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Lacrosse: Grizzlies travel to San Francisco Submitted by M.J. Davey, executive director, Menlo Atherton Youth Lacrosse.
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he Grizzlies, the Menlo Atherton Youth Lacrosse Club, will celebrate the conclusion of its inaugural season when it travels to San Francisco on June 5 to play in the Northern California Junior Lacrosse Association’s yearend Lacrosse Festival. At the festival, the Grizzlies will compete with about 15 Bay Area youth lacrosse teams in a day-long jamboree. The festival marks the culmination of a remarkable first season for the new lacrosse club. It was nearly one year ago when local parents first had the idea to form a new youth lacrosse club for local youth in Menlo Park and Atherton. Led by M.J. Davey, the founder of Atherton Lacrosse Camps and parent of a fifth-grader at Encinal School, the parent group petitioned the league to form the new club and began registering players. In its first year, the club provided playing opportunities for 70 lacrosse players ranging in age from 5 to 11, playing on four boys and girls teams. For most of the players, it was their first experience playing organized lacrosse.
Callan Davey of the MenloAtherton Grizzlies plays at the Sequoia High School field.
Parents have volunteered in key roles to help run the club. Local businesses, such as Oriental Carpet and GGV Capital, have provided sponsorship donations. Local high schools (Menlo-Atherton, Menlo School and Sacred Heart) welcomed the teams onto their fields for halftime mini-scrimmages. And the Menlo Park Recreation Department welcomed the club with allocation of needed field space. In an especially exciting event for
Water Temple closed til mid-summer By Caitlin Moyles Special to the Almanac
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he Pulgas Water Temple has been closed temporarily due to water system construction in the entrance and parking lot areas, blocking access to the temple grounds and portable restrooms. The temple, located on Canada Road in Redwood City, closed May 23 and is expected to re-open in mid-summer, according to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. The work is part of the $4.6 billion Water System Improvement Program to repair, replace and seismically upgrade the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System. The work around the temple is related to a dechloramination facility, which insures that the water running through the N POLICE CALLS This information is from the Atherton and Menlo Park police departments and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. Under the law, people charged with offenses are considered innocent until convicted. PORTOLA VALLEY Residential burglary report: Loss estimated at $34,900 in break-in and theft of jewelry, Old La Honda Road, May 25. Theft report: Progressive disappearance of resident’s jewelry tied to two housekeepers with history of similar chains of events in other households, Antonio Court, May 25.
reservoir system has an appropriate pH balance, said Alison Kastama, a spokesperson for the commission. The temple and its surrounding facilities are a key component of the Hetch Hetchy water system and the Crystal Springs Reservoir System, which provides supplementary water supply to San Mateo and San Francisco counties. The temple was built in 1934 to mark the location where the waters from the Sierra Nevada Mountains reach the Peninsula. Ms. Kastama said the commission has known about the construction for about a year, so it will not interfere with weddings or other events at the site. Visit sfwater.org/SCT for more information and to receive email notification when the temple reopens. A
WOODSIDE Residential burglary report: Window of rear door smashed but suspects not able to enter home, Summit Springs Road, May 25. MENLO PARK Residential burglary report: Bicycle stolen from garage, 300 block of Hedge Road, May 26. Auto burglary report: Window smashed and purse stolen, 100 block of Hanna Way, May 26. Grand theft report: Bicycle stolen from sidewalk, 1000 block of El Camino Real, May 26. Fraud report: Identity theft, 700 block of Magnolia St., May 24.
the kids, the top-ranked Stanford University women’s lacrosse team hosted the Grizzlies girls team for a special half-time demo exhibition during their Division 1 game against Cal. While the current spring season is coming to an end, local playing opportunities are not. “Grizzlies Sizzling Summer” lacrosse is open to any local youth and will meet on Tuesday evenings throughout the summer for skills development and scrimmaging. Later this year, the club will host its “Fall Ball” program to continue the year-round playing opportunities. Next year, there are plans to field an under-13 boys team, under11 boys and girls teams, multiple under-9 boys and girls teams, and a developmental program for 5- and 6-year-old beginners. Visit menloathertonlacrosse.com for more information. A
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