Time’s almost up! Vote online: 2014 www.almanacnews.com/best_of MAY 28, 2014 | VOL. 49 NO. 38 Vision for Nepal Menlo Park couple find ways to improve life in developing nations PAGE 16 PALO ALTO Landmark Estate – Lowell House – is located on one of the largest parcels in prime, sought-after Old Palo Alto. The 7bd home has had just 4 owners. Masterfully renovated and expanded in phases between 1997 and 2006. Home Theater, wine cellar. Guest house, pool and spa. Basketball/sport court. $21,500,000 MENLO PARK Beautiful home with recent cosmetic updating, just moments to Burgess Park with swim center, gym, main library, downtown Menlo Park and bike path to downtown Palo Alto! Kitchen/family room with fireplace and built-ins opens to a colorful, sunny garden inviting outdoor enjoyment. $1,575,000 WOODSIDE Private & quiet this remodeled 3bd/2.5ba home is on level lot. Made with quality materials for low maintenance, bonus rooms give you spacious living options. Easy commute to San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties. $1,450,000 2NThe AlmanacNTheAlmanacOnline.comNMay 28, 2014 UPFRONT Inspirations a guide to the spiritual community WOODSIDE To include your VILLAGE Church in CHURCH Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. Inspirations with Please email Sunday School and Nursery Care Blanca Yoc at Pastor Mike Harvey Rev. Dorothy Straks [email protected] 3154 Woodside Road Woodside or call 650.851.1587 650-223-6596 www.wvchurch.org Photo by Michelle Tsui, Rotary Club of Menlo Park Here are the winners of this year’s Rotary Scholarships, which were presented May 19 at Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center. First row, from left: Ayana Bohannon, Angelean Johnson, Louisa Aaron, Madeleine Rostami, Georgia Reid, Virginia Magana, Adriana Ortiz, Constance Carresco and Katy Leon; Second row, from left: Diana Marin-Melo, Dayana Sandoval, GraphicDesigner Kayte Toscano, Johanna Cortez, Talmai Abarca, Carolyne McBirney, Mayra Garcia, Robert DeGeus, Ernesto Carriel, and Embarcadero Media, producers of the Palo Alto Weekly, The Randy Lopez. Third row, from left: Fabian Chavez, Ruth Gomez, Mouianga Fehoko, Susan Vunga, Jose Sanchez, Andre Gomez, Ryan Young, Juan Lopez Casildo and Gurjeet Chahal. Almanac, Mountain View Voice, Pleasanton Weekly, PaloAltoOnline. com and several other community websites, is looking for a graphic designer to join its award-winning design team. Rotary scholarships total $128K Design opportunities include online and print ad design and editorial page layout. Applicant must be fl uent in InDesign, wenty-seven graduating The need-based scholarships, Dayana Sandoval, who will Photoshop and Illustrator. Flash knowledge is a plus. Newspaper seniors from local high totaling $128,000, were pro- attend UC Santa Cruz. or previous publication experience is preferred, but we will consider schools received scholar- vided by the Rotary Club of ■ The Doris and Orm Rec- T qualifi ed — including entry level — candidates. Most importantly, ships at the 28th annual Rotary Menlo Park Foundation for tor Scholarship went to Sacred Club of Menlo Park scholastic students attending four-year Heart Preparatory student designer must be a team player and demonstrate speed, awards ceremony May 19 at colleges and local community Diana Marin-Melo, who will accuracy and thrive under deadline pressure. The position will be the Menlo-Atherton Performing colleges. Members of the club’s attend Georgetown. approximately 32 - 40 hours per week. Arts Center. scholarship awards committee ■The Edward Mintz Scholar- In addition to the scholar- interviewed the applicants and ship went to Sacred Heart stu- To apply, please send a resume along with samples of your work ships, just over 100 students made the final decisions on the dent Fabian Chavez, who will as a PDF (or URL) to Shannon Corey, Creative Director, received academic achievement winners. attend Santa Clara. at [email protected] awards that were selected and Seventeen students who are ■ The Business and Pro- presented by the principals or attending four-year colleges and fessional Scholarship went to headmasters of their school. 10 who will attend commu- Sacred Heart student Ruth Rotary Club president Glen nity colleges received scholar- Gomez, who will attend Loyola Rojas welcomed about 300 par- ships ranging from $1,000 to Marymount. ents and friends of the students $12,000. ■ A Menlo Park Rotary Foun- after the Menlo-Atherton High Here are the recipients of this dation Scholarship went to 450 CAMBRIDGE AVENUE | PALO ALTO School Jazz Band performed year’s Rotary Club of Menlo Eastside College Preparatory several numbers to the delight Park scholarship awards: student Ayana Bohannon, who of the crowd. ■ The Tsui-Tang Family Math will attend Emory. Former Rotary Club president and Science Scholarship went to ■ A Menlo Park Rotary Foun- Tim Leary introduced the fea- Menlo-Atherton student Geor- dation Scholarship went to East tured speaker, Dr. Charles Prob- gia Reid, who will attend Lewis Palo Alto Academy student Gur- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS er, the senior associate dean for and Clark College. jeet Chahal, who will attend UC medical education and professor ■ The John D. Russell Schol- San Diego. The Portola Valley Elementary School District will hold of pediatrics, microbiology and arship went to Menlo-Atherton ■ A Menlo Park Rotary Foun- two separate public hearings on the proposed Local immunology at Stanford Medi- student Madeleine Rostami, dation Scholarshp went to East- Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and the proposed cal School. who will attend Northwestern side College Preparatory student budget for fiscal year 2014-15 on Wednesday, June In an uplifting speech, Dr. University. Johanna Cortez, who will attend 11, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. at Corte Madera School, Room Prober exhorted the students ■ The Crittenden Fam- Connecticut. to continue to strive for educa- ily Scholarship went to home ■ A Menlo Park Rotary Founda- 102 located at 4575 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, tional excellence and find and schooled student Carolyn tion Scholarship went to Eastside California. A copy of the LCAP and the proposed pursue their passions in life, and McBirney, who will attend Cal College Preparatory student Jose budget will be available for public examination at the then turned the podium over Poly. ■ The Robert G. Paroli Sanchez, who will attend Bates. Portola Valley Elementary School District Office at to two residents from Stanford, Scholarship went to Eastside 4575 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, California from June who shared their life stories. 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May 28, 2014 NTheAlmanacOnline.comNThe AlmanacN3 Menlo Park Median Price – 2013 Year End Call Jackie & Richard to Sell Your Home Sold over $220,000,000 of Homes Jackie Richard 650-855-9700 650-566-8033 [email protected] [email protected] BRE # 01092400 BRE # 01413607 www.schoelerman.com 4NThe AlmanacNTheAlmanacOnline.comNMay 28, 2014 Local News M ENLO PARK | ATHERTON | WOODSIDE | PORTOLA V ALLEY Atherton cops to crash at Watkins House pad By Barbara Wood Special to the Almanac Officers who live therton police officers out of town who need to catch Asome shut-eye between will have a 12-hour shifts will soon have place to sleep a pretty nice place to do just that: Holbrook-Palmer Park’s between shifts Watkins House, empty since the city manager declined “I think the town needs to the traditional offer of free maintain the house in the housing. park” as a housing option for Police Chief Ed Flint said future city managers, said at the May 21 Atherton City Councilman Bill Widmer. Council meeting that the “We may not be able to get arrangement offers numerous who we want if we don’t have benefits for the town. the option to house them.” “We have a problem with the Councilman Rick DeGolia officers’ not getting enough said the plan could also help rest,” Chief Flint said, explain- the town recruit new police ing that officers work 12-hour officers. “We need to find shifts three or four days a tools and carrots that we can week, and some live hours use,” he said. “This is going to away. help.” When an emergency arises, Chief Flint said the Ather- if officers are in Atherton ton Police Officers Associa- when off-duty, “they’re not tion would be responsible for an hour and a half away” if housekeeping, while the town File photo by Michelle Le needed, he said.