A memorial service has been held for former Ben Lomond resident Dorothy Johnston, who died peacefully of natural causes with her daughters by her side. She was 95.

On the eastern side of the Sierra, ribbons of brilliant gold flow down the mountainside. The color can be seen from miles away. Meadows spread wide covered with vivid yellow-leafed aspen quaking in a fall breeze. It's the height of the fall foliage season in this part of California.