The SMFD Prevention Team recently took a trip up to the Caldor Fire to observe the disastrous impact the fires made on the community and how having a defensible space around your home is critical. The picture above illustrates. Defensible space is the buffer you create between a building on … [Read more...] about Why it’s important to create a fire-safe defensible space
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Marin high schools in action in week No. 2
In the second week of post-COVID prep football, all Marin high schools swung into action. Here’s a recap of the second week. ARCHIE WILLIAMS The new name of Drake High School (Archie Williams High School) seems to be a lucky charm for the football team this year. AWHS is now 2-0 for … [Read more...] about Marin high schools in action in week No. 2
Mill Valley History: When radar sat atop Mt. Tam
In 1951, the Air Force built a radar station on top of Mt. Tam. It was part of a network of posts on both coasts that served as a warning system against a surprise air attack. The Mt. Tam radar station was linked to Hamilton Field, 10 miles away, where fighter jets could be mobilized in … [Read more...] about Mill Valley History: When radar sat atop Mt. Tam
Mill Valley History: Causeway to Silva Island
The way it was in the 1930s. Marin/History Since 1956, the crossing of Richardson Bay from Manzanita to Strawberry has been an elevated six-lane bridge. It replaced a four-lane drawbridge made of redwood logs, the construction of which in 1930 had involved dynamiting away the … [Read more...] about Mill Valley History: Causeway to Silva Island
Marin 911: Boy, 17, arrested in stabbing at party
San Rafael Stabbing: On Aug. 14, at about 9:50 p.m., SRPD Officers were sent to a residence in the 300 block of Prospect Avenue, San Rafael on the report of a stabbing that just occurred. The victim was placed in a vehicle and driven away from the residence but flagged down responding … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Boy, 17, arrested in stabbing at party
History Vignette on UNICO meeting in 1945 from the Mill Valley Historical Society
The United Nations Conference on International Organization (UNICO), a convention of delegates from 50 nations took place from April 25 to June 26, 1945. President Roosevelt had died just before the conference on April 12. The war in Europe ended during the conference on May 8. … [Read more...] about History Vignette on UNICO meeting in 1945 from the Mill Valley Historical Society
Delta variant silences MTC’s ‘The Sound Inside’
The seemingly endless rollercoaster ride for Mill Valley arts organizations continued this week as the delta variant surge has caused the Marin Theatre Company to halt its planned in-person opening of the West Coast premiere of Obie Award winner and Pulitzer Prize … [Read more...] about Delta variant silences MTC’s ‘The Sound Inside’
You can sign up to run the Dipsea now
For legions of Dipsea Race runners that have patiently waited through a coronavirus-induced cancellation of the 2020 edition and a postponement of the 2021 race from its planned June 13th launch to Nov. 7, the delay is almost over. Friday, Aug. 20, is the first day that runners can … [Read more...] about You can sign up to run the Dipsea now
Mill Valley History: Ye Village Theatre
History Vignette/Mill Valley Historical Society On May 14, 1908, Ye Village Theatre opened on Miller Avenue across from the railroad depot. Next-door was the bowling alley. The Mill Valley Record reported that the show was well worth the ten-cent admission charge. There were … [Read more...] about Mill Valley History: Ye Village Theatre
Mill Valley says goodbye to a favorite daughter
A couple of hundred people attended a memorial event for Suzanne Wickham last week at the Mill Valley Community Center. Suzie passed away on March 7 of cancer. She and husband, Jim Wickham, raised five children in Mill Valley. Jim Wickham is a city councilman in Mill Valley. The daughter of … [Read more...] about Mill Valley says goodbye to a favorite daughter