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News from the communities in and around Yosemite National Park

Submitted by Sarah Roemer Having lived here most of her life, Amy Stephens is well known and loved for her beautiful character and loving personality to all in our mountain community, as well as being a staple in the Hitching Post Family for the last 18 years. Amy is a single mother of three beautiful children, Jillian, aged 9, Charlotte, ...

LEWIS CREEK — Editor’s Note: Their wedding was canceled, but their love was not. With all the bad news about the coronavirus these days, here’s hoping that this little story of love persevering will warm our readers’ hearts. MOUNTAIN AREA — Love always finds a way. Ashton Fish was supposed to officiate a wedding for Amanda, one of his old ...

COARSEGOLD — This adorable 5-week old kitten desperately needs a ride to UC Davis, preferably tomorrow (Friday, October 18th) or Monday at the latest. The goal is to save his right eye. He will be admitted to the UCD URI (upper respiratory infection) program. If you can drive him from the Coarsegold/Raymond area to UC Davis, please call Sharon with ...

Join Fields of Faith at Raupp Football Stadium at Yosemite High School on October 9th from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Fields of Faith is put on by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. This event will feature students encouraging other students to pursue a relationship with Jesus and to also get into the Word of God. There will be worship, student ...

AHWAHNEE — Games, food, inflatables, cotton candy, sno-cones, petting zoo, silent auction, raffle, take-n-bake cinnamon rolls, and much, much more will all be coming to Wasuma Elementary School’s Fall Festival, happening this Friday, Oct. 4, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. A pumpkin patch will also be open to purchase pumpkins. Bring the family, cousins, friends, and neighbors Pre-sale wristbands and ...

Howdy campers! Until the sewing machine was invented around the middle of the 19th century, all sewing was done by hand. To showcase their needlework talents, seamstresses (it was usually women in those days) would create linen samplers of their works. The samplers almost always included an alphabet, as well as other images, such as houses, trees, or Biblical verses ...

MARIPOSA — Known as “Mr. El Cap,” Mike Corbett will present his most memorable rock climbs at the Mariposa Museum on Saturday, October 12, at 6 p.m. Mike Corbett arrived in Yosemite in the mid-1970s during the height of what some would call the “Stone Master” era, a term coined by a group of Southern California climbers led by Jim ...

This week you get double the fun! Ella and I are sisters, going on 5 months old. We have been spayed and are current on our shots. It would be fun to find a home where we stay together, but we are also fine to go to separate homes! We also get along great with small dogs! If you are ...

Local and regional authors, poets, illustrators and other industry professionals are invited to participate in the Central Sierra Authors Faire, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct., 12, near both the Oakhurst Library and the Oakhurst Community Park on Civic Circle Drive. The Authors Faire is sponsored by the Oakhurst Branch Library and is free to the ...

MADERA COUNTY – Following are details from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office reports taken locally from Tuesday, September 10, to Monday, September 16, 2019. Ahwahnee Possible Child Abuse/Neglect On Wednesday, September 11, at 12:19 p.m., a deputy responded to Ahwahnee for reports of possible child abuse/neglect. A report was written and follow up was conducted. Case closed as unfounded. Ahwahnee ...