavers,
new
construct,
repairs.
34 yrs exp. No job too small.
Lic #663703 * 650/814-5572
FREE ESTIMA
Keane Construction
Specializing in Home Repairs
Kitchens,
Bathrooms,
Stucco,
Dry Rot & Masonry and more!
650-430-3469 Lic.#743748
Repairs
We install ramps and grab bars.
www.ELDERFRIENDLYRENOVATION.COM
888/850-5051
Licensed Contractor 499722
est.
771 Painting/
Wallpaper
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Miller’s Maintenance
Plumbing, Painting, Tile and wall
repair. Free Est. No job too small.
Senior discount. 25 years exp.
650/669-3199
Leo Garcia Landscape/
Maintenance
Lawn and irrig. install, clean-ups.
Res. and comml. maint. Free Est.
Lic. 823699. 650/369-1477.
Mario’s Gardening
Maintenance, clean-ups.
650/365-6955; 995-3822
30 Years Experience
HANDY
www.JLGARDENING.COM
Serving the Peninsula since 1975/Owner-Operated!
Palo Alto
809 Shared Housing/
Rooms
Since1990!
GENERAL BUILDING
CONTRACTORS
757 Handyman/
Repairs
AAA HANDYMAN
Beckys Landscape
Weeding, weekly/periodic maint. Annual
rose/fruit tree prune, clean ups, irrigation,
sod, planting, raised beds. Demolition,
excavation. Driveway, patio, deck installs.
Power washing. 650/493-7060
LICENSE CAL. T-118304
795 Tree Care
Italian Painter
Residential/Commercial,
Interior/
Exterior. Detailed prep work. 25 years
experience. Excel. Refs. Call Domenico
(650)575-9032
PL/PD STATE LIC# 608358
748 Gardening/
Landscaping
SHMOOVER
751 General
Contracting
www.cjtigheconstruction.com
Alex Electric
Lic #784136. Free Est.
All electrical.
Alex, (650)366-6924
Armando’s Moving
Homes, Apartments, Storage. Full
Service moves. Serving the Bay
Area for 20 yrs. Licensed & Insured.
Armando,650-630-0424. CAL-T190632
MOOVERS
650-322-7930
A FAST RESPONSE!
Small Jobs Welcome. lic #545936
Bob 650-343-5125.
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767 Movers
WEEKLY MAINTENANCE
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STUMP GRINDING, CLEAN UPS,
AERATION, IRRIGATION, ROTOTILLING.
ROGER: 650.776.8666
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Frank’s Hauling
Commercial, Residential, Garage,
Basement & Yard. Clean-up. Fair prices.
650/361-8773
fogster.com
Small Jobs Welcome
Trusted and reliable. Local, refs., 25 yrs
exp. Dave, 650/218-8181
759 Hauling
a J & G HAULING SERVICE
Misc. junk, office, appliances,
garage, storage, etc, clean-ups. Old
furniture, green waste and yard junk.
Licensed & insured. FREE ESTIMATES
650/368-8810
779 Organizing
Services
End the Clutter & Get Organized
Residential Organizing
by Debra Robinson
(650)941-5073
790 Roofing
Al Peterson Roofing
since 1946
Specializing in
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650-493-9177
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ATHERTON
LOS ALTOS HILLS | NEW PRICE!
MENLO PARK
!
SOLD
JOHN & JANET
DORE
650.368.9476
jdore@cbnorcal.com
379 GREENOAKS DR
$4,350,000
John and Janet represented the buyers of this
impressive French Country Estate in prestigious
Lindenwood. Delightful guest house.
MENLO PARK | GREAT LOCATION!
13914 MIR MIROU DR
$5,950,000 NATALIE COMARTIN
BONNIE BIORN
Fantastic opportunity! 1.12A parcel w/main hse, pool,
650.888.0846
650.380.3122
bonnie.biorn@cbnorcal.com gazebo+1.25A parcel w/guest hse, tennis ct, 2nd
natalie.comartin@cbnorcal.com
gazebo. Adjacent to open space Arastra Preserve.
MENLO PARK | EXCLUSIVE LISTING!
95 YALE ROAD
$1,498,000
Allied Arts Charmer! Huge/deep 65X150/9,750sf
lot w/ 2b 1ba down + 2bd (1 is small) 1/2ba up &
sheet-rocked/roofed patio w/ 2nd fireplace.
PALO ALTO
OPEN
SUN
DEANNA TARR
415.999.1232
dtarr@cbnorcal.com
STEVE BELLUMORI 2140 SANTA CRUZ AV #B301 $424,950
New Listing! Sought-after Menlo Commons. Pent650.752.0826
sbellumori@cbnorcal.com house 2 BR/2BA with 3 decks! Age restricted: 55
years+ . Original owner! Value + !
CENTRAL PORTOLA VALLEY
DAY!
OPEN
PORTOLA VALLEY
S
$1,375,000
3BR/2.5BA golf course unit w/2500 SF (MOL)
including extra large DR, 2nd walk-in closet in MBR,
expanded MBA & bonus studio/office.Totally redone!
SU
Y!
NDA
PALO ALTO | NEW LISTING!
NANCY
$2,200,000
LYN JASON COBB 3855 MAGNOLIA DR
GOLDCAMP
Immaculate, 4BR/3.5BA Barron Park home built in
650.464.2622
650.400.5800
lynjason.cobb@cbnorcal.com 2004 with first-class finishes. Won’t last long at this
www.nancygoldcamp.com
price! www.primepaloalto.com
OPEN
SANDHILLCIRCLEONLINE.COM
237 HIGH ST
$1,795,000
Wonderful 4BR 2.5BA contemporary in fabulous
neighborhood w/Las Lomitas schools. This turnkey home was built in 2006.
MENLO PARK
OPEN
SEAN FOLEY
650.207.6005
sfoley@cbnorcal.com
283 LELAND AVE
$875,000
Dramatic, downtown condo. 2BR/2BA Custom
kitchen, wood floor. Spiral stair to loft + roof deck.
Vaulted ceiling. A/C. Inside laundry, 2 car parking.
SUN
DAY!
JOE & GINNY
KAVANAUGH
650.400.5312
www.TheKavanaughs.com
20 NARANJA WY
$5,950,000
3BR/2.5BA Spacious home w/Windy Hill views,
Westridge loc. New photovoltaic system. Guesthse &
pool, stunning 2.6 acres(approx) www.20Naranja.com
WOODSIDE | SECLUDED ESTATE
WOODSIDE
275 JOSSELYN LN
$8,900,000
ERIKA DEMMA
4BD/4BA. Almost 9 ac in Central Woodside. Excep650.740.2970
edemma@cbnorcal.com tionally private setting with superb views & Thomas
Church gardens. Opportunity to remodel or rebuild.
131 OLIVE HILL LN
$6,495,000
ERIKA DEMMA
3 level acres with lovely sprawling home near town.
650.740.2970
edemma@cbnorcal.com Beautiful pool and built in barbecue area. 4bd/5ba, 1
bdrm guest house, horse stable and paddock.
AY!
UND
JOE & GINNY
KAVANAUGH
650.400.5312
www.TheKavanaughs.com
EXPANSIVE ESTATE PROPERTY $5,450,000
5 bedrooms, 3 full baths and 3 half baths in main
house. 2-BR,1-BA guesthse, pool/spa, cabana & solarenergy system. Approx. 2.8 acres. www.158Pinon.com
WOODSIDE | ELEGANCE & TRANQUILITY
WOODSIDE
WOODSIDE
OPEN
JEAN & CHRIS
ISAACSON
650.387.8427
9 SUMMIT RD
$5,500,000
2BR/2BA Architectural and engineering masterpiece
in a magical setting. Eight acres with dazzling views
over Bay & Silicon Valley. www.9SummitRoad.com
3460 TRIPP RD
$3,295,000
ERIKA DEMMA
This 4BD/4BA home has been re-designed &
650.740.2970
edemma@cbnorcal.com renovated throughout. Minutes to town, Woodside
School, hiking & riding trails! www.3460tripp.com
SU
Y!
NDA
JUDI KIEL
650.799.3241
jkiel@cbnorcal.com
215 HIGHLAND TE
$2,400,000
3BD/2BA Woodside Glens home, 13K+ lot, gorgeous
setting & vws! Incl. 16K+ adjacent lot w/sewer & separate APN.WDS Schls. www.215highlandterrace.com
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