Andy Hawkey is the dairy goat leader for the Montclair 4-H Club and her goats just had babies. The goats will be featured at the Montclair 4-H’s April 30 “Meet and Bleat” fundraiser.
MONTCLARION: April 15, 2016
There’s a mom in Montclair who has 25 kids. Really. Andy Hawkey is the dairy goat leader for the Montclair 4-H Club and the goats in her charge just had babies. Black kids, brown kids, little gray and cocoa kids. These fuzzy critters are tottering all over the pen. Continue reading
Contracostatimes.com: April 15, 2016
Car. Carriage. Bike. Balloon. There are lots of ways to tour the Napa Wine region. I prefer to kayak, dock my boat in downtown Napa and walk to the tasting rooms. It’s easy with a tidal river that actually pushes you forward if you time the tides right. Continue reading
MONTCLARION: April 15, 2016
Move over, Pacific Grove. Montclair is the newest butterfly-friendly destination in Northern California. Only these butterflies are on the new Gateway Mural on Mountain Boulevard near Park Boulevard. Continue reading
MONTLARION: March 23, 2016
It was a most unlikely friendship — the 13-year old Romanian boy and the middle-aged mother of two. But none of that mattered at the foosball table. We were a force — Marius playing forward and me as the goalie — nailing shot after shot in the Lasallian Boys Home in Iasi, Romania. For those two weeks in January, I felt young again, helping the boys with their homework and nurturing the very thing we seem to be lacking these days — the human connection.
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MONTCLARION: March 17, 2016
Oakland is rife with low-level thieves. You know the kind — crooks who make it their business to rip people off. They’ve been hitting the grocery store parking lots especially hard. There’s something about the lots that attracts them. Continue reading
MONTCLARION: March 10, 2016
Rude awakenings are no big deal in California. Think of the last time an earthquake disrupted your sleep. But a backyard prowler is different. Then it gets personal. Continue reading
HILLS NEWSPAPERS: March 7, 2016
March has come in like a lion. That’s welcome news in the Sierra, where at this rate, ski season could last through July. We’re talking Tahoe, but also Mammoth — the monster mountain that ranks in the top 10 of most skiable acres in North America. Continue reading
Actor Henry Winkler (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
MONTCLARION: March 4, 2016
One of Hollywood’s hotties is coming to Montclair. No, it’s not Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney or even Kevin Costner. Think back to the 1970s and the hunk with the black leather jacket. Continue reading
Move over, Pet Rocks. Seven-year-old Alia Hsu is about to ‘one-up’ the once popular gag gift with her own crafty offering – the Rainbow Rock Project. The Corpus Christi School first grader has sold well over 700 rocks in her first two weeks of business. Her mission? To spread happiness throughout the land. Continue reading
MONTCLARION: February 5, 2016
It’s not often the mayor of Montclair speaks out. Yet this is no time for our top cat to sit on his paw pads, especially when Montclair is going to the dogs. Stomper the cat has issued a plea asking dog owners to clean up the poop. This is no small matter. Here’s part of a letter that came to authorities last month: Continue reading
Ginny Prior 