Gathering momentum from the melting snow pack clinging to the slopes of Yosemite National Park’s highest peaks, Mt. Dana (13,061 ft.) and Mt. Lyell (13,114 ft.), the Lyell and Dana tributaries eventually meet at the eastern edge of Tuolumne Meadows to form the legendary Tuolumne River, one of the state’s most precious water resources. Flowing through […]

 Everyone Agrees: It’s a Cool Event!   The motorcycles roared into the little hamlet in the mountains, and everybody had a good old time! It was the second Twain Harte Nights event this season, and each season gets more exciting! At the most recent event, June 11th, local motorcycle clubs put their machines on display; and […]

 
Sonora SIR Branch 136 celebrated SIR Elwood L. Johnson 101st birthday at the June 9 meeting. Mr. Johnson was born during June of 1908 in Santa Rosa, California. He graduated from Sebastopol, CA. High School in May 1927, and entered Cal Berkeley that fall. To help with university expenses, he began working at a gas station. One year […]

“Why is YOUR dad special?”
(Father’s Day is Sunday, June 21st) 
(asked in East Sonora)
 
“I think my dad is special because, for one, he takes us on a lot of special trips. He takes us to different places all over California. He took us to Universal Studios. We went on this ride that got me really wet […]

Motivational Teaching

Rae Lynne, in response to Greg Kristapovich’s June 5th photo essay on Mother Lode Teacher Becky Taylor: “I am currently a student at Oklahoma State University studying Elementary Education. I was given the assignment to find three blogs for my Ed Tech class, with one being in my specific area. I am a senior […]