'Camelot' Theme for Woodside's Day of the Horse
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Community 2 STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE AND EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY ■ OCTOBER 3, 2012 SECTION ‘Camelot’ theme for Woodside’s Day of the Horse More than 300 riders are N AROUND TOWN expected to dress in Arthurian costumes for this year’s Day of JobTrain fall gala the Horse, scheduled for Satur- day, Oct. 13, in Woodside. Ten Silicon Valley couples and Now in its eighth year, Day of Google are hosting a benefit for the Horse will have two com- JobTrain on Friday, Oct. 12, at ponents: a trail ride and a horse Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo fair. The trail ride attracts riders Park. who will walk the town trails The evening will feature dressed in “Camelot” costume. a cocktail reception, hors The horse fair, located near d’oeuvres, and dancing to the Woodside Town Hall, is expect- music of Pride & Joy. Tickets at ed to draw more than 1,500 $250 per person are available at people to its free equestrian jobtrainfallgala.eventbrite.com. activities, which include pony The sponsoring couples are: rides, demonstrations, and rides Sukhinder Singh and Simon on the Wells Fargo Stagecoach. Cassidy, Theresia Gouw and There will be food booths and Tim Razetta, Allison and Dan live music. Rose, Andrea and Geoff Ral- Day of the Horse is sponsored ston, Sarah and Clay Jones, by the Woodside-area Horse Martha and Paul Chamberlain, There will be free pony rides at the Horse Fair during Woodside’s Day of the Horse on Oct. 13. Owners Association. The asso- Aileen Lee and Jason Stinson, ciation says more than $85,000 Tricia Chang and Warren Pack- ing, and supportive services. bounce houses. Food and drink ists Program will host its sixth raised by the event has been ard, Sarah and Greg Sands, and will be for sale annual fundraiser, Artful Har- gifted to Woodside-area pro- Ginger and Mike Williams. St. Raymond Visitors are invited to hunt vest, on Sunday, Oct. 14, from grams, including the Folger JobTrain is a nonprofit voca- Pumpkin Festival for the perfect pumpkin in the 3 to 7:30 p.m. at the program’s Stable Renovation in Wunder- tional training center located pumpkin patch, where pump- SMIP Ranch in the hills above lich County Park, trail develop- at 1200 O’Brien Drive in Men- St. Raymond School, at 1100 kins range in price from $3 to Woodside. A multi-course har- ment and maintenance in town, lo Park. Formerly known as Santa Cruz Ave. in Menlo $7. Admission is free. Hours vest supper, created by chefs county parks, the Midpeninsula OICW, the organization has Park, will hold its third annual are 3:30 to 7 p.m. Friday and Mark Sullivan and Dmitry Elp- Regional Open Space District, offered job-training services for Pumpkin Festival on Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. erin of Spruce and the Village regional equestrian activities 47 years, including vocational Saturday, Oct. 12 and 13. Pub restaurants, will highlight for children, and large animal classes, career placement, and Family entertainment will Harvest supper benefits the event. rescue. individualized career programs include pony rides, face paint- artists program Hors d’oeuvres and wine will Visit whoa94062.org for more that incorporate GED prepara- ing, carnival games, a climbing information. tion, computer literacy, counsel- wall, a bungee trampoline, and The Djerassi Resident Art- See TOWN, page 20 Tally Ho presents Monte Carlo fundraiser By Jane Knoerle Bill and Diane Bottoms, Barb the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Palo Almanac Lifestyles Editor Carson, Susan Lamkin, Laurel Alto. Trask and Spike O’Connor, Tally Ho has been produced In its 62 years, Tally Ho, the Anna Henderson, Kim Asborno, continuously since 1950 and for annual benefit for Lucile Pack- Alicia Seebold. Elaine Scotten, years took place early in Septem- ard Children’s Hospital at Stan- Sally Knorp, Susan Fetterly, Sara ber at the Menlo Circus Club. ford, has taken place at several Jamison, and Marion Good- It included a dazzling series of different times and places. This kind. The Allied Arts Auxiliary events: daytime and evening year, “Tally Ho Presents Monte now includes 16 men as associ- horse shows, children’s all-day Carlo” is slated for 5:30 p.m. ate members (mostly husbands entertainment, a fashion show, Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Univer- of members), who will preside dinner and dancing. Over the sity Club of Palo Alto. over the casino tables. Member years, that imposing agenda The gala features casino games Spike O’Connor is also leader of was pared down, no more horse and wine tastings, along with the “Simply Jazz” orchestra. shows, children’s fairs or fashion silent and live auctions. The eve- Auction items will include a shows, but the Allied Arts Guild ning also includes dinner and “Batter Up” package with game Auxiliary’s dedication to Lucile Betting on a successful Tally Ho are committee members, from left, dancing with music provided by tickets and a bat signed by Bust- Packard Children’s Hospital at Sara Jamison, Louise Rockhold, Vicki Kojola and Laurel Trask. “Simply Jazz.” er Posey of the San Francisco Stanford remains. This year’s Tally Ho director Giants, a five-course tasting for This year’s event raises funds speech processors for cochlear cigar tastings may be purchased is Louise Rockhold of Menlo eight guests at the Blue Garden for the hospital to help support implant patients at the hospital’s at the door. Park. Her committee includes Cafe at Allied Arts, and a week- uncompensated medical care. hearing center. Tickets are $150 Visit alliedartsguild.org for Louise DeDera, Mary Vavuris, end stay in the Beatles Suite at It will also focus on purchasing per person. Optional scotch and more information. A October 3, 2012NTheAlmanacOnline.comNThe AlmanacN17 What school is meant to be. Open Houses: Upper School Oct. 28, Dec. 2 Middle School Oct. 7, Nov. 4 www.menloschool.org/admissions PENINSULA TOWN OF WOODSIDE INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND SITE REVIEW BOARD The Architectural and Site Review Board reviews Discover the best places and makes recommendations to the Planning Di- rector on residential, site design and commercial to eat this week! applications. AMERICAN CHINESE Meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month, 4:30 p.m. Appointment is for an Armadillo Willy’s Chef Chu’s unexpired term through February 2013. 941-2922 948-2696 1031 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos 1067 N. San Antonio Road Interested residents may request information and www.armadillowillys.com www.chefchu.com applications Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 12 noon and 1-5:00 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s Of- The Old Pro Ming’s fice, 2955 Woodside Road, by telephone at (650) 326-1446 856-7700 851-6790, or through the Town’s web site at www. 541 Ramona Street, Palo Alto 1700 Embarcadero East, Palo Alto woodsidetown.org, Residents, Volunteer Opportu- www.oldpropa.com www.mings.com nities. 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Johnson, Jose High School in 1941, Mr. Clinic as executive adminis- who ran the Palo Alto Medi- Johnson entered Stanford Uni- trator. Over the next 23 years, cal Foundation for more than versity, where he majored in as doctors transitioned from two decades and served as city political science. After Pearl house calls to managed care, manager of Menlo Park dur- Harbor was attacked, he joined he presided over the clinic’s ing the boom years of the early the U.S. Navy and was sent to growth into the Palo Alto 1960s. He died Sept. 17 at The officer training school. In 1944 Medical Foundation. Why Home Care Assistance Is The Sequoias in Portola Valley, he was commissioned as an In 1987 he became vice Leading Provider of 24/7 Live-In Care: where he resided and where the ensign, was married in Asbury president of administration service was held. He was 88. Park, New Jersey, and headed for the foundation. He retired We offer experienced, bonded and insured caregivers, who A nationally respected health- for Guam, where he served on a in 1991 but continued to serve are trained in our Balanced Care MethodTM of promoting care administrator, Mr. John- minesweeper, on the board of directors for healthy aging. son was an active community the USS Ora- several years. He also served as volunteer and dedicated Stan- cle. president of the Medical Group We provide culinary training for our caregivers at Sur La Table to improve their skills and our clients’ meals. ford alumnus. He was devoted After the war, Management Association and to his family, especially to his he returned the American Association of Our founders wrote the book Handbook for Live-In Care, wife, Phyllis, to whom he was to Stanford Ambulatory Health Care, and which is a resource for the industry as well as families.