East Sonora News

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports WEDNESDAY 6:02 p.m., Sonora area - A woman said gas was siphoned from her vehicle on the 19100 block of Sunny Circle for the third time.

Sierra Rep Theatre. P/T Busy phones, door sales. Must have a flexible schedule including eves and wknds.

Gravedigger Ted Campbell, of East Sonora, has dug graves for the past 24 years. Here, he stands in a grave he dug in a Murphys cemetery.

When "Little Women: The Broadway Musical" debuted in 2005, one New York critic thought the show too small for the large theater in which it played.

Caltrans is hoping that construction of phase two of the East Sonora Hwy 108 Bypass will start as early as December of next year.

An East Sonora home owned by Bonnie Parris has seen various famous faces over the years, including Michael J. Fox and Gary Cooper.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports WEDNESDAY 5:23 a.m., Sonora area - Three men in their 20s were arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct, loitering on public property, after they were found in a vacant home on the 23800 block of Buckboard Court.

Caltrans released an updated schedule for the second stage of the East Sonora Highway 108 Bypass project Thursday.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports TUESDAY 9:03 a.m., Sonora Meadows - A woman on the 16500 block of Creekside Drive said two men tried to get into her home about 3:30 a.m. but her boyfriend chased them off.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports WEDNESDAY 1:55 a.m., Cedar Ridge area - A man on the 23300 block of Rusty Spur Road said his vacation home was broken into, and entry was made through the master bedroom sliding glass door.

Yes, the jobless rate has climbed to near-record levels in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties, and experts say the employment picture is unlikely to improve much for several months.

On Saturday, as the sun began to set, hundreds of turkey vultures circled and swam in updrafts across the street from the Stockton Road Save Mart in Sonora.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports FRIDAY 4:23 a.m., East Sonora - A man on the 14100 block of Tuolumne Road said he heard voices under his residence and his dog was growling.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports MONDAY 7:29 a.m., Twain Harte - A woman on the 22500 block of Cedar Pines Avenue said she noticed some tools missing and then found them in the bushes near a golf cart.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sonora police reports TUESDAY 11:09 a.m., suspicious circumstances - A woman on the 1200 block of Mono Way said a man who parks his motorhome by her business urinated in front of her store.

Stage Sierra Repertory Theatre will present "Bus Stop," a drama by William Inge, through Sunday, Sept.

A kitten lies in a cat tree at the Humane Society of Tuolumne County. Maggie Beck/Union Democrat, copyright 2009 The next victims of the recession could be the abandoned furballs who've found a temporary, loving home at the Humane Society of Tuolumne County.

Sierra Repertory Theatre's "Bus Stop" is one of the best productions in the region this year because of its compelling characters, an impressively detailed set and an engaging story about different forms of love.

Season tickets are on sale for Sierra Repertory Theatre's 2010 season, 532-3120 or www.sierrarep.com .: "Guys and Dolls" - Feb.

Stage Sierra Repertory Theatre will present "Bus Stop," a drama by William Inge, through Sunday, Sept.