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2SECTION CommunitySTOR IES ABOUT PEOPLE AND EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY

Story by Dave BoycePhotos by Michelle Le

T here are professions in which badg-

es from a school of some kind have

become a necessity: medicine, the prac-

tice of the law, the enforcement of the

law. Cooking for restaurants is heading

that way, says Executive Chef William

Ruiz of the Woodside Bakery & Cafe.

But for now, for himself, for longtime

Pastry Chef Jesus Mendoza and for Sous

Chef Ismael Guido, they don’t need no

stinking badges.

Mr. Mendoza, who is 35, came to the Woodside Bakery 20 years ago to wash dishes, and moved up by proving himself at various pastry specialties. Mr. Guido, 42, started as a dishwasher 18 years ago; he has some sous chef duties but not the long hours, and for a reason: He also cooks at a Stan-ford University dining hall. Mr. Ruiz, 48, puts in long hours at the cafe and says he refined his craft while working for other chefs. He’s been the head chef at the bakery and cafe since summer 2012. At times, it’s probably a high-wire act, but always with a net: it’s a family place with a menu that changes slowly, warmth that endures, and regulars who order the same thing time after time. “I think part of the magic here is being a family business. That means a lot to people. It’s like com-fort food,” says Jan Sweyer, who with her brother Mark Sweyer bought the bakery and cafe out of bankruptcy in 2006. Their joint career began with the purchase of a deli in Burlingame in 1976 and went on to include an Irish pub in Cupertino and a bar and a cafe, both in Redwood City. They grew up in Woodside, went to community schools and have worked with their classmates’ children. “We have personally hired, and fired, the children of the children we grew up with,” Ms. Sweyer says. “This is our home. This is home. We’re deep in these roots.”

CULINARY MAGIC WITHOUT CULINARY

DEGREES AT WOODSIDE BAKERY & CAFE

SELF-MADE

Executive Chef William Ruiz braises lamb shanks in one of the kitchens at the Woodside Bakery & Cafe.

The seating area of Woodside Bakery & Cafe at 3052 Woodside Road in downtown Woodside.

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The importance of soup If Mr. Ruiz carries himself with the air of a street fighter, it may be a consequence of where he went to culinary school: “The school of hard knocks,” he says. Culinary schools have it backward by teaching technique ahead of or instead of cooking science; because the school envi-ronment is highly controlled, graduates tend to think they know it all, he says. Acceptance in culinary school once required two letters of reference and time in a professional kitchen. Today, “if you have money, you can get into culinary school,” he says. “Schools are a big machine, a big cog. You feed the machine to keep it turning. ... Cooking is like going to war. Who do you want doing your fighting? West Pointers or guys who have been in the trenches?” To bring out his war cry, try ordering something not on the menu. “You want to enjoy your dinner?” he says in reply to such a hypothetical request. “Good. Stay here and eat what I cook. You can cook your own dinner — at home. You come to my res-taurant, you’re eating my food.” It’s partly a business decision. “If Joe Schmo comes in and asks for something completely wretch-ed, he’ll tell his friends: ‘I ordered something that was putrid and the chef made it for me and it was putrid.’ I’d rather have him leave upset” that he didn’t get what he wanted, he says. Chef Ruiz discovered his life’s work in Seattle working for Chef Walter Pisano at Tulio Ristorante. Mr. Ruiz made a

different soup every day without traditional thickeners such as cream or roux (flour browned in butter). “Working there really pushed my soup-making capa-bilities to the limit,” Mr. Ruiz says. “When I went to work with Walter, that’s when I realized that this would be my career.” Asked to name a soup from those days, Mr. Ruiz recalls a white bean puree, made with onions, cannellini beans, a bay leaf, preserved lemon and veg-etable stock. At the Woodside cafe, there are two soups daily, one of them always vegan and gluten-free. Spinach and mush-room soup is popular, server

Kacey Crosby says. “People come in and eat just that, just that and a focaccia.” Mr. Ruiz says that one of his first soup-related acts at the cafe was to end the use of chicken bouillon. “Throw all that out,” he says he told his staff upon seeing a big box of it. “Cooking is not about con-venience, nor is it about taking shortcuts, and that’s what it comes down to.” Despite his emphasis on fun-damentals, some members of the cooking staff do occasionally take a shorter route. “They think there’s a shortcut,” Mr. Ruiz says. “I tell them, ‘If there is a quicker

way to do something to where the end result is the same, I’d let you know that.’” They do get it, though, and it’s inspiring “com-ing in here day in and day out and seeing them grasp it.”

Don’t be fat Pastry Chef Mendoza also learned his skills on the job at the bakery. He began as a dishwasher at 15, expressed an interest in baking, and spent 18 months making Danish pas-tries, he says. Next came six months of cookies and a year of cakes. “Whatever station (my boss) showed me, I learned fast, quickly,” Mr. Mendoza says. He

became head baker and then pastry chef. That apprenticeship trajectory continues. He’s trained about 200 bakers, 20 of whom are now pastry chefs, he says. Making pastry is about love, Mr. Men-doza says, the love of customers biting into one and having the words, “Oh, it’s good,” arise from somewhere inside. Among his students: his future wife and his brother, both of whom still work there. Much like buying and eat-ing pastry, making it is about self-discipline. Is it hard not to overdo the sampling of one’s work? “Yes, it’s very hard, very hard,” Mr. Mendoza says with a broad smile. Sample 10 different items and you may have ingested 2,000 calories. “You have to run every single day” to keep the weight off, he says. Conscious of this, he says he tries to keep the fat content just above the point at which its absence might be noticed. “I want customers to eat, but I don’t want them to be fat.” The bakery makes four sand-wich breads for the cafe: Tuscan, ciabatta, rye and sourdough — and some 600 focaccia every day. Among breads for sale in the bak-ery is a 100 percent whole wheat loaf. Pure whole wheat bread can be tricky in terms of taste and tex-ture. The key, Mr. Mendoza says, is allowing the bread adequate rise time. While white breads need just two hours, whole wheat needs six. Patience and precision are important in baking, he says, adding: “I want people to eat more healthy bread.”

Timing, it’s everything Mr. Guido, a man of few words for this interview, says he came to the attention of the manage-ment after they noticed his interest in cooking. “I noticed that I liked it, too, and I love it now,” he says. And the customers love it. “We try to take items away (from the menu) but people ask for it,” he adds. “All the food is really good.” “I don’t think anyone can touch Ismael on fish and meat dishes,” Ms. Sweyer says. It’s his timing, she says, his understand-ing of how the entree continues to cook after it’s off the stove. “He cooks them to perfection. It will be perfect when it gets to the table.” How is it working for Mr. Ruiz? “I listen,” Mr. Guido says. “I’ve got the knowledge, I’ve got the experience, but I listen.” A

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TOWN OF WOODSIDE

INVITES APPLICATIONS FORPLANNING COMMISSION

Districts 1Unexpired term to February 2016

The Planning Commission participates in the administration of the plan-

ning laws and policies of the Town. It is responsible for recommending

to the Town Council ordinances and resolutions necessary to implement

the General Plan and adopted development policy. The Commission also

conducts necessary public hearings to administer the planning laws and

policies of the Town and acts upon applications for zoning amendments,

conditional use permits, variances, subdivisions and other related functions

as may be assigned by the Council.

The Planning Commission meets on the first and third Wednesday at 7:30

p.m.; Commissioners are appointed for a four-year term; one member is

appointed from each Council district. A listing of district addresses is

provided on the Town’s web site at www.woodsidetown.org, Town Hall,

Boards and Committees, Planning Commission, Districts.

Interested residents may request information and applications Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM-12 noon and 1-5:00 PM at Town Hall, 2955 Woodside Road, at the Town’s web site, www.woodsidetown.org, Residents, Volunteer Opportunities, or telephone the Town Clerk at (650) 851-6790. Deadline for applications is Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 5:00 PM.

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Line Cook Cesar Guillen pulls from the wood-fired oven a few of the 600 individual focaccia baked every day and served as appetizers with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

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On the cover: Pastry Chef Jesus Mendoza at the Woodside Bakery & Cafe puts the finishing touches on a pastry heart covered with chocolate raspberry ganache. The day begins at 5 a.m. for Mr. Mendoza, now in his 20th year with the bakery after start-ing as a dishwasher at the age of 15.

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P A I D O B I T U A R Y

Mrs. Finley J. (Diane) Gibbs passed away peacefully at her Atherton home on January 28, 2013, after a brief illness. She had just celebrated her 100

th birthday

in October.Diane was born in Manila, The

Philippines, to Camille Glubetich Pickering and John Kuykendall Pickering. She moved to California as a little girl to live with her aunts and attend school. She graduated from Castilleja School in Palo Alto (’31) and UC Berkeley (’35), where she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority. After college, Diane returned to Manila, where she married the late Finley J. Gibbs. The Gibbses raised their four children in Washington, D.C., Manila, Palo Alto, and finally Atherton. Diane loved to play golf and bridge, and was a world traveler. She volunteered at the Allied Arts Guild and the MRI, was a member of both the Century and Town & Country Clubs in San Francisco, and was a long time member of the Menlo Country Club in Woodside.

She is survived by her children Finley P. Gibbs (Patricia), Judith Gibbs Brown (Dwite), Camille Gibbs Herrick (Sherman), and Christina Gibbs Thrash (Wallace). She also left behind twelve grandchildren, twenty five great-grandchildren, two nieces and four nephews.

The family requests that any donations in her memory be directed to Castilleja School and to the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.

Diane Gibbs

P A I D O B I T U A R Y

Myron “Mike” Beigler, bio-chemist, artist, and longtime resident of Portola Valley, California, died from cancer on January 17, 2013, at the age of 86.

Mike was born in 1926 in De-troit, Michigan. Invited to join the Army Specialized Training Program at 17, Mike was pre-paring to join the troops abroad when he contracted meningi-tis, causing him to lose most of his hearing, but enabling him to study biology at the University of Michigan through the remainder of the war.

In 1947, Mike moved to New York City to attend the Art Student’s League, immersing himself in the burgeoning ab-stract expressionist movement with fellow students Larry Rivers and Alfred Leslie. Together they transferred their GI Bills to New York University in 1948, where Mike earned a BS in Art Education, learning and teaching ceramics while spending his evenings with Tony Smith, Robert Motherwell, and Willem deKooning amongst others.

Soon thereafter, matters of practicality turned Mike’s at-tention from art towards his other true passion: science. He earned his BS degree in biology and chemistry from NYU in 1953, eventually moving to California to work for Lockheed on the Polaris nuclear submarine missile system, prepar-ing reports for President Eisenhower. Mike then embarked on an innovative and prolific career in the field of amino acids and nutrition science. By the end of his career, Mike was named on over 40 U.S. and international patents, having traveled the world and worked with companies in Japan and Germany.

From the late eighties onwards, Mike rededicated him-self to ceramics and sculpture. He developed a technique whereby he immersed cloth in hot wax, draping the pieces over each other, and finally creating a bronze rendition of the sculpture. In hanging each piece, Mike sought to explore the beauty and simplicity of gravity itself.

Mike will be remembered for his extraordinary intelli-gence and talent in both the arts and sciences, his insatiable curiosity, kindness, and readiness to support and mentor those who were lucky to call him friends and family. He is survived by his wife of twenty years, Foster Beigler.

Myron “Mike” BeiglerNov. 8, 1926 – Jan. 17, 2013

P A I D O B I T U A R Y

Thomas (Tom) Samuel Glikbarg passed away on February 13, 2013 at the age of 82 at his home in Atherton after a long battle with multiple my-eloma. He was surrounded by his loving family at the time of his death.

Tom was born June 5, 1930 in San Francisco. He was raised by his father, A. Samuel Glikbarg, after his mother passed away shortly after his birth. Tom played baseball and was an All-City basketball player at Lowell High School. He attended Stanford Univer-sity where he played freshman basketball and many intramural sports, graduating in 1952 with a degree in business. He was well known for his achievements as president of Lyon’s Restaurants, a very success-ful restaurant chain, where he fostered a family at-mosphere and earned the respect and loyalty of the employees. At the time of his retirement there were 86 restaurants throughout California and the Pacific Northwest. Tom was an avid sports fan. He was a reg-ular at Stanford athletics events and attended over 50 Big Games. He thoroughly enjoyed Giants and 49er games. He loved playing tennis at the Menlo Circus Club and golfing at the Springs Club in Rancho Mi-rage and Half Moon Bay Golf Links.

Tom sat on the board of directors twice at the Menlo Circus Club, served as president of the Springs Club in Rancho Mirage and was on several

local boards. He was well known for his exceptionally sharp wit and great sense of humor.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years Elizabeth (Betsy), their children John Glikbarg (Becky), Bob Glikbarg (Jan) and Ellen Shea (Tom), 8 grandchildren (Elisabeth, Thomas, Ben, Leanne, Ryan, Patrick, Kevin and Casey), his sister Eleanor and her husband Arthur, and many cousins, nieces and nephews. He was a loyal and loving husband and father and relished spending time with his family.

Many thanks to Yumi Ando, MD., Pathways Hospice, and Care on Call for their incredible sup-port. A “Celebration of Tom’s Life “ will be held at the Menlo Circus Club in Atherton on Saturday, February 23 at 3:00. In lieu of flowers please con-sider donating to Pathways Home, Health and Hos-pice in memory of Tom Glikbarg, 585 North Mary Av., Sunnyvale, 94085 or MMTI Fund in memory of Tom Glikbarg, UCSF Foundation, Box 45339, San Francisco, CA 94145, or your charity of choice.

Thomas Samuel Glikbarg

By Samantha BergesonSpecial to The Almanac

Dinosaurs may be extinct, but great music doesn’t die. A local band, made

up of four childhood friends who all graduated from Menlo-Atherton High School in 2011, hopes to keep their music alive. The band, named Tyrannosau-rus Sex, plays mostly jazz-funk, influenced by a variety of rock bands. Its members are gui-tarist and backing vocal-ist Stefan Turkowski, drummer Colin Sut-ton, bassist Jonathan Wyatt, and lead vocalist and guitarist Noah Stid. The band has released two albums, “Barely Covered” in Februrary 2012 and “Rough and Dirty” in October. T-Sex has played at a variety of bistros and cafes throughout the Bay Area, with its most recent show at the Brainwash Cafe in San Francisco on Dec. 29. As drummer Colin Sut-ton explains it, the boys were “friends since the beginning” of elementary school and began jamming together starting fresh-man year. It was a smooth tran-sition since “we have all been playing and jamming for years. ... We all kind of know how each other operates,” he says. Each played an instrument and taught one another gui-

tar and bass. By junior year, the band was officially pieced together, and by senior year, it won M-A’s annual Battle of the Bands contest. They have limited time to play together. Each member attends a different college so they keep in contact by sharing music files by computer. “The common thing now for college bands since

technology is so great is to ... use DropBox to share GarageBand files or recordings back and forth and then add to it,” Mr. Sut-ton says. Each song is started by a band member who lays a foundation and then shares the

fragment with the other band members via DropBox. Most of the second album, “Rough and Dirty,” was written this way. “One of the interesting things about this technique for song-writing is ... everyone fills in the gaps on their own in totally different ways,” bassist Jonathan Wyatt says. “And then when we come back together, you can have these totally different images about what the rest of the song is going to look like.” Such a patchwork method of song collaborations based on riffs or singular beats can sometimes create a rift in the group itself. As guitarist Stefan

Turkowski says, there tends to be some disagreement about the direction of songs. “There’s definitely some tribulations,” he adds. “And trials,” Mr. Sutton chimes in. The band practices when all its members are in town, which happens only when there are breaks from school. This past summer band members con-sistently practiced every three days to gear up for their August sold-out gig at Angelica’s Bistro in Redwood City. The main focus of the group is the instrumental sound, com-plemented by the deep voice of Noah Stid. As the main singer, he takes on the responsibility of writing the lyrics. “The lyrics usually have a lot of meaning behind them; we just tell him not to write about his girlfriend too much!” Mr. Sutton jokes. As a unit, the band is most-ly influenced by Gov’t Mule, a Southern folk-rock group formed out of the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers. T-Sex covered two Gov’t Mule songs on its first album. Yet the mem-bers have a conflicting prefer-ences when it comes to music, ranging from bluegrass to metal. Their friendships and profes-sionalism transcend individual quarrels, they say. The band, Mr. Sutton says, “is really what all of our tastes come together as.”

Visit tinyurl.com/Band-122 to see the band’s website.

Childhood friends stay connected through music

The cover of the band’s album, “Rough and Dirty.”

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H. George ReschActive in libertarian movement

A memorial service will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at AutoVino, 205 Con-stitution Drive in Menlo Park, for H. George Resch, who died Dec. 12 at his Menlo Park home. He was 78. Mr. Resch was born in Neenah, Wis-consin, and graduated from Lawrence College in 1960. He was a graduate student at Indiana University. Active in the libertarian movement, he assisted F.A. Harper in founding the Insti-tute for Humane Studies and worked for the William Volker Fund. He joined the inner circle of the American econo-mist and historian Murray N. Rothbard, who inf luenced his political views more than any-one else, say associates. He was also a friend of Congressman Ron Paul. Mr. Resch worked for the Banta Printing Company

and also served as research director of the Howard Ruff organization, but for the greater part of his career he was associated with Camino Coin Co. in Burlingame, founded by his close friend Burt Blumert. He is survived by a brother and two nieces. Donations may be made to the Mises Institute, 518 W. Magnolia, Auburn, AL 36832.

Myron ‘Mike’ BeiglerBiochemist, artist

Myron “Mike” Beigler, a longtime resident of Portola Valley, died of cancer Jan 17. He was 86. Mr. Beigler was born in Detroit. Invit-ed to join the Army Special-ized Train-ing Program at 17, he was prepared to join the troops abroad when he contracted meningitis, causing him to lose most of his hearing, but enabling him to study biology at the University of Michigan through the remainder of the war.

In 1947, he moved to New York City to attend the Art Students League. He earned a bachelor’s degree in art edu-cation, learning and teaching ceramics, while spending his evenings with Tony Smith, Robert Motherwell and Wil-lem de Kooning, among oth-ers, according to his wife, Foster Beigler. Mr. Beigler then earned a bachelor of science degree in biology and chemistry from New York University, even-tually moving to California to work for Lockheed on the Polaris nuclear submarine missile system, preparing reports for President Eisen-hower. He then embarked on a career in the field of amino acids and nutrition science. He was named on more than 40 U.S. and international pat-ents, his family said. From the late 1980s, Mr. Beigler once more dedicat-ed himself to ceramics and sculpture. He will be remem-bered for his intelligence and talent in both the arts and sciences, his curiosity, kind-ness, and readiness to support and mentor others, say family members. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Foster Beigler.

Henry Kramer of Menlo Park won the men’s 55-59 UCI Cyclo-cross Masters World Champi-onship on Jan. 31 in Louisville, Kentucky. Racing for the California Giant Berry Farms team, Kramer fin-ished the three-lap race in 37 minutes and 43 seconds, just 4 seconds ahead of the second place finisher, Randy Fields. The world cham-pionship is an event Kramer has competed in 10 times, eight times in Belgium. A sportsman who has been bicycle racing for 30 years, he says cyclocross racing has “quite a group of riders in Northern California, especially around Santa Cruz. This is one of six master titles that has been brought back to the Bay Area. Several of us hope to defend our titles next season, which will probably mean returning to Europe.”

This is the first time in its 64-year history that the cham-pionship has been held outside Europe, he said. According to Wikipedia, cyclocross is a form of bicycle racing that is strongest in the traditional road-cycling countries, such as Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Races typically take place in the fall or winter and consist of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles, requiring the rider to dismount, carry the bike, and remount. One story about the origins of cyclocross is that European roadracers in the early 1900s would race each other to the next town over and were allowed to cut through farmers’ fields, over fences, or take any other shortcuts in order to win. This was a way for them to stay in shape during the winter months and put a twist on roadracing, says Wikipedia.

Kramer wins Cyclo-cross title

OBITUARY

H. George Resch

Myron ‘Mike’ Beigler

Henry Kramer

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Henry Kramer grew up in Menlo Park, where he lives with his wife, Holly, and daughter, Kate. He attended Menlo School and the University of Colorado. For the past 30 years he has operated Econo Tree Service, a tree-care company based in Redwood City. Asked if his daughter, a fresh-man at Menlo-Atherton High School, will carry on the cycling tradition, he notes she is too busy as a competitive horseback

rider and lacrosse player. Of his recent win he says: “It is a proud moment for us and our community to bring this jersey back home to Northern Califor-

nia and the Bay Area. Winning it allows one to wear it for the following season and from then on don the rainbow stripes for-ever.” A

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C O M M U N I T Y

TOWN OF PORTOLA VALLEYVolunteers do not necessarily have the time;

they just have the heart.

The Town of Portola Valley Seeks Dedicated Volunteers for the following Town Committees:

Community Events CommitteeMeets as announced; appointed for a one-year term.

This Committee organizes the annual Blues & Barbeque Open Space Fundraising Event, the Town Picnic and the Volunteer Appreciation Holiday Party.

Cultural Arts CommitteeMeets second Thursday of each month; appointed for a one-year term.

Increase cultural awareness among residents of Portola Valley by spon-soring and supporting local cultural activities in the areas of art, music, science and nature, history, horticulture, drama, literature, photography and dance.

Emergency Preparedness CommitteeMeets second Thursday of each month, 8:00 a.m.; appointed for a one-year term.

This Committee works with Town Staff to ensure that neighborhoods and Town government are ready to respond to possible emergen-cies such as earthquakes, wildfires and flooding. Other duties include maintaining emergency supplies and equipment, planning response to emergencies and educating Town residents.

Nature and Science CommitteeMeets alternate even-numbered months 2nd Thursday at 4:00 p.m.

The objectives of this Committee are to increase appreciation for Por-tola Valley’s natural environment by providing opportunities for residents and visitors to observe and study local natural history, encourage scientific dialog and promoting scientific literacy in the community and provide information to the community about science, technology and natural history.

Open Space Acquisition Advisory CommitteeMeets as announced; appointed for a one-year term.

This Committee supports preservation of the Town’s rural environment by advising the Town Council on open space acquisitions and uses.

Parks and Recreation CommitteeMeets third Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m.; appointed for a one-year term.

This Committee meets to develop, promote and maintain quality recre-ational and community enrichment programs, recreational facilities and park areas in the Town of Portola Valley.

Sustainability CommitteeMeets third Monday of each month, 3:30 p.m.; appointed for a one-year term.

This committee assists the Town in meeting the adopted greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and the goals and objectives outlined in the Sustainability Element of the General Plan. The primary mission is to encourage residents to reduce their energy and water use.

Teen CommitteeMeets as announced; appointed for a one-year term.

This Committee meets to promote awareness of the unique needs of teens, as well as to provide visibility to teen contributions to our society.

Trails and Paths CommitteeMeets second Tuesday of each month, 8:15 a.m.; appointed for a one-year term.

This Committee meets to provide a system of trails and paths that provide passageways for people, whether on foot, horseback or bicycle. It is their objective that these trails be safe, pleasant and provide access to all parts of town.

Applications are available on-line at www.portolavalley.net on the home page under the Town Committees tab. Hard copies are available at Town Hall.Town Clerk Sharon HanlonTown of Portola Valley765 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028E-mail: shanlon@portolavalley.netPhone: (650) 851-1700 ext. 210

WOODSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Woodside Preschool Registration 2013Please join us for a Woodside Preschool Orientation and

Visitation, Tuesday, February 26th from 8:30-10:00 a.m. (adults only).

Woodside Elementary School District will be accepting

applications for the Fall 2013 Preschool Classes beginning March 1, 2013.

Woodside Preschool is a half-day, fee-based program running from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Children must be at least 2 years, 9

months old as of September 2nd, 2013 in order to apply. Preschool students are placed in either the Preschool or Pre-K class based on age and availability. Priority is given to children living within the

Woodside School District boundaries.

Interested families are encouraged to attend our Orientation and fill

out an application. Applications will be available for pick up at the

elementary school office or download online beginning March 1st.

For more information regarding Woodside Preschool please

contact Lisa at ldayeh@woodsideschool.us,

(650) 851-1571 ext 250 or visit our website

at www.woodside.k12.ca.us.

Brenda Villa, the most deco-rated female water polo play-er ever (four-time Olympian, three-time world champion), has joined Menlo Swim and Sport as head of aquatics out-reach. Ms. Villa, who won a gold medal at the 2012 London Olym-pics with the U.S. women’s water polo squad, will be in charge of launching a new water polo pro-gram for girls 14 and under at Belle Haven pool in Menlo Park. The program, which starts in March, will emphasize reaching girls in the neighborhood. She will also hold girls’ performance clinics and camps for experi-enced water polo players from around the Peninsula. Cost of the Belle Haven water polo program will be $80 a month, which includes two les-sons a week. Scholarships will be available through the Beyond Barriers Athletic Foundation. The Belle Haven pool is located at 100 Terminal Ave., across the street from the Onetta Harris Community Center. Until this year, it was closed in the winter. Having the pool open year-round for water polo will also give the community more access, says Menlo Swim and Sport spokesperson Gudrun Enger. Ms. Villa, who now lives in Mountain View, grew up

in Commerce, California. She started swimming with a club team at the age of 6 and followed her brother into water polo at age 8. She made the girls Junior Olympic team while in high school. She played with the boys’ water polo team at Bell Gardens High School because the school did not have a girls’ team. She came to Stanford Uni-versity in 1998 as the water polo program’s most heralded recruit. She scored 69 goals

her freshman year, according to Wikipedia, and was named the NCAA Women’s Water Polo Player of the year. In 2002 she led her Stanford team with 60 goals to win the NCAA Wom-en’s Water Polo championship. That year she was awarded the Peter J. Cutino Award as the top female college water polo player in the United States. Ms. Villa won gold in team competition in the 2012 London Olympics; silver in 2000 Sydney and 2008 Beijing Olympics; and bronze in the 2004 Athens Olympics. In team competition in the World Championships, she won gold in the 2003 Barce-lona event and the 2009 Rome event, and silver in the 2005 Montreal event. A co-founder of Project 2020, a nonprofit that helps provide opportunities for low-income youth to have swimming and water polo lessons, she recalls growing up in Commerce, where there were city-sponsored pro-grams so children didn’t have to pay to play sports. “Inspired by my work with project 2020, I was attracted to the strong community environ-ment in the Belle Haven neigh-borhood and look forward to building our new water polo teams,” says Ms. Villa in a press release. A

Olympian heads aquatics outreach

Brenda Villa will launch a water polo outreach program in Belle Haven, for girls under 14.

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Special EventsMenlo-Atherton Fashion Show The M-A Fashion Show is a professionally cho-reographed performance that will feature more than 200 seniors. Feb. 23, 1-8:30 p.m. $5-$65; shows at 1, 4, 7:30. M-A Performing Arts Center, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton. Call 650-322-5311. www.mabearspta.orgBridal Fair The theme of this years Fare is to finding inspiration locally. Attendees meet the peninsulas top wedding planners, florists, gown and tuxedo vendors, limo. Feb. 24, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. $15. Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway St., Redwood City. www.foxrwc.com

Art Galleries‘Scenes from the Silk Road’ — pho-tographs by Frances Freyberg The Portola Art Gallery presents “Scenes from the Silk Road” — photographs of Uzbeki-stan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Syria by Frances Freyberg. Through Feb. 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Portola Art Gallery, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park. Call 650-321-0220. www.francesfreyberg.comPaintbrush Diplomacy Art Exhibi-tion The exhibit, on display in the Admin-

istration building, includes works from 40 young artists from all over the world. Through March 8, 5-5 p.m. Menlo College Administration Building, 1000 El Camino Real, Atherton. Call 650-543-3901. www.menlo.eduPaintings by Christine Canepa Can-ada College Art Gallery presents Paintings & Photo Drawings by Christine Canepa on view through Feb. 28. Hours: Mon., Weds.: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Tues.,Thurs. 1-4 p.m. Can-ada College Art Gallery, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Woodside. Call 650-306-3336.

Classes/WorkshopsChina’s Terra Cotta Warriors art docent lecture PowerPoint art docent lecture on exhibit at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Feb. 23, 2-3 p.m. Wood-side Library, 3140 Woodside Road, Wood-side. Call 650-851-0147. www.smcl.orgHow to Write Books that Inspire Change This class by Nina Amir aims to help attendees become authors who inspire readers to action with the mes-sage in their books. Feb. 23, 1-4 p.m. $99. Kepler’s, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 650-324-4321.

Community EventsExploring the Common Good dis-cussion series Members of the Ladera Community Church will facilitate discus-sions on topics such as education, health-care and the environment and gun control.

Sundays through March 17, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Ladera Community Church, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley. Call 650-854-5481. www.ladera.orgLunar New Year Celebration Asian celebration of change and the Year of the Snake. There will be lion dancers, red panda acrobats, martial arts, kids arts and zodiac-themed crafts, food and an inflatable playland. Feb. 23, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway, Red-wood City. www.redwoodcity.org/events/lunarnewyear.html

Kids & FamiliesAtherton Library Preschool Sto-rytime Children ages 3-5 are invited for stories and activities every Monday morn-ing. Through May 20, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Atherton. Call 650-328-2422. www.smcl.orgBaby Bounce and Rhyme Time Combining singing, dancing, reading, and playing, Baby Bounce and Rhyme is a way to connect with a young child. This pro-gram is specifically for babies ages 0-18 months (although older children are wel-come too) Feb. 25, 11-11:30 a.m. Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Ather-ton. Call 650-328-2422. www.smcl.org

Et AliaFamily Movie Night The Atherton Library features family-friendly films the

last Friday of the month. This month will highlight a recent Pixar animated favorite. Feb. 22, 7-8:30 p.m. Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Atherton. www.smcl.orgCanada College Farmers Market The market runs every Sunday at Parking Lot 7. Vendors are welcome. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Camada College, 4200 Farm Hill Road , Redwood City. Call 650-290-3549. west-coastfarmersmarkets.org

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At Kepler’sEditor and fantasy author John Joseph Adams will discuss and sign his new book, “The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination: Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at Kepler’s bookstore, 1010 El Camino Real in Menlo Park. In the book, “22 bestselling authors have produced an assortment of stories born of megalomaniacal mayhem,” the publisher says.

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Legendary folk singer Joan Baez and Bella Sorella, an award-winning soprano ensemble, will perform at a benefit concert for the Peninsula College Fund to be held Saturday, March 2, at Sacred Heart Preparatory. The evening begins with a wine and hors d’oeuvres recep-tion at 6 p.m., followed by the 7:30 p.m. concert at Homer Center on the Sacred Heart Schools campus, 150 Valparaiso Ave. in Atherton. Bella Sorella is a soprano ensemble featuring sisters-in-law Nova and Susanne Jimenez, along with Joyce Lee (violin) and Danielle Naler (piano). Nova Jimenez and her husband, Tomas, are mentors to a Penin-sula College Fund student who will graduate from UC Berkeley in June. The Peninsula College Fund is a nonprofit organization found-ed in 2005 to help low-income, first-generation college students to graduate and achieve their education and career goals. Visit peninsulacollegefund.org for tickets that range in price from $125 to $1,000.

‘Daffodil Daydreams’ at Filoli estate With hundreds of daffodils set to bloom, Filoli will host “Daf-fodil Daydreams” from Friday, Feb. 22, through Sunday, Feb. 24, at the historic Woodside estate. The event marks the opening of Filoli for the 2013 season. “Daffodil Daydreams” features three days of talks, demonstra-tions, activities for children and families, and garden walks. On Feb. 23, Chef Ursula Galli-

chotte will give a demonstration on cooking with seasonal foods. On Feb. 24, Melissa Reading, president of the Northern Cali-fornia Daffodil Society, will lead a garden walk. Flower arrang-ing with seasonal blooms will take place Feb. 22 through 24. A stained-glass demonstration will take place Feb. 23. Reser-vations for the events are not required. Visit filoli.org for exact times. Artists are invited to photo-graph and paint in the gardens on Friday and Sunday. The opening celebration is free with paid admission to Filoli: $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $5 for those ages 5 through 17. Visit Filoli.org or call 364-8300, ext. 507, for more infor-mation.

Scholarships for seniors

Seniors at Menlo-Atherton and Woodside high schools are among those eligible to apply for scholarships offered by the Charitable Foundation of the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors. The scholarship program is a partnership with 18 local high schools, where principals and faculty nominate three excep-tional graduating seniors. The program awards a $1,000 schol-arship to one nominee from each participating school. Final selections are made by a com-mittee that includes represen-tatives from the local business community, area high schools and colleges, and the Silicon

Valley Association of Realtors. Completed applications must be returned to the high school’s principal or scholarship coun-selor by Monday, March 11. For more information, call Nina Yamaguchi at 408-861-8822.

Library book sale

Menlo Park Friends of the Library will hold a book sale for “gently used” books from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2, in the Oak and Elm rooms at the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center, across from the library parking lot. There will be, among others, a wide selection of biography, history, literature, mystery, sci-ence fiction, religion, philoso-phy, children’s and young adult books.

Free museum Fridays

The San Mateo County His-tory Museum continues its “Free First Fridays” program on March 1. Admission is free with

two programs for the public without fees. At 11 a.m. pre-school children will be invited to learn about trains and hear the story, “Terrific Trains.” At 2 p.m., museum docents will lead tours of the museum for adults. The San Mateo County His-tory Museum is located at 2200 Broadway within the 103-year-old “Old Courthouse” in Red-wood City.

Saturday jazz at Rosewood Sand Hill Rosewood Sand Hill Hotel, on Sand Hill Road at Interstate 280 in Menlo Park, is now featur-ing live jazz on Saturday nights from 7 to 11 p.m. in the hotel lounge (library). Entertainers include the Rick Vandivier Trio, which plays every third week. No reservations are required.

Claire Mack talk in Menlo Park Former San Mateo mayor Claire Mack will talk about

her life and new novel, “Sister Samms and Sister Johnson, The Neighborhood,” at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 2, at the Menlo Park Council Chambers, 701 Laurel St. in Menlo Park. The book is the story of two women who love and take care of their community. Ms. Mack characterizes the women as “saucy black women who weave tales about their suburban neighborhood and their lives.” Ms. Mack was the first Afri-can-American woman elected to the San Mateo City Council; she served three terms as coun-cilwoman and three terms as mayor. She retired in 1998 from KCSM-TV after almost 30 years in television and radio broad-casting. The free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Menlo Park Library and the East Palo Alto Library. Free wheelchair-acces-sible van service is available for Menlo Park and East Palo Alto seniors and people with dis-abilities. Call 330-2512 for van reservations.

Joan Baez and Bella Sorella to perform at benefit AROUND TOWN

Performing at a Peninsula College Fund benefit concert will be Joan Baez, left, and the soprano ensemble Bella Sorella (featuring sisters-in-law Nova, left, and Susanna Jimenez).

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995 Fictitious Name StatementPHILLIPS CONSTRUCTION FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 254104 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Phillips Construction, located at 5 Riviera Circle, Redwood City, CA 94065, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): GUY PHILLIPS GOLDBERG 5 Riviera Circle Redwood City, CA 94065 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 January 22, 2013. (ALM Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 2013)

SV CONSULTING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 254168 The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: SV Consulting, located at 7 Helen Place, Menlo Park, CA 94025, San Mateo County. Is (Are) hereby registered by the follow-ing owner(s): DEBORAH STONER 7 Helen Place Menlo Park, CA 94025 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on 07/01/1997. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on January 25, 2013. (ALM Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2013)

PIÑATA SUPRISES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 253976 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Piñata Suprises, located at 3214 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): CARLOS ALBERTO ABARCA 101 Scott St. San Bruno, CA 94066 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 January 14, 2013. (ALM Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2013)

STUDIO 1016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 253890 The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Studio 1016, located at 1016 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA 94025, San Mateo County. Is (Are) hereby registered by the follow-ing owner(s): DOROTHY JANNINK 2041 Sharon Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on 01/15/2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on January 9 2013. (ALM Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2013)

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997 All Other LegalsNOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S No. 1169840-36 APN: 063-265-260 TRA: 21-014 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx8542 REF: Barrion, Josefino S IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED October 05, 2006. 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 February 26, 2013, at 12:30pm, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursu-ant to Deed of Trust recorded October 12, 2006, as Inst. No. 2006-154117 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of San Mateo County, State of California, executed by Josefino S Barrion An Unmarried Man, will sell at public auc-tion 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 specified in section 5102 of the financial code and autho-rized to do business in this state: 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 situ-ated in said County and State described as: Beginning at a point distant thereon North 1° 29' West 292.25 feet from the intersection thereof with the Northerly line of Faber Subdivision, which Map was recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of San Mateo County in Map Book 8, Page 31 there-of, running thence from said point of beginning along the center line of Clarke Avenue North 1° 29' West 292.25 feet; thence leaving said center line of Clarke Avenue North 88° 27' East 147.38 feet; thence South 1° 29' East 292.95 feet; thence South 88° 27' West 147.38 feet to the point of beginning. EXCEPTING THEREFROM, those certain portions thereof described as Parcel "A" and Parcel "B" as conveyed to E.K. Iverson and Mark L. Iverson in the Deed dated January 3, 1958 and recorded in Book 3329, at Page 211 of Official Records, San Mateo County, State of California, being more particularly described as follows: PARCEL "A": Beginning at a point on the center line of Clarke Avenue, distant thereon North 1° 29' West 534.50 feet from the intersection thereof with the Northerly line of the Faber Subdivision, which Map was recorded in the Office of the county Recorder of the county of San Mateo in Book 8 of Maps at Page 31; running thence from said point of beginning along said center line of Clarke Avenue, North 1° 29' West 50 feet; thence leaving said center line of Clarke Avenue 88° 27' East 147.38 feet; thence South 1° 29' East 50 feet; thence South 88° 27' West 147.38 feet to the point of beginning. PARCEL "B": Beginning at a point on the center line of Clarke Avenue, distance thence North 1° 29' West 484.50 feet from the intersection thereof with the Northerly line of the Faber Subdivision, which Map was recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of the County of San Mateo in Book 8 of Maps at Page 31; running thence from said point of beginning along said center line of Clarke Avenue, North 1° 29' West 50 feet; thence leaving said center line of Clarke Avenue North 88° 27' East 147.38 feet; thence South 1° 29' East 50 feet; thence South 88° 27' West 147.38 feet to the point of beginning. ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM that cer-tain portion thereof described as fol-lows: Beginning at a point on the center line of Clarke Avenue, distant thereon North 1° 29' West 292.25 feet from the intersection thereof with the

Northerly line of the Faber Subdivision, which Map was recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of San Mateo County in Map Book 8, Page 31 there-of, running thence from said point of beginning along said center line of Clarke Avenue 1° 29' West 146.12 feet; thence leaving said center line of Clarke Avenue North 88° 27' East 147.38 feet; thence South 1° 29' East 146.12 feet; thence South 88° 27' West 147.38 feet to the point of Beginning FURTHER EXCEPTING THEREFROM, that certain portion there-of as was conveyed to the county of San Mateo, a political subdivision of the State of California by Deed dated May 12, 1979 and recorded June 22, 1979 in Book 7915 of Official Records, at Page 145 (Recorder's Series No. 37536AL), being more particularly described as follows: A portion of those certain parcels of land conveyed to Walter Galezai (aka Walter Galeazi) by Deeds recorded March 16, 1948 in Book 1461 of Official Records of San Mateo County at Page 123 (Recorder's Serial No. 23167-H) and December 9, 1960 in Book 3904 Official Records of San Mateo County at Page 390 (Recorder's Serial No. 14377-T), more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the Southerly line of the lands of Galezai (14377-T) with the centerline of Clarke Avenue; thence along said centerline North 1° 29' West 192.25 feet to the Northerly line of the lands of Galezai (23167-H); thence along said Northerly line North 88° 27' East 30.00 feet; thence South 1° 29' East 147.23 feet; thence along the arc of a curve to the left with a radius of 15.00 feet, a cen-tral angle of 90° 04', an arc length of 23.58 feet; thence North 88° 27' East 102.36 feet to the Easterly line of the lands of Galezai (14377-T); thence along said Easterly line South 1° 29' East 30.00 feet to the Southerly line of said lands of Galezai, said point being on the centerline of Runnymede Street; thence along said centerline, South 88° 27' West 147.38 feet to the point of beginning. APN: 063-265-260The street address and other common designa-tion, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2320 Clarke Avenue East Palo Alto CA 94303 The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other com-mon designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without cove-nant 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 proper-ty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $989,762.92. 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 writ-ten 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 locat-ed. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auc-tion does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the prop-erty. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the exis-tence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of

these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, benefi-ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (619)590-1221 or visit the internet website www.rppsales.com, using the file number assigned to this case 1169840-36. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone informa-tion or on the Internet Web Site. The best way to verify postponement infor-mation is to attend the scheduled sale. For sales information:(619)590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: January 22, 2013. (R-425146 02/06/13, 02/13/13, 02/20/13) ALM

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 406484CA Loan No. 2000253912 Title Order No. 120368891 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05-28-2004. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 03-13-2013 at 01:00 PM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 06-10-2004, Book N/A, Page N/A, Instrument 2004-119938, , and Re-recorded on 06-10-2004, Book , Page , Instrument 2004-119938 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of SAN MATEO County, California, executed by: SONIA KASHYAP, A MARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or fed-eral savings and loan association, sav-ings association, or savings bank speci-fied in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in

this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: THE MARSHALL STREET ENTRANCE TO THE HALL OF JUSTICE AND RECORDS, 400 COUNTY CENTER , REDWOOD CITY, CA Legal Description: PORTION OF LOTS 34, 35 AND 36, AS DELINEATED UPON THAT CERTAIN MAP ENTITLED ‘’MAP OF BROOKSIDE PARK, WOODSIDE, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA’’, FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STAT EOF CALIFORNIA, ON OCTOBER 4TH, 1926 IN BOOK 14 OF MAPS, AT PAGES 25, 26 AND 17, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 36, AS SHOWN ON HE ABOVE MENTIONED MAP, SAID POINT BEING THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF THE LANDS DESCRIBED IN THE DEED FROM RICHARD F. BISHOP AND WIFE, TO CHARLES WILLIAM COALE AND WIFE, SATED FEBRUARY 7, 1953, RECORDED MARCH 9, 1953, BOOK 2379, PAGE 233, OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF THE LANDS DESCRIBED IN THE LAST MENTIONED DEED, NORTH 22 DEGREES 38’ 30’’ WEST 123.15 FEET, TO THE MOST NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LANDS; THENCE LEAVING SAID LANDS OF COALE NORTH 77 DEGREES 18’ 04’’ EAST 163.06 FEET TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF CAMPO DRIVE, FORMERLY HILLVIEW ROAD, AS SHOWN ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED MAP; THENCE ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE OF CAMPO DRIVE, SOUTH 6 DEGREES 08’ EAST 93.01 FEET TO THE SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF LOT 36; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE SOUTH 64 DEGREES 53’ WEST 134.30 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,720,217.50 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real prop-erty: 140 CAMPO ROAD PORTOLA VALLEY, CA 94028 APN Number: 079-160-390-5 The undersigned

Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by over-night delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 02-15-2013 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee FRED RESTREPO, ASSISTANT SECRETARY California Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA 91311 800-892-6902 For Sales Information: www.lpsasap.com or 1-714-730-2727 www.priorityposting.com or 1-714-573-1965 www.auction.com or 1-800-280-2832 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are consid-ering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automati-cally entitle you to free and clear owner-ship of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insur-ance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mort-gage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g

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130 Classes & InstructionAirlines Are Hiring Train for hands on Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified - Housing available CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 877-804-5293 (Cal-SCAN)

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133 Music LessonsA Piano Teacher Children and AdultsEma Currier, 650/493-4797

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Barton-Holding Music Studio Accepting new students for private vocal lessons. All levels. Call Laura Barton, 650/965-0139

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Jazz & Pop Piano Lessons Learn how to build chords and impro-vise. Bill Susman, M.A., Stanford. (650)906-7529

Piano Lessons in your home Children and adults. Christina Conti, B.M. 15+ yrs exp. (650) 493-6950

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135 Group ActivitiesThanks to St Jude

140 Lost & FoundLOST KEYS - PALO ALTO

150 VolunteersFosterers Needed for Moffet Cats

For Sale201 Autos/Trucks/PartsBMW 1997 528i This 1997 BMW has a recently new engine - its all new under the hood - It is an automatic, and is in excellent shape - interior and exterior in great shape - the car has always been maintenanced by local Palo Alto BMW specialists. Call Andrea 650-333-2596

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215 Collectibles & AntiquesVintage Wicker Baby Bassinet - $75.00

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355 Items for Sale3/4YrsBoyclothesmajorityNew/tags

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801 Apartments/Condos/StudiosMountain View, 1 BR/1 BA - $1545

805 Homes for RentMenlo Park - $5,000.00

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PA: Furn. Room Furn. RM quiet Palo Alto neighborhood. Priv. bath entrance, shared cooking. No Smoking or pets. 6 month lease. Avail. mid Feb. $625/mo + security deposit. 650-493-3747

815 Rentals WantedTeacher seeking cottage

825 Homes/Condos for SaleLos Altos, 3 BR/2 BA - $799000

Mountain View, 2 BR/2 BA - 119000

Mountain View, 2 BR/2 BA - 59000

Palo Alto, 4 BR/3.5 BA New built in 2012 two story SFR 2,850 sq. ft. including 1 car garage at 7,000 sq. ft. lot (Buyer to verify). Will be shown by appointment with Owner - cell phone 650-465-3773, vergassov1@yahoo.com

Sunnyvale, 3 BR/2 BA - $599999

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of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, this information can be obtained from one of the follow-ing three companies: LPS Agency Sales and Posting at (714) 730-2727, or visit the Internet Web site www.lpsasap.com (Registration required to search for sale information) or Priority Posting and Publishing at (714) 573-1965 or visit the Internet Web site www.prioritypost-ing.com (Click on the link for “Advanced Search” to search for sale information), or auction.com at 1-800-280-2832 or visit the Internet Web site www.auction.com, using the Trustee Sale No. shown above. Information about postpone-ments that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. A-4358666 02/20/2013, 02/27/2013, 03/06/2013 ALM

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S No. 1369338-31 APN: 063-031-080-3 TRA: 21-019 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx6932 REF: De Guzman, Consuelo IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED April 01, 2008. 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 March 12, 2013, at 12:30pm, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded April 10, 2008, as Inst. No. 2008-039519 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of San Mateo County, State of California, executed by Consuelo De Guzman, A Married Woman, 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 specified in section 5102 of the financial code and autho-rized to do business in this state: 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 situ-ated 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: 1658 Purdue Ave East Palo Alto CA 94303-1239 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, pos-session, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts cre-ated 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: $321,013.84. 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 writ-ten 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 locat-ed. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auc-tion does not automatically entitle you

to free and clear ownership of the prop-erty. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the exis-tence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, ben-eficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (619)590-1221 or visit the internet website www.rppsales.com, using the file number assigned to this case 1369338-31. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not imme-diately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web Site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. For sales information:(619)590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: February 06, 2013. (R-425785 02/20/13, 02/27/13, 03/06/13) ALM

NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to sec-tions 21700 - 21716 of the California Business and Professions Code, known as the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act, that the undersigned, ALL ABOARD MINI STORAGE will sell at pub-lic auction on March 21, 2013 at 3:30 P.M. at 1520 WILLOW RD., MENLO PARK, CA 94025 the following personal property, household goods, business property and/or vehicle to wit: #15 Ari Matthew Henry Friedland, aka Ari Friedland, aka A. Friedland-Refrigerator, Sofa, Chairs, #304 Erica Nashell Mcknight, aka Erica Mcknight, aka E. Mcknight-10 boxes, 12 bags, Misc Table, Bike, Vacuum, Lots of misc, Electric Scooter. #382 Josephine Diaz Taniguchi, aka Josephine Taniguchi-Rugs (4-5), Heater. #391 Kimberle Ann Hartman, aka Kim Hartman-6 Boxes, 3 Bags, Clothing, Vacuum, 10 Plastic tubs, rugs and art. #430 Michael William Ecoff, aka Michael Ecoff, aka M. Ecoff- 10 Boxes, Chairs, Art, 6 Plastic Tubs. Industrial Equiptment. #462 Ruby Jewel Martin, aka Ruby

Martin-10 Boxes, Big Screen TV, Mattress & Spring, Sheets #518 Sherisse Lynette Reik, aka Sherisse Reik, aka SR-Ladders, Exercise Equip., 6 Boxes, 5 Bags, Lamps, Night Stand, Suitcases, BBQ, Vacuum, fan. #503 Theodore Woodside, aka T.W-Computers, Monitor, Exercise Equip, 10 Boxes, 15 Bags, Refrigerator, Dining Table, Sofa, Misc. Table & Chairs, TV, Mattress & Spring, Night Stand, Bike, Oxygen tank/machine. Said sale is for the purpose of satisfy-ing lien of the undersigned for storage fees, advertising, and lien costs. The undersigned reserves the right to refuse any and all bids. All rights to damages by reason of a deficiency on this resale and incidental damages, and any and all other appropriate remedies are hereby reserved. Dated this Wednesday 12th day of February 2013 Nor Cal Storage Auctions, Inc. State License Bond #7900390179 (916) 604-9695 Dates Published 1st PUBLICATION February 20, 2013 and 2nd PUBLICATION February 27, 2013 By: Renee Moya___________________ Agent for Owner ALM

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO Case No.: CIV519909 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner AIDA GRAY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: MICHAEL SITDIKOV to MICHAEL EUGENE GRAY. 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: March 21, 2013, 9:00 a.m., Dept.: PJ, Room: 2J, 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: February 14, 2013 /s/ Robert D. Foiles JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (ALM Feb. 20, 27, Mar. 6, 13, 2013)

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