{"id":610,"date":"2007-11-22T21:08:58","date_gmt":"2007-11-23T05:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sparselysageandtimely.com\/blog\/?p=610"},"modified":"2007-11-23T23:59:24","modified_gmt":"2007-11-24T07:59:24","slug":"the-west-marin-community-thanksgiving-dinner-in-point-reyes-stations-dance-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sparselysageandtimely.com\/?p=610","title":{"rendered":"West Marin Community Thanksgiving Dinner celebrated in Point Reyes Station&#8217;s Dance  Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hundreds of West Marin residents plus a number of visitors enjoyed free turkey dinners<\/strong> (with vegetarian &#8220;turkey&#8221; available) Thursday in Point Reyes Station&#8217;s Dance Palace.<\/p>\n<p>The 23rd annual West Marin Community Thanksgiving Dinner, as always, drew community members of all ages and from all walks of life. For many, it was a chance to socialize with friends and neighbors, as well as make new acquaintances.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"100_5946.jpg\" id=\"image607\" src=\"https:\/\/sparselysageandtimely.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/100_5946.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The community dinner for more than a decade was held in Point Reyes Station&#8217;s Red Barn (now painted green) and in recent years was held in the gymnasium of West Marin School. One effect of the event&#8217;s moving to the Dance Palace Community Center this year was that guests could once again bring wine to enjoy with their dinner.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"100_5942.jpg\" id=\"image606\" src=\"https:\/\/sparselysageandtimely.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/100_5942.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A happy crew of volunteers served the dinner. Here singer\/musician Harmony Grisman ladles gravy while writer Elizabeth Whitney gets a helping of stuffing from ornithologist David Wimpfheimer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organizing the annual dinner is West Marin Community Resource Center<\/strong>, working with the Inverness Garden Club, Marin County Fire Department in Point Reyes Station, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, The Dance Palace, West Marin 4-H, West Marin School, and West Marin Senior Services.<\/p>\n<p>Marin Organic members provided most of the vegetables for the feast, along with dozens of quarts of Straus Family Creamery yogurt for guests to take home with them.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s who helped feed the multitude: Bank of Petaluma, turkeys; Bovine Bakery, bread; Brickmaiden Bread, bread; Clover Stornetta, dairy products; Coast Roast, coffee; Forks &#038; Fingers (Novato), pitchers; rancher Bob Giacomini, Point Reyes Bleu cheese; Lombardi&#8217;s (Petaluma), bread; National Park Service, turkeys; Palace Market, potatoes; Rhea McIsaac, produce; Sacred Heart Parish, pies; Gail Coppinger, produce; Peter Martinelli, produce; Station House Caf\u00c3\u00a9, salad dressing &#038; produce; Waste Management, debris box; West Marin Lions Club, turkeys; Rotary Club, turkeys; Marin Produce (San Rafael), produce; Toby&#8217;s Feed Barn, produce; and Star Route Farms, produce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of West Marin residents plus a number of visitors enjoyed free turkey dinners (with vegetarian &#8220;turkey&#8221; available) Thursday in Point Reyes Station&#8217;s Dance Palace. The 23rd annual West Marin Community Thanksgiving Dinner, as always, drew community members of all ages and from all walks of life. 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