An Important Message from FAM! We are open to Museum members and the general public! New Museum Hours Wednesday to Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday & Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. All galleries will not be open, but there are plenty of wonderful new exhibitions for you to see! The partial reopening gives you a great reason to come back and visit again when ...
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Forest Bathing — Good for the Soul!
OAKHURST — Susan Madden, proprietor of the Mindful Café blog and longtime mindfulness and meditation teacher, has practiced Forest Bathing all her life, she says. She just didn’t call it that. She has always felt connected to the outdoors, and mindfulness has been a lifestyle for many years. A certified mindfulness and meditation teacher, she also facilitates (and even constructs) ...
Read More »Yosemite Your Way – With Expert Guidance
OAKHURST – You gaze, mesmerized, at the scene before you: majestic Half Dome — known as Tis-sa-sak to the first settlers of this valley — crowns Tenaya Canyon leading to the Yosemite high country. El Capitan, sentinel of Yosemite Valley, guards the western edge. The scene is pure majesty, a valley ringed by mountains approaching 10,000 feet in elevation. You ...
Read More »SCCCD to Mandate Vaccinations Beginning October 15
Fresno – At a special board meeting held August 23, 2021, State Center Community College District Trustees voted to mandate vaccines for students, employees, contractors, and visitors beginning October 15, 2021. The District’s COVID-19 protective measures are subject to legally required exemptions for sincerely held religious beliefs and medical conditions. Originally scheduled for Friday, August 20 the meeting was rescheduled ...
Read More »Deceased Missing Person in Auberry Identified
Auberry – Fresno County Sheriff’s Office has released the following information. Bessie Walker of Auberry has been identified as the woman found deceased on a piece of private property along the 37000 block of Auberry Mission Road. On the night of August 21st, family and friends of Walker’s who had formed a search party, contacted the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. ...
Read More »Week’s Events – August 24 through August 29
TUESDAY, AUGUST 24 We Are One Art Exhibit 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Madera County Arts Council & Circle Gallery 424 N. Gateway Drive, Madera, CA 93637 Occurs: Every week on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday until August 27, 2021 View Website WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25 Free Admission Day in Yosemite National Park for National Park Service Birthday Yosemite National Park 9035 ...
Read More »Oakhurst Boys and Girls Club Elects New President
The Boys and Girls Club of Oakhurst has served as a safe place for kids in the Mountain Area for over two decades. The club typically opens after school and provides members with an opportunity to engage in activity-based programming, take advantage of homework assistance, as well as build leadership skills. It is funded through donations and fundraising efforts put ...
Read More »Honor and Meet the First Responders
Submitted by John Somerville COARSEGOLD — This 29th of August (Sunday evening) you are invited to Coarsegold’s Historic Village for an old-fashioned Musical and entertainment event to meet and honor the local First Responders. The Madera Sheriff and deputies, the California Highway Patrol Officers, CAL FIRE and local Volunteer Firefighters, EMTs, and many other First responders will be on hand. ...
Read More »Voter Registration Deadline for California Gubernatorial Recall Election
MADERA COUNTY — Rebecca Martinez, County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters, announced today that in order to be eligible to vote in the Sept. 14, 2021, California Gubernatorial Recall Election, persons must register to vote by Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. In order to be eligible to register to vote at the Sept. 14 Recall Election, you must be a United ...
Read More »Soccer Teams Forming Now for Upcoming Season
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Many of you have registered for soccer, but teams are starting to form and you need to make sure you are on a team with your classmates. Make sure you upload the birth certificate and picture. Clinic-style soccer for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old and regulation modified soccer for 6 thru 11-year-old, with all-girl and all-boy teams. There ...
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