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Event: Silicon Valley Soap Box Derby
All-American Soap Box Derby rallies will be held this weekend, March 14 and 15, at Dana Street from the top of the 85 overpass to Calderon (115 W Dana St., Mountain View). Registration is 7-8 a.m., weigh-in and inspection 7:15-8:45 a.m., and racing starts promptly at 9:30 a.m. both days. Races go till 4 or 5 p.m. For more contact Joe Sparaco at (650) 575-5070, Chris Harris at (408) 858-3310, e-mail chris@corpwest.com, visit www.svsbd.com or see the Voice story here.
Mountain View residents once again will get a chance to safely dispose of old tax returns, bank statements and medical records during a free city shredding event this Saturday, March 14., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of St. Joseph Church, located at the corner of Castro and Church streets. Mountain View police will be on hand to answer questions. For more information, call (650) 903-6311, visit the city press release here or see the Voice story here. (Note: There is also a “Safe Medication Disposal &Thermometer Exchange” event for local residents on Saturday, held at the same time at Pioneer Park. For more call the above number, e-mail cary.bloomquist@mountainview.gov or visit www.mvrecycle.org.)
Event: Mountain View Arbor Day Celebration
The city celebrates Arbor Day on Saturday, March 14, from 10:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Festivities begin with a themed children’s reading presentation in the Mountain View Public Library, followed by Arbor Day activities including a tree planting ceremony. Free at Pioneer Memorial Park downtown. For more information, call the Forestry and Roadway Landscape Division at (650) 903-6273, visit the press release here, or see the Voice story here.
