Story by Jerry Whitehead
Photos by Greg Kristapovich

Unidentified shoppers make their way into Wal-Mart for the 5 a.m. opening.

The dust has settled. The smoke has cleared. The cash registers have quieted and the receipts with insane deals printed all over them have all fallen to the ground. Black Friday – the name given […]

By Thomas Atkins

Brad Wilson, a former Summerville High student, will be playing high quality blues/rock at Big Daddy’s Smokin’ BBQ this weekend. Photo courtesy of Brad Wilson
Brad Wilson, an award winning singer/songwriter/guitarist based in Los Angeles, has quite an extensive resume. He has released ten albums and his music has been featured in John Carpenter’s […]

Story and photos by Thomas Atkins

One of the hundreds of Kokanee salmon seen spawning along the Tuolumne River above Don Pedro Reservoir.
From September through November, multitudes of salmon within the Pacific Ocean begin an incredible journey that takes them hundreds and even thousands of miles up the rivers in which they were born. This process […]

By Thomas Atkins

Alan Copeland, a very accomplished musician, will be signing his newly released book, “Jukebox Saturday Nights,” at All that Matters in Twain Harte. Photo courtest of Alan Copeland.
Well-known arranger, singer, composer, pianist and most recently, author, Alan Copeland, will be at All That Matters in Twain Harte, on Dec. 1, from noon to […]

Shroomology
Dear Editor:
In your Nov. 18, 2007, an “SMT 911!” entry described a man in Spain eating Amanita phalloidies and spending two days in intensive care, and that he became ill and turned yellow after his second bite. If this latter were true, it would be highly unlikely that the mushroom eaten was a member of […]