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Free Yosemite Admission During National Park Week

YOSEMITE — Yosemite National Park will celebrate National Park Week, Earth Day, California State Park Ranger 150th Anniversary, and National Junior Ranger Day from Saturday, Apr. 16, through Sunday, Apr. 24. Park entrance fees will be waived during those dates to celebrate the Centennial of the National Park Service. Camping fees and all other fees will still be applicable. The ...

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Sierra Shadow Casters’ Poker Run Benefits Local Fire Stations

Submitted by Paul Hall — COARSEGOLD — The Sierra Shadow Casters, MC (SSCMC) and the merchants of the Coarsegold Historic Village, led by Gma’s & Pappa’s Motorcycle Apparel, are hosting the “Next Firefighter Up” motorcycle poker run to benefit local volunteer fire departments on Saturday, Apr. 9. The two beneficiaries are Madera County Fire Station 8 in Coarsegold (Road 417) ...

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Crash On Highway 140 Claims Two Lives

MARIPOSA COUNTY — A two-vehicle crash near Midpines yesterday has claimed the lives of two Mariposa County residents. Just after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 5, Melissa Anne Carter, 47, of El Portal was eastbound on Highway 140 in a 2011 Honda CRV, just east of the Briceburg Bridge. Tony Lane Record, 56, of Midpines was westbound in a 1996 ...

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CHP Launches Senior Volunteer Program

OAKHURST — “You’re never too old to be Blue and Gold,” said CHP Public Information Officer Kaci Lutz to the new recruits in the Oakhurst Area CHP Senior Volunteer Program last Friday. Nearly two dozen “seasoned citizens” have signed up to make an important contribution toward improving the public safety, service and security provided by the California Highway Patrol. Senior ...

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Clampers Add North Fork To Historic Monument Sites

NORTH FORK – More than three dozen red-shirted members of E Clampus Vitus, affectionately know as Clampers, descended on downtown North Fork Sunday morning to unveil their latest monument preserving the history of the West. The monument, placed in front of the Stagecoach Stop downtown, shares a bit of the history of North Fork, beginning with Milton Brown. “Brown’s Place ...

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Audubon Portrays Rim Fire as Wildlife Nursery

Contributed by Len McKenzie, YAAS — Field biologist Christy Sherr will take local residents on a virtual field trip on Thursday, Apr. 14, when she revisits the 2013 Rim Fire in a slide presentation, “Wildlife Nurseries: The Surprising Benefits of Beetles and Wildfires.” This monthly program of the Yosemite Area Audubon Society will begin at 7 p.m. at the Mariposa ...

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Conservancy Funds Major Projects In Yosemite

YOSEMITE – Yosemite Conservancy is providing $15 million in support to Yosemite National Park to restore the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, protect great gray owls and rebuild spectacular hiking trails, among 34 projects being funded in 2016. “Everywhere you look in the park you can see the impact of Yosemite Conservancy grants and programs, whether that’s hiking a restored ...

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Prescribed Burn On Kinsman Flat Begins Today

Kinsman Flat burn 2015 - photo US Forest Service

NORTH FORK – The Bass Lake Ranger District has begun ignition on the Kinsman Flat prescribed burn project this morning, Monday, Apr. 4. “The objective of the prescribed burn program is to protect our local communities from wildfire by not only reducing hazardous fuel conditions but by restoring, enhancing and sustaining a healthy forest ecosystem through reintroducing fire as a ...

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Badger Pass Road Closed, Repairs At Tunnel View

YOSEMITE — Travelers to Yosemite National Parks should be aware of some delays and road closures as maintenance is underway to prepare for the summer season. Beginning Sunday, Apr. 4, Badger Pass Road will be accessible to Administrative Traffic only from Chinquapin to Badger and the gate will be locked accordingly. The Glacier Point Road will be closed to all ...

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Grace Community Church Senior Center Burglarized

NORTH FORK — The ladies arriving to open the Grace Community Church Senior Center in North Fork on Saturday were greeted with evidence that someone had broken into the building sometime overnight. It appeared that whoever broke in did so by managing to jimmy a door open with a small knife or screwdriver, as opposed to breaking something such as ...

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