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Vaccine rollout keeping up with scant supplies By Anna Guth population. Almost half of Marin’s public health of- biggest challenge we are Sunday, it will have admin- cinating staff at hospitals Marin’s population is pri- ficer, told supervisors that experiencing right now is istered or assigned to be and skilled nursing facili- Marin will have to work oritized to start receiving he did not anticipate de- the supply.” administered nearly all of ties, first responders, and overtime to keep pace with a vaccine as early as March lays locally. So far, Marin has re- them. the rest of the health care ’s plans to roll based on the criteria of “We can move vaccine ceived 21,808 doses of the Since the first shipment workforce. That group out the Covid-19 vaccines, being age 50 or older. On as quickly as we receive Moderna and Pfizer vac- arrived on Dec. 15, the thanks to its large aging Tuesday, Dr. Matt Willis, it,” he said. “The absolute cines and, by this coming county has focused on vac- Please turn to page 12 Kim Chernin, who lived to write, dies at 80 By Braden Cartwright said she had no desire or cation to the people, but she longing left,” Renate said. also argued with her over Kim Chernin, a prolific “She told me, ‘I feel com- her ideology. Kim left home author who explored the pletely fulfilled in my life. at 18 and began to identify modern woman’s search for I feel just absolutely com- as a poet, a mystic and an self-identity, died on Dec. plete.’” interpreter of women’s psy- 17 of Covid-19. She was 80 Kim was born on May chological experiences. years old. 7, 1940, in the Bronx. Her Kim studied English at Kim radiated a childlike parents, Paul Kusnitz and the University of California, openness, without judg- Rose Chernin, were Rus- Berkeley, where she met her ment or fear. Her embrac- sian-born Jews and devoted first husband, David -Net ing attitude made her love Marxists. Kim attended boy. David’s father owned others, and be loved, wher- Communist Party rallies a rundown ranch house on ever she went. She lived the from her stroller. When Pierce Point, and the couple David Briggs twilight of her life overlook- she was 4, her teenage sis- stayed on the land, begin- Lambs abound at Stemple Creek Ranch at this time of year. ing the wetlands outside ter Nina died from cancer, a ning Kim’s lifelong infatua- Point Reyes Station with her loss that profoundly impact- tion with the area. She and wife, Renate Stendhal. Fed ed the family. They moved David eventually moved to up with the self-marketing to the Crenshaw neighbor- England then Ireland and It's lambing season at demands of publishing, she hood in central Los Angeles, had her only daughter, La- decided to no longer sell her and Rose began working as rissa Chernin, who lives in work and wrote only for her an organizer there, champi- Peru as an artist and sha- Stemple Creek Ranch own enjoyment. After a life oning worker and housing manic practitioner. Kim By Anna Guth ing lambs on open, organic lamb, and Coyuchi buys as a fireball—she was prone rights. and David divorced, and she pastures involves vigilance, the wool. Although the to mood swings and could Kim wrestled with her married a second time, to A lamb will be born on problem solving and care. flock makes up just 7 per- churn out a book in six relationship with Rose, bat- Robert Cantor. the rolling hills of Stemple The flock of around 700 cent of the ranch’s live- weeks—Kim attained bal- tling between the desire to Her first book, “The Ob- Creek Ranch nearly every sheep represents several stock sales, with the ma- ance in the countryside. She uphold or rebel against her session: Reflections on the day through Valentine’s breeds—Dorset, Hamp- jority brought in by beef would write for a few hours mother’s heroic ideals, ac- Tyranny of Slenderness,” Day. Although the births shire and Perendale—that cattle, it plays an impor- every morning, and the rest cording to a biography writ- took seven years to write rarely require assistance are known for both their tant role. of the day was free to read, ten for her in the “Encyclo- and was rejected by 13 pub- from fourth-generation wool and meat. A number “It’s really good for the reflect in nature and lie in pedia of Jewish Women.” lishers before it was bought Tomales rancher Loren of Bay Area restaurants the garden. On the one hand, Kim was Poncia and his crew, rais- showcase Stemple Creek Please turn to page 12 “About five years ago, she proud of her mother’s dedi- Please turn to page 10

Weekend Outlook Tides Disaster liaisons sought Modest morning By Braden Cartwright ness following the Wood- cancies, so that each of lows, afternoon highs ward Fire. the town’s 34 neighbor- The Inverness Disaster Two new coordinators, hoods has someone who Weather Council is building out its Sally Fairfax and Connie can communicate with the Possibly cloudy, no rain force of neighborhood liai- Morse, took the reins last Inverness Volunteer Fire sons, hoping to take advan- month, and they are look- Department about what Visitation tage of a heightened focus ing for residents to fill 19 Moderate on emergency prepared- neighborhood liaison va- Please turn to page 7 2 POINT REYES LIGHT January 14, 2021

the Carbon Cycle Institute and an orga- a name change for the boulevard that spans In brief nization providing technology support in its length. Now, the five jurisdictions that the developing world. Looking forward, host the majority of the boulevard—Lark- Nicasio fire chief the new Chief Grady said his agenda is spur, Ross, San Anselmo, Fairfax and un- POINT REYES LIGHT to coordinate and communicate more incorporated Marin—are each tasked with relinquishes top post with other volunteer fire agencies. He making an independent decision about previously worked for the Stinson Beach whether to rename the road based on in- By Braden Cartwright Volunteer Department, but without that put from constituents. On Monday, Jan. 25, Eric Blantz, chief of the Nicasio Volun- experience he would have no connec- Supervisors Dennis Rodoni and Katie Rice Editor-in-Chief: Tess Elliott General Manager and Photographer: David Briggs teer Fire Department, stepped down on tions, reflecting a siloed approach to fire- will host a virtual informational meet- Reporter and Asst. Editor: Anna Guth Dec. 31 after eight years in charge, allow- fighting in West Marin that he hopes to ing for West Marin residents and busi- Reporter and Asst. Editor: Braden Cartwright ing a new guard to take over. He leaves change. “I’m excited for the challenge,” ness owners and provide an opportunity The Point Reyes Family Album: Art Rogers the department in the hands of Kent he said. The departments just received to weigh in, while Supervisor Rodoni will Dewey Livingston West Marin's Past: Grady, his right-hand man since 2009. its disbursements of Measure W funds: engage in smaller conversations along the Copy Editor: Wade Holland Calendar writer: Suzanne D'Coney Captain Robyn Burton will become the $6,673, or 4 percent of the revenue from coast ahead of the event. Supervisors will Contributors: Amos Klausner, Elia Haworth, new assistant chief, and Mr. Blantz will the lodging tax. The money provides 20 make the final decision for the unincor- Loretta Farley and Carlos Porrata. stay on as a rank-and-file responder and percent of the department’s operating porated area during a public hearing ten- The Sheriff’s log is adapted by Tess Elliott from the board member. “I’m very proud of what budget. Most volunteers will be getting tatively scheduled for March 9. By April, Marin County Sheriff’s Office Press Log. I’ve been able to do in my time as chief,” their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine those jurisdictions that decide to move for- Published by the Point Reyes Light, LLC, a he said. “But in some instances, leaders next week, but Chief Grady said training ward with a name change will determine California limited-liability company owned and hanging on for too long can ultimately exercises will remain small and outdoors, a name selection process. If different ju- operated by Tess Elliott and David Briggs, undermine the entity, so I decided to and masks will be worn for the foresee- risdictions come to different conclusions, P.O. Box 210, Point Reyes Station, Calif. 94956. back off and let others take the lead.” Mr. able future. the road could take on different names. Tel: (415) 669.1200 Blantz led the department to a strong The two supervisors have taken a lead on Box 210 Point Reyes Station, Calif. 94956 position, with a roster of 13 volunteers; the matter, sitting on the working group of 12781 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. #5, Inverness Jurisdictions asked to three are emergency medical techni- officials orchestrating the public process Email: [email protected] Web: www.ptreyeslight.com cians, and one is a physician. During his decide on Sir Francis and hosting a listening session last sum- Copyright 2021 by the Point Reyes Light. Under tenure, the department installed auto- Drake name change mer and a subsequent informational panel. federal law, all rights reserved to this newspaper, mated external defibrillators at Nicasio The hope is to implement any changes by including advertising, are reserved by the PRL. School, Halleck Creek Ranch and Ran- By Anna Guth the time two road improvement projects, (UPS 436-860). Adjudicated a legal newspaper cho Nicasio. Six months after one was including the major rehabilitation of the Would you like to see Sir Francis Drake April 26, 1949, by Superior Court Decree No. installed at the restaurant, a cook suf- boulevard through the Point Reyes Na- 19307. Published each Thursday, for $70 a year, in Boulevard renamed? After an upwelling fered a heart attack, and the bartender tional Seashore, are completed this fall. Point Reyes Station. Periodicals postage of support for the idea last year from resi- shocked him back to life using the new “Through the lens of equity, this is cer- paid at Pt. Reyes Station, CA. dents who advocated for cutting Marin’s Postmaster: Send change of address to device. “That was a good feeling,” Mr. tainly a worthwhile discussion,” Supervi- ties with Sir Francis Drake’s legacy of slave Point Reyes Light, Box 210, PRS, CA 94956. Blantz said. Besides serving as chief, Mr. trading, the county has pursued the idea of Blantz works for nonprofits, including Please turn to page 7

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her car had since been moved—she believed her to come home with him while she was riding ing her head on the ground behind the market. the man had moved it and then locked her keys her bicycle. POINT REYES STATION: At 7:20 p.m. a Sheriff's calls in the glove compartment. OLEMA: At 4:10 p.m. a phone was acting up. woman who claimed to work in public health Monday, January 4 said a man was living out of five cars filled Thursday, January 7 FOREST KNOLLS: At 4:55 p.m. someone with garbage, posing a health hazard to the BOLINAS: At 9:31 a.m. a woman asked asked deputies to check on a man with a BOLINAS: At 7:31 a.m. a man was unconscious community. deputies to check on her dad after receiving a in a car. history of drug use and cognitive issues who “cryptic” text from his sister that he was “walking was refusing to go to a hospital for a gash in FOREST KNOLLS: At 10:19 p.m. people the path home.” MARSHALL: At 9:13 a.m. a phone line was his leg. were partying around a fire pit. acting up. WOODACRE: At 3:02 p.m. a car was swerv- OLEMA: At 5:46 p.m. a cow was in the bou- Sunday, January 10 ing down the road. TOMALES: At 10:43 p.m. an evicted woman levard. wondered what her rights were. OLEMA: At 1:30 a.m. a phone was acting up. MARSHALL: At 3:10 p.m. a deputy patrolled POINT REYES STATION: At 6:47 p.m. a : At 2:09 a.m. dogs were the boat launch. POINT REYES STATION: At 12:11 p.m. man called about his stepdaughter. SAN GERONIMO someone had lost a wallet at the community barking sporadically. POINT REYES STATION: At 4:07 p.m. center. TOMALES: At 8:35 p.m. a man who earlier : At 3:06 a.m. a woman someone said a group of local men had posted a video of himself huffing gasoline was FOREST KNOLLS said a man was taking apart her car. followed a woman around a market the day be- POINT REYES STATION: At 2:29 p.m. on someone’s garage roof, drinking and being someone dropped off prescription drugs for fore, videotaping her and yelling racist remarks. confrontational. WOODACRE: At 7:41 a.m. someone found destruction. a car egged and believed it was a hate crime SEASHORE: At 5:27 p.m. someone said two TOMALES: At 10:20 p.m. medics transported related to social media posts. cows were on the wrong side of a trail. POINT REYES STATION: At 4:19 p.m. someone. someone reported years old child sexual abuse. POINT REYES STATION: At 10:32 a.m. a WOODACRE: At 6:41 p.m. someone needed Saturday, January 9 help up. DILLON BEACH: At 6:37 p.m. a couple and man without a mask was running up to people their dogs were locked inside a parking lot. BOLINAS: At 2:28 p.m. someone said many and singing. POINT REYES STATION: At 7:30 p.m. fire- people were not wearing masks. fighters asked for an escort while checking on BOLINAS: At 6:47 p.m. a man said a woman STINSON BEACH: At 11:37 a.m. a deputy an engine at the former Coast Guard station, tried to sell him mushrooms behind the fire SEASHORE: At 2:53 p.m. a payphone was off patrolled Seadrift. station. the hook. where someone may have been tampering. OLEMA: At 11:59 a.m. a cow was in a road. OLEMA: At 7:14 p.m. someone said a man ap- POINT REYES STATION: At 3:01 p.m. BOLINAS: At 8:06 p.m. a woman leaving the POINT REYES STATION: At 12:12 p.m. a peared to be casing homes along the highway. someone needed medics. post office building said a man had come out calf was in a road. from behind it. BOLINAS: At 7:35 p.m. a man was eating in LAGUNITAS: At 3:33 p.m. a woman whose BOLINAS: At 12:27 p.m. people were violating the post office lobby and “using the table like it house had been burglarized a year earlier said FOREST KNOLLS: At 9:58 p.m. medics the health order. transported someone. was his living room,” someone said. she had heard about the recent arrest of a burglar she suspected could be the same. BOLINAS: At 12:50 p.m. a deputy patrolled INVERNESS: At 7:58 p.m. a woman heard Tuesday, January 5 downtown. three loud bangs. LAGUNITAS: At 3:44 p.m. deputies arrested SAN GERONIMO: At 3:41 a.m. a dog was a homeless man on warrants for shoplifting and OLEMA: At 1:37 p.m. a phone line acted up. OLEMA: At 9:57 p.m. a hotel worker said a barking. battery and resisting coming down from his man on a bicycle had asked for a place to stay, SEASHORE: At 1:52 p.m. someone thought a encampment with law enforcement. TOMALES: At 10:19 a.m. a woman called then rode away abruptly while she was showing lone elephant seal was in distress. about a van. him inside, mid-conversation. MARSHALL: At 3:55 p.m. a phone line was STINSON BEACH: At 3:08 p.m. someone acting up. INVERNESS: At 10:52 a.m. a phone line was Friday, January 8 had lost an iPhone. acting up. POINT REYES STATION: At 4:29 p.m. a POINT REYES STATION: At 4:41 p.m. a OLEMA: At 4:39 a.m. a phone was acting up. hiker heard duck hunters across the bay. BOLINAS: At 8:29 p.m. a deputy patrolled man was still singing and unmasked. : At 12:51 p.m. another phone line Brighton Avenue. MARSHALL MOUNT TAM: At 4:35 p.m. a mountain biker BOLINAS: At 7:33 p.m. a man threw an empty was acting up. said the day before he had pulled off the trail BOLINAS: At 9:13 p.m. someone asked for can at someone. extra patrol of a construction site. MUIR BEACH: At 2:05 p.m. a child sex crime when he saw a hiker approaching and yelling at was reported. him; he had stood at the trailside with his back STINSON BEACH: At 8:19 p.m. a hiker had a LAGUNITAS: At 10:31 p.m. a deputy patrolled to her, and as she passed, in her lime green sprained ankle. DOGTOWN: At 2:08 p.m. a car crashed. town. Patagonia jacket, she pushed him headlong into OLEMA: At 10:11 p.m. a cow was outside its BOLINAS: At 2:09 p.m. a homeless man a thorn bush. Wednesday, January 6 fence. camping out in the park was grilling despite the BOLINAS: At 4:45 p.m. someone reported a NICASIO: At 7:56 a.m. a man said his wife had no-grill policy. INVERNESS PARK: At 10:18 p.m. a woman suspicious circumstance. been missing for a week. heard people screaming at each other in what FOREST KNOLLS: At 2:32 p.m. a parent said POINT REYES STATION: At 6:14 p.m. a was likely a botched drug deal. 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It’s beyond flashed on my television screen. They AMOS KLAUSNER bankruptcies and misogyny, he always frustrating. asked how I felt. “I feel validated,” I re- found a way to degrade the people in We’ve thrown around words like trea- plied. “Because if you didn’t already I was born in New York, and grew up his way and screw small business own- son and sedition quite a lot lately, and know, or didn’t want to admit it, this there during the 1970s and 1980s. Even ers and large institutions alike, I really for good reason. But listening to Sena- brings the ugly, raw truth about Don- as the disco era came to a close, Studio understood him for what he is: devoid of tor Lindsey Graham, enabler-in-chief, ald Trump and the people who support 54 still pumped out the jams, hosting a empathy and morally insolvent. ramble on from the floor of the Senate— him into clear focus. The red-and-white who’s who of cultural icons along with I finished the book, climbed the tallest only after being compromised by a gang striped clowns clinging to the walls of de- hushed whispers of bacchanalia. A city mountain I could find, and shouted the of flag-waving, costume-wearing dolts— mocracy’s ground zero are neither patri- that suffered in the ‘70s began to see day- truth down to anyone who would listen. I about the obvious legitimacy of a Biden ots nor constitutionalists.” light in the ‘80s. Graffiti was scrubbed even made jokes about the anti-psychot- presidency after withholding that same Even after such a deadly stunt, Sena- from subway cars and the economy start- ic medication he should be taking. How recognition for months was one insincer- tors like Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley re- ed to rebound. It was a high time and the prescient that was. ity too much. Graham ended his rant by turned to their hallowed chamber, stood crucible in which Donald Trump and his That he could find a willing audience telling America that all along he’s tried to up and carried on the charade. Mo Brooks, mystique were formed. was a surprise. That the audience was be “helpful.” Helpful? I’m not remotely Congressman from Alabama, tweeted an- Those of us who had the misfortune to so big and so easily duped was a shock amused by the cognitive dissonance any- other conspiracy theory that Antifa had watch as he clawed his way out of Queens that is still reverberating, now ringing in more. secretly orchestrated the attack on the into the bright lights of Manhattan knew the halls of the Capitol building where While Sean Hannity reminds us that Capitol, using some kind of mind control his eagerness to be included in the New we’ve just wiped blood from the floor and he and the rest of the flame throwers at to encourage Trump’s docile supporters. York Post’s page six gossip column. We pieced broken furniture back together. Fox News were quick to condemn the These examples are horrifying, yes, but had to look at insufferable pictures of It would be easy for me to say I told violence at the Capitol, he also promised not unexpected. That an outsize number him trying his hardest to hob nob with you so, but that wouldn’t lay bare the real that it was simply the actions of a few bad of Americans not only condone this be- the Studio 54 set. We tried desperately crime of the past four years. Forget the apples, that it didn’t reflect the nature of havior but reward it by electing and re- not to listen to the audacious claims of perfect phone calls and the relentless at- Trumpism. Then he quickly pivoted to electing these people to higher office is a power and money always at the tip of his tacks on American democracy. Those are criticize Democrats and other “main- mirror of the soul of America. tongue. We knew back then that he was a bad enough, but it’s the Republican Party stream” media outlets for not similarly Over the years, I’ve heard countless con man, a liar and a bigot. And we didn’t that has boldly enabled, applauded, and condemning the actions of Black Lives politicians tell us that Americans aren’t like him. fed a sick man’s ego and his inferno of Matter protesters. The spin is an obvious stupid, and they can be trusted to make When, in 2015, Donald Trump sa- hate. These are the people who should be attempt at right wing relevancy lest they the right decision. They were wrong then shayed down his golden escalator at the put on trial. lose more viewers to Newsmax and their and they’re wrong now. eponymously named tower, I immedi- Hours after the Capitol was stormed, advertising rates slump. ately borrowed one of the Trump tell-all these same cold-blooded cheerleaders I spoke with friends while Trump Amos Klausner is an armchair political books from my library. I already knew I had the chutzpah to make speeches and tweeted in real time from the West Wing strategist and a resident of San Geronimo.

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eled, save recruits from the diseases of Letters despair that flourish with unemployment and dead-end jobs. The cost will be high, but far lower than the loss of one’s proper- Strategy on nuclear sites ty or its value when insurance companies In the event of President Biden making cancel policies in regions fated to burn. a nuclear pact with Iran or North Korea, In the short term, the fuel break must we must be allowed to inspect suspected be completed from to Sir sites without a waiting period. If there is Frances Drake before the next fire sea- a waiting period, they can move the objec- son. If that means the community pooling tionable materials to a second site during capital to complete the work and waivers the waiting period for the first site; then, granted for it, so be it. In the longer term, when the second site comes under suspi- Inverness needs a comprehensive plan to cion, it will have a waiting period during build and maintain the kind of fire levees which the materials can be moved to a that could be a model for the rest of the third site, and so on. state. To do less risks losing everything we love about this place, including our lives. Alex Sokolow Point Reyes Station Gray Brechin Inverness Perform the vital work Inverness, like an old river town on the Climate change distress Mississippi floodplain below neglected Climate Café: A Compassionate Shar- West Marin’s Past levees, is living on borrowed time. If the ing Circle, a new offering from West Marin by Dewey Livingston lightning bolt that lit the Woodward Fire Climate Action, is a safe, non-judgmental on Aug. 18 had struck six miles north in ei- sharing and support circle for people who THE “CASA DEL MAR” IN WHITE GULCH. In a deep cove on the west shore ther the fuel-rich national or state parks, feel distressed by climate change. We of Tomales Bay below the famous Pierce Ranch, the Pierce dairies shipped their Inverness likely would not be here now. will emphasize compassionate listening butter from a long pier. Eventually, a two-story, five-bedroom house was built in Yet the lesson of that minor conflagration equally with the sharing of your thoughts the gulch, occupied by Christian Hulbe and his family, who had lived on nearby relative to the enormous ones elsewhere— and feelings. Free on Zoom on Thursday, , unsuccessfully, for a period. It served as headquarters for the exclu- and the resultant smoke that poisoned us Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. Go to westmarinclimatac- sive Gun Club starting around 1904. Club caretaker Joe Hammel all for weeks on end—seems largely for- tion.org for more details and registration. and his wife, Mary, lived in a small part of the house. “She had the most beautiful gotten mere months later while the clock flower garden—mostly dahlias,” recalled Max Flohr in a letter to late historian Greg Smith ticks down to Our Turn. Jack Mason. “When she saw us coming she would fry a batch of doughnuts.” Mr. San Geronimo You do not have to read Tom Gaman’s Hammel drowned in the bay in 1924, and the club disbanded in 1941. The house report on the immense fuel load that has burned down many years ago, but part of the chimney remains. Photograph cour- built up in af- How to help monarchs tesy of the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley. ter decades of fire suppression, neglect, Kudos to Anna Guth for her excellent drought, beetles and disease. Just take a Dec. 24 article about the recent decision males lay their eggs on milkweed plants; plants to support butterflies, bees and oth- stroll on the Johnstone or Jepson Trails on monarch butterflies by the U.S. Fish when the larvae (caterpillars) hatch, they er beneficial insects; look under “choose or try to penetrate the tinderbox tangle and Wildlife Service. The agency failed to feed voraciously on milkweed leaves. The plants”). in either of the parks that surround In- protect monarchs under the Endangered final fall generation migrates to groves Paradoxically, gardeners should not verness. All of this is ready to blow, given Species Act, though their numbers have along California’s Pacific coast to rest dur- plant milkweed within five miles of the the right—or wrong—conditions that of- recently plummeted to the point that their ing winter. In spring, monarchs leave the coast. Milkweed can interfere with mon- ten prevail in late summer and fall. very survival is uncertain. Home garden- overwintering habitat to disperse across arch behavior as they rest during the win- The Marin County Fire Department ers in West Marin can help western mon- the West, starting the breeding cycle ter. If your Marin garden is more than five has hired a contractor to recover a neglect- archs by creating supportive habitats. again. miles inland, by all means, plant some ed and overgrown fuel break called the As a Marin Master Gardener, I would If you garden near the coast, you can native milkweed. If space allows, plant it Seahaven Fuel Management Zone. It fol- like to emphasize a point the article men- support western monarchs by planting in swaths to attract attention. Two native lows the mile-long boundary between the tioned in passing: recommended strate- nectar-rich flowering plants, especially varieties, Asclepias fasicularis (narrow- state park and Seahaven, but only $30,000 gies vary depending on how close to the natives. It’s helpful to grow a variety of leaf milkweed) and Asclepias speciosa is available to launch the work from the coast we garden. To understand why, plants that bloom successively through (showy milkweed), are widely available Shell Beach parking lot before work must consider the monarch’s lifecycle. West- all seasons, including winter. The Marin in nurseries. A good waystation for local stop on Feb. 1 for nesting season. That ern monarchs breed inland during spring Master Gardener website, marinmg. leaves Seahaven, and Inverness itself, and summer. Several generations of fe- ucanr.edu/, has a helpful list of flowering Please turn to largely defenseless for the coming year ex- page 7 cept for work that individuals do on their own properties. In other words, as in old Dodge City, you’re on your own with few escape routes in case your efforts fail. After an area in California larger than Connecticut burned in last summer’s fires, with the loss of over 10,000 structures, 31 lives, and incalculable wildlife habitat, there is growing recognition that fire pre- vention is a lot less costly than fighting conflagrations in what fire historian Ste- phen Pyne calls the new Pyrocene. That is why I am advocating a vastly expanded California Conservation Corps to not only perform the vital work of reducing fuel loads but providing the kind of jobs and training that will, like the original Civilian Conservation Corps on which it is mod- 6 POINT REYES LIGHT January 14, 2021 Fifty years ago, a devastating oil spill galvanized Bolinas sands of counter-culture youths—already the locals to stop, but, undaunted, the records of the United States. PERSPECTIVE galvanized by the activism of the 1960s— locals kept working. Eventually the offi- No one knew how to help the thou- ELIA HAWORTH responded in droves. KSAN became the cials returned with admiration, full sup- sands of birds caught in this grotesque information source for the Bay Area, port and the resources of their company. situation. But innovative methods de- In dense fog at 1:45 a.m. on Jan. 19, and television stations gave live cover- Individuals stepped up as leaders, in- veloped as rescue centers were rapidly 1971, two massive Standard Oil Company age. Soon people of all walks of life were cluding Greg Hewlett, Russ Reviere and set up around the Bay Area. Most birds tankers met in a catastrophic collision working together—from school children Marion Weber, with their organizational could not be saved, but lessons learned in Bay, spilling more than to elders and Standard Oil workers. In skills and resources, and Peter Warshall led to the establishment of International 800,000 gallons of foul-smelling, gooey the Point Reyes National Seashore, orga- who brought his Harvard environmen- Bird Rescue, an organization that today oil into the Bay. Fifty years later, this nizers arrived to find 300 people already tal training. A phone bank/coordination serves around the world. The rescue site story is both a powerful reminder of how there to help. The disaster and the citi- headquarters/bird cleaning station was at Richardson Bay Audubon Center and easily accidents can cause environmental zen response to it generated newspaper set up at the College of Marin’s marine Sanctuary and the San Francisco Zoo devastation and an inspiring story of the headlines around the world. biology lab. Heavy equipment, genera- were run by West Marin resident Burr strength of people working together on The epic effort to fight the spill at Bo- tors, truckloads of logs, mountains of hay Heneman, whose expertise was later behalf of the environment. linas personified the monumental chal- and huge night lights were everywhere. called to the Exxon Valdez and Gulf oil Within hours of the collision, the tide lenges, innovation and networking that In Bolinas, as at other cleanup sites spills, among others. California govern- carried thick black oil beyond the Golden responders shared during the crisis. Tom around the Bay Area, hundreds of volun- ment has since developed an Office of Gate into one of the richest coastal ma- D’Onofrio was one of the first to respond. teers worked day and night. Local restau- Spill Prevention and Response. rine habitats in the world, from Drakes At 6:30 a.m. that morning he realized that rants, stores, families, churches and com- The Standard Oil Company spill forever Bay south almost to Ano Nuevo. Later, in a few hours the incoming tide would munity centers provided food, blankets changed lives and communities, and in- water testing showed that 95 percent of flood oil into the fragile ecosystem of the and places to rest, and volunteer doctors spired a surge of environmental activism. marine life had perished to a depth of 10 . He envisioned a boom treated injuries. People shoveled or used There are countless reverberations from feet. Dawn revealed more devastation: made of log and straw stretched across their hands to collect the oil into bur- the incident, but there is one most potent Hundreds of sea birds, overwintering in the mouth of the lagoon to stop surface lap bags—hard, filthy and stinking work. lesson: Despite widely differing politics our coastal water, were washing ashore oil from coming in, and he called skilled Along the complex rocky shorelines, and lifestyles, the power of individuals stunned, exhausted and smothered in friends like John Armstrong who called hundreds of volunteers used spoons to working side by side in common cause can toxic oil. Standard Oil and the State of others. They leapt into action along with scrape up oil, especially amid Duxbury protect the richly diverse environment of California had no protocol for handling Stinson Beach residents helping from Reef’s dense population of delicate ma- our planet and, in doing so, engender unity. this kind of disaster. The first responders across the tidal channel. Horse owners, rine life. were thousands of Bay Area citizens. ranchers and Toby’s feed store respond- At R.C.A. Beach, Bolinas photographer Elia Haworth is the curator of coastal Marin By noon, an estimated 10,000 vol- ed with truckloads of straw that boaters Ilka Hartmann captured images of the la- art and history for the Bolinas Museum. unteers had flocked to San Francisco’s packed along the boom and others lay- borious effort. Standard Oil helicopters Ocean Beach. When the rock radio sta- ered onto the beaches to absorb the goo. had dropped straw onto the water to ab- tion KSAN announced the disaster, thou- At first, Standard Oil officials ordered sorb oil, and volunteers of all ages, along CORRECTION: Recology is not of- with Standard workers, filled burlap bags fering curbside pickup for Christmas that required several people to heave trees in West Marin, as reported in past their weight into trucks. Hartmann’s calendars (and as it is doing for many partner, Orville Schell, found a dead of its cusomers). Instead, trees can be seabird horrifically encased in gooey oil dropped off at the Point Reyes, Tomales and held it skyward; her photograph of or Woodacre fire stations through Jan. 15, that moment, and of Schell’s oil-covered or cut the trees small enough to fit inside raised fist, have become iconic images a compost bin with the lid closed. Apolo- and were included in the congressional gies from the editor!

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For more information visit our website: www.coastalhealth.net January 14, 2021 POINT REYES LIGHT 7

pervisors this week moved to reduce the Inverness Disaster In brief speed limit around the ballfield and on Letters Council liaisons the southbound approach that passes the Continued from page 2 school. According to the new ordinance, Continued from page 5 the speed limit will drop from 40 miles per sought sor Rodoni told the Light. Next Monday’s and migrating monarchs also has a variety hour to 35 miles per hour on the stretch zoom meeting can be accessed by calling of nectar-rich flowering plants from early Continued from page 1 of road that begins just north of Nicasio (669) 900.6833 or joining online on Zoom, spring through fall. School, and from 30 miles per hour to 25 is happening during a fire, flood, earth- using the meeting I.D. 994 2269 4295 and Home gardeners can also protect miles per hour through the square, be- quake or power outage. the password 212141. Prior to the meet- monarchs by reducing use of pesticides, tween Old Rancheria Road and Nicasio “The faster we can gather informa- ing, Supervisor Rodoni will hold a virtual especially systemic pesticides such as Creek Road. The move marks a return to tion, the faster we can get the resources conversation on Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. with the glyphosate and neonicotinoids that can speed limits predating 2013. School em- to come in, like the National Guard,” said and Inverness Park Village be transmitted from plants through the ployees told the county that in that time, Jim Fox, the fire chief. Associations, which can be accessed by vis- entire insect food chain and are toxic to they have regularly seen drivers race by, Neighborhood liaisons are given an iting his current projects website found at butterflies. sometimes crossing the double yellow informational binder and a radio that marincounty.org under “district four.” On Garden habitats that support western lines to pass drivers who are complying. transmits to the fire engines and station. Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m., he will speak with San monarchs are beautiful to us and friendly Lowering the speed limit past the school They are expected to gather their neigh- Geronimo Valley residents, and a Zoom to other pollinators and beneficial insects. will have the added benefit of reducing bors once a year to offer sensible tips: link can be found on the same webpage; on And that’s a win for everyone. drivers’ speeds leading into the square, clearly display your house number, make Jan. 24 at 7 p.m., he will speak with the In- where there are two successive 90-degree Kathy Hunting sure the fire department has your phone verness Association, which should be con- turns. One idea to increase safety, Mr. Fly- Point Reyes Station number, carry a proof of residence in tacted directly for login information. nn said, had been to realign the curves, but your car, and pack a go-bag. Depending the solution proved cost prohibitive. Put- on the emergency, liaisons will commu- County to lower speed limit ting up barriers in front of the homes was Your uplifting support nicate with the first responders so they on Nicasio Square not pursued for its potential to disrupt the Thank you for donating to the Station don’t have to drive around to survey the town’s character. Bill Joost, president of House Cafe fundraiser. As restaurants scene. By Anna Guth the Nicasio Landowners Association, re- close all around the county, it is uplifting Each town in West Marin has its own After an intoxicated driver missed a called that shortly after the accident that to see Sheryl and her team continue to disaster council, all with varying degrees 90-degree turn in the Nicasio Square and took place in the summer of 2019, another move forward with her plan. Your sup- of engagement. The Inverness Disaster smashed into a house two summers ago, car spun into the fence directly next to the port is essential to meet the goal of open- Council was formed in 1982 following locals looked to the county for remedies house that was still under repair from the ing this spring. Our GoFundMe is live a flood that isolated the town, but the to chronic speeding in the town. “For ev- first crash. “It wasn’t the first time we had and continuing to put the “Stay in Station council has received less attention in re- ery one reported collision, there are a lot cars go off the road in that area traveling at House” at gofundme.com/f/help-put-the- cent years. When coordinator Jairemarie of near misses when people don’t adhere excessive speeds,” he said, “but it prompt- stay-in-station-house-cafe. Pomo left her position, Ms. Fairfax and to a proper speed on that curve,” said Da- ed us to ask: What can we do here to try to Ms. Morse stepped in. Ms. Morse has Meg Cadiz vid Flynn, the county’s transportation reduce the risk to anyone who lives there, been a neighborhood liaison since the Inverness planning and traffic division manager. Su- to protect property?” council’s conception, and she has seen an evolution of technology allow people to become more independent and informed by signing up for alerts and educating themselves. She and Ms. Fairfax have many ideas for campaigns, communi- cations and trainings, but first they are focused on making sure every neighbor- hood has someone looking out for it. Because they are in their 70s, they plan to revamp the council for two years, then leave it in fresh hands. “We need younger, smarter, more agile, more people adept with devices. So it’s time to work for a generational transition and a rebuild- ing of the threads that we need because we’re out here at the edge,” Ms. Fairfax said. If you are interested in volunteer- ing, email [email protected]. 8 POINT REYES LIGHT January 14, 2021

GREAT MOMENTS IN WEST MARIN HISTORY “WHEN MORE THAN ONE COULD GATHER" NICASIO CELEBRATES ITS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT’S NEW FIRE ENGINE 763 - JUNE 1, 2019 Fire Chief Eric Blantz stepped down at the end of 2020 after eight years leading the Nicasio Volunteer Fire Department. He will continue as a volunteer and member of the board, while Assistant Chief Kent Grady takes his place and Captain Robyn Burton becomes the new assistant chief. January 14, 2021 POINT REYES LIGHT 9

Legal Notices

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Questions concerning these less than the prevailing rate of with the County Clerk of Marin Court Executive Officer. J. Chen, 94957. This business is conducted Fictitious Business Name TENNEY TANK SITE documents should be directed per diem wages as determined County on December 7, 2020, Deputy. Published in the Point by a limited liability company: Statement. File No. 150343. The WATER TANK REPLACE- to: Brent Beazor at Brelje & by the Director of the California signed J. Gilardi, Deputy. Published Reyes Light, December 24, 31, Breaking Away Bicycles LLC, 7 Ross following person(s) is (are) doing MENTS INVERNESS PUBLIC Race Consulting Engineers, DIR. Copies of such prevailing in the Point Reyes Light, December 2020, January 7, 14, 2021 Common, #95, Ross, CA 94957. business as: Marin Management Inc, UTILITY DISTRICT 475 Aviation Blvd., Suite 120, rate of per diem wages are on 24, 31, 2020, January 7, 14, 2021 This statement was filed with the DBA Ramada Englewood, 2400 The Inverness Public Utility Santa Rosa, CA 95403. Phone: file in the offices of the Owner, Fictitious Business Name State- County Clerk of Marin County Bridgeway, Ste 200, Sausalito, CA District (Owner), Marin County, (707) 576- 1322 Ext. 223. E-mail: to which reference is hereby ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ment. File No. 140241. The follow- on December 16, 2020, signed J. 94965. This business is conducted California will receive sealed [email protected] made for further particulars. FOR CHANGE OF NAME Supe- ing person(s) is (are) doing business Mannion, Deputy. Published in the by a corporation: Marin Manage- Bids for the construction and Each Bid shall be accompanied The prevailing rate of per diem rior Court of California County of as: Synergy Health Integrative Point Reyes Light, January 7, 14, ment Inc, 2400 Bridgeway, Ste testing of the Tenney Tank by a certified or cashier's check wages shall be made available Marin Case No. CIV2003100 Wellness Center, 101 Lucas Valley 21, 28, 2021 200, Sausalito, CA 94965. This Site Water Tank Replace- payable to the Owner, or a satis- any interested party on request. TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: Rd, Ste 317, San Rafael, CA 94903. statement was filed with the County ments project, at the office of factory Bid Bond in favor of the The successful bidder shall post Jenise Burnsidepang filed a petition This business is conducted by an Fictitious Business Name State- Clerk of Marin County on January Brelje & Race Consulting Civil Owner, executed by the Bidder a copy of such determinations with this court for a decree changing individual: Kelly Clohessy, 1066 ment. File No. 150278. The follow- 5, 2020, signed J. Gilardi, Deputy. Engineers, 475 Aviation Blvd. as principal, and a satisfactory at each job site. names as follows: (a): Present Name: Bel Marin Keys Blvd, Novato, CA ing person(s) is (are) doing business Published in the Point Reyes Light, Suite 120, Santa Rosa, CA, admitted surety company as The Owner reserves the right Jenise Burnsidepang to Proposed 94949. This statement was filed with as: Abalone Natural Medicine, 65 January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 2021 95403, on or before 2:00 P.M., surety, in an amount not less to reject any or all Bids and to Name: Jennifer Catherine Pang- the County Clerk of Marin County 3rd, Ste 16, Point Reyes Station, CA February 17, 2021. Bids will be than 10% of the maximum determine which Proposal is Trevillian; (b) Present Name: Jenise on December 14, 2020, signed L. 94956. This business is conducted Fictitious Business Name State- publicly opened, examined, and amount of the Bid. The check the lowest Bid of a responsive, Burside-Pang to Proposed Name: Vawter, Deputy. Published in the by an individual: Alison Wood, 25 ment. File No. 150328. The follow- declared on that day and hour or Bid Bond shall be given as responsible Bidder. The Owner Jennifer Catherine Pang-Trevillian; Point Reyes Light, December 31, El Cerrito Rd, Forest Knolls, CA ing person(s) is (are) doing business and referred to and considered a guarantee that the Bidder also reserves the right to waive (c): Present Name: Jenise Yvonne 2020, January 7, 14, 21, 2021 94933. This statement was filed with as: 01: Delicieux Fine Desserts, Burside-Pang to Proposed Name: the County Clerk of Marin County 48 Paul Dr, Ste 5, San Rafael, CA by the Board of Directors of shall execute the Contract, if any minor irregularity not mate- Fictitious Business Name State- the Owner at its next meeting. awarded to Bidder, in conformi- rial to the cost of performance Jennifer Catherine Pang-Trevillian. on December 18, 2020, signed L. 94903; 02: Fairfax Bakery, 48 Paul THE COURT ORDERS that all ment. File No. 150250. The follow- Vawter, Deputy. Published in the Dr, Ste 5, San Rafael, CA 94903. Bids shall be endorsed on the ty with the Contract Documents in a Proposal or Bid, and to ing person(s) is (are) doing business outside of the sealed containers and shall provide the a Faithful award to the lowest responsive, persons interested in this matter shall Point Reyes Light, January 7, 14, This business is conducted by an appear before this court at the hear- as: Somos El Poder, 451 Mesa Rd, 21, 28, 2021 individual: Maria C. Craft-Neto, as follows: Performance Bond and a Labor responsible Bidder as it may Bolinas, CA 94924. This business is TENNEY TANK SITE and Material Bond for 100% best serve the interests of the ing indicated below to show cause, 48 Paul Dr, Ste 5, San Rafael, CA if any, why the petition for change conducted by a corporation: Com- Fictitious Business Name State- 94903. This statement was filed WATER TANK REPLACE- of the Total Contract Price, Owner. monweal, 451 Mesa Rd, Bolinas, CA ment. File No. 150302. The follow- MENTS INVERNESS PUBLIC conditioned upon the faithful No Bids may be withdrawn for a of name should not be granted. with the County Clerk of Marin Any person objecting to the name 94924. This statement was filed with ing person(s) is (are) doing business County on January 4, 2020, signed UTILITY DISTRICT performance of said Contract, period of ninety (90) days after the County Clerk of Marin County as: Folsom & Associates, 107 Buena By______said bonds to be provided within the date set for the opening changes described above must file J. Mannion, Deputy. Published in a written objection that includes the on December 14, 2020, signed J. Vista Ave, Stinson Beach, CA the Point Reyes Light, January 14, ______Bidder fourteen (14) calendar days after of Bids. Mannion, Deputy. Published in the 94970. This business is conducted Proposals shall be submitted on the mailing date of the Notice More than one Proposal from reasons for the objection at least 21, 28, February 4, 2021 two court days before the matter Point Reyes Light, December 31, by an individual: Sarah J. Folsom, the Proposal Forms included of Award. A maintenance bond an individual, firm, partnership, CERTIFICATE OF ABAN- is scheduled to be heard and must 2020, January 7, 14, 21, 2021 107 Buena Vista Ave, Stinson with the Contract documents. for 100% of the Final Contract corporation, or combination DONMENT OF FICTICIOUS appear at the hearing to show cause Beach, CA 94970. This statement Each bid shall conform and be Price shall be provided prior to thereof under the same or Fictitious Business Name State- BUSINESS NAME COUNTY OF why the petition should not be was filed with the County Clerk of responsive to this invitation and issuance of the final payment. different names will not be con- ment. File No. 150143. The follow- MARIN granted. If no written objection is Marin County on December 24, the specifications and all other The work to be performed sidered. Reasonable grounds ing person(s) is (are) doing business ABANDONMENT NO. 304929. timely filed, the court may grant the 2020, signed J. Mannion, Deputy. documents comprising the under this contract is located for believing that any individual, as: 333fab, 21 Carlson Ct, San DATE OF ABANDONMENT: petition without a hearing. Published in the Point Reyes Light, pertinent contract documents. within the community of In- firm, partnership, corporation, Anselmo, CA 94960. This business December 31, 2020. File Date: De- NOTICE OF HEARING January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 2021 Bidding Documents may be verness, California. The work or combination thereof is is conducted by a limited liability cember 17, 2020. The undersigned DATE: 2/3/2021 obtained from Draftech Blue- includes construction of two interested in more than one company: Kullaway Bicycle Design Fictitious Business Name State- hereby certifies that the below listed TIME: 9:00 AM, Dept B printing, Inc., 1544 Terrace Way, bolted steel water storage tanks Proposal for the Work contem- LLC, 21 Carlson Ct, San Anselmo, ment. File No. 150340. The follow- person(s) or other entity heretofore The address of the court is same Santa Rosa, California 95404, and associated demolition, site plated may cause the rejection CA 94960. This statement was filed ing person(s) is (are) doing business conducting business under the as noted above: 3501 Civic Center telephone: (707) 578-9442. Bid- development and site piping. of all Proposals in which such with the County Clerk of Marin as: 01: Taylor & Grae, 55 Salvatore following fictitious business name, Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. A ding Documents are available A pre-bid meeting will be con- individual, firm, partnership, County on December 25, 2020, Dr, Novato, CA 94949; 02: J + K, certificate of which was filed on the copy of this Order to Show Cause as portable document format ducted at 10 a.m. local time on corporation or combination signed L. Vawter, Deputy. Published 55 Salvatore Dr, Novato, CA 94949. date indicated in the stated county shall be published at least once each (PDF) files emailed for a non- February 2, 2021 commencing thereof is interested. If there is in the Point Reyes Light, December This business is conducted by an under the listed number, have week for four successive weeks prior refundable charge of $35.00. at the District’s office located reason for believing that collu- 31, 2020, January 7, 14, 21, 2021 individual: Kayla Grae, 55 Salvatore abandoned the use of said fictitious to the date set for hearing of the Alternatively, printed Bidding at 50 Inverness Way, Inverness, sion exists among the Bidders Dr, Novato, CA 94949. This state- business name: Original File #’s: petition in the Point Reyes Light, CERTIFICATE OF ABAN- Documents may be obtained California. The pre-bid meeting any or all Proposals may be ment was filed with the County 2018144274, original date filed a newspaper of general circulation DONMENT OF FICTICIOUS via in-person pick-up for a non- is mandatory and will conclude rejected. Proposals in which the Clerk of Marin County on January 03/23/2018 in County of Marin. in the County of Marin. Dated: BUSINESS NAME COUNTY OF refundable charge of $85.00 or with a visit to the site of work prices obviously are unbalanced 5, 2020, signed J. Gilardi, Deputy. Fictitious Business Name: Mirgul October 20, 2020. James T. Chou, MARIN via mail for a non-refundable for the purpose of viewing may be rejected. Published in the Point Reyes Light, Kali, 360 Eliseo Dr, Greenbrae, CA Judge of the Superior Court. James ABANDONMENT NO. 304928. charge of $125.00. Entities that access and work area limitations. Nothing in this section shall January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 2021 94904. Name of registrants: Mirgul M. Kim, Court Executive Officer. I. DATE OF ABANDONMENT: obtain bidding documents from Transportation to the project prohibit material suppliers or December 31, 2020. File Date: De- Isherwood, 360 Eliseo Dr, Green- Draftech Blueprinting will be site will be the responsibility subcontractors from quoting Lopez-Murcia, Deputy. Published in Fictitious Business Name cember 17, 2020. The undersigned File No. 150296. The brae, CA 94904. I hereby certify placed on the planholder’s list. of the prospective bidders. All prices to more than one Bidder. the Point Reyes Light, December Statement. hereby certifies that the below listed following person(s) is (are) doing that the foregoing is a correct copy The Owner, Draftech Blueprint- attendees will be required to American Iron and Steel Re- 24, 31, 2020, January 7, 14, 2021 person(s) or other entity heretofore business as: GP Wine Works, 3030 of the original on file in my office. ing or the Engineer will not be sign an attendance sheet listing quirements apply to this project. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE conducting business under the Bridgeway, Ste 127, Sausalito, CA Shelly Scott, Marin County Clerk, responsible for full or partial their names and the prospective All listed iron and steel products FOR CHANGE OF NAME Supe- following fictitious business name, 94965. This business is conducted by L. Vawter, Deputy. Published in sets of Bidding Documents, bidder(s) they represent. Bids used in this project must be pro- rior Court of California County of certificate of which was filed on the by a limited liability company: USA the Point Reyes Light, January 14, including Addenda if any, ob- submitted by contractors that duced in the United States. The Marin Case No. CIV2003099 date indicated in the stated county Wine West, LLC, 3030 Bridgeway, 21, 28, February 4, 2021 tained from sources other than did not have a representative term “iron and steel products” TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: under the listed number, have Ste 127, Sausalito, CA 94965. Draftech Blueprinting. at the pre-bid meeting will be means the following products Jenise Burnsidepang filed a petition abandoned the use of said fictitious This statement was filed with the The bidding documents may be returned unopened. made primarily of iron and steel: with this court for a decree changing business name: Original File #’s: County Clerk of Marin County viewed prior to purchase at the Pursuant to Section 1771.1(a) of lined or unlined pipes and fit- names as follows: Present Name: 140057, original date filed 6/9/2016 on December 23, 2020, signed J. following website (Planwell by the Labor Code of the State tings, manhole covers and other Isa Merril Woodyard to Proposed in County of Marin. Fictitious Busi- Mannion, Deputy. Published in the Draftech): of California, a contractor or municipal castings, hydrants, Name: Isa Merril Rosen. ness Name: Robert Meyer's Mangia Point Reyes Light, January 14, 21, https://order.planwell.com/ subcontractor shall not be tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and THE COURT ORDERS that all Nosh Catering, 271 Alameda del 28, February 4, 2021 PWELL_Main.asp?mem=1137 qualified to bid on, be listed in restraints, valves, structural steel, persons interested in this matter shall Prado, Novato, CA 94949. Name The following information must a bid proposal, subject to the reinforced precast concrete, and appear before this court at the hear- of registrants: Robert Meyer, 271 be placed into the “GUEST requirements of Section 4104 construction materials. ing indicated below to show cause, Alameda del Prado, Novato, CA Notice: ACCESS” login to obtain ac- of the Public Contract Code, Published in the Point Reyes Light, if any, why the petition for change 94949. I hereby certify that the Salinity intrusion into the Point Reyes well supply cess to the viewable documents: or engage in the performance January 14, 2021 of name should not be granted. foregoing is a correct copy of the Project Number: DRA0_ of any contract for public work, serving the West Marin communities of Point Reyes, Fictitious Business Name State- Any person objecting to the name original on file in my office. Shelly Iverness Public Password: Bidder as defined in Chapter 1 (Public changes described above must file Scott, Marin County Clerk, by J. Olema, Inverness Park, and Paradise Ranch Estates (Note: viewing plans online Works) of Part 7 (Public Works ment. File No. 150207. The follow- ing person(s) is (are) doing business a written objection that includes the Gilardi, Deputy. Published in the has occurred and has caused sodium levels to in- does not place a bidder on the and Public Agencies) of Divi- reasons for the objection at least Point Reyes Light, December 31, planholder’s list, documents sion 2 (Employment Regulation as: Evgenia, 4501 Nicasio Valley Rd, crease from background levels of 15-30 milligrams Nicasio, CA 94946. This business two court days before the matter 2020, January 7, 14, 21, 2021 must be purchased from and Supervision) of the Labor is scheduled to be heard and must per Liter (mg/L). While there is no direct health Draftech to be placed on the Code, unless currently regis- is conducted by a limited liability Fictitious Business Name State- company: Evgenia, LLC (Stephanie appear at the hearing to show cause concern from the salt for most people at this con- planholder’s list). tered and qualified to perform why the petition should not be ment. File No. 150304. The follow- The following plan rooms have public work pursuant to Section Bodnar), 4501 Nicasio Valley Rd, ing person(s) is (are) doing business centration, it does affect the taste. Customers that Nicasio, CA 94946. This statement granted. If no written objection is also received electronic copies 1725.5. It is not a violation of timely filed, the court may grant the as: Peanut & Pudge, 120 Manor Rd, are on sodium restricted diets should consult their of the bidding documents for Section 1771.1(a) for an unreg- was filed with the County Clerk Fairfax, CA 94930. This business is of Marin County on December 8, petition without a hearing. physicians to see if the additional sodium is a con- viewing by potential bidders istered contractor to submit NOTICE OF HEARING conducted by an individual: Eliza- cern for them. The table below lists the most recent prior to purchase from Draftech a bid that is authorized by 2020, signed L. Vawter, Deputy. beth Davis, 120 Manor Rd, Fairfax, Published in the Point Reyes Light, DATE: 2/3/2021 concentrations for sodium in the West Marin water Blueprinting Inc. Section 7029.1 of the Business TIME: 9:00 AM, Dept A, Rm A CA 94930. This statement was filed North Coast Builders Exchange, and Professions Code or by December 24, 31, 2020, January with the County Clerk of Marin supply: 7, 14, 2021 The address of the court is same Santa Rosa California Bay Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the as noted above: 3501 Civic Center County on December 28, 2020, Area Builders Exchange, San Public Contract code, provided Fictitious Business Name State- Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. A copy signed L. Vawter, Deputy. Published Date Sodium Chloride Units Leandro, California Construc- the contractor is registered to ment. File No. 150189. The follow- of this Order to Show Cause shall be in the Point Reyes Light, January 7, 12/15/20 34.7 90.4 mg/L tion Bid Board, Inc., San Diego, perform public work pursuant ing person(s) is (are) doing business published at least once each week 14, 21, 28, 2021 California Dodge Data & to Section 1725.5 at the time the as: 01: Pragmatical, 222 Montura for four successive weeks prior to the Fictitious Business Name State- 12/22/20 57.5 141 mg/L Analytics, Arlington, Texas contract is awarded. Way, Novato, CA 94949; 02: Eco, date set for hearing of the petition in Placer County Contractors Pursuant to Sections 1720 et ment. File No. 150261. The follow- 12/29/20 21.4 44.4 mg/L 222 Montura Way, Novato, CA the Point Reyes Light, a newspaper ing person(s) is (are) doing business Association, Roseville, California seq. and 1770 et seq., of the La- 94949. This business is conducted of general circulation in the County CalBX, Sacramento California bor Code of the State of Cali- as: 01: Breaking Away Bicycles, 1/5/21 13.3 16.5 mg/L by an individual: Alden Keene Ben- of Marin. Dated: October 20, 2020. 7 Ross Common, #95, Ross, CA Contra Costa Builders Ex- fornia, the successful bidder and ington, 222 Montura Way, Novato, Stephen P. Freccero, Judge of the change, Concord, California any subcontractors shall pay not 94957; 02: Breaking Away Bikes, *milligrams per liter CA 94949. This statement was filed Superior Court. James M. Kim, 7 Ross Common, #95, Ross, CA 10 POINT REYES LIGHT January 14, 2021

since childhood. The townsfolk are quick Kim Chernin to chime in about which boots she should Continued from page 1 buy and what type of horse she should get instead. She eventually learned her lesson. in 1980. The book quickly sold out, and “When I had to go into the village I kept Kim became a popular speaker on college my mouth shut,” she wrote. “The more you campuses. She talked about anorexia and blather about your desires the less likely bulimia, disorders that were seeing emerg- you are to see them through; the more you ing attention, and she posed the idea that listen to advice, the less likely you are to our culture’s fear of women was directed cleave to your convictions. I didn’t mean against women’s bodies. to be ungrateful to my village, but I had She wrote, “A woman obsessed with the something to accomplish and I knew I size of her appetite, wishing to control her could, although why I knew or how I could hungers and urges, may be expressing the I couldn’t say.” fact that she has been taught to regard her Kim worked as a writing coach and a emotional life, her passions and ‘appetites,’ counselor in Point Reyes. But as an intro- as dangerous, requiring control and care- vert, she spent much of her time alone, bur- ful monitoring. A woman obsessed with ied in thought and writing with speed, Re- the reduction of her flesh may be revealing nate said. She penned a spiritual tale about the fact that she is alienated from a natural her deceased sister, a story about growing source of female power and has not been David Briggs up in a Black neighborhood and hundreds allowed to develop a reverential feeling for Kim Chernin, right, and her wife, Renate Stendhal, at a reading and book signing for "Lesbian of mystical poems. She confronted her un- her body.” Marriage: A Sex Survival Kit" in 2014 at the Mesa Refuge, in Point Reyes Station. critical support of and her transition Kim continued to explore hunger, men- from heterosexual to lesbian relationships. tal health and a daughter’s relationship Her last novel, which she left almost fin- with her mother in two more books pub- and Other Sacred Games,” was written sent her later work to an archive at the ished, tells the story of a family who studies lished in the ‘80s. Later in life, she would through the voices of two imaginary char- Harvard Library. The collection contains the Bible and attempts to time travel to the reckon with this trilogy, fearing the nega- acters that were based on themselves at the over 30 file boxes. time of Jesus Christ to verify the gospel’s tive health impacts of obesity. beginning of their relationship. Kim wrote Early in their relationship, Renate was truth. Kim tackled heavy subjects throughout for her character, and then would send the aware of what Point Reyes meant to Kim, “She was a born and to-the-bone writer her career, always from a place of compas- text to Renate, who would respond as the and when they moved to the United States, and not necessarily writing for this liv- sion. She relied on both expertise, with a other. The second book, about an opera Renate also fell in love. “This little piece of ing audience, but writing because she had master’s degree in psychology, and person- singer Kim loved, “Cecilia Bartoli: The Pas- the earth had a charm and spiritual power something to say and needed to say it,” al experience, which she leaned on even in sion of Song,” was split into two: Kim wrote and beauty of nature that was like nothing Renate said. “That artistic impulse is over- her fiction. Her memoirs explored her re- about Cecilia’s voice and Renate analyzed else I had seen in America,” Renate said. whelming and lasted to her last moment of lationship with her mother and father, her her performances. So, seeking to simplify, the couple moved capacity.” Jewish identity and sexuality. The third book, “Lesbian Marriage: A from Berkeley to a house at the end of B Kim suffered a surprise stroke last Kim met Renate, a German woman, at Sex Survival Kit,” was written hand-in- Street in 2004. They converted the garage spring that took away her ability to com- a café in Paris that they both frequented. hand on a beach in Maui. The book offers into an office space and added windows municate. She could still read books, watch As writers, editors and psychotherapists, a number of suggestions for keeping sex that overlooked the cow pastures, which ballet and listen to opera, but she could no they had met their match. They exchanged healthy: Be honest but remember that hon- were later transformed into wetlands. Kim longer say what she was thinking. Renate letters and gave feedback on each other’s esty doesn’t have to be brutal; it can be ten- collected hydrangeas in the garden, and relied on mind-reading and repeated ques- work before beginning a 35-year partner- der, too. Listen. Unplug your electronics. they enjoyed seasonal concerts of frogs. tions to make sense of life with her part- ship that yielded three books and countless Fantasize, and share your fantasies. Don’t In West Marin, Kim wrote “My First ner in a new way. The couple participated thought-provoking discussions. let culture define what turns you on, and Year in the Country.” The book recounts in a research study on aphasia, and Kim Kim and Renate avoided marriage for discard the notion that orgasm is the only her adjustment from urban to rural life. said she was convinced that her language most of their partnership, feeling that it authentic sign of sexual pleasure. She writes mindfully about trips to clear would come back one day. was too conventional an institution. But as While living in Berkeley in the ‘90s, Kim her head at Millerton Point, at the Vedanta This winter, Kim broke her hip. She same-sex marriage became legalized, the began to feel increasingly out of place in Retreat and on rocks near her house where was sent to a rehabilitation facility for two couple decided that marriage could be less the publishing industry, which prioritized the land slopes into the bay. The story fol- weeks to regain movement, but before she conventional as it expands to a new com- books with mass appeal. She launched a lows her quest to find the perfect horse, but could leave, the facility suffered a Covid-19 munity. They tied the knot in 2013 after publishing collective with a dozen women not without making a fool of herself along outbreak that killed multiple patients. Kim 28 years together, and nothing changed in writer friends, but cultural shifts and finan- the way. Kim is lectured in line at the Bo- had the disease for three days without their relationship. cial pressures led the project to fold after vine Bakery, at the Palace Market and out- breathing difficulty, but then her oxygen Kim and Renate’s three books together a few years. Kim stopped writing for the side Toby’s about wanting a young horse, levels began to plummet. She was taken to reflect different approaches. 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Poncia’s ethic: Depending on the time of vested in two Akbash and Maremma dogs It's lambing year, he moves his livestock up to 10 times as guardians. Vaccine rollout season at Stemple a day. The hope is for the animals to spend Salt and Pepper resemble the sheep keeping up with enough time on the land to break down themselves, with thick, wooly coats, but Creek Ranch the forage and drop manure as fertilizer, they stand taller and possess the warm scant supplies but never long enough to leave the soil demeanor of house cats. The dogs have Continued from page 1 without photosynthesizing vegetation. never spent a night indoors, protecting Continued from page 1 Raising lambs is a longstanding fam- the lambs around the clock. Still, preda- soil to have multiple species graze the ily tradition. “Thirty years ago, my dad’s tors take around 15 lambs each year. comprises about 30,000 people. grass. Different species have different im- mom, Nani, started with a couple of baby Oscar Rojas, who has worked at the Dr. Willis said he has been petitioning pacts on the soil health, considering they lambs. She loved raising animals, and she ranch for the past 15 years and is one of the state for more doses after demon- eat differently: Sheep go for the shorter took care of them, nursing them and mak- 16 staffers, focuses on the sheep along- strating that the county was able to dis- stuff, and cows the taller stuff,” Mr. Pon- ing sure they were happy and healthy,” side Mr. Poncia, putting in 60 hours a tribute them in a timely way. While Marin cia said. Mr. Poncia said. “Her project kept grow- week. “I recognize each of the sheep by is keeping up with the amount of vaccine Stemple Creek pastures are sown with ing and growing: Lamb on these West now: I know them,” he said. During lamb it receives, California as a whole has only a variety of drought-tolerant, nutrient- Marin pastures is some of the best in the season, he increases his vigilance, moni- vaccinated 2.1 percent of its population, dense crops like rye grass, clover, chicory, world.” toring fences carefully, searching for any falling behind rates in other parts of the plantain and burnet. Pastures are allowed On Saturday, Mr. Poncia greeted his holes dug by hungry coyotes and making country due to a range of challenges. to rest and, in the driest months, livestock oldest daughter, Avery, who was leaving sure the dogs don’t wander. The county is planning to follow three are moved to leased lands in Humboldt, the house as the last light was spreading Once the lambs reach 100 pounds, phases of vaccine distribution that the Stanislaus and Shasta Counties, where over the hills. “To visit the lambs,” she they are harvested at a slaughter facility state laid out. Currently, Marin is work- the grass stays green longer. said with a smile. in Dixon, and Golden Gate Meat Com- ing through the first of three tiers com- As Mr. Poncia drove over his pasture- Mr. Poncia’s wife, Lisa, the ranch’s pany in Richmond prepares the meat for prising phase one, which targets health land on Saturday, he kept his eyes glued general manager, said her daughters take sale. care and emergency workers. to the ground, observing: “I don’t know advantage of watching the lambs roam Mr. Poncia’s legacy runs deep in To- At the end of January, Marin will turn if I’ll ever be satisfied with the amount of and play, though they know what to ex- males. In 1897, his great grandfather, An- to vaccinating the second tier of phase diversity in my pastureland.” pect. “They have known since they were gelo, immigrated from Garzeno, Italy and one. That group itself has two parts: Stemple Creek was one of the three old enough to talk, listen and understand bought the original acreage in Tomales, first, those who are 75 and over or are local ranches that pioneered the work of where their food comes from. That cycle where the family has ranched ever since. at risk of exposure in the education, the Marin Carbon Project, experimenting of life is something we are all comfortable The schoolhouse where he went to pre- childcare, food and agriculture, and with practices that increase the capacity with,” she said. school is now his home. emergency services sectors; and second, for vegetation to capture and store car- Lambing season takes place between He moved back 15 years ago and quit those who are between 64 and 75, home- bon in the soil. Based on nearly a decade Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day, and his day job. Making a living ranching had less, or working in transportation, criti- of data, Stemple Creek is sequestering the usually yields around 500 animals. After seemed like a pipedream, but, he said, “I cal manufacturing, or jails and prisons. equivalent of around 1,775 metric tons of one year, when the ranch lost 45 lambs told Lisa, ‘I’m perfectly happy to go home The second tier comprises an additional carbon dioxide a year. in 30 nights to predators—coyotes, red and fail, but unless we try, I’ll never be 100,000 people whom the county hopes Rotational grazing is at the heart of Mr. foxes, bobcats and ravens—Mr. Poncia in- fulfilled.’” to have vaccinated with both doses by

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With received the vaccine, but he said he hasn’t additional help from emergency person- experienced much sense of relief. “That nel and the Marin Medical Reserve Corp, hasn’t really hit yet, because there’s still The San Geronimo Valley Community Cen- a group of retired professionals, the coun- so much work to be done,” he said. Thursday, January 14 ter board meets virtually from 5 to 6:30 p.m. ty plans to scale up vaccinations to 2,000 The number of Marin residents diag- Tomales Town Hall has received a large box on the second Thursday of the month. Email doses a day at the center. Other sites, re- nosed with the virus each day is steadily of reusable cloth face masks. To receive one, Dave Cort at [email protected] for login details. ferred to as points of dispensing, are pop- rising, with counts far surpassing those email [email protected]. A free webinar on field conservation for ping up as needed, such as one at the Point during the July surge. The total case Gallery Route One’s 2020 Annual Artist mountain gorillas takes place from 6 to 7 p.m. Reyes firehouse for emergency personnel. count is approaching 9,000, with 118 Members’ Exhibition, “Resilience,” shows on Zoom. Presented by the Point Reyes National The county anticipates that by March, deaths. There are now 19 active cases through Sunday online and in the gallery. Seashore Association. Register at ptreyes.org. the third tier in the first phase of distribu- across West Marin, bringing the total cas- Details at galleryrouteone.org. The Point Reyes Station Village Associa- tion will start receiving a vaccine: those es on the coast up to 131 since last March. Quilt artist Sydne Bortel exhibits her work tion meets on Zoom at 6:30 p.m. Beth Nolan, age 50 and older, and those between age Marin remains less impacted than the Principal of West Marin and Inverness Schools, 16 and 64 who have underlying health state as a whole in terms of case rates, in the Dance Palace’s virtual gallery at dance- palace.org through January. will talk about recent vandalism at West Marin conditions or a disability that increases hospitalizations and intensive care unit School and preparations for in-person instruc- their risk of severe Covid-19 illness or admissions, but the effects of the surge An exhibit of Toni Littlejohn’s paintings, tion. Login information is posted at pointreyes- death, such as cancer, Down syndrome are regional. The percent of tests com- “Coalescing Earth,” shows at Toby’s Gallery station.org. or chronic kidney disease. That group ing back positive in Marin is 4.7 percent; through January. The artist will be at the gal- encompasses another 70,000 people, and statewide, that rate has grown to 15 per- lery from 2 to 4 p.m. each Saturday. Friday, January 15 together with the other groups repre- cent. Marin has 10 percent I.C.U. capac- The Lucid Art Foundation’s Alumni Artists- sents the lion’s share of the county’s pop- ity, while the Bay Area has 4 percent in-Residence Exhibition can be viewed Host Irwin Keller speaks with artist and ulation. Just around a fifth of the county capacity; southern California and the virtually through Feb. 4. Go to lucidart.org. oceans activist Josie Iselin on “The Curi- residents will remain. San Joaquin Valley have reached capac- ous World of Seaweed” from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Covid-19 testing for West Marin residents on Zoom. Co-presented by the New School at In Marin, 46 percent of the population ity. State hospitalizations have increased is available every Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. Commonweal and The Mesa Refuge. Register at is 50 or above, compared to 33 percent in sevenfold in the past two months. at the Coastal Health Alliance. This free testing tns.commonweal.org. California. Ninety-one percent of California resi- is by walk-up only; no appointment or health Not all vaccine doses will be admin- dents are under an indefinite stay-at- insurance required. First-come, first-served. For A Japanese story time with Erika Hara istered by the county public health de- home order that was put into effect last more information, call (415) 663.8666. takes place on Zoom from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. partment. The state is expanding part- Friday following a three-week order, un- for children age 5 and under. Sponsored by the “All Things Apple: A Zoom Class for Inter- Marin County Free Library. Go to marinlibrary. nerships, Governor Newsom said this til I.C.U. capacity becomes less critical. mediate Learners” takes place from 4 to org/events. week, looking to the National Guard, 5 p.m., presented by the Marin County Free pharmacies, clinics and medical profes- Go to coronavirus.marinhhs.org/vaccine/ Library. To register, email Shereen at sash@ A new bilingual book club for Spanish speak- sionals from a variety of fields who are distribution to find out when you can be marincounty.org. Today’s class will focus on ers and Spanish language learners takes willing to receive training. A federal pro- vaccinated. Music and iTunes. place on Zoom from 7 to 8 p.m., reading ‘El Paîs gram to vaccinate non-medical staff and residents at care homes for the elderly through a partnership with CVS Phar- City Sewer macy and Walgreens is rolling out. County spokeswoman Laine Hendricks Pumping Inc. said the county hopes to partner with groups like the Coastal Health Alliance to Local Contractor provide residents with local options. Since 1951 Beginning in the late spring, the re- maining residents in Marin who fall into the second phase will be prioritized ac- Septic Tanks cording to health conditions that put them at moderately higher risk, followed Pumped, Inspected by younger adults, who make up the third phase. The details for these later phases Installed, & Repaired are currently painted with a broad brush. Lic # 739966 “This is going to take a countywide, di- saster approach—a wartime-like effort,” 415-663-1926 said Marin County Fire Captain Todd

WEATHER HISTORY Date • High • Low • Rainfall • Wind Jan 6 • 56 • 33 • 0.28 • 7 s Jan 7 • 63 • 42 • 0.21 • 6 nne Jan 8 • 59 • 42 • 0.01 • 7 sw Jan 9 • 60 • 33 • 0.00 • 10 nw Jan 10 • 60 • 34 • 0.00 • 6 nw Jan 11 • 65 • 33 • 0.00 • 7 se Jan 12 • 64 • 41 • 0.00 • 10 sw Temp. and high wind from-- Olema (station is down this week.) Inverness rainfall from IPUD since July 1: 6.76 inches Inverness average since 1925: 37.57 inches 14 POINT REYES LIGHT January 14, 2021

Bajo Mi Piel” by Gioconda Belli. Sponsored by The Bolinas, Point Reyes and Stinson Beach the Marin County Free Library. Email ccriollo@ Nature Notebook By Loretta Farley Libraries open for the curbside pickup of marincounty.org to register and receive a book holds and returns from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The in either Spanish or English. The new moon rose over extreme tides reaching up to seven feet this week. The pattern Inverness Library is open for the same purpose of high morning tides will continue through the full moon of Jan. 28. This full moon is called from 3 to 7 p.m. The Stinson Beach Library opens for the the “quiet moon” in Celtic traditions for a time when the earth is silent beneath blankets of curbside pickup of holds and returns from snow. It is the “wolf moon” in European and Colonial traditions for the sound of wolves howl- “A Year in Marin,” a photo presentation 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Inverness Library does the and talk by naturalist Wendy Dreskin, takes ing in the winter; there are no wolves in West Marin, but there are plenty of coyotes howling! same from 3 to 6 p.m. place on Zoom from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Sponsored Howling is a form of communicating, sometimes signaling for packs to re-group after solo by the Marin County Free Library. Details and hunting forays and other times inviting group members to prey. login at marinlibrary.org/events. Saturday, January 16 It is an abundant year for mushrooms, and one variety stands out: the deep scarlet fly Free hot prepared meals are available for The Bolinas Library opens for the curbside amanita, Amanita muscaria. The bright red mushroom is popping up along the Inverness Ridge in bishop pine forest settings and along Limantour Road. It is so brilliantly red—the takeout from 5 to 6 p.m. on Mondays, Wednes- pickup of holds and returns from 10 a.m. to 1 days, Thursdays and Fridays at the Bolinas color just cheers me up! p.m. The Stinson Beach Library does the same Community Center. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. I often read old columns to check on what I saw happening last year and see if it is “on time” for this year. I just noticed buds developing on willows along the Levee Road and, in “Capturing the World Around You with checking my column, they are right on time. Warm weather will move these buds along to Your Smartphone,” a field seminar led by Tuesday, January 19 Reid Thaler, takes place from 10:30 a.m. to flower into catkins. A virtual Pilates class with Lorraine Fisher- 5 p.m. in the Point Reyes National Seashore, Smith starts at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thurs- meeting at Red Barn Classroom at Bear Valley. urday of the month. The Zoom meeting I.D. is sgvcc.org/events. days. Email [email protected] for fees $80 for members of the Point Reyes National 2678172914, and the password is 868123. and the link. Seashore Association, or $90 for others. Email questions to [email protected] and reg- Monday, January 18 The regular meeting of the Marin County ister at ptreyes.org/field-institute/classes-date. Sunday, January 17 Board of Supervisors takes place virtually Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. starting at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays. To watch and Artist Toni Littlejohn will be at Toby’s Gal- A third Sunday art salon featuring San comment, visit marincounty.org/depts/bs/ lery from 2 to 4 p.m. exhibiting her paintings. Geronimo Valley artists takes place on- Covid-19 mobile testing by self-administered meeting. line from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Presented by the San oral swab is available with an online appoint- The Stinson Beach County Water District Geronimo Valley Community Center. Go to ment only on Mondays at the Bolinas Fire A virtual yoga class with Elizabeth Barnet meets virtually at 9:30 a.m. on the third Sat- Station from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and at the San takes place on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 Geronimo Valley Golf Course parking lot from to 10:30 a.m., presented by the Dance Palace. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Marin County has partnered Tuesdays are for experienced practitioners, with Curative to provide these tests with or Fridays for beginners to mixed levels. A portion without insurance. Appointments may be made of sliding-scale donations will go to the com- two days prior to the test date at curative.com. munity center. Email elizabethcbarnet@gmail. com for the link. West Marin Community Services distributes pre-bagged food on Mondays, Wednesdays “All Things Apple: A Zoom Class for Begin- and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Tuesdays ners” takes place from 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 5 p.m. and Thursdays, presented by the Marin County 5 Terrace Ave, Bolinas $2,495,000. Free Library. To register, email Shereen at 231 Seadrift Road, Stinson Beach $4,400,000. SOLD [email protected]. 297 Seadrift Road $3,300,000. SOLD The Point Reyes Station and Stinson Beach 218 Seadrift Road Oceanfront $6,500,000. SOLD Libraries open for the pickup of holds and returns from 2 to 6 p.m. The Inverness Library 3 Dipsea Road $5,400,000. SOLD is open for the same purpose from 2 to 5 p.m. WWW.OCEANICREALTY.COM 415-868-0717 The Teen Leadership Crew, a group of Temporary Office (Due to Recent Fire), Marin County teens working on projects BRE# for local youth, meets weekly from 3:30 to 0125888 3465 Shoreline Highway, Stinson Beach, Ca 94970 4:30 p.m. on Zoom. Sponsored by the Marin As a team, The Sherfey Group County Free Library. For more information, go to marinlibrary.org/events. brings generations of local knowledge, modern business “All Things Apple: A Zoom Class for Inter- mediate Learners” takes place from 4 to savvy and small town hospitality. 5 p.m., presented by the Marin County Free Library. To register, email Shereen at sash@ marincounty.org. Today’s class will focus on The Sherfey Group Emergency SOS and Health & Fitness. Serving West Marin The Dance Palace Community Center board and Petaluma meets virtually at 5 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month. Email [email protected] for Golden Gate Sotheby’s Zoom link. 3605 Shoreline Hwy. Stinson Beach The Bolinas Community Center board meets on Zoom at 5 p.m. on the third Tuesday www.thesherfeygroup.com of the month. Email [email protected] for information. [email protected] 415.868.9200 Wednesday, January 20 CalBRE 01292055 The Rotary Club of West Marin holds a members-only club assembly at 8:30 a.m. online.

The Inverness and Bolinas Libraries open for pickup of holds and returns from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“Foundations of Finance, a seminar with Johnny Rutledge on the basics of personal January 14, 2021 POINT REYES LIGHT 15 finance and investing, takes place from 6:30 “All Things Apple: A Zoom Class for Inter- San Geronimo Valley Community Center, Artist Toni Littlejohn will be at Toby’s Gal- to 7:30 p.m. on Zoom. Sponsored by the San mediate Learners” takes place from 4 to launches on Zoom at 7 p.m. for musicians, po- lery from 2 to 4 p.m. exhibiting her paintings. Geronimo Valley Community Center; register 5 p.m., presented by the Marin County Free ets, dancers and others to share or listen. Details at eventbrite.com. This is the second part of a Library. To register, email Shereen at sash@ at sgvcc.org/events. two-part series. marincounty.org. Today’s class will focus on Sunday, January 24 Phone. The KWMR board meets virtually from Saturday, January 23 “Winter Birds of Tomales Bay,” a field 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the The Lagunitas School board meets virtually seminar led by David Wimpfheimer, takes month. Email Amanda at [email protected] at 6:30 p.m. Login details at lagunitas.org. The Bolinas Library opens for the curbside place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Point Reyes for details. pickup of holds and returns from 10 a.m. to 1 National Seashore, meeting in Tomales. $80 for p.m. The Stinson Beach Library does the same members of the Point Reyes National Seashore The Bolinas Community Public Utility Dis- Friday, January 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Association, or $90 for others. Email questions trict meets by teleconference at 7:30 p.m. To to [email protected] and register at join, call (415) 868.6163 and enter the password The Marin Conservation League’s Agricul- “The Poetics of Place,” a writing webinar ptreyes.org/field-institute/classes-date. 6163. tural Land Use Committee meets virtually led by Allie Rigby, takes place from 10 a.m. at 9:30 a.m. The agenda includes an update on to noon. $40 for members of the Point Reyes An online reception for fiber artist Sydne the Point Reyes National Seashore’s general National Seashore Association, or $50 for oth- Bortel, whose work is on display in the Thursday, January 21 management plan amendment with Melanie ers. Email questions to fieldinstitute@ptreyes. Dance Palace’s virtual gallery this month, Gunn. For more information, visit marincon- org and register at ptreyes.org/field-institute/ starts at 5 p.m. The registration link can be Baby Gym takes place on Zoom from 10 to servationleague.org. To register go to http://bit. classes-date. found at dancepalace.org. 10:45 a.m. on Thursdays, presented by the ly/38HsIAx Dance Palace Community Center. This free de- velopmental playgroup for children through age The Stinson Beach Library opens for the 3 and their families requires pre-registration by curbside pickup of holds and returns from emailing Kerry at [email protected]. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Inverness Library does the same from 3 to 6 p.m. Covid-19 testing for West Marin residents is available every Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. Gan Halev Jewish Congregation presents at the Coastal Health Alliance. This free testing a virtual Shabbat service every Friday at 6 is by walk-up only; no appointment or health p.m. Email [email protected] for the login insurance required. First-come, first-served. For information. more information, call (415) 663.8666. Kate’s Café, an open mic sponsored by the A drive-through food pantry is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lagunitas School parking BOLINAS REAL ESTATE lot. Hosted by the San Geronimo Valley Com- BOLINAS REAL ESTATE munity Center in partnership with SF/Marin property in the heart of west marin Food Bank, Food Fresh to You and the Laguni- BolinasA ansimplerD WEs Tapproach. MaRin PRoPERTY tas School District. LookingLooking for for aa home in WestWest Marin, Marin, The Bolinas Community Center hosts a food oror thinking thinking ofof sellingselling one?one? We We offer offer bank from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursdays. ourour local knowledge, knowledge, a tradition a tradition of fair of fairdealing dealing and and friendly, friendly, professional profesional Tomales Town Hall distributes pre-boxed serviceservice on your behalfbehalf food between 2 and 2:45 p.m. on Thursdays. You can check out Bolinas and West Marin listings at The Point Reyes Station and Bolinas Librar- You can check out all the listingswww.bolinasrealty.com in West Marin at ies open for the pickup of holds and returns www.bolinasrealty.com from 2 to 6 p.m.

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