03/31/2016
RECREATION: A windsurfer enjoyed the beginning of spring and its accompanying high winds on Tomales Bay on Monday. Seashore spokesman John Dell'Osso estimated wind speeds were about 30 m.p.h.; the park service reported 63 m.p.h. gusts at the lighthouse that day.
03/17/2016
SPORT: Ping pong players gathered at the Dance Palace Monday night, as they do every week. These days, the game is slightly different: everyone plays with their strong hand. The group's founder, Sandy Jacobs, who died last fall, promoted left-handed playing to encourage brain agility.
03/10/2016
THE LAW: California Highway Patrol officer Will Thompson will retire in May after working the West Marin beat on and off for 20 years. As the second-most senior officer in the county, he has seen his share of speeders and accidents; he said he once watched a driver crash on...
03/10/2016
LITTLE LEAGUE: Kent Grady, head coach of the AAA Minors Rangers, oversaw a delivery of 48 yards of 60/40 infield mix to the Nicasio baseball diamond on Tuesday. The field, which vandals tore up one night last year, is recieving $20,000 worth of upgrades, including fresh sod for the outfield...
03/03/2016
BEAUTIFYING THE TOWN: Jenefer Merrill and a few other volunteers weeded a patch of Dymondia grass that had been neglected of late in the Point Reyes town commons on Saturday.
03/03/2016
CHASE: Stinson Beach resident Maitreya Bowen led law enforcement on a high-speed car chase from Olema to Bolinas on Wednesday morning, causing a lockdown at two schools. At the end of the chase she exited her car and made a run through the marsh toward the lagoon, where officers apprehended...
03/03/2016
BUSINESS: La Sirena Bo-tique, a new shop in downtown Bolinas offering a panoply of locally made jewelry, candies, ceramics and body care products, will have a soft opening this Friday. The shop’s owners, from left to right, are Katherine Weber, who runs a spa; Schehera Van Dyk, a ceramics artist;...
