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News from the communities in and around Yosemite National Park

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 ...

Karina Rose Barnett of Ahwahnee, California, was born on March 9, 2002, to Jim and Bridget Barnett. She was the youngest of five children. Karina graduated with honors from Minarets High School in just 3 years. Karina was an excellent athlete and played soccer, softball, volleyball, and was an avid basketball player for the Yosemite High School Badgers’ JV team. ...

MERCED — One of the fastest-growing real estate brokerages in the Central Valley and the foothills, Concierge Real Estate Services, Fine Homes, Ranches and Estates,  will be celebrating its grand opening of a second location at 3558 G Street in Merced on Wednesday, September 25, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. In addition to celebrating the grand opening, the ‘ribbon-cutting ...