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Motorists driving in Morgan Hill Saturday may be surprised to

John Ellis' hands were shaking, his mind racing, his eyes

Another Major tournament winner added his name to the 2011

The animal patients arriving at the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center range from those needing "outpatient care," such as a small bird that perhaps flew into a window and suffered a minor concussion, to orphaned babies that require weeks or months to mature, to severely injured animals that need acute care and remain in our sanctuary for a long period of recuperation and treatment. All of these animals require dedication and expertise from W.E.R.C.'s staff and volunteers, but the long-term patients require the animal equivalent of a convalescent home.

I have led visitors on trips into the Orestimba Wilderness deep in the eastern portion of Henry W. Coe State Park on each of the past three weekends. Two trips were overnight backpack outings and the other was a one-day visit. These visits have emphatically reminded me what a lovely place it is.

If you are of a certain age, you may remember hearing about Mineral King long ago. In the 1960s, Walt Disney planned to develop a ski area in this region at the very southeast corner of the Sierra Nevada. The original proposal met no resistance from environmental groups, but when the plan grew to 27 lifts and an estimated two million visitors per year, the Sierra Club and other groups united to fight and defeat the project.

My dog Joey, named after Joe Montana of course, is my constant companion and fellow 49er fan. He always listens to me if I have complaints about how the team is doing and celebrates with me when they are doing well. He has his very own 49er jersey and wears it proudly on game days. Joey was found wandering alone in rural Hollister about a year and a half ago. Even though we don’t know his true heritage, he is most likely a Maltese mix.