The entire Coastside community is invited to lace up their skates and join us on Saturday afternoon, May 3, for a gala “Rock the Rink” grand opening celebration of the new roller hockey rink at Half Moon Bay High School.

Hosted by the Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside and the North Coast Hockey League, the event will feature live music (with local band “Flagged Down"), food, raffles, prizes for all kids, skills competitions, a Squirt exhibition game, and more! (And, since it’s the first Saturday in May, we’ll have a special Kentucky Roller Derby race!) It promises to be a totally fun afternoon for the entire community.

And if you enjoy Rock the Rink, kids 5-18 can always sign up for the 2008 NCHL roller hockey season, which begins Sunday, June 1 and runs through Aug. 3. You can sign up  ONLINE at http://www.coastsiderollerhockey.com http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?EVENT_ID=1553360&CHECKSSO=0 or you can click on this link for the 2008 Registration Form. http://www.coastsiderollerhockey.com/2008_NCHL_RegForm4.pdf (Or signup in person on Saturday, April 19 & 26 at Cameron’s, from 11am-2pm.)

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REMINDER: Jerry Hill is this Friday night

We are opening our home for people who want to meet the Democratic candidates for Gene Mullin’s 19th Assembly District seat. Our home is at 2098 Touraine Lane, Frenchman’s Creek, Half Moon Bay. RVSP, so we’ll have some idea of the number of attendees.

• Richard Holober—Friday, March 14, 2008 at 7:00 P.M.


• Gina Papan—Friday, March 21, 2008 at 7:00 P.M.


• Jerry Hill—April 25, 2008. At 7:00 P.M.

The Democratic primary will be June 3.

Jule and John Lynch
650-726-9280

Dream Machines returns to Half Moon Bay Airport on Sunday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Half Moon Bay Airport. The show benefits the Coastside Adult Day Health Center in Half Moon Bay.

Headline attractions scheduled to appear include thrilling, high-flying freestyle Motocross exhibitions by HiRise FMX; military aviation wonders “Heavenly Body”—a historic B-25 Bomber from World War II, P-51 Mustangs, Hawker Seafury British Fighter, P-40 “Flying Tiger”, and YAK Russian fighters; Max Loffgren’s POW/MIA ‘55 Chevy dragster, built as a tribute to the 3,500+ American servicemen and women listed of prisoners of war or missing in action from the Vietnam War; AAA Greenlight Initiative “Green Machines” display of clean technology/alternative fuel vehicles; Stanford’s Solar Race Car “Equinox”; the Blastolene Brothers extreme, mega-modified machines; ace aerobatics pilot Eddie Andreini; and “World Record Wonderland” headed by record-setting dragster “The Flying Fortress”—the world’s fastest non-supercharged, front engine slingshot dragster and the lightning fast, super sleek BuddFab Motorcycle Streamliner.

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“At a time when jazz piano prodigies are moving into the spotlight around the world…, Clayton is showing all the signs of becoming one of the most significant young jazz artists to emerge in the Southland in recent years.” – Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times

http://www.geraldclayton.com
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
307 Mirada Road, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
$35.  Tickets at the door. Reservations for members.
Doors Open at 3 PM, Music from 4:30 to 7:30 PM, with intermission.

Activated Storytellers, a multicultural folktale theater will be performing at Half Moon Bay Library on Friday evening April 18th at 7:00PM.  The Activated Storytellers offer “physical comedy, song and dance, American Sign Language, audience participation and a grown woman squeezing through a tennis racket”.

The Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary is offering excursions into our marine and land habitats this spring.

Sunday, April 20 – 2:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Coastal Flower Walk in Pescadero Marsh, San Mateo County. Local botanist and author Toni Corelli will lead a walk among the dazzling spring flowers of the Pescadero Coast. Learn how to identify both native and introduced species while exploring the dunes, coastal marsh and coastal scrub along the stunning sanctuary coastline. Well-behaved children are welcome. Space is limited. Cost: $10. For registration, contact Christy Walker at (650) 712-8948 or .

Saturday, May 31 - 8:30 A.M.–11:30 A.M.
Spotting the Nesting Seabirds of Alcatraz, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay.
Join Alcatraz Island Wildlife Intern Stephanie Bishop (Golden Gate National Recreation Area) on an up close and personal tour of nesting seabirds. Observe seabirds such as cormorants, guillemots, gulls, egrets, and night-herons nesting, courting, incubating their eggs and feeding their young. After tour, participants may choose to stay on Alcatraz and return on a later ferry.Well-behaved children are welcome. Space is limited. Cost: $20 (includes ferry). For registration, contact Justin Holl at (415) 561-6625 x308 or .

Saturday, June 14 - 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Paddling in Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County.
Kayak to explore Pillar Point Harbor to view harbor seals, seabirds and other marine sanctuary wildlife. Pack a lunch for a relaxing picnic on the beach. First time paddlers as well as experienced kayakers are welcome on this fun sanctuary excursion. Minimum age is 14 years. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Space is limited. Cost: $49. For registration, contact California Canoe and Kayak at 1-800-366-9804 or http://www.calkayak.com and ask for the sanctuary excursion on June 14th.

Sunday, July 13 – 7:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Sanctuary Whale Watch, San Francisco Marina. Come join us on a day-long whale watching trip through the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Summer is a perfect time to experience the diverse & beautiful wildlife of the sanctuary. Thirty-six species of marine mammals can be found here including blue and humpback whales that come to feed in the summer, harbor porpoise, common dolphin, seals and sea lions. This is an excellent place to look for seabirds, including shearwaters, cormorants, and Common Murres. Weather permitting we’ll see the Farallon Islands up close. Our experienced naturalist will lead us in an exciting journey of wildlife exploration and discovery. Minimum age is 10 years. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Space is limited. Cost: $85. For registration, contact Adrian at: (415) 561-6625 x300 or .

Embedded within San Francisco’s program to retrofit our ailing Hetch Hetchy water system is a plan to divert up to 25 million more gallons of water per day from the Tuolumne River. The Tuolumne, with its headwaters in Yosemite National Park, is a federally- protected Wild and Scenic River and a California jewel. With the looming consequences of global warming, an ever-growing demand for water, and the need to sustain the health of our rivers, delta and ocean ecosystems, the conflict over water has taken center stage.

We invite Pacifica residents to learn how our community is connected to these problems and howe can be part of the solution. 

~ PowerPoint Presentation
~ What You Can Do
~ Food and Beverages Provided

City Council Chambers
2212 Beach Blvd Pacifica, CA 94044
Tuesday, April 15
7:00pm

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Invite your friends and family from 7 to 11pm Saturday at the new Harbor Village Mall to cruise through great auction items while eating Coastside foods, drinking your choice of margaritas, wine, beer or champagne and dancing to the sounds of Catie Chase and the Getaways. 

New auction items and some returning favorites include: 

• A week long summer vacation cabin near Bear Valley for family fun!


• A personal ride for 3 kids from home to school in a fire engine - complete with fire chief escort all the way into class!


• Be one of the first to stay at the new luxury hotel and spa, Oceana, in the Harbor Village.


• The ever popular behind the scenes visit to the SF 49ers Training Camp this summer.


• Plus fabulous creations from the kids’ classrooms and much, much more.


• WIN the $2,000 CASH raffle!

All monies raised support the Farallone View Education Fund.  Enjoy a great evening out and help support your local school.  The evening of fun, food, drinks, entertainment, wonderful auction items and dancing costs only $20/ticket available at Luna Memories, Bay Book, FV scrip table or at the door.  Raffle tickets are $10 each, 3 for $25, and 8 for $50.  You do not need to be present to win.

Mark your calendars now.  Dress cruise casual, put on your dancing shoes, bring your check book or credit card, and have a great time inside the new Harbor Village Mall at Princeton Harbor on Capistrano Road!

Thanks to the following supporters for their donations of food and beverages: Picchi Brothers Winery, Half Moon Bay Brewing Co., La Nebbia Winery, Mezza Luna, Café Gibraltar, Half Moon Bay Coffee Co., Trader Joe’s, Safeway and Event Savvy.  For more information and auction booklet, please visit http://www.cabrillo.k12.ca.us/faralloneview/edfund/Auction_2008.htm.