Most Mother Lode residents are content with casting their lines into the liquid sanctuaries of the Sierra where the right lure is sure to attract the plentiful trout native to the mountain lakes, rivers and streams…yet there are those who are in search of bigger fish. Some locals take trips to Alaska while others head […]

 
“You’ve got to be a little bit psycho to go out and purposely buy a car, put money into it – and go wreck it! There has to be some sort of craziness in that!” That’s how Rick Roberts sees it. Rick is a veteran destruction derby driver who has been smashing up cars, and […]

 
This Father’s Day weekend at the Columbia Airport many people went to see one of the best air shows in our area. 
“There couldn’t have been better weather for the Fly-In, and our thanks goes out to all who helped this happen,” said Jim Thomas, coordinator of the Columbia Father’s Day Fly-In as well as the […]

“Are YOU ready for summer?”
 
(asked in Twain Harte)
 
 
“Yeah, when it gets here, but it still feels like spring. The weather’s mellow, you know, mid- temperatures. Nights are cool. It’s not really that hot. But when it does get hot, I go to Basin Creek in Tuolumne City! They got barbeques and picnic tables. I go […]

One for the Boys, One for the Girls
Pelham 123 (Rated R) 95 mins. 
The Proposal (Rated PG-13) 108 mins. 
Apologies for missing last week! My last few days have consisted of packing and driving across the country a la a prototypical “coming-of-age” type film. Thankfully it’s all but over and now I am back to letting you […]