July promises hotter days, so what better time to head outdoors and rejoice in all the activities that summer makes so popular here? This time we catch up with what’s hot in recreation, and dive into our area lakes. Read more
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Weekend's Best Bets
It’s mostly music this weekend, and my goodness there’s a lot of it. Read more
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Monday, July 29, 2019
In its fifth season, the Shakespeare on the Vine Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare’s wicked tragedy “Macbeth,” with the famed coupl… Read more
Saturday, July 27, 2019
The Sierra Gold Quilters’ Guild hosts its biannual Quilt Show on Oct. 4 and 5. The guild’s first quilt show was held in April of 1983, and now… Read more
Monday, July 22, 2019
It’s the season of wine competitions, and I know several judges who could have conceivably (and most likely) judged more than six competitions… Read more
Monday, July 22, 2019
It’s the season of wine competitions, and I know several judges who could have conceivably (and most likely) judged more than six competitions… Read more
Saturday, June 22, 2019
In the heart of the Shenandoah Valley outside Plymouth, there’s a place where blistering electric blues merge with fading summer light and a h… Read more
Monday, June 17, 2019
While most Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee enthusiasts had to endure a soggy May frog jumping competition, Amador County wine… Read more
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Life throws us a curve ball or two at times, and it recently threw a great one my way. For the past 42 years, I have carried a college flame d… Read more
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Through the 19th century, artisan cheeses were made only on small farms in America. Today they are made in almost every state. Our major artis… Read more
Saturday, June 08, 2019
Summer is finally here; at least June is when it’s supposed to shine. Along with it comes what many of us have patiently waited for … no, not … Read more
Monday, July 29, 2019
In its fifth season, the Shakespeare on the Vine Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare’s wicked tragedy “Macbeth,” with the famed coupl… Read more
Saturday, July 20, 2019
Recent visitors to Volcano have reported a strange phenomenon in the bucolic Amador County town: a giant fruit appears to have risen over the … Read more
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
AmadorArts is partnering with the Amador County Suicide Prevention Coalition to present “Heart of Hope – An art show celebrating the hope, per… Read more
Thursday, July 18, 2019
“The Stan” didn’t keep us waiting. Though I hadn’t held an oar in years, I gripped mine with white knuckles and paddled for dear life from the… Read more
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Following significant hazard-tree mitigation after the Donnell Fire, the U.S. Forest Service announced the reopening of Clark Fork Road. The a… Read more
Wednesday, July 03, 2019
By late May, the number of trucks hauling boats increases on Rawhide and Jacksonville roads in Tuolumne County. These are not the main roads t… Read more
Monday, April 15, 2019
There is a corner of my gravel driveway where a purple-blue mist of small native lupine grows every spring. I do nothing to encourage or disco… Read more
