Nicasio News

He was 58 years old. A member of the Steve Miller Band for over 30 years, Norton's talent on the harmonica was unmatched.

Marin's future "waterfronts" are at the center of a collection of demonstrations around the county Saturday before environmentalists rendezvous in downtown San Rafael to mark the International Day of Climate Action.

The North Bay was one of the areas hit hardest by rain Tuesday morning and had its share of flooding.

Mark Pasternak is taking a gamble. Pasternak, a farmer and rancher who raises wine grapes at his own Devil's Gulch Ranch in Nicasio as well as the Stubbs and Corda vineyards in the Chileno Valley, has already harvested most of this year's crop.

HERO : Silvia Lange of Nicasio wished to give our local librarians some props, especially Laurie Thompson at the Anne T. Kent California Room, Civic Center branch.

DOWN ON THE FARM The month of October is typically blessed with the best weather of the year, filled with sunny, clear warm days and crisp evenings--just right for outings into the countryside to experience the harvest season.

A San Rafael man who was ejected from his motorcycle on Lucas Valley Road remained in critical condition Friday at Marin General Hospital, a nursing supervisor said.

A San Rafael man was critically injured Thursday when he crashed his motorcycle and slid into the rear end of a car on Lucas Valley Road, police said.

Gretchen Jane Mentzer has lived two lives. The first as a wife and mother of three children.

The Gilead House, a nonprofit agency that supports homeless mothers and their families, will host a fundraiser from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at West Wind Wines at 333 Willow Road in Nicasio.

When Liz Daniels gets up every day at 6 a.m., she pours herself a cup of coffee, looks out the window to check the weather, checks her calendar to see if any visitors are expected in at her farmhouse bed-and-breakfast, and then heads to her garden where she's surrounded by plump vegetables, bold flowers and serene cows resting in their nearby ...

Finnegan Barr laughs as he's licked by 'Fitch' the dog as Barr is bottle feeding a lamb held by Devil's Gulch Ranch owner Mark Pasternak at the ranch in Nicasio.

Finnegan Barr laughs as he's licked by 'Fitch' the dog as Barr is bottle feeding a lamb held by Devil's Gulch Ranch owner Mark Pasternak at the ranch in Nicasio.

COUNTY PLANNING commissioners reached a reasonable compromise in allowing Devil's Gulch Ranch a short-term trial to expand its farm camp for kids.

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Nicasio Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual barbecue, dinner dance and auction beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Rancho Nicasio at 1 Old Rancheria Road.

Summer's end: What a drag! We've always said summer just isn't the same without a few queens, a bucket of weaves and some falsies.

Devil's Gulch Ranch owner Mark Pasternak is greeted by Veela in the barn at his Nicasio ranch.

Now you see it, now you don't. And now you describe it. Filmmaker Sam Green , working on a movie about fog, seeks eyewitnesses.

This one room schoolhouse sits somewhere on a winding, West Marin road. Where is it? It's the Nicasio School, built in 1871 for $300 and is located on Nicasio Valley Rd.

John Sherba , Jeffrey Zeigler, David Harrington and Hank Dutt of the award-winning ensemble Kronos Quartet are known for their collaborations with Nine Inch Nails, DJ Spooky, Tom Waits, David Bowie and Marin s Zakir Hussain.