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Jackie Grieff, Directing a Destiny by Thomas Atkins

 
When Jackie Grieff walked across the gym and accepted her diploma last Friday night during Summerville High School’s graduation, like most of her fellow students, she walked away with much more than a piece of paper. After three years at Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy, a fine arts charter school located on the campus, […]

Local Students Benefit From Rotary Fundraisers

 
Photo caption: During the past holiday season Twain Harte Rotarians Don Escallier, left, and Mike McCaffrey decorate and package gingerbread which the Rotarians sell each year at the annual Christmas Parade. The sale of the gingerbread is just one of the club’s fundraising efforts which support their scholarship program for Summerville High students.
 
During a special […]

“Where the Hell is Groveland?” Car Show Story and photos by Kathryn Sibley and Thomas Buckle

Locals and tourists alike attended the 8th annual “Where The Hell Is Groveland” Car Show this last Sunday, June 7th. Also known as Groveland’s annual “Party in the Park”, the show was held in Mary Laveroni Park in downtown Groveland. The show boasted a colorful array of about 100 cars, ranging from antiques to the […]

Time Traveling Back to 1898 Story by Greg Kristapovich/photos by Floyd Oydegaard

Sonora Students Take a Fantastic Journey!   
The Cavalry was in charge of the National Parks from the time that Abraham Lincoln set aside the Yosemite grant in 1864. (There was no National Park Service until 1916.) Here, Capt. A. E. Wood of the 4th Cavalry (Browen Manning) revises his plans for restricting the use of the […]

Man on the Street by Greg Kristapovich

“What was the best – or worst vehicle YOU ever owned?” 
(asked in Murphys)
 
 
“My best car was grandma’s bright pink 2-door Honda Civic DX she’d had it for ten years and drove only 5,000 miles! It had no power steering – and no air conditioning! It was the most stripped down car you could ever have. […]

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