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Flying High in Reno: Six Days in the Pits at the Reno Air Races

An International Guard and Breitling plane doing death-defying aerobatics at the Reno Air Races.
Story and Photos by Jerry Maxwell
Day One, September 9: Well, I made it. In spite of the fact that Sonora Pass tries to kill me every time I come over it; once again I defied the odds and here I am today […]

Unique Festival Hoolie-fies Sonora!

 
Coming all the way from Sacramento to attend HoolieFest, Susan Brandner said, “I came here looking for a Hoolie man! Maybe I’ll find one today!”
Story and photos by Greg Kristapovich
HoolieFest 2008 may go down in history as one of the most unique music festivals ever held in the Mother Lode! On September 13th, the Sonora […]

SMT Weekly Flick by Paul Krismanits

Worth Burning?

George Clooney and Frances McDormand having in a laugh in Focus Features’ Burn After Reading.
Burn After Reading (Rated R) 95 mins
After No Country For Old Men rocked critics’ worlds last year (including yours truly), Joel and Ethan Coen apparently decided it was time to relax a bit. The same men who brought both the […]

Stage 3’s Driving Miss Daisy is a Vehicle of Success

The cast of “Driving Miss daisy” at Stage 3 Theatre Company. From left: John Bell, Hilah Elkins and Dennis Brown. Photo courtesy of Rich Miller.
By Wayne Kirkbride
Some of the World’s best-loved plays portray people and circumstances that audiences can identify with, that resonate common feelings and emotions. Written for the stage by Alfred Uhry, “Driving […]

SMT 911!

Shot Leads to Pot
Halifax, Canada – If you call the police to your home after a shot is fired, be sure to get rid of the weed and weapons first! Too Nova Scotia men are facing drug and weapons charges after they called Halifax police and claimed that two men had burst into their […]

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