BASS LAKE – Millers Landing at Bass Lake hosted their 3rd Annual Car and Boat Show this past Sunday and were rewarded with a great turnout of both cars, boats and spectators for the event. Nice warm “Bass Lake” weather welcomed everyone to the event which benefited the Children’s Museum of the Sierra.

COARSEGOLD – Nearly 200 people turned out for the Coarsegold Historic Museum and Music in the Meadow, an annual benefit held the first Monday of June with music, art, food and friends. The winner of the 50/50 raffle was awarded half of the more than $500 collected, and the silent auction was a big success. Most importantly, everybody seemed to ...

NORTH FORK – Center for Harmony invites the community to a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting on Saturday, June 1, at 11 a.m. at their storefront in downtown North Fork. Owner/operator Angel Lepley Killian of Touched By An Angel Massage has been in business for nearly 16 years, and has been sharing space with Diane “Dee Dee” Black Ortmann for ...

OAKHURST – The Oakhurst Community Center (OCC) has a candidate in the running for honorary Mayor of Oakhurst, and the campaign has scheduled a host of special events to support the bid. Dale Miller is the Community Center’s candidate, and if the name sounds familiar, it should. The long-time resident wears many different hats, including President of OCC, Board member ...

BASS LAKE – Stand-up comedian Torio Van Grol, former resident of Bass Lake, is putting on a free comedy show at the Pines Resort, Lakeview Room on June 14. “We are bringing up an amazing headlining comedian who has been on Comedy Central and NBC’s Last Comic Standing,” says Van Grol. “If all goes well, it will lead to a ...

Written by Susan Skowronski OAKHURST – On Friday, May 31, Velocity Elite Dance Company will be sponsoring a Dancer’s Showcase at Yosemite High School Theater. This is the third year we will be holding a “Dancer’s Showcase,” however this year we invited studios and dance programs from around the mountain community to take part in this event.

OAKHURST – The Kurtis for Mayor Campaign will host a Kids’ Carnival full of old-fashioned family fun at the Oakhurst Community Park from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 31. “We are very excited about this event and extremely happy to be supporting our candidate with a family-friendly event,” say organizers. “This is going to be awesome!”

OAKHURST – Ed Guzman, General Manager of the Sierra Ambulance, will be the featured speaker on Friday at Fresno Flats on June 14. Sierra Ambulance has provided life-saving services to residents of Eastern Madera County since 1964. Ed Guzman will speak about the paramedic services provided by the Sierra Ambulance and how our communities benefit from these services.

FISH CAMP – The 24th annual Shadow of the Giants 50K run returns on June 8, and organizers bill the event as a “magical run through the beautiful alpine forests of the western Sierra.” Started in 1990 by Baz Hawley, an avid trail runner for decades, the ultra-distance race takes place just outside of the park and incorporates some amazing ...

MARIPOSA – The Mariposa Photo Club welcomes the public for a special gathering on Wednesday, June 12. This will be a photo-shoot field trip to Bear Valley, where professionals will help everyone become more familiar with their cameras. The group will gather at 5 p.m. at the Mariposa History Center parking lot to form carpools to the historic site.The town ...