The Rotary Club of West Marin has provided an illustrated dictionary to every third-grade student at the West Marin, Nicasio, Bolinas-Stinson Beach, Lagunitas, Tomales and Bodega Bay schools.

A free H1N1 vaccination clinic will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Feb. 17 at Tomales Town Hall at 27150 Shoreline Highway in Tomales.

The Novato Horsemen's Association will have its fourth annual cioppino feed fundraiser from 6 to 10 p.m. Feb.

Published: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 7:39 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 7:39 p.m. Fresh from his appearance on an Oprah Winfrey show, food writer Michael Pollan drew a sold-out crowd Wednesday night in Petaluma to hear him talk about his latest book, "Food Rules: An Eater's Manual." The best-selling author and journalist ...

Published: Friday, January 22, 2010 at 8:03 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, January 22, 2010 at 8:03 a.m. A hectic week of heavy downpours, lashing winds and general chaos appeared to be closing with a degree of calm, as rains diminished and the roads began to dry out, emergency personnel said Friday.

The Marin County Office of Education reports that schools are closed today in the Shoreline Unified School District and the Bolinas-Stinson Union School District because of flooding and power outages.

Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 9:48 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 1:39 p.m. Storm-related power outages continued to plague the region Wednesday, including in downtown Sonoma where 147 customers went dark Wednesday morning.

Marin residents looking to clear out the post-holiday deadwood have plenty of choices in Marin.

Marin planning officials are considering a revision to the county's windmill regulations that would encourage the development of small-scale wind generators while continuing to restrict larger systems.

The owner of Tony's Seafood Restaurant in Marshall has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in connection with the illegal use of gillnets in Tomales Bay, but his attorney said he did not serve the catch to diners.

Audubon Canyon Ranch will hold its first Tomales Bay waterbird cruise of the 2009-10 season at 9 a.m. Dec.

OUR STATE'S budget crisis means yet more public services are being reduced. This time, it's our access to our state parks that has been reduced.

Our state leaders nowadays are masters at breaking something that works and ruining the average taxpayers' few moments of paradisea 'even in Marin! And what is the quickest way to turn heaven into hell as Bob Marley describes it: "You think you're in heaven, but you're liv'un in hell?" Close all the state park restrooms.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger decreed last month that no parks would be shuttered, but the $14.2 million he cut out of the state parks budget means many of the 278 parks in California will be open only on weekends and almost all will have to endure partial closures.

Local scientists guessed last spring that tumors found in Morro Bay goby fish were caused by sewage runoff.