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🌱 Patch AM: Mill Valley remembers journalist and publisher Steve McNamara’s lasting local legacy

Also, don't miss Wrap A Neighbor in Kindness - An Urgent Appeal on the Mill Valley Patch calendar

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Hi Mill Valley! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Mill Valley remembers journalist and publisher Steve McNamara’s lasting local legacy
  • Which Mill Valley standouts made this week’s prep sports honor roll?

Also on today's calendar: Wrap A Neighbor in Kindness - An Urgent Appeal and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A morning shower or two, with a high of 58 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 56, low: 49.
  • Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 55 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Steve McNamara was part-owner of The Ark, longtime owner of Pacific Sun (thearknewspaper.com) — Longtime Mill Valley resident and journalist Steve McNamara, former Pacific Sun owner and part-owner of The Ark, has died at 91 at his Mill Valley home. He shaped local media for decades, ran a Mill Valley printing facility, and will be honored at a memorial at The Outdoor Art Club in town in August 2026.
   

• Preps of the week: San Domenico shines at Red Brown Tournament (marinij.com) — Mill Valley athletes and teams feature prominently in this week’s prep highlights, with Tam soccer standouts and games played on Tam’s Mill Valley campus. The roundup also celebrates San Domenico’s tournament title, strong showings from San Rafael, San Marin, Marin Catholic, Branson, Redwood and Novato, and several standout performances across basketball, soccer and wrestling.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • NPR radio this morning (around 9) had excellent information on our latest earthquakes with a question/answer time.
    I'm pretty good listening to NPR on my app, but I'm struggling how to find this great resource I heard on the radio today. I'd like to share it with… (Nextdoor Cascade Canyon)
  • Hi everyone, I was wondering what your favorite Chinese restaurants are?
    Ever since the closing of Feng Nian’s, I haven’t had anything nearly as good as they made it. Any rec’s are greatly appreciated & thank you all in… (Nextdoor Tamalpais Valley)
  • Mill Valley School District posted a job opening for Long Term Substitute- Elementary Music Teacher in Mill Valley. Apply here.
  • PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Checker/Cashier $1,000 Sign-On Bonus! (Marin) in Corte Madera. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mill Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Larkspur

  • Girls soccer: Redwood battles for 1-0 win against Marin Academy (marinij.com)
  • Pets and the Holidays: A Common Sense Guide (pacificsun.com)
  • In Your Town for Dec. 16, 2025 (marinij.com)

Marin City

  • Lighting the way: Sausalito marks first public menorah with call to unity after global attack (localnewsmatters.org)
  • Red lentil and kale stew provides nourishment and comfort (marinij.com)
  • Marin-founded herb school, store moves to Petaluma (marinij.com)

San Rafael

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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