Sierra Mountain Times

Netbook or Notebook?
 
Whether you’re out scouting for a portable computer for yourself or as a gift for a grad or dad, you might be a little confused by the differences (other than price) between what are described as “netbooks” and a regular laptop or “notebooks.”
Some derisively call netbooks underpowered portable machines that you’ll have to […]

Weblo 1 scout Jonathan Skelly of Soulsbyville. 
 
“In the spring of 2003, my Daughter, Major Susan Arnold and her husband, LTC Hank Arnold were part of the land invasion of Iraq,” revealed Don Escalier, giving the keynote Memorial Day speech in Twain Harte. “This document certifies that, (this flag), United States Flag #003 flew over the […]

Of Robots and…Other Things 
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Rated PG) 105 mins
Terminator Salvation (Rated PG-13) 114 mins
 
Memorial Day weekend always likes to unleash something monstrous at the cinema, and this time did so with two painfully expensive, too played out sequels to previous blockbusters. Let’s begin with Night at the Museum: Battle […]

-Thursday the 28th: As twilight fades, look to the right of the moon by about the width of three fingers held at arm’s length for the Beehive star cluster, which is in the constellation Cancer the crab. It looks like a hazy patch of light. Binoculars reveal many individual stars.
-Friday the 29th: Regulus, the brightest […]

Check out the 29th Annual Columbia Diggins at Columbia State Historic Park from Thursday, May 28 through Sunday, May 31. Step back in time and explore the foods, sounds, smells and excitement and discover first hand what the life of a miner in early Columbia may have been like. For more information, call 536-1672. Pictured […]