February 25, 2019 - This week's stories

• Menlo Park tennis players hit the courts, 2019 tennis keys in hand
• Reminder: Little Free library applications are due March 1
• Menlo Park reminds customers to call 811 before digging
• Learn more and save at Summer Camp Fair on March 1

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February 26 to March 4
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Menlo Park tennis players hit the courts, 2019 tennis keys in hand

Did you know Menlo Park is one of the few cities in the area to offer residents and nonresidents an annual tennis key which grants them access to city tennis courts. With 15 courts at five sites hosting over a dozen class offerings in any given season and hundreds of tennis keys sold each year, we know that tennis is a valued part of our community. To ensure that courts are accessible to the public, we implement a 50 percent reservation policy. That means that at any given...Click to continue

Reminder: Little Free library applications are due March 1

Little Free Libraries are “take a book, return a book” free book exchanges popularized by the nonprofit organization Little Free Library. They typically take the form of a small wooden box of books mounted on a post in front of a home or business where passersby can easily access the books. Most are maintained by sponsoring community members sometimes referred to as “stewards.” Studies have consistently shown that young children who have access to...Click to continue

Menlo Park reminds customers to call 811 before digging

Safety officials remind everyone to always Call 811 before excavating or digging of any kind. A simple call to 811 can prevent cut lines, damaged infrastructure, power outages, costly fines and in some cases, serious injury. Every six minutes in the U.S., an underground utility line is damaged because someone started digging without first calling 811. This free service managed by Underground Service Alert and available to everyone...Click to continue

Learn more and save at Summer Camp Fair on March 1

Come one, come all to the annual Summer Camp Fair Friday, March 1, from 6–8 p.m. at the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. This is a great opportunity for parents and children to get more information about the fun and exciting camps offered this summer. Representation from the following city-run camp programs will be present: Menlo Madness, Menlo Palooza, Camp Menlo and S.O.S. (Summer of Service). Sign up at the Summer Camp Fair to receive 10...Click to continue

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