There are obviously many tales that can be told about early Coloma and its citizens. After all, as a former publisher of the Mountain Democrat aptly put it, “…civilization here was young and the reign of law, a fiction.”…
Author: Doug Noble
Community Profiles – Coloma, Part 1
Some ask why it turned out that Coloma, which gets its name from a nearby Southern Maidu village with the name of Culloma, was the site of the California gold discovery. After all, there were many, many places in…
Fire Dawg Coffee Co. – Diamond Springs
“Man does not live by coffee alone. Have a Danish.” Oft quoted “Unknown” Fire Dawg Coffee Company For several weeks I have driven by this new business at 493 Main Street (the corner of Highway 49 and China…
Diamond Chinese – Diamond Springs
Diamond Chinese Diamond Chinese, the restaurant next to the post office in Diamond Springs, is one of my favorite places when I want a delicious, inexpensive lunch of freshly prepared Chinese food. My friend Bruce Alden and I had some…