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Minarets’ New Football Coach: Becher Marr

Submitted by Minarets High School O’NEALS — Minarets is proud to announce Becher Marr as the new Head football coach. Becher is a Yosemite graduate who grew up in the mountain area. After winning a valley championship in football, he went on to play college football following graduation. After his playing days were over, Becher became a missionary through the ...

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Free Tax Return Assistance

OAKHURST — Free income tax return preparation and electronic filing, for both California state and federal returns, will be available again this year for some mountain-area residents. Services are offered by the AARP Tax-Aide program, and are provided free of all costs and charges to low and moderate income taxpayers of all ages. Tax returns are prepared by specially trained ...

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Oakhurst Community Band Goes To The Movies

OAKHURST – Dedicated members of the Oakhurst Community Concert Band (OCCB) are once again tuning up in preparation for the annual Spring Concert on Sunday, Mar. 13 at 3 p.m., in the auditorium of Mountain Christian Center. As always with OCCB concerts, the family event is free.The 45-piece band will play music from the silver screen on an afternoon dedicated ...

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YHS “Mission Improv-able” Benefits Make-A-Wish

Submitted by Lars Thorson OAKHURST — Three Yosemite High School students will present a comedy show, Mission Improv-able, on Thursday and Friday, Mar. 10 and 11, at 7 p.m. at Yosemite High School. Ethan Solomon, Jaecie Madaus and Paul Esposito, with the help of some friends, will present improvisational games, skits, digital shorts and music in a fun-filled evening with ...

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The Day Mustangs Beat Badgers In Soccer

By Cole Shattuck O’NEALS — It became official on Thursday, Jan. 7: we scored the winning goal and the final whistle blew to declare full time and conclude the game. Minarets High School Varsity soccer had beaten Yosemite 4-2. The feeling was rare, since this was the first time the Mustangs had defeated the Badgers (in a 2-point lead). The ...

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Celebrating Margie Ann “Maggi” Butterfield-Brown

Maggi passed on to her celestial reward at the home of her friend Susanne Jensen in San Francisco, California at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb 8, after battling a lingering illness. Margie Ann (Maggi) was born Oct 23, 1934 in Beach, Golden Valley County, North Dakota, to Ward Joseph Butterfield (born in Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin) and May Belle Brown ...

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Vision Academy Showcase Of Artists

OAKHURST – Looking for a family-friendly evening of outstanding entertainment in support of arts for kids, served with a side of baked potato? Look no further, and plan to attend the Vision Academy of the Arts Showcase of Artists, set for Saturday, Mar. 12, at Oakhurst Elementary School, in the multi-purpose room, from 6:30 – 9 p.m. The evening of entertainment, arts ...

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Sheriff’s Crime Log Through Mar. 5

MADERA COUNTY – Following are details from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office of reports taken locally from Sunday, Feb. 28 to Saturday, Mar. 5, 2016: Coarsegold vandalism On Sunday, Feb. 28 at 12:46 a.m. a deputy was dispatched to a residence located within the 29900 block of Horseshoe Drive regarding a report of an attempted vandalism. This case has been suspended, pending ...

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Wet Weather Starts Again Friday

MOUNTAIN AREA — A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the Southern Sierra Nevada above 6,000 feet, from 7 a.m. Friday, Mar. 11 through 4 a.m. Saturday, Mar. 12. According to the National Weather Service in Hanford, snow will begin above 7,000 feet early Friday morning, becoming heavy at times during the afternoon and early evening. The snow level will lower to around ...

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Snow Levels Drop

MOUNTAIN AREA — A winter storm warning remains in effect for the Sierra Nevada from Yosemite to Kings Canyon, through 6 p.m. Monday night, Mar. 7. Above 6,000 feet in the higher country, the National Weather Service in Hanford is predicting one to two feet of new snow, with a foot expected below 6,000 to 4,000 feet elevation, or less. ...

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