Given Gordy Gourdin’s love of flying and his description of himself as a “tinker junky,” you’d think his Atherton home might be lined with model airplanes. Instead, a visitor is greeted by a wall of old clocks, just part of a collection that also resid... »
Automobiles have always been a major part of Charlie Marshall’s life. He remembers growing up in Menlo Park down the street from car dealership owner George Paddleford. “It seemed like he had a different car in his driveway every day,” recalls Charlie,... »
When you walk along the pathways in Barbara Tuffli’s garden, you find yourself looking up, not the usual place one encounters camellias. But many of her camellias, most of which are in bloom now, are the height of trees. Barbara lived in the Atherton h... »
Menlo College’s Head Competitive Cheer Coach Kezia Molinsky wants to be clear about what her team does. It isn’t about pumping up the crowd from the sidelines — although this year, the team does a bit of that, too. “Pom-pom/song girls are performers at... »
Atherton resident Bill Gomez was honored by the Coalition for the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS) with the Paul Shin Award, which is presented annually to individuals for their dedication to communicating science to the public. Bill is a docent... »
For the past 34 years, Suzanne Legallet has been making the drive from her Atherton home to Filoli at least once a month, often more. That’s how long she’s been volunteering as a docent — and contributing in multiple ways to make the visitor experience... »
Atherton resident Sarah Mummah is one of 40 Americans recently selected as 2012 Gates Cambridge Scholars. Sarah is the executive director of DreamCatchers, a nonprofit she founded as a Stanford undergraduate in 2008 that aims to build an effective afte... »
