Sierra Mountain Times

 A lone windmill stands above the remains of Telegraph City off of Highway 4.
By Rose Marie Durham
While driving east on State Route 4 toward Copperopolis, learning to use my newly purchased GPS (global positioning satellite thing-a-ma-jig), the name Telegraph City suddenly appeared on the screen. The only place that I knew of with that name […]

 Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series newest book displays and preserves logging’s rich history in the central sierra.  
By Thomas Atkins
When the word ‘Gold!’ was first yelled by James Marshall in 1848, California was changed forever. It wasn’t just the rivers and rocks and hills that were transformed by dredging and tunneling…but the forests. In […]

  Jim Miller is in the process of sketching yet another masterpiece!
Photos and story by Greg Kristapovich

And it was a lovely day for an art show! The streets of the Columbia State Historic Park were filled with artisans and art connoisseurs September 21st during the 36th Annual Columbia Fine Art Show. More than 50 local […]

Marshall and Pontes will have you laughing in no time as they portray a wide variety of characters through the ages. Photo Courtesy of Rich Miller Photography.
By Wayne Kirkbride
Tired of all the dismal news coming from Wall Street and the endless accusations between political candidates? You will find escape – at least for 90 minutes […]

 
Representing the Sierra Quilt Guild Community Project are, from left to right: Linda Kahl,  Lucille Slatton and Liz Gillespie. The group makes quilts of different sizes and gives them to the needy.
Story and Photo by Greg Kristapovich
As the temperatures outside start to cool, it seems like the perfect time of year to think […]