By Wayne Kirkbride
I recently lost a dear friend to cancer after a friendship that spanned over forty years. The unexpected phone calls and emails back and forth from his wife told of a cancer so virulent that from the day of detection it would claim his life less than a month later.
Doctors attending him were […]

This week’s topic of conversation around the virtual water cooler at sierramountaintimes.com was about Thomas Atkins’ Aug. 29th article on Blake Gorey’s impressive 54-mile run from Pinecrest to Highway 395. This was a follow up story to his 75-mile run from Modesto to Pinecrest. Here is what people had to say:
“Blake, well done my friend, […]

The beginning of autumn is just a few days away! Already the leaves are beginning to turn their glorious fall colors. This golden cluster of Aspen was witnessed last week in the Virginia Lakes canyon on the east side of the Sierra. Photo by Thomas Atkins.

Sonora graduate Phil Coke winding up for a pitch on the AA Trenton
Thunder not long before being called up to play on the New York
Yankees. Photo courtesy of Doug Coke
By Thomas Atkins
For generations kids across the United States have grown up dreaming about wearing a major league uniform. Each one of these bright-eyed, energetic kids […]

Leading the pack is Adele Hendrickson, Director of Tuolumne County’s
Department of Child Support Services.
Story and Photos by Greg Kristapovich
“Hunger Deserves a Happy Ending!” was the theme of this year’s “ Walk Against Hunger”, a fundraising event put on by the Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency (A-TCAA) Food Bank, on Saturday, September 6th. Downtown Sonora was a […]