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on’t’t expect to see splattered tarps, easels, Dandd brushes soakinsoakingg in ggrimyrimy jjarsars when you enter BethAnn Goldberg’s Menlo PParkark art studio.studio. Nor shouldshould yyouou anticipate tthehe odor of oil paint or fresh plasterplaster.. Instead, inhale deeply and take in the aroma of thithingsngs sweet and comforting.comforting. Then, meet Ms. GoGoldbergldberg — an artist whowho dispensesdispenses herher cocolorslors ththrough h ththe titip of f a pastry t bbag and d chisels hi l her h sculptures with a bread knife. Ms. Goldberg recently moved her studio from her Willows neighborhood home kitchen to a Gilbert Avenue storefront around the corner from her house. It’s a light-filled building that now

bears the sign, Studio Cake. Gerson Goldberg There, she mixes and measures, beats and finess- es ingredients common and not so common into One of BethAnn Goldberg’s most unusual creations was a wedding squares, rounds, and rectangles. Once transformed cake in the shape of a giant turtle. See her other creations on the left. into cakes in the oven, they are transformed again into sculptures, sometimes in traditional forms such as multi-tiered wedding cakes, and sometimes Gerson Goldberg shaped — with a bread knife — into animals of the wild, winner announced, on the Nov. 12 show, according to the cars, circus caravans and watering cans. press release.

National limelight Sweet career This has been an eventful time for the former mechani- Ms. Goldberg shares her new storefront space with cal engineer and mother of two. On Oct. 14 — after weeks Cindy Davis, who makes astonishing-looking candies for of setting up her new work space with the help of her hus- wholesale for her business, Xocolata. band, Gerson Goldberg, and other family and friends — As Ms. Davis is creating her Halloween and Thanksgiv- she fired up the commercial Studio Cake oven and baked ing confections on a recent afternoon, Ms. Goldberg is her first cake in the new shop. explaining the evolution of her career as a cake maker. She also worked that morning with her son, Josh, on More than a decade ago, Ms. Goldberg says, she found preliminary steps to create the birthday cake, modeled on herself increasingly unhappy in her career, which included a Ford Mustang GT500, that he will soon devour on his stints at NASA and, later, Applied Materials. Educated seventh birthday. at Stanford to excel as an engineer, she had never taken At the same time, she was anticipating the arrival, the classes on the art of baking or cooking. following week, of a film crew from “The Martha Stewart When her daughter, Elley, now 8, was nearing her first Show,” on assignment to film a segment on Ms. Goldberg birthday, Ms. Goldberg decided to make a cake that and Studio Cake to be aired soon — part of the program’s reflected how special her first child was. She made a giant coverage of the 11 finalists in Ms. Stewart’s national caterpillar. “I just wanted to see my baby smeared in green “Dreamers into Doers” awards. icing,” she says with a laugh. Ms. Goldberg was chosen from more than 2,225 entries By the time Elley’s second birthday rolled around, the after submitting a 250-word essay and photos highlighting toddler was in the kitchen helping her mother bake a “dirt her work. cake” to celebrate. The contest recognizes “extraordinary women who turned As time went on, Ms. Goldberg immersed herself in their specific passions into a career, business or philanthropic cake-baking projects, developing recipes and themes, and program,” according to a press release. The grand prize offering her cakes for sale by special order. Among the cre- winner will receive $10,000; the 10 runners-up will receive ations found in her photo album are a shark, an alligator, $1,000. All winners will win vacations of varying lengths. See GOLDBERG, page 27 Gerson Goldberg The finalists will be highlighted, and the grand prize

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Photo by Veronica Weber/The Almanac The Bowman program builds The view from the new mezzanine: Servers at Left Bank restaurant in Menlo Park ready the dining room for dinner. confidence, creativity and academic excellence. The right move for Left Bank Lower School - Grades K - 5 Menlo Park brasserie reopens after the same as before the renovation. Menlo Park Middle School - Grades 6 - 8 not-so-extreme makeover chef de cuisine Manuel Martinez has a monthly meeting with corporate chef Joel Guillon and the Individualized, self-directed program By Jane Knoerle chefs from the other four Left Bank restaurants. Almanac Lifestyles Editor The restaurants are serving more local produce; Rich international and cultural studies fter closing for a 10-week renovation, otherwise, the food is typically French. No fusion Left Bank in downtown Menlo Park has here. Proven, Montessori approach Areopened and, judging from a recent Sat- Each month Left Bank features food from a urday night, diners couldn’t be happier. The place different region of France. Last month it was State-of-the-art facility was packed. Languedoc Roussillon. This month it is Lyon, The French brasserie, first opened in 1998, now home to many fine restaurants, including that of Low student-teacher ratio boasts a glittering new tile floor, enclosed kitchen, super chef Paul Bocuse. and dramatic stairway leading to a second-floor At a recent dinner, our group of six did not order www.bowmanschool.org mezzanine, which overlooks the main floor. Gold- regional specialties, but settled on the regular 4000 Terman Drive Palo Alto, CA Tel: 650-813-9131 color walls and royal blue velvet curtains add an menu. air of luxury. The coq au vin, red wine-braised chicken, veg- In general, the floor plan and decor, including etables, and egg noodles ($18.75) served in a little the signature vintage posters, remain the same. black pot made one diner happy. Her husband Since reopening Oct. 1, Left Bank has scheduled enjoyed the Basque-style linguine-prawns, chori- several events. More than 160 fans of Jacques zo, and piment d’Espelette (Basque chili pepper) Pepin gathered recently to meet the celebrity chef in a tomato sauce ($15.75), however, the portion Get Support! and dine on recipes from his latest book, “Jacques looked a little skimpy. Pepin: More Fast Food My Way.” Another couple was satisfied with old favorites: Mr. Pepin worked on planning the menu with steak frites ($19.95) and a cheese burger ($10.75). Don’t go it alone. fellow chef Roland Passot, who, with Edward Moules florentine ($12.50), considered a signa- Levine, created the Left Bank restaurants in 1994. ture dish, were disappointing. The mussels were Avenidas Social Starters were chicken “lollipops,” smoked salmon small and lacking in flavor. Broth from the mus- pizza, and miniature croque-monsieur, followed sels, white wine, spinach and seasoning, which Work Services by roasted butternut squash soup, pork tenderloin can be the best part of the dish, was lukewarm. medallions with grape and dried cherry sauce, The best part of my dinner was salad verte Counseling Brussels sprouts with bacon, and apple charlotte ($8.75) — simply butter lettuce and herbs with a for dessert. great mustard vinaigrette. Support groups Left Bank’s next big event will be the annual If I had room for dessert, I would have ordered Geriatric care Beaujolais Nouveau celebration. All across France, profiteroles — three cream puffs filled with the fruity red wine from Beaujolais is traditionally vanilla ice cream and covered with chocolate management sampled at the stroke of midnight on the third sauce ($6.25). You can even order a single cream Information & Thursday of each November. This year it falls on puff for $3.25. Nov. 20. We enjoyed the restaurant’s lively atmosphere, assistance “We make a big deal out of it,” says Left Bank’s but it was difficult to carry on a conversation with Help with general manager, Gerald Murphy. “The wine will fellow diners across the table. Chef Martinez says arrive at 5 p.m. We’re even thinking of having Can most customers like the buzz. aging parents Can girls.” Writing about Left Bank when it opened in The menu at Left Bank remains essentially Menlo Park 10 years ago, The Almanac’s Bill Ray- burn said, “Local diners don’t want Paris. They want good food, quality service, and not having Call (650) 289-5438 or ■ TOWN SQUARE visit www.avenidas.org. to take out a small loan to go out to eat. Left Bank We’re here to help you! Post your views and comments on TownSquare: seems both intent and able to provide just that.” www.TheAlmanacOnline.com Still true, Bill. A

28 ■ The Almanac ■ November 5, 2008 COMMUNITY Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School ‘Oscar Night’ auction for St. Raymond Inspiring Minds... Creating Community

Co-chairs Stacey Sundquist ■ AROUND TOWN Open Houses Anstead and Britt-Marie Sun- Never too old Kindergarten dquist and their committee are Thursday, November 13, 2008 creating an evening of Hollywood to vote! 7:00-8:30 p.m. glamour Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Middle School Menlo Circus Club for “Oscar Cheers for the lady who Sunday, November 16, 2008 Night,” the annual St. Raymond may be San Mateo County’s 1:00-3:30 auction and dinner-dance. oldest voter. For more information and to RSVP, please contact: This is the second year the Florence Webb, who Aileen Mitchner, sisters, who are identical twins turned 107 in October, cast Director of Admission her absentee ballot at The 650.494.8200 ext. 104 and St. Raymond parents, have [email protected] chaired the fundraiser. This is Sequoias senior community www.Hausner.com also the second year the event in Portola Valley last week. 450 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto CA 94306 And Ms. Webb does much Confidential Scholarships Available has been held at the Menlo Cir- CAIS Accredited • a Beneficiary of the JCF cus Club, instead of the school’s more than vote. She made Kennedy Center. an appearance at her birth- Among the auction items are day dinner last month, and one-week stays at the Hotel Del one of her recent paintings has been on display. Coronado’s Beach Village in San Photo by Tom Owen Diego and the Kiahuna Beach- Twin sisters Stacey Sundquist Can anyone top that? side Resort in Kauai; VIP passes Anstead, left, and Britt-Marie to the San Francisco 49ers train- Sundquist are once again ing camp practice; and dinner co-chairing the St. Raymond book sells for $50. for eight at John Bentley’s in auction. Emily Joubert, located in the Redwood City. former site of In Any Event, will The live auction committee is will be an opportunity to give, but be filled with holiday and gift chaired by Suzanne Mohan, Lisa it is not expected, according to items, and champagne and hors Newton and Kathleen Tiso. Bridge spokesman Sherri Shaner. d’oeuvres will be served. “Oscar Night” is open to St. For reservations, call Ms. Shaner Raymond families, friends, and at 408-358-8805. Election wrap-up alumni. Tickets are $125 per The South Peninsula Area person. For ticket information, Emily Joubert open house Republican Coalition (SPARC) call Nina Gabb at 593-5494. Emily Joubert home and gar- will hold an election wrap-up den shop will hold a holiday and discussion on Wednesday, Bridge breakfast open house from 2 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12, at Michael’s at Shore- Peninsula Bridge, the summer Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 8 line, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., in academic program for middle and 9, at 3036 Woodside Road Mountain View. Registration is school students, will hold its fifth in Woodside. at 6 p.m. The program begins at annual breakfast fundraiser on On Saturday afternoon, artist 6:45 p.m. with SPARC president, Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Sha- Alexandra Hannon Frank of San Duffy Price, as moderator. ron Heights Golf and Country Francisco will sign copies of her There will be appetizers and Club, 2900 Sand Hill Road, in latest book, “ Resting in the Grass,” a no-host bar. Cost is $25 for Menlo Park, from 7:30 to 8:30 with a series of 56 paintings corre- members, $30 for non-members, a.m. Check in time is 7 a.m. sponding to the lines of the poem and $35 at the door without res- A complimentary continental “Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor ervations. For reservations, call breakfast will be provided. There Coleridge. The limited edition art 917-9125.

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November 5, 2008 ■ The Almanac ■ 29 Submitting information to the Calendar Information for Calendar listings must be submitted online. Please go to www.TheAlmanacOnline.com, page down to “Master Community Calendar” on the left, and click on the link, “Post an Event.” For all Calendar listings, click on the link, “Search Entire Calendar.” MEETINGS, MUSIC, THEATER, FAMILY ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS

the new Lohman Theatre. The play opens Fri., El Camino Real, Menlo Special Events Nov. 7, 8 p.m. $8-$16. Foothill College Lohman Park. Call 650-324- Theatre, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. 4321. www.keplers.com Holiday Book Sale. Friends of the Wood- ‘Mustard Call 650- 949-7360. www.foothill.edu/fa side Library hosts a holiday book sale, includ- An Evening with ing best-sellers and books on art, cooking and Children’s Authors. Movement’ gardening. Boxes of juvenile fiction and Cali- Authors and illustrators forniana will also be sold. Prices are 25 cents Talks/Authors Anna Grossnickle Hines, “Mustard Movement,” by Tiffany Birch to $1 for most titles. Sat., Nov. 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Woodside Library Presents Ying Jeanne DuPrau and was inspired by the mustard fields of Free. Woodside Library, 3140 Woodside Road, Chang Compestine. Cookbook and chil- Thacher Hurd will give La Rochelle, France, where the artist Woodside. Call 650-851-0147. www.smcl.org dren’s book author Ying Chang Compestine presentations about their work and be available for spent her childhood. It is one of eight PreChristmas Book Sale. Library will discuss her latest book “Revolution is Not book signing. Wed., Nov. parking-lot book sale on Nov. 8. Many like-new a Dinner Party.” Wed., Nov. 5, 1:30-2:15 p.m. of the artist’s expressionist paintings 5, 6:15-9:30 p.m. $25 in books along with CDs, videos and DVDs. Free. Woodside Library, 3140 Woodside Road, advance/$30 at door. now on display at the GC Cafe, 657 Some special books will be offered above the Woodside. Call 650-851-0147. www.smcl.org Hiller Aviation Museum, Oak Grove Ave. in Menlo Park. Ms. $1 (hardback) or 25-cent (paperback) price. Cool Cuisine: Taking the Bite out of 601 Skyway Road, San Inside in case of rain. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Global Warming. Cool Cuisine addresses Birch says “the energy” of the new Carlos. Call 650-888- Woodside Public Library, 3140 Woodside why global warming could be the best thing cafe inspired “Mustard Movement,” 4366. www.familycon- Road, Woodside. Call 650-851-1532. to happen to the culinary world in ages and which is quite different from her other reports on innovative science, business, and nections.org savory solutions to the global warming diet. Dr. Conversations at paintings. A reception for the artist On Stage Eugene Cordero is an associate professor at the Humanities will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, San Jose State. Laura Stec runs her own per- Center. Join author “Our Town.” The Thornton Wilder small- Nov. 13. at the cafe. sonal chef/catering business. Thursday, Nov. and Stanford professor town classic play is being performed by a 6, at 7:30 p.m. Free. 7:30 p.m. Free Kepler’s Robert Harrison for the cast of 20 Menlo School high school students fall Conversations at the Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call Faculty Club, 439 Lagunita Drive, Stanford. Menlo Park. Call 650-327-0759. Nov. 6-9. It opens Thurs., Nov. 6, at 7:30 Stanford Humanities Center. Professor Harrison 650-324-4321. www.keplers.com Call 650-725-3330. http://breakfastbrief p.m. $8 adults, $5 students. Florence Moore will open the evening with a lecture on the cul- Researching Roots. A free demonstration “Developing Creativity.” SLAC’s Martin ings.stanford.edu/ Theatre, Menlo School, 50 Valparaiso Ave., tural history of gardens, followed by a delicious of Heritage Quest and Ancestry.com, library Atherton. Call 650-330-2001, ext. 2333. L. Perl speaks at a Palo Alto Research Center Project Runway Finalist: Daniel edition, will teach visitors how to search these forum on “Developing Creativity in Science, dinner, discussion and a Q&A session with the Greater Tuna. Palo Alto Players present Vosovic discusses and signs “Fashion online resources. Librarians will also cover Engineering and Medicine.” Thurs., Nov. 13, speaker. RSVP required. Wed., Nov. 12, 6-8:30 the quick-change comedy, “Greater Tuna,” an Inside Out: Daniel V’s Guide to How Style the Palo Alto Historical Association resources. 4-5 p.m. Free. George E. Pake Auditorium, p.m. $50 per person (includes drinks and din- affectionate send-up of rural morals and mores, Happens From Inspiration to Runway and Wed., Nov. 19, 10:30-11:45 a.m. Free. Main 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-812- ner). Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa where two actors create the entire population Teresa St., Stanford. Call 650-724-8155. Beyond.” From inspiration to execution, from Library, 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Call 329- 4000. www.parc.com first sketches to final styling, from develop- 2436. www.cityofpaloalto.org/library of Tuna - 20 men, women, children and a dog. Ethics of Food & the Environment “History Was My Beat” Courthouse ing a collection to defining a look, Fashion Nov. 7-23, 2:30-5 p.m. $26-$30. Lucie Stern Lecture Series. The Bowen H. McCoy Soil Foodweb. Learn how to greatly Docket. On Sat., Nov. 8 at 1p.m. the Court- Inside Out combines practical information Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Center for Ethics in Society presents public boost a garden’s health through increasing www.paplayers.org house Docket continues as Jim Clifford pres- on fashion design with an intimate look at the biological life. Sat., Nov. 8, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 ents “History was My Beat.” A journalist, Clifford programs that address the ethical dimen- “Charlotte’s Web,” A Children’s The- fashion scene today. Friday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m. $27. Common Ground Organic Garden will discuss the local stories he covered and the sions of contemporary social problems. The atre Outreach Production. E.B. White’s p.m. Free. 7:30 p.m. Free Kepler’s Books, Supply & Education Center, 559 College features he wrote during his 40 year career. 1-3 second lecture of the series, Taras Grescoe classic comes to life in this play about the affec- 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 650- Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-493-6072. www. p.m. $2 students/senior. $4 adults. San Mateo presents “Bottomfeeding: The Ethics of Eating tionate pig Wilbur and his spider friend Char- 324-4321. www.keplers.com commongroundinpaloalto.org County History Museum, 2200 Broadway St., Down the Food Chain in an Era of Industrial- lotte. Performs Thu., Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m., Fri., Therese Poletti on Art Deco. Journal- Redwood City. Call 650-299-0104 ext. 33. ized Seafood.” Thu., Nov. 13, 5:30 p.m. Free. Women’s Writing Workshop Fall Kick- Nov., 14 at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m., and Sat., Nov. 15 ist Therese Poletti discusses and signs “Art www.historysmc.org Annenberg Auditorium, Cummings (Nathan) off. This session kicks off two fall writing at 2:30 p.m. $10 adult, $5 child. Nixon Elemen- Art Building, 435 Lasuen Mall, Stanford. Call Deco San Francisco: The Architecture of groups that will meet weekly from late Septem- “Saturn’s Restless Rings.” tary School Theatre, 1711 Stanford Ave., Stan- Astronomer 650-736-2629. ethicsinsociety.stanford.edu Timothy Pflueger.” Pflueger’s work includes ber through Nov. 15. 8-noon. Free. Menlo Park ford. www.cityofpaloalto.org/childrenstheatre Mark Showalter will show some of the images the Castro Theatre and the Pacific Telephone Presbyterian Church Library, 950 Santa Cruz of Saturn sent back by the Cassini spacecraft H.W. Brands discusses and signs “On The Razzle,” Paly Theater. Set in and Telegraph Headquarters in San Fran- Ave., Menlo Park. www.mppc.org and talk about some of the mission’s discover- “Traitor to His Class: The Privileged the 1850s in Vienna, Tom Stoppard’s “On the cisco. Wed., Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m. Free. Kepler’s ies about Saturn’s system of rings. Wed., Nov. Life and Radical Presidency of Razzle” is a comedy with multiple romantic Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 12, 7-9 p.m. Free. Foothill College, Smithwick Franklin Delano Roosevelt.” Brands twists and turns. Tickets available at door 1 650-324-4321. www.keplers.com Theater, 12345 El Monte Rd., Los Altos Hills. is the author of Andrew Jackson, Lone Star Concerts hour prior to show. Nov. 13, 14, 20, 21 and 22. Update on Medication Treatments www.foothill.edu/ast Nation, and The Age of Gold, and was a final- Frankie Meets Jimmy. The Stork Big 7:30 p.m. $8 students and seniors; $10 adults. ist for the Pulitzer Prize for biography for The for ADHD, with Joshua Israel, M.D. Band, a 17-piece band from the Family Club Amitav Ghosh. Amitva Ghosh discusses Haymarket Theater, Palo Alto High School, First American: The Life and Times of Ben- Psychiatrist Joshua Israel, M.D., is an in San Francisco, will play hits of Jimmy Van the book “Sea of Poppies,” a saga about a 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. http://web. jamin Franklin. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 associate clinical professor of psychiatry Heusen accompanied by three Frank Sinatra vast ship, the Ibis, traveling across the Indian me.com/palytheatre p.m. Free. 7:30 p.m. Free Kepler’s Books, at U.C.S.F. who has a private practice in sing-alikes at a special benefit concert for the Ocean to fight China’s vicious 19th-century “The Enchanted.” The Foothill College The- 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 650- San Francisco. He has written and lectured Canada College Student Scholarship Fund. Opium Wars. Ghosh is the author of many atre Arts Department presents “The Enchant- 324-4321. www.keplers.com widely on contemporary pharmacologic Sat., Nov. 8, 7-10 p.m. $25. Canada College works including “The Glass Palace.” Mon., treatments in mental health. Sponsored by ed,” a supernatural romance, through Nov. 23 in Irene Pepperberg discusses and signs her Main Theater, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Woodside. Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. Free. Kepler’s Books, 1010 CHADD Silicon Valley. Wed., Nov. 5, 7:30- book “Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Call 650-306-3238. www.canadacollege.edu 9:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation; free to Uncovered a Hidden World of Animal Intel- CHADD members. The Friends Meeting Peter Yarrow presents a concert called ligence.” The book is about an African grey House, 957 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. “Sleepytime Songs and Favorite Folk Songs.” TOWN OF PORTOLA VALLEY parrot who worked with Pepperberg on the The family evening includes music and cook- notions of how birds think and communicate. Wendy Northcutt. Author Wendy Northcutt ies. Mon., Nov. 17, 6 p.m. Free. Kepler’s Books, Tue., Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m. Free. Kepler’s Books, discusses and signs “The Darwin Awards Next 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 650- ARCHITECTURAL 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 650- Evolution: Chlorinating the Gene Pool,” a new 324-4321. www.keplers.com 324-4321. www.keplers.com collection of macabre mishaps and misadven- tures. The awards honor those who improve Pianist Dick Hyman. A concert appear- AND SITE CONTROL Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman, Europe, our gene pool by inadvertently removing them- ance by Emmy Award-winning jazz and stride Microsoft Corporation. Muehlfeit will selves from it. Thurs., Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. Free. piano player Dick Hyman, who will be playing COMMISSION RECRUITMENT address the implications for global com- Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo the music of Bix, Fats and James P. Johnson. petitiveness and what he thinks Europe and Park. Call 650-324-4321. www.keplers.com Sun., Nov. 16 4 p.m. $35 preferred, $25 gen- the U.S. should do to stay the key players eral. First Congregational Church of Palo Alto, The Town Council is seeking an individual to serve on the Town’s in the 21st century. Mon., Nov. 10, 6:30-8 1985 Louis Rd, Palo Alto. Call 650-856-6662. Architectural and Site Control Commission (ASCC). The objec- p.m. $15 member/$30 non-member. Trader Classes/ http://fccpa.org/paypal.htm tives of the ASCC plan review and approval is to promote the Vic’s, 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto,. Call 408-280-5842. preservation of the visual character of Portola Valley, assuring Workshops Katherine Neville discusses and Exhibits Digital Nature Photography Class. that all building sites and residences are developed in a manner signs “The Fire.” Katherine Neville’s “Great Estates of the Peninsula.” The minimizing disturbance to natural terrain and vegetation. groundbreaking novel, The Eight, dazzled For the photographer interested in learning more about the equipment, styles and tech- exhibit will feature furniture and other mansion audiences more than 20 years ago and set the memorabilia from the historical association’s literary stage for the epic thriller. Now the elec- niques of nature photography as well locating some great places in the Bay Area for nature collection and from private collections. This The ASCC consists of 5 members appointed by the Town Council, trifying global adventure continues, in Neville’s exhibit will run until Nov. 9. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $4 meetings are held on the 2nd and the 4th Mondays of the month. sequel: “The Fire.” Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 photography. The course blends lecture, hands-on coaching, field trips, and critique adults, $2 seniors/student. Free to members. ASCC is charged with the review of all applications for building per- p.m. 7:30 p.m. Free Kepler’s Books, 1010 El San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 650-324-4321. sessions. Thursdays from Oct. 2 to Nov. 20, mits for new residential projects and additions over 400 square feet, 2008, 7-8:30 p.m. $150 residents, $175 non- Broadway, Redwood City. Call 650-299-0104 www.keplers.com ext. 24. www.Historysmc.org site development permits, conditional use permits, subdivision and residents. Palo Alto Baylands Nature Center, Keddem’s Bagels, Lox and Learning. Palo Alto. Call 650-346-1152. Gabriel Moulin’s Photos. Moulin’s career matters referred from the Planning Commission or Town Council. Jewish Family and Children’s Services has spanned four decades and his photographic joined forces, along with many other Jewish Feldenkrais(r). For flexibility, coordina- tion and strength. Fridays, 11-noon. $40 legacy ranges from the 1906 San Francisco organizations, with Yad Vashem Jerusalem and Earthquake and Fire to the construction of If you are interested in serving on the ASCC, please submit a let- Northern California Holocaust Center to search members/$45 nonmembers(4 classes). ter of interest to the Town Council by Friday, November 21, 2008 for survivors who can identify family or friends Little House fitness room, 800 Middle Ave., who died in the Holocaust. Sunday, Nov. 9, 10 Menlo Park. Call 650-327-9419. www. For all listings a.m.-noon. $5 suggested donation. 10 a.m.- Umovebetter.com noon $5 suggested donation Kehillah Jewish Folk Dance Class. Marcel Vinokur teacher. This Calendar contains partial Dated: October 8, 2008 Leslie A. Lambert High School, 3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. Call Tuesdays, starting Sept. 23. Beginning teach- listings of community events. To Planning Manager 650-949-6400. www.keddem.org ing at 7 p.m., intermediate teaching at 7:30 p.m. No partners necessary. Featuring dances from see all listings, go to TheAlma- Managing Risk and Reward in an nacOnline.com and on the green Innovation Portfolio. Professor Day the Balkans and Israel. No class Nov. 11. Free Published in THE ALMANAC on October 15, 29, November 5, 19, 2008 explains how growth leaders consistently refreshments. 7-10:15 p.m. $39 residents, $52 navigation bar on the left, click on achieve above average organic growth. nonresidents for 12 week quarter. $6 drop-ins. “Community Calendar.” Wed., Nov. 12, 7:30-9 a.m. $58. Stanford Burgess Recreation Center, 700 Alma St.,

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the Golden Gate Bridge. Through Nov. 9, 10 Menlo Park. www.friendsofbayfrontpark.org dedicated to curing multiple sclerosis, holds a.m.-4 p.m. $4 adults, $2 students/senior. Sunday Baylands Birdwalks. Learn to an annual event featuring a talk by U.S. Jensen Hauser Free for members. San Mateo County History identify the birds of the Palo Alto Baylands. national road race champion Tyler Hamilton Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. Call Designed for beginners (ages 9 and up) and on his connection to MS; information about 650-299-0104 ext. 24. www.Historysmc.org others interested in recognizing the area’s the latest in MS research; a silent auction; live birds by sight, sound and behaviors. Meet- music, food and cocktails. Fri., Nov. 7, 6:30- CUSTOM UPHOLSTERING ing time varies to coincide with favorable 9:30 p.m. Free. Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel, 625 Swiss Craftsmanship Since 1950 Kids & Families tides. Call or email for current schedule. Free. El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Call 415-392-0100. 98 5th Ave. • (650) 365-5027 • Redwood City Corte Madera School Book Fair. This Baylands Nature Center, 2775 Embarcadero Soul Line Dance Class. Little House year CMS Book Fair will run on Nov. 6- 7 Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-329-2506. offers a “Soul Line Dance” Class on Saturdays and 12-14 in Old P.V Town Library Building at in the Auditorium from Sept. 27 to Dec. 13, CMS. Book Fair is supported by Hicklebee’s 10-11:30 a.m. Free. PV Inc Little House, 800 Book Emporium in San Jose. Fair will have Et Alia Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 650-326-2025. books catering to all ages and first-rate selec- “Ghostpile.” The Department of Art & Art Compline -- An Evening Service of tion of adult books. All proceeds fund Portola History at Stanford University presents “Ghost- Song. A reflective service of hymns and Valley School Libraries. 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. pile,” a photography exhibition by Lukas Felz- chant sung in the candlelit ambiance of Corte Madera School, Old town Library Bldg mann. An opening reception is set for Nov. 6, Memorial Church. All religious and non- at CMS, Portola Valley. Call 650-851-9789. 4:30-7 p.m., with a closing reception on Dec. 6 religious backgrounds welcome. This week Baby Musical Storytime. Rhymes, songs from 3-5 p.m. Exhibit runs through Dec. 14, 10 Compline features the Threshold Choir, under and lap-sit activities are planned for parents a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Thomas Welton Stanford Art the direction of Kate Munger. Sun., Nov. and children from newborns to 2-year-olds. Gallery, 419 Lasuen Mall, Stanford. Call 650- 9, 8:45-9:30 p.m. Free. Stanford Memorial Wednesdays from Nov. 5 through Dec. 17, 723-3404. art.stanford.edu Church, Stanford University. Call 650-724- 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Woodside Library, 3140 Accelerated Cure Project , a nonprofit 7174. http://religiouslife.stanford.edu. Woodside Road, Woodside. Call 650-851- 0147. www.smcl.org Bell System Music Group. The Bell Sys- tem, a music performance group for children A TASTE OF THE PENINSULA in grades 3-8, teaches the basics of music and bell technique. The group participates A cornucopia of restaurants and cafes providing in community outreach concerts at nearby senior centers and on Santa Cruz Avenue, as the finest dining from brunch to dessert. well as in annual Christmas and Spring concerts. Thursdays, ongoing. 3:45-5 p.m. Free. Menlo Park Pres., 950 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Park. mppc.org HigherNotes Music. After School Music We hold the monopoly Program for Kids K-8th grade. Classes include Celia’s Mexican Restaurant “Camp Rock” where kids will form a kids’ 3740 El Camino, Palo Alto (650) 843-0643 Christian rock ensemble. Other classes include choir, chimes and bells. Tuesday afternoons. 1850 El Camino, Menlo Park (650) 321-8227 3:45-6:30 p.m. Bethany Lutheran Church, 1095 on the best pizza in town. www.celiasrestaurants.com Cloud Ave., Menlo Park. Call 650-854-5897. Musical Storytime at Atherton Full Bar - Happy Hour Specials; Catering Library. Stories and sing-a-longs for all ages. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays in October and 2008 November. 4-4:30 p.m. Free. Atherton Library, Vive Sol-Cocina Mexicana 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Atherton. Call 650- 2020 W. El Camino Real, Mtn. View 328-2422. www.smcl.org (650) 938-2020. Preschool Storytime. Picture book read 1001 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (650) 324-3486 aloud for ages 3 to 6. Tuesdays Sept. 16 to Specializing in the Cuisine of Puebla. 989 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (650) 328-1556 • 227 First Street, Los Altos (650) 941-9222 Dec. 9, 2008, 3:30-4 p.m. Free. Atherton Open daily for lunch and dinner. Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Atherton. Call 650-328-2422. www.smcl.org Toddler Storytime. Stories, songs and Coffee & Tea flannel boards for ages 18 to 36 months. Tuesdays from Sept. 16 to Dec. 9, 2008, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Atherton Library, 2 Connoisseur Coffee Co. Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Atherton. Call 650- 2801 Middlefield Road, Redwood City 328-2422. www.smcl.org (650) 369-5250 9am-5:30pm Mon. - Sat. Woodside Library Toddler Musical Storytime. Finger plays, stories and songs Coffee roasting & fine teas, are planned for kids ages 18 months to 3 years. espresso bar, retail & wholesale. Wednesdays, Nov. 5-Dec. 17, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Woodside Library, 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside. Call 650-851-0147. www.smcl.org To Advertise in “A Taste of the Peninsula” call The Almanac 650-854-2626. Film “Ladino: 500 Years Young.” It has been more than a half a millennium since the Jews were expelled from Spain. But Ladino (old Spanish with a mix of Hebrew) songs of the Sephardic Jews continue to be heard throughout Europe, Israel and North Africa. Ladino Musical Program to follow. Part of the Please Join Us For Our Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival. Thu., Nov. 13, 7 p.m. General admission: $10.50 $12 at the door. Cubberley Community Theater, 4000 Admissions Open House Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 408-833- Th urs., November 6, 6:30pm · RSVP 650.854.4545 9226. www.svjff.org “My Father, My Lord.” This film depicts the price a family can pay for an obses- sion with ritualistic observance, even in the face of enormous tragedy. Part of the Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival. Shown With “Children of the Sun.” Thu., Nov. 6, 7 p.m. General admission: $10.50; $12 at the door. Cubberley Community Theater, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 408-833- 9226. www.svjff.org International Latino Film Festival. The International Latino Film Society brings a program of films from around the world to Canada College and Century 20 Downtown Redwood City and Canada College, Nov. 11-16. Century 20 Downtown Redwood City, 825 Middlefield Rd, Woodside. www.Latino FilmFestival.org Our Mission: Th e Phillips Brooks School community inspires students to love learning, to develop a spiritual Outdoors nature, to communicate eﬀ ectively, to be kind to others respect “Birds of Bayfront Park.” The Friends of and to the uniqueness of each person. Bayfront Park have organized a walk with experienced birders to show visitors close-up views Preschool-5th Grade · Tuition Assistance Available of different birds that have flown in for the winter 2245 Avy Avenue · Menlo Park, CA 94025 · 650.854.4545 or that linger here year-round. Visitors will meet along the entrance road and are asked to bring Amanda Perla, Director of Admissions binoculars if they have them. Sat., Nov. 8, 9-11 Visit us at http://www.phillipsbrooks.org a.m. Free. Bayfront Park, End of Marsh Road, November 5, 2008 ■ The Almanac ■ 31 Jim McCahon & Holly Stockman Present: GREAT PROPERTIES! GREAT VALUES!

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Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 3 BR 2 BA Impeccable pride of ownership w/views toward wonderful green garden setting. tect Steve Pogue. Heidi Johnson 650.851.2666 Mandana Nejad 650.325.6161 Deanna Tarr 650.324.4456 GREAT PALO ALTO HOME $2,049,000 Stanford Hills on cul-de-sac setting! Updated kitch, high ceilings in LR/DR, sep FR. Las Lomitas Schls. AMAZING WOODSIDE LOCATION $3,215,000 PRIME MENLO PARK HOME $3,250,000 FLOOD PARK AREA $1,095,000 4 BR 4.5 BA New 2 story including a grand master. Beautiful cook's kitchen, family room, 2 Fireplaces, wood flrs, hi ceilings, Celeste Henzel 650.851.1961 4 BR 2.5 BA Desirable Woodside location, 3+ acres, and amazing 6 BR 4 BA Totally Remodeled Two Story Home With Partial 3 BR 2 BA Updated & Expanded Home w/ Large FR, Updated Kit, views of western hills. Lovely updated ranch style home with Basement. Two Master Bedroom Suites Main Level bedroom on DR, Recessed lighting, Hrwd flrs, A/C, Bonus cottage in Backyard gorgeous amentities. PA Schools. ROMANTIC HIDEAWAY! $1,299,000 3 BR 2.5 BA Cozy yet spacious, cottage w/lovely master suite has gourmet kitchen & excellent schools. Private lot, Convenient to Town & MP Schools. Jan Aarts & Jennifer Aarts Keenan 650.325.6161 Hossein Jalali 650.323.7751 Karen Gunn 650.324.4456 Tom LeMieux 650.323.7751 been expanded& remodeled preserving its original charm. 2-flat CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN MP $998,000 OLD PALO ALTO CHARMER! $1,900,000 lawn areas+ hill views! SPECTACULAR VIEW PARCEL $2,000,000 NEW VINTAGE OAKS LISTING $3,250,000 3 BR 1 BA Great opportunity to build, walking distance to Dwtn MP. 3 BR 1.5 BA On corner lot with over 10,000 sq ft - build or Celeste Henzel 650.851.1961 San Bruno Mountain to Oakland via South Bay views - Meadows, 5 BR 3.5 BA Fabulous French Chateau Vintage Oaks home on a remodel. Call Barry Willbanks for details. Oaks, Fern Grove. Room for horses, barn, gsthse. EZ access to Approx. 9100 sf, R-3 level lot. Plans avail. Tentative map in process. STYLISH CONTEMPORARY! $1,295,000 cul-de-sac w/huge lot, large bonus rm, family rm/kitchen, lots of Herschel Cobb 650.324.4456 Barry Willbanks 650.324.4456 280 but a private hilltop. extras-Great Price for a Great House. 3 BR 2 BA Tasteful remodel w/granite kitch, tiled baths,hrdwd Tom Stafford 650.851.2666 Elaine White 650.324.4456 BEST VALUE IN MENLO PARK! $964,950 GREAT LOCATION & VALUE! $1,395,000 flrs,large dining/fam rm off kitch, spacious MB.Sunny yd, patio& 4 BR 2 BA Spacious hm on cul-de-sac backing to park. Eat-in kit, deck.Less than 5 mins to Hwy 280! AFFORDABLE CENTRAL WDS! $1,695,000 ATTN TO QUALITY & DETAIL! $2,999,000 5 BR 2 BA New price with $15K credit towards buyers closing 3 BR 2 BA Cozy Craftsman-inspired ranch home on a level .3 acre costs! Lovingly and beautifully maintained by 51 year owner! fam/bonus rm, wood fp, 2 car gar & dbl-pane windows. Ref. oak flrs Celeste Henzel 650.851.1961 5 BR 4.5 BA Three levels. Soaring coffered ceilings, library, chef's & fresh paint. Move right in! lot. Luxury materials such as true divided-light double pane Marvin kitchen adjoins family room, sauna, game and media rooms. Walk Award winning MP schools. windows. Walk to WDS Elem. to desirable Encinal school! Steve Bellumori 650.324.4456 Susan Tilling 650.324.4456 REDWOOD CITY Doug Willbanks 650.324.4456 John & Janet Dore 650.324.4456 CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN PA $949,000 COMMUNITY CENTER CLASSIC $1,295,000 STUNNING REMODELED HOME $1,195,000 CHARMING GLENS BUNGALOW $1,249,000 VINTAGE OAKS HOME $2,395,000 3 BR 1 BA Unique take on a classic design in the highly desirable 2 BR 1 BA Price slash! Charming updated & expanded 1920's 3 BR 2 BA Elegant LR, gourmet kit w/top of the line appliances, 4 BR 3 BA Very special rebuilt 30's bungalow. Cathedral ceiling LR 4 BR 3 BA Sparkling single story vintage oaks home, huge FR/ Willows neighborhood. 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344 BARTON WAY KYRA Menlo Park GEBHARDT • Two-story, 5-bedroom, and 3-bathroom home • Two additional large bedrooms upstairs, including one with en LOCAL KNOWLEDGE: suite bath plus two main-level bedrooms, perfect for guests or • Finely appointed throughout with updated amenities; features Born and raised on home offi ce include gleaming hardwood fl oors on the main level, decorative the mid-Peninsula crown molding, granite fi nishes and designer-selected colors • Private rear yard with lush garden, deck, and patio • Spacious, light-fi lled living room with a skylight and a fi replace • Built-in security system and abundant storage throughout EDUCATED: Stanford, MBA with elegant mantel and black granite surround • Attached 1-car garage with laundry area and built-in storage • Formal dining room with French doors to private rear patio cabinetry RELIABLE and garden • Prime location in the desirable Willows neighborhood, just • Versatile bonus area off dining room, perfect for offi ce or library minutes from downtown Menlo Park and Palo Alto RESPONSIVE • Stunning, well-appointed kitchen with granite slab countertops, • Highly regarded Menlo Park School District CLIENT-FOCUSED breakfast bar with stylish pendant lighting, and stainless steel • Approximately 2,030 square feet of living space appliances (per county records) 650.543.1188 • Spacious master suite with skylight, large dressing room, and [email protected] spa-like bath with jetted bathtub Offered at $1,495,000

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34 ■ The Almanac ■ November 5, 2008 Gorgeous New Construction MENLO PARK FOR SALE! 2312 BLUERIDGE AVENUE, MENLO PARK Beautifully remodeled 4 bedroom home. Exceptional kitchen/great room with access to outdoor settings with decks, courtyard, pool. Offered at $3,295,000

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OPEN SUNDAY OPEN SUNDAY • 1:30-4:30 150 LOUISE LANE, PORTOLA VALLEY 269 O’Connor, Menlo Park Private lane location. 5 bedroom home with lots of potential to customize to UÊÊxÊLi`À]ÊxÊL>Ì Ê i UÊ/>ÊVi}Ã]Ê>À}iÊÜ`ÜÃ]Ê your needs. Room for horses. Private UÊ"iÊiÛi ÀiViÃÃi`Ê} Ì}]Ê>ÀÊV`Ì}]Ê }À>ÌiÊVÕÌiÀÌ«ÃÊÊL>Ì ÀÃ living area for guests or entertaining on UÊÊÌV iÊÜÌ Ê}À>ÌiÊVÕÌiÀÌ«Ã]Ê -ÕLÌÀ]ÊÃ iÀÊ*>ÞiÊ UÊ>À`Ü`ÊyÀÃÊÊ >Ã]ÊÛ}ÊÀ]Ê lower level. Pool. Portola Valley Schools. `Ã Ü>Ã iÀÊ`À>ÜiÀÃ]Ê/ iÀ>`ÀÊ `}ÊÀÊ>`ÊÌV i]ÊV>À«iÌÊÊ Offered at $1,995,000 VÌ« ÃÌÊvÊLi`ÀÃ UÊÊÊÀÊvÀÊvwViÊÀÊ`i UÊÊ ÃiÊÌÊ-Ì>vÀ`]Ê`ÜÌÜÊ*>Ê ÌÊ>`ÊÜÞÊ£ä£ UÊ*iÌÞÊvÊÃÌÀ>}i Offered at $1,595,000 Tory Fratt President’s Elite Team 650.566.5307

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1350 Hillview Drive Menlo Park lassic ranch-style home on a 10,000+/- sq.ft.lot located on one of the nicest streets in central Menlo Park.The Chome offers 3 bedrooms and 3 full baths including an office/exercise room or even a 4th bedroom. The open floor plan with approx. 1,975 sq. ft. includes hardwood floors, updated bathrooms, breakfast nook, formal dining room and formal living room with marble fireplace. Glass doors open up to a beautifully landscaped and private backyard setting. Expansion plans are available for an additional 800 sq. ft. and were created by well known architect, Jonathan Jang. Menlo Park School District. Offered at $1,850,000

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38 ■ The Almanac ■ November 5, 2008 and a written Notice of Default and Election EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE Castro, an unmarried man, as Trustor. to Sell. The undersigned caused said PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD Downey Savings and Loan Association, Notice of Default and ElectionMARKETPLACE to sell to be CONTACT A LAWYER. the A public printed auction sale F.A.,version as Beneficiary. of WILL SELL AT PUBLIC THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE recorded in the County where the real prop- to the highest bidder for cash, cashierâ ™s AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR erty is located. For Trustee Sale Information check drawn on a state or national CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS Please Call: Priority Posting & Publication bank, check drawn by a state or federal 17501 Irvine Blvd., Suite One Tustin, CA credit union, or a check drawn by a state money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national Public NoticesGO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM 92780 714-573-1965 www.priorityposting. or federal savings and loan association, or com NDex West, LLC as Authorized Agent fogster.comsavings association, or savings bank speci- bank, a check drawn by a state or federal Dated: 10/26/2008 NDex West, LLC may fied in Section 5102 of the Financial Code credit union, or a check drawn by a state or be acting as a debt collector attempting to and authorized to do business in this state, federal savings and loan association, sav- collect a debt. Any information obtained will will be held by duly appointed trustee. The ings association, or savings bank specified File No. 229583 your minor children, should not be granted. 995 Fictitious Name be used for that purpose. P478407 10/29, sale will be made, but without covenant or in section 5102 of the Financial Code and The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi- The address of the above court is: Superior 11/5, 11/12/2008 (Published in the warranty, expressed or implied, regarding Statement ness as, 1) Marlowe Berglund; 2) Marlowe Court of California, County of San Mateo, authorized to do business in this state). At: Almanac 10/29, 11/5, 12, 2008) title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay The Marshall Street entrance to the Hall of Berglund Events, 904 Harmon Drive, Juvenile Division, 222 Paul Scannell Drive, the remaining principal sum of the note(s) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NOTICE OF SALE Justice and Records, 400 County Center, File No. 229357 Menlo Park, CA 94025: Marlowe Berglund San Mateo, CA 94402. /s/ John C. Fitton, secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest LLC, 904 Harmon Drive, Menlo Park, CA Clerk. (Published in the Almanac 10/15, Redwood City, CA, all right, title and interest The following individual(s) is (are) doing Notice is hereby given, pursuant to sec- and late charges thereon, as provided in business as, Pure Beauty Atelier, 1166 94025 This business is being conducted 22, 29, 11/5, 2008) the note(s), advances, under the terms of conveyed to and now held by it under said by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant tions 21700 - 21716 of the California Deed of Trust in the property situated in El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025: NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER Business and Professions Code, known the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, began transacting business under the said County, California describing the land Agnieszka Sinanovic, 3675 Rocky Creek ESTATE OF: Rose Patick case# 118187 To as the California Self-Service Storage charges and expenses of the Trustee for Court, San Jose, CA 95148. This busi- fictitious business name(s) listed herein on all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent the total amount (at the time of the initial therein: As more fully described in said September 15, 2008. This statement was Facility Act, that the undersigned, ALL ness is being conducted by an individual. creditors and persons who may otherwise ABOARD MINI STORAGE will sell at publication of the Notice of Sale) reason- Deed of Trust. The property heretofore Registrant began transacting business filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San be interested in the will or estate, or both, ably estimated to be set forth below. The Mateo County on 10/14/08. (Almanac Oct. public auction on November 20, 2008 described is being sold “as is”. The street under the fictitious business name(s) of Rose Patick. A PETITION FOR PROBATE at 1:30 pm... at 1520 WILLOW RD., amount may be greater on the day of address and other common designation, if 29, Nov. 5, 12, 19, 2008) sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID listed herein on September 16, 2008. has been filed by: David Altman in the MENLO PARK, CA 94025 the following any, of the real property described above is This statement was filed with the County FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Superior Court of California, County of LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. personal property, household goods, purported to be: 1430 Chilco Street, Menlo Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on File No. 229571 SAN MATEO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE business property and/or vehicle to wit: Trustor(s): LEIGHTON LANG AND JAWANA 9/26/08. (Almanac Oct. 15, 22, 29, The following individual(s) is (are) doing requests that David Altman be appointed LANG, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT Park CA 94025. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness Nov. 5, 2008) business as, Menlo-Atherton Painting, 75 as personal representative to administer Unit 060- Gerard Publishing Inc. AKA TENANTS Recorded: 01/29/2007 as Instrument No. 2007-014136 in book xxx, of the street address and other common FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Arbor Rd., Suite H, Menlo Park, CA 94025: the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION Ayanna Robert AKA Ayanna M. Robert AKA page xxx of Official Records in the Office designation, if any, shown herein. Said File No. 229394 Thomas Kieninger, 4250 El Camino Real, C- requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if Ayanna Monique Robert â “ Book Case, of the Recorder of San Mateo County, The following individual(s) is (are) doing 125, Palo Alto, CA 94306 This business is any, be admitted to probate. The will and Sofa, 1 Arm Chair, Mattress, Box Spring, sale will be made, but without covenant or California; Date of Sale: 11/25/2008 at business as, Sit!, 218 Swett Road, being conducted by an individual. Registrant any codicils are available for examination Toys, Clothing, Approx. 15 Boxes, Vacuum, warranty, expressed or implied, regarding 12:30 PM Place of Sale: At the Marshall St. Woodside, CA 94062: Katie Mae Hart, began transacting business under the ficti- in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION Misc. Household Items title, possession, or encumbrances, to entrance to the Hall of Justice and Records, 218 Swett Road, Woodside, CA 94062 tious business name(s) listed herein on N/A. requests authority to administer the estate pay the remaining principal sum of the 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA This business is being conducted by an This statement was filed with the County under the Independent Administration of Unit 094- George Brace AKA George Amount of unpaid balance and other note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, individual. Registrant began transacting Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on Estates Act. (This authority will allow the Alden Brace AKA George A. Brace AKA G. charges: $363,382.18 The purported prop- with interest thereon, as provided in said business under the fictitious business 10/10/08. (Almanac Oct. 29, Nov. 5, 12, personal representative to take many Brace â “ Pictures, Night Stand, Clothing, erty address is: 2515 EMMETT WAY PALO note(s), advances, if any, under the terms name(s) listed herein on September 20, 19, 2008) actions without obtaining court approval. Approx. 25 Boxes, Tools, Tool Box Vacuum, ALTO, CA 94303 Assessors Parcel No. of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, 2008. This statement was filed with the FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Before taking certain very important Gardening Tools, Ladder, Fishing Poles, 063-073-0120 The undersigned Trustee charges and expenses of the Trustee County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo File No. 229663 actions, however, the personal represen- Misc. Household Items disclaims any liability for any incorrectness County on 10/1/08. (Almanac Oct. 15, The following individual(s) is (are) doing tative will be required to give notice to and of the trusts created by said Deed of the property address or other common 22, 29, Nov. 5, 2008) business as, 1) Artist Moving; 2) AAA Cash interested persons unless they have waived Unit 228- Lolita Leilani Anastasia AKA of Trust, to-wit: $627,408.85 (Estimated) designation, if any, shown herein. If no for Cars-We don’t carry parts, 190 Industrial notice or consented to the proposed Lolita L. Anastasia AKA Lolita Anastasia Accrued interest and additional advances, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT street address or other common designa- Blvd., Brisbane, CA : Tom Flanagan, 443 action.) The independent administration Tuifua AKA Lolita Leilani Anastasia if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. File No. 229436 tion is shown, directions to the location of 15th Ave., #2, San Francisco, CA 94118 authority will be granted unless an inter- Tuifua AKA Lolita Tuifua â “ Pictures, The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi- the property may be obtained by sending The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust This business is being conducted by an indi- ested person files an objection to the peti- Clothing, 10 Boxes, Approx. 4 Bags, ness as, Christina’s Home Care Services, a written request to the beneficiary within heretofore executed and delivered to the vidual. Registrant began transacting busi- tion and shows good cause why the court Exercise Equipment, Plant Stands, 2168 Carlmont Dr., #5, Belmont, CA 10 days of the date of first publication of undersigned a written Declaration of Default ness under the fictitious business name(s) should not grant the authority. A HEARING Misc. Household Items 94002: Agnes A. Wonpat, 2168 Carlmont on the petition will be held on November this Notice of Sale. Pursuant to California and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice Dr., #5, Belmont, CA 94002 This busi- listed herein on N/A. This statement was 19, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. 14 of the Unit 340- Vyron Ann Wiltz AKA Vyron A. Civil Code Â§2923.5 ( c), the beneficiary or of Default and Election to Sell. The under- ness is being conducted by an individual. filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Superior Court of California, San Mateo Wiltz AKA Vyron Wiltz â “ Clothing, Approx. authorized agent declares as follows: See signed caused said Notice of Default and Registrant began transacting business Mateo County on 10/16/08. (Almanac Oct. County, located at 400 County Center, 2 Boxes, Approx. 10 Bags, Misc. Personal the attached Declaration marked as Exhibit Election to Sell to be recorded in the county under the fictitious business name(s) listed 29, Nov. 5, 12, 19, 2008) Redwood City, CA 94062. IF YOU OBJECT and Household items A, attached hereto and made a part hereof where the real property is located and more herein on N/A. This statement was filed with FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT to the granting of the petition, you should by this reference. If the Trustee is unable to than three months have elapsed since such the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo File No. 229735 appear at the hearing and state your objec- Unit 345- Vyron Ann Wiltz AKA Vyron A. convey title for any reason, the successful County on 10/2/08. (Almanac Oct. 15, 22, The following individual(s) is (are) doing recordation. The mortgagee, beneficiary tions or file written objections with the court Wiltz AKA Vyron Wiltz â “ 2 Suitcases, bidderâ ™s sole and exclusive remedy shall 29, Nov. 5, 2008) business as, Charmed by the Lake, 2144 before the hearing. Your appearance may be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, or authorized agent for the mortgagee or Toys, Clothing/Bedding, Approx. 1 Boxes, beneficiary declares, pursuant to California FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Camino de los Robles, Menlo Park, CA be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU and the successful bidder shall have no fur- Approx. 20 Bags, Misc. Personal Items Civil Code Â§ 2923.5(b), that the mort- File No. 226808 94025: Rebecca Flanagan. 2144 Camino ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor ther recourse. Date: 10/28/2008 Quality de los Robles, Menlo Park, CA 94025 This The following individual(s) is (are) doing of the deceased, you must file your claim Unit 542- Nicole Edwina Walker AKA Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San gagee, beneficiary or the mortgageeâ ™s business is being conducted by an individ- business as, Tammy’s Jewelry, 2315 El with the court and mail a copy to the per- Nicole E. Walker AKA Nicole Walker Diego, CA 92101 (619) 645-7711 For or beneficiaryâ ™s authorized agent ual. Registrant began transacting business Camino Real, Suite A, Redwood City, CA sonal representative appointed by the court â “ Pictures, 1 Television, Approx. 12 NON SALE information only Sale Line: (714) contacted the borrower or, pursuant to under the fictitious business name(s) listed 94063: Alida Ocon, 7890 Hazenut Dr., within four months from the date of first Boxes, Approx. 10 Bags, Clothing, 573-1965 or Login to: www.priorityposting. California Civil Code Â§ 2923.5(c), made herein on N/A. This statement was filed with Newark, CA 94560 This business is being issuance of letters as provided in section Misc. Household Items, Videos com Reinstatement Line: (619) 645-7711 efforts to contact the borrower, to assess conducted by an individual. Registrant the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo 9100 of the California Probate Code. The ext 3704 Rochelle Matkin If you have previ- County on 10/21/08. (Almanac Nov. 5, 12, the borrowerâ ™s financial situation and to began transacting business under the time for filing claims will not expire before Unit 684- David Clark Brown AKA David ously been discharged through bankruptcy, 19, 26, 2008) four months from the hearing date noticed you may have been released of personal explore options for the borrower to avoid fictitious business name(s) listed herein C. Brown AKA D. Brown AKA David foreclosure. Date: 10/24/08 FCI Lender on N/A. This statement was filed with above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by liability for this loan in which case this letter FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Brown â “ Coffee Table, Storage Chest, Services, Inc., as Trustee 8180 East Kaiser the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo File No. 229710 the court. If you are a person interested Misc. Wood, Gardening Tools, Approx. is intended to exercise the note holderâ ™s Blvd., Anaheim Hills, CA 92808 Phone: County on 4/28/08. (Almanac Oct. 15, The following individual(s) is (are) doing in the estate, you may file with the court a 9 Boxes, Screen Doors rights against the real property only. This 22, 29, Nov. 5, 2008) business as, 1) Born to Surf; 2) Born 2 Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) notice is sent for the purpose of collecting (714) 282-2424 Sale Information: (714) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of a debt. This firm is attempting to collect 282-2430 Vivian Prieto, Vice President FCI FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Surf, 2225 Sharon Road, Unit 324, Menlo Said sale is for the purpose of satisfying estate assets or of any petition or account a debt on behalf of the holder and owner Lender Services, Inc. is a debt collector File No. 229484 Park, CA 94025: Tarny Perkins, 2225 lien of the undersigned for storage fees, Sharon Road, Unit 324, Menlo Park, CA as provided in Probate Code section advertising, and lien costs. The undersigned of the note. Any information obtained by attempting to collect a debt. Any informa- The following individual(s) is (are) doing or provided to this firm or the creditor will 94025; Armando Inquig, 2225 Sharon 1250. A Request for Special Notice form reserves the right to refuse any and all tion obtained will be used for that purpose. business as, 1) Maui By Design; 2) is available from the court clerk. Attorney be used for that purpose. As required by Road, Unit 324, Menlo Park, CA 94025 bids. All rights to damages by reason of (RSVP# 131483)(11/05/08, 11/12/08, Memories of Paradise, 1555 Altschul for Petitioner: /s/ Arthur S. Weil, 671 Oak law, you are hereby notified that a nega- Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025: Patch of This business is being conducted by a a deficiency on this resale and incidental 11/19/08) (Published in the Almanac 11/5, General Partnership. Registrant began Grove Ave., Ste. K, Menlo Park, CA 94025 damages, and any and all other appropriate tive credit report reflecting on your credit Shade, Inc., 1555 Altschul Ave., Menlo (650) 322-9022 (The Almanac 10/22, 29, record may be submitted to a credit report 12, 19, 2008) Park, CA 94025, California This business transacting business under the fictitious remedies are hereby reserved. business name(s) listed herein on N/A. 11/5, 2008) agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your is being conducted by a Corporation. credit obligations. P487792 11/5, 11/12, This statement was filed with the County Trustee Sale No.: 20080134009997 Title Dated this 28 of OCTOBER, 2008 Registrant began transacting business 11/19/2008 Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on Order No.: 1162587 FHA/VA/PMI No.: under the fictitious business name(s) (Published in the Almanac 11/5, 12, 19, 10/20/08. (Almanac Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26, NOTICE OF TRUSTEEâ ™S SALE YOU ARE James Oâ ™Brien Auctions listed herein on N/A. This statement was 2008) LEHUA GREENMAN filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of 2008) IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, State License Bond #158525941 San Mateo County on 10/6/08. (Almanac FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT DATED 4/5/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE (951) 681-4113 NOTICE OF TRUSTEEâ ™S SALE Title Oct. 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5, 2008) File No. 229564 ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT Order No.: 30150708 Trustee Sale No.: Ouurr ggreatestreatest The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi- MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU Dates Published NOVEMBER 5TH and 52988 Loan No.: 9041820457 APN: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE NOVEMBER 12TH in The Almanac 055-341-050-7 You are in Default under a gglorylory iiss nnotot inin File No. 229497 ness as, Doi Dental Lab, 321 Middlefield Road, Suite 272, Menlo Park, CA 94025: OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU Deed of Trust dated 08/08/2005. Unless The following individual(s) is (are) doing SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDex West, By: BETTY ASCENSAO you take action to protect your property, nneverever ffalling,alling, business as, Loan Resource Center, Dale Taniguchi, 1286 Green Oak Lane, Los Altos, CA 94024 This business is being LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and Agent for Owner it may be sold at a public sale. If you need 2000 Broadway St., Redwood City, pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on an explanation of the nature of the proceed- bbutut inin CA 94063: UMAX Capital Corp., 2000 conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the 04/13/2006 as Instrument No. 2006- TS # CA-08-135241-RM Loan # ings against you, you should contact a Broadway St., Redwood City, CA 94063, 054273 of official records in the office of lawyer. On 11/25/2008 at 12:30PM, FCI rrisingising everyevery California This business is being conduct- fictitious business name(s) listed herein on 0017305061 NOTICE OF TRUSTEEâ ™S 1/1/1982. This statement was filed with the County Recorder of San Mateo County, SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A Lender Services, Inc. as the duly appointed ed by a Corporation. Registrant began State of California. Executed By: Moises Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of ttimeime wwee ffall.all. transacting business under the fictitious the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/14/2006. County on 10/10/08. (Almanac Nov. 5, 12, Nerio, will sell at public auction to highest UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT Trust Recorded on 8/19/05 as Instrument business name(s) listed herein on N/A. bidder for cash, cashierâ ™s check/cash #2005-143224 of official records in the This statement was filed with the County 19, 26, 2008) YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD equivalent or other form of payment AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN Office of the Recorder of San Mateo 529-2420529-2420 Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of County, California, executed by: Lorenzo 10/7/08. (Almanac Oct. 15, 22, 29, File No. 229772 sale in lawful money of the United States). Nov. 5, 2008) The following individual(s) is (are) doing Date of Sale: 11/18/2008 Time of Sale: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT business as, 1) Peninsula Seafood, 2) 12:30 PM Place of Sale: At the Marshall St. File No. 229247 Ceviche, 1805 Hillman Avenue, Belmont, entrance to the Hall of Justice and Records, The following individual(s) is (are) doing CA 94002: Peninsula Seafood LLC, 1805 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA business as, 1) Estetica; 2) Skin Care by Hillman Avenue, Belmont, CA 94002 This Street Address and other common designa- Kasia, 846 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, CA business is being conducted by a Limited tion, if any, of the real property described 94025: Katarzyna Chrzanowska, 825 E. Liability Company. Registrant began above is purported to be: 2150 POPLAR Evelyn Ave., #329, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 transacting business under the fictitious AVENUE , PALO ALTO, CA 94303 APN#: This business is being conducted by an indi- business name(s) listed herein on N/A. 063-152-020-2 The undersigned Trustee Trusted Local vidual. Registrant began transacting busi- This statement was filed with the County disclaims any liability for any incorrectness ness under the fictitious business name(s) Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on of the street address and other common listed herein on N/A. This statement was 10/22/08. (Almanac Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26, designation, if any, shown herein. Said 2008) sale will be made, but without covenant or Mortgage Expert filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on 9/22/08. (Almanac Oct. warranty, expressed or implied, regarding 22, 29, 11/5, 12, 2008) 997 All Other Legals title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT CITATION TO APPEAR Superior Court of California secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest File No. 229769 thereon, as provided in said note(s), advanc- The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi- County of San Mateo In the matter of the Petition of RICHARD & es, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, Vicki Svendsgaard ness as, A American Limousine, 1451 Tilia fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee St., San Mateo CA 94402: Paul S. Namini, VICTORIA FITTING on Behalf of Luke & Paul Folawn, minors. No. A15288 / A15289. and of the trusts created by said Deed of 1451 Tilia St., San Mateo, CA 94402 This Trust. The total amount of the unpaid bal- 650.400.6668 business is being conducted by an individ- Citation to Appear. The People of the State of California. To ance of the obligation secured by the prop- ual. Registrant began transacting business erty to be sold and reasonable estimated under the fictitious business name(s) listed Tina Folawn: By order of this court you are [email protected] hereby cited to appear before the judge costs, expenses and advances at the time herein on N/A. This statement was filed with of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo presiding in Department 23 of this court on Nov. 18, 2008, at 9:00am then and is $694,116.85. The beneficiary under County on 10/22/08. (Almanac Oct. 29, said Deed of Trust heretofore executed Nov. 5, 12, 19, 2008) there to show cause, if any you have, why the request of Richard and Victoria Fitting and delivered to the undersigned a written FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT for the adoption of Luke and Paul Folawn, Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, November 5, 2008 ■ The Almanac ■ 39 COLDWELL BANKER californiamoves.com

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