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Three WWII-era fighter and bomber aircraft will be available for up-close exploration May 21 through 29 at Moffett Federal Airfield as part of the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour, a nationwide tour bringing rare wartime aircraft to the public. The planes will arrive at Moffett Field at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 21 and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 21, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from May 22 through 29. Donations of $10 for adults and $6 for children under 12 are requested for up-close viewing and tours through the inside of the aircraft. More information is available at www.collingsfoundation.org. —Ellen Huet
KIDS RACE IN SOAP BOX DERBY Local children will race down Dana Street as part of the annual Palo Alto Elks Silicon Valley Soap Box Derby this Saturday, May 22. The race will determine who will represent the Silicon Valley area in the All-American Soap Box Derby World Championship in Akron, Ohio.
Thirty-five racers, ages eight to 17, will come from Redwood City to San Jose to participate in the stock and super stock divisions. According to race director Joe Sparaco, there will be eight or nine “super kids� – children with disabilities – in this year’s race who will drive specially built twoperson cars. Local mayors will kick off the event at 9:30 a.m. Directions, photos and rules can be found at www.svsbd.com. —Emily Hamilton
850 TO COMPETE IN SPECIAL GAMES The annual Special Games, a competition for physically handicapped children in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, will be held Friday, May 21 at DeAnza College in Cupertino. The event is sponsored by the Mountain View Kiwanis Club. The games are tailored to fit the unique abilities of the participants who come from about 30 schools. The games will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Friday on the athletic fields at DeAnza College. —Ellen Huet
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he city might purchase property at four different downtown locations, including the historic building on Castro Street which houses the Monte Carlo night club. In a closed session discussion Tuesday, the City Council considered purchasing properties including an old vacant craftsman home at 902 Villa Street, two adjoining properties at the corner of California and Castro streets and a home at 449 Franklin St. that backs up to a possible site for a downtown grocery store. City manager Kevin Duggan said it was unlikely that the city would buy more than one of the properties. Economic development director Ellis Berns has said the purchase of such properties at low, recession prices could help the city revitalize the downtown. The money would come from downtown revitalization authority funds, which now total $4.3 million, with another $4 million in revenue likely before the downtown tax district expires in 2011. According to a city Web page tracking the availability of downtown properties, the owners of 228
Castro Street are asking $4.5 million for the Monte Carlo night club property, which was once the city’s downtown movie theater. The home at 902 Villa Street, at the corner of Bryant Street, was once home to store called the House of Forgotten Treasures and has a vacant lot behind it. The asking price is $1.39 million. It is unclear how the city would use this property, or the adjoining properties at the corner of Castro Street and California Street, which are home to a Mediterranean restaurant and a small office building directly behind it at 756 California St. It is clearer, however, how the city could use another property on the list, 449 Franklin St. The residential property has a house on it and backs up to the city parking lot where the City Council has considered proposals for a long sought-after grocery store downtown. Prospective developers have said the parking lot, at Bryant and California Streets, is just slightly too small to make a downtown grocery store economically viable. The property could presumably allow a larger footprint for the grocery store by allowing truck access to the rear of the building. V
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