Spectrum June 2013 Issue - The Spectrum Magazine - Redwood ...
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Community Interest (Continued from page 17)<br />
festival will directly benefit the important programs of the <strong>Redwood</strong> City<br />
Police Activities League (PAL). <strong>The</strong> PAL offers prevention and intervention<br />
programs to the youth of the community, including citywide sports programs<br />
and after-school programs.<br />
Sponsorship and food and business booth opportunities are still available.<br />
Call Steve Penna at 650-218-0358 for complete details.<br />
www.palbluesfestival.com<br />
New Location Identified for Kiwanis Farmers Market<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Redwood</strong> City Kiwanis Club’s Saturday farmers market has been a<br />
beloved fixture in downtown <strong>Redwood</strong> City for over three decades. <strong>The</strong><br />
market operates April through November from 8 a.m. to noon, presently at<br />
the corner of Winslow Street and Hamilton Street, directly across from the<br />
Middlefield Road parking lot. With construction of the new <strong>Redwood</strong> Tower<br />
building in the Middlefield lot anticipated to begin in fall of <strong>2013</strong>, along with<br />
other development possibilities in the vicinity, the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Kiwanis<br />
Club and city staff have been working together to find a suitable new location<br />
for the farmers market.<br />
<strong>The</strong> city and the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Kiwanis Club are pleased to jointly<br />
announce that the Saturday farmers market will move to a section of<br />
Arguello Street north of Marshall Street, as early as September of this year,<br />
pending final approval by the City Council. To accommodate the market’s<br />
Saturday morning operations, Arguello Street will be closed from Marshall<br />
Street north to about halfway down the block toward Brewster, along with a<br />
half-block of Bradford Street from Arguello. Parking will be encouraged in<br />
the Perry Street Caltrain lot, and the San Mateo County Center garage. Use<br />
of Caltrain for out-of-town patrons will also be encouraged, offering easy,<br />
direct access between the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Caltrain station and the market’s<br />
new location.<br />
This move is being proposed to assure that the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Kiwanis<br />
Farmers Market’s successful operation can continue, and that it remains the<br />
wonderful Saturday morning <strong>Redwood</strong> City tradition that has endured for<br />
so many years. If approved by the City Council, it’s anticipated that the first<br />
market in the new location will be on Sept. 7. However, that may move to a<br />
later date depending on the final construction schedule for <strong>Redwood</strong> Tower.<br />
“Our staff’s close work with the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Kiwanis Farmers Market<br />
has made this transition possible, and we’re very pleased to be able to come<br />
to such a positive outcome for a new location,” said <strong>Redwood</strong> City Mayor<br />
Alicia Aguirre. “I want to encourage everyone to be sure to visit the market<br />
on Saturday mornings, both at the current location and at their new home on<br />
Arguello once they relocate this fall.”<br />
Caroline McHenry, president of the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Kiwanis Club and<br />
manager of the farmers market, noted, “<strong>The</strong> <strong>Redwood</strong> City Kiwanis Club<br />
is all about supporting the community, and through our close relationship<br />
with the city, we’ve been able to both find a great new site and do our part to<br />
support the future of downtown.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Redwood</strong> City Kiwanis Farmers Market is the oldest and largest farmers<br />
market on the Peninsula. It was started in 1979 with the intention of supporting<br />
local independent farmers and supplying the community with fresh produce.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Geri Mayers Memorial Community Service Award: Marissa Scully,<br />
Woodside High School<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Walter Butler Memorial Scholarship: Leah Bustos, Woodside High School<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Bogart Family Scholarships: Michelle McLaren, Woodside High School<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Charles and Jean Rigg Scholarship: Ze Martinho, Sequoia High School<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Maggie Cuadros Memorial Scholarship: Manuel Espinoza, Sequoia<br />
High School<br />
• Yamada Family Scholarships: Rebekah Steiner, Andrea Vidal, Kristal<br />
Padilla, Sequoia High School<br />
Fourth of July Parade Run Registration Open<br />
Registration is now open for this year’s Parade Run in downtown <strong>Redwood</strong><br />
City on July 4. Last year, the number of participants reached full capacity,<br />
so there is a chance there may be a cap on the number of entrants this year.<br />
Don’t miss out! Register early to secure your spot. It’s easy; just go to www.<br />
paraderun.org.<br />
For families, there is the Family Pack Special (two adults and two<br />
children). If you register together, you will receive a $20 voucher good toward<br />
a new pair of shoes at one of the two packet pick-up locations, Fleet Feet<br />
Sports and Roadrunner Sports, on pick-up day. Family T-shirt sponsorships<br />
are also available until <strong>June</strong> 1 — make your family famous by putting your<br />
name on a stylish race T-shirt.<br />
All proceeds go toward supporting the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Education<br />
Foundation.<br />
<strong>The</strong> RCEF has been working since 1983 to advance and enrich education<br />
opportunities for all students in the K–8 <strong>Redwood</strong> City School District. Learn<br />
more at www.rcef.org.<br />
Kiwanis Awards Scholarships to Local High School Students<br />
<strong>The</strong> Woodside Terrace A.M. Kiwanis Club of <strong>Redwood</strong> City has selected 10<br />
local high school students as recipients of their annual scholarship program.<br />
Senior students from Sequoia and Woodside high schools were honored at the<br />
annual dinner on May 22 at the Fair Oaks Community Center in <strong>Redwood</strong> City.<br />
<strong>The</strong> following senior high school students have demonstrated academic<br />
achievement and commitment to community service and volunteerism and<br />
will receive these awards:<br />
• Phillip Wang Woodside Terrace A.M. Kiwanis Club Scholarship: Andrew<br />
Blatner, Woodside High School<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Key Club of Sequoia High Scholarship: Banyra Michelle Vasquez,<br />
Sequoia High School<br />
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