Point Reyes Station News

The Marin Conservation League's annual "Picnic on the Porch" is set for July 25 and will feature grass-fed beef from Marin Sun Farms of Point Reyes Station and beer from Marin Brewing Company of Larkspur.

Author, attorney and rancher Nicolette Hahn Niman will discuss the problems of industrialized livestock production at a 7 p.m. presentation Saturday at Point Reyes Books at 11315 Highway 1 in Point Reyes Station.

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Point Reyes National Seashore will be hosting a variety of volunteer opportunities, both long and short term, as part of the summer service initiative.

Save room: The gingersnap-Meyer lemon ice cream sandwich at Osteria Stellina in Point Reyes Station.

Gerardo Larios appears with his public defender, Bonnie Marmor, during his sentencing Wednesday for the death of Ricky Teague, 16, of Point Reyes Station.

The 16th annual Holstein Hundred Bike Ride, a benefit for the Meals from Friends program, will take place Aug.

The North Bay Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association of Northern California will present "Maximizing Your Memory" from 1 to 3 p.m. June 26 at the Dance Palace, 503 B St.

By Anna Wolfe POINT REYES STATION, Calif.-Debra Dickerson, Diana Solari and Kristin Sande have joined the sales team of Tomales Bay Foods, the wholesale arm of Cowgirl Creamery.

I enjoy gazing at the various lit calendars and getting a sense of the literary treasurers and experiments that are coming up.

The state has granted close to $800,000 in federal stimulus funds that pay for 15 jobs connected to the Giacomini wetlands restoration project in West Marin.

Fevtival goers gather beneath an art installation built over the BoGas gas station gas pump, made with blue flags, steel and bamboo, is called, "Apotheosis of a Gas Pump," which was created for the Town of Bolinas celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Bolinas Gas Station, aka BoGas, in downtown Bolinas on Saturday.

Marin residents are giving a loud raspberry to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget-cutting plan that would result in closure of 80 percent of the state's 279 parks, including all six state parks in Marin.

A traffic artery in San Anselmo was closed Wednesday after a three-car collision that injured two drivers, police said.

The 31-member Albany Big Band will perform at a benefit for The Dance Palace and the Bolinas-Stinson Youth Program at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 30 at The Dance Palace at 503 B St.

David Rubien astutely points to the strong resemblance between Laurie Anderson and Brad Pitt .

It took some convincing on her daughter's part before Alexandra Matthews agreed to allow chickens in her Mill Valley backyard.

Brothers, directors and West Marin residents Logan and Noah Miller will show clips from their upcoming film "Touching Home" at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Toby's Feed Barn, 11250 Highway 1 in Point Reyes Station.

The Marin County deputy zoning administrator will consider a request by Thomas Coates to add a 660-square-foot detached bedroom wing and 356-square-foot detached garage to a 1,481-square-foot home at 250 Seadrift Road in Stinson Beach.

The Inverness Garden Club has awarded $83,500 in scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year to 27 students from coastal West Marin, representing six high schools and seven communities.