Category Archives: Home in the Central Sierras

Summer Evenings in Tuolumne

By Greg | Published: July 2, 2010
Our little park in Tuolumne (too•ol•um•ee) has a bandstand. On Wednesdays in the summer, it also has a weekly farmer’s market. The two together make for a great way to spend an evening, especially after one of  those hot summer days, when shade and a nice breeze are a welcome relief. We usually have four or [...]
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Broadband Mapping in the Motherlode

By Greg | Published: February 8, 2010
A-TCAA Central Sierra Connect needs your help with mapping broadband in our region (Amador, Alpine, Calaveras, Mariposa and Tuolumne counties). Please follow this link to the “crowdsourcing” module, created by Solstice Geospatial, to help map our area’s broadband footprint. On this site, you can put in your address (for home and/or business), take a speed [...]
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Inside the Entrepreneur Lecture Series

By Greg | Published: December 1, 2009
Thanks to an “elevator grant”, our own Columbia College has been presenting a free lecture series entitled, Inside the Entrepreneur – Enlightening Lessons. Each month, local entrepreneurs are interviewed by a moderator, followed by an audience question and answer period. The series is being video taped and will be distributed to other communities on DVD. [...]
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Pining for Gold – a quick digital thinking exercise

By Greg | Published: November 3, 2009
Guest post by Sharon Crost, cross-posted on the Network Sierra blog. Let’s do a quick thinking exercise: think for a few seconds about the Central Sierra.  Do you think of history and the Gold Rush and panning for gold? Or do you think of Yosemite National Park, Bear Valley or Dodge Ridge, tasting wine, jumping [...]
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