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