Beaver friend LK writes enthusastically about the appearance of our furry friends on the “what to do in downtown Martinez” Kiosk.
“I think its really great that the city (or at least the people who maintain the Kiosk) are starting to buy into the beavers”
I agree, and we were all heartened by its appearance. It was council woman Delaney who approached George Bell of the Main street Martinez Merchants when they came to discuss the Kiosk at the last meeting. She specifically asked for a beaver on the display, and it was nice to see this carried out.
The sign locates the beavers at the site of the old lodge, which is still being viewed by the beavers as a fixer-upper. We think the yearlings have settled in residence there, and are practicing for their new digs when they finally launch. I am picky enough to think the image could use a little tweaking. For those unfortunate persons in the world who have not spent as much time in the company of beavers as some of us in Martinez, representing the face of a beaver in a work of art is sometimes a challenge. I have been given stuffed animals that resemble beaver-bears, beaver-otters, and even a beaver-mouse. Some of the children’s artwork from earthday included images that conjured beaver-cats, beaver-spiders and one truly adorable beaver-chicken. So I am not without compassion for the beaver-monkey which graces our downtown Kiosk. It is certainly better than the beaver-nothing which was there before.
I want to remind George and all the downtown merchants that whenever a beaver image is needed to advertise our aquatic heroes, they can approach Worth A Dam. We have wonderful childrens’ artwork, (two completed by a council members offspring!) and photographs galore. We would be happy to help.
Which reminds me that a new beaver brochure was printed in color last week and has been distributed to Amtrak and the Martinez Library, we will get it to local merchants soon. Thank you to our donors who made the printing possible, and thanks to PDQ who gave us a fantastic deal. If you’d like to volunteer to print some of your own, you can download the copy or write us for a publisher file. As always helpers are appreciated!
