NORTH FORK – The North Fork Community Development Council (CDC) invites the public to their annual meeting on Monday, Mar. 23, at the Rancheria Community Center. Refreshments will be served at 5 p.m, and the meeting starts at 5:30, with updates on the Biomass Energy Project, downtown North Fork, District 5 and North Fork Rancheria Projects, and the Chawanakee School ...

OAKHURST – The Oakhurst Library is pleased to provide a weekly “creative space” for writers. Anyone with a desire to write can join this group, which will meet every Monday from 3 to 4:30 p.m., starting Feb. 23. The purpose of the group is to allow writers to meet, set personal goals, share a quiet space, and WRITE!

Submitted by Michael Baird OAKHURST – Oakhurst Community Alliance (OCA) was established in 2011 to be a membership organization which could facilitate support for activities and improvements of community-wide interest and benefit. The goal was to create an entity which had input from all viewpoints and perspectives in the Oakhurst area, and which could then speak with one voice on ...

Submitted by Jannai Pero OAKHURST – The public is invited to the February Tea Party Action Meeting on Thursday evening, Feb. 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the Best Western Yosemite Gateway Inn Restaurant.

MARIPOSA – The Yosemite Area Audubon Society (YAAS) and Melissa Odell, partner biologist with Point Blue Conservation Science and the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Mariposa, will host a screening of the Emmy Award-winning feature-length documentary Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time, on Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Mariposa Methodist Church parish hall in downtown ...

What would our world be like without birds? Not only do they delight our eyes and ears, but they are integral to this planet’s environmental health and sustainability. Their diversity astounds the human imagination and tickles our sensibilities. Their ability to fly symbolizes freedom to us, and their behaviors and interactions fascinate us. One doesn’t have to be an avid ...

MADERA – Though the subject of human trafficking may sound like something out of a third world country, it is a huge and growing problem in California and all across the United States. On Jan. 20, Madera County Supervisor Rick Farinelli will bring community leaders together to discuss two problems facing youth – the broken home and child trafficking.

OAKHURST – District 5 Supervisor Tom Wheeler is holding the next in his series of Town Hall Meetings on Thursday, Nov. 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Oakhurst Community Center. Topics for discussion include wood stoves and available rebates for upgrading to a clean burning stove, with a representative from the San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Control Board.

Submitted by Peter Cavanaugh and the Oakhurst Democratic Club OAKHURST – The Oakhurst Democratic Club kicks off its “New Fall Season” on Saturday, Sept. 6, at Denny’s on Highway 41, with breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and the meeting at 9:30. In keeping with this year’s effort to maximize political candidate exposure to membership regardless of party affiliation, the featured speaker ...

NORTH FORK – Local Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary member Ginger Foust is organizing a sign painting party before and after the Town Hall Meeting on Thursday night, to show the community’s appreciation for all the men and women fighting the French Fire.