The ladies are serving it up again in Columbia. This time around, Sierra Repertory Theatre presents an all-new holiday show at the Fallon House Theatre in Columbia State Historic Park: “Away in the Basement: A Church Basement Ladies Christmas,” playing from Nov. 2 to Dec. 9.“Away in the Basement” was written by Greta Grosch with music and lyrics by Drew […]
2018-10-31
They still visit
Ghosts make their presence knownFigures in the night
It’s that time of year, when warm summer evenings give way to cool, dark nights and the approach of Halloween, aka All Hallow’s Eve or Samhain, when the veil between the physical and spiritual worlds becomes thin enough for those on the other side to cross over. Although spirits are said to make the jump more easily on Halloween night, […]
After you depart, leave a note
When my best friend, Elizabeth Rhynes, and I moved into a Victorian in San Andreas, we had no idea we would eventually witness something spiritual. The seller had disclosed the house – built in 1893 by the man who was the county’s clerk-recorded at the time – was haunted, but my “I’ll-believe-it-when-I-see-it” mindset gave me the usual, “Yeah, whatever,” and […]
My ghosts like to hide and seek
I have always been fascinated by the supernatural. When I was 13, my best friend hosted a slumber party and five of us decided we were going to explore the other world with a ouiji board.As the room stilled, I put my hand on the guide and asked a question. Nothing happened. I asked again and I swear that guide […]
Jessie Thompson finishes career as MVP
Thompson helps lead Bret Harte to a 16-0 recordFar above par
Bret Harte Golf
Heading into the final league golf tournament of the year, Bret Harte High School senior Jessie Thompson knew she was leading the league in individual points. However, she believed that she had to have a good showing in order to keep it that way.Thompson’s head coach, Diane Winsby, knew otherwise, but kept that information away from Thompson. The first-year head […]
Peggie B. Stewart
Peggie was born in San Bernardino in 1939. She has lived in Rail Road Flat since 1996. Peggie spent her days caring for others as a registered nurse at the Ride Out Hospital in Marysville and Sutter Amador in Jackson. She will be remembered as a loving wife to Curtis and mother to three boys. Survived by Curtis Stewart, husband; […]
Athlete of the Week: Ryan Kraft
Bret Harte Football
In his final high school football game, Ryan Kraft let everything fly. Although Bret Harte fell to Calaveras 47-27, the three-year starting quarterback had one the best statistical games of his career.Kraft was 25 for 44 for 312 yards passing, which is a career-high, and three touchdowns. He also rushed for a touchdown in the loss. Even though Kraft was […]
Sierra Rep heads back to the basement
The ladies are serving it up again in Columbia. This time around, Sierra Repertory Theatre presents an all-new holiday show at the Fallon House Theatre in Columbia State Historic Park: “Away in the Basement: A Church Basement Ladies Christmas,” playing from Nov. 2 to Dec. 9.“Away in the Basement” was written by Greta Grosch with music and lyrics by Drew […]
White Pines Lake vegetation removal draws concerns from fishermen, others
Vegetation removal across a large swath of the White Pines Lake shoreline in Arnold has fishermen and environmentalists concerned.Heavy equipment has defaced the muddy earth and left the ground bare around southeast portions of the reservoir, which had been covered in cattails and other wetland vegetation just weeks before.The print of large tire tracks remains a visible marker of the […]
