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“How was YOUR summer?” (asked in East Sonora)
“Summer was excellent! I tried to do everything! Took the kids to Pinecrest Lake; went to Kennedy Meadows for horseback riding; went to fiddle lessons in Modesto; went to Sedona, AZ and saw ‘Snoopy Rock’. I just got back from Austin, Texas to see ‘bank-track’ roller derby – […]
A Logger’s Lament
- A Poem by Douglas L. Heseman, 2nd generation logger (formerly owner/operator of Eldorado Logging Co., Inc. Twain Harte.
“I was a logger back when logging was a well-respected profession; But then came environmentalists with their numerous obsessions.
Our back roads were once covered with ties and rails; Now they are nothing but bicycling and […]
Star of R&B/Soul to Open for Jason Mraz at Ironstone!
Anyone familiar with the R&B/soul sounds of the ‘80s and ‘90s will remember Raphael Saadiq – formerly known at Raphael Wiggins! Alongside his brother, Dwayne and cousin, Timothy Christian Riley, Raphael was lead singer and bassist in the very popular group Tony! Toni! Tone’! He then […]
Not Your Average Films
Inglourious Basterds (Rated R)
152 mins.
District 9 (Rated R)
113 mins.
So here goes; a thinking man’s alien movie and a cartoonish film about Nazis. Oh, and they are both awesome. Never thought you would see the day did you? Yeah, neither did I.
But here it is nonetheless, and for the last two weekends District […]
Last week, we read about John Hand (owner of Columbia’s St. Charles Saloon) returning from the Woodstock Festival a changed man. Nowadays, as John gazes upon his highly collectable Woodstock concert tickets, other fond memories of the ‘60s resurface! …”That year, I also got arrested for burning my fishing license!” John revealed. “We went to […]
