Archive for December, 2009

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

Careening through the holidays

Christmas week was a roller coaster ride for me. Amid all the merriment, I hit a young buck a week ago while driving on Lucas Valley Road. The deer was fatally injured when it jumped in front of my car just as I passed. It’s an old story.
The only other deer I’ve ever hit was [...]

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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Chileno Valley journalist working in Abu Dhabi brings new wife home for visit

Former Point Reyes Light reporter Ivan Gale married Annalene MacLew Sept. 5 in Johannasburg, South Africa, and he is now briefly back in West Marin introducing her to friends and relatives.
Family gathering (back row from left): Ivan Gale, Annalene Gale née MacLew, Mike Gale, Sally Gale, Amy Culver née Gale holding daughter Izzy, Rohan [...]

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Monday, December 14th, 2009

Just what would Mayberry be like on acid?

Seen on many vehicles in East and West Marin these days are bumper stickers that joke, “Fairfax — Mayberry on Acid.” The one above was photographed in Point Reyes Station. Neither the joke nor the bumper sticker is new, but helping popularize them was a brief video with that title, which was entered in the [...]

2 Comments » - Posted in General News, Marin County by DavidMitchell

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

The foxes of downtown Point Reyes Station

Postal worker Kathy Runnion was sorting mail in the Point Reyes Station Post Office Thursday morning when she looked out a back window and saw something move on a roof at Toby’s Feed Barn next door.
Kathy in her off hours heads Planned Feralhood, which catches and spays or neuters Point Reyes Station’s feral cats. She [...]

1 Comment » - Posted in General News, Point Reyes Station, West Marin nature, Wildlife by DavidMitchell