Events

This event will be an open Club assembly addrerssing the members preferences for the coming year. 

The 5150 District Givernor wil address the club on the current state of the District and other relevant topics. 

Toby Marion was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Afghanistan from end 1971 to January 1975. He grew up in Whittier, CA and Mamaroneck NY, and attended Cornell for a BS and MIT for an MS in Chemical Engineering. After the PC he spent 24 years with Caltex Oil, now a Chevron subsidiary, in NY, Bahrain, Australia, Dallas, Japan, Thailand and Hong Kong. After this he worked in consulting with two companies in Hong Kong and started a wine distributorship for California wines in HK and China. He is currently retired and living in Tiburon with his British wife. He has two children and four grandchildren.

He will address the challenges of the past fifty years, what has happened and what may lie ahead.

Sarah will share photos from her adventures in wild places and stories from the field.  With an emphasis on native predators, Sarah’s photography highlights unique behavior and intimate portraits of species like wolves, bears, coyotes, bobcats, foxes and badgers.  Increasingly, as human development expands and traditional habitats shrink, many of these species are living in closer proximity to humans.  Sarah has spent years observing and documenting native predators in both suburban and wild environments and will share tales from the field as well as insights into how wildlife adapts to living in our midst.

The November election will have two incumbents and three non-incumbents on the ballot competing for three seats on the Mill Valley City Council. 

The incumbents are:
     Urban Carmel
     Caroline Joachim

The non-incumbents are:
     Leah Curtis
     Katherine Jones
     Mike Koo

This is an excellent opportunity for our members and guests to meet the candidates and listen to their perspectives.

The League of Women Voters will provide a moderator and a time keeper. Questions from the audience will be vetted and selected by the League representatives. 

The status quo can change quickly. At the beginning of 2024, no political pundit could have predicted where we find ourselves today. It’s been a year full of twists and turns. We’ll take a closer look and see what’s happened on the national stage during the past ten months and why. Dick Spotswood will then examine the short-term and long-term implications for the nation and the world depending on who wins the presidency or which party controls the two Houses of Congress.

Colonel Kearney will provide a fast-paced description of the foundations of the conflict between China and Taiwan. This will examine the contentious history between the two countries along with a review of China's increasingly aggressive posture in the Asia-Pacific. The possible "Road Ahead" in conflict resolution will also be addressed. 

The Mill Valley Middle School Chamber Orchestra conducted by Orchestra Director Steve Gardner will be performing at our Holiday Party. They are an award winning string ensemble who play a diverse repertoire of pieces. The students are mostly home grown talent, coming up through their amazing 4th through 8th grade program, which is funded by KIDDO! They are thankful for every chance to perform in our community.