OAKHURST — Susan Madden, proprietor of the Mindful Café blog and longtime mindfulness and meditation teacher, has practiced Forest Bathing all her life, she says. She just didn’t call it that. She has always felt connected to the outdoors, and mindfulness has been a lifestyle for many years. A certified mindfulness and meditation teacher, she also facilitates (and even constructs) ...

OAKHURST – You gaze, mesmerized, at the scene before you:  majestic Half Dome — known as Tis-sa-sak to the first settlers of this valley — crowns Tenaya Canyon leading to the Yosemite high country. El Capitan, sentinel of Yosemite Valley, guards the western edge. The scene is pure majesty, a valley ringed by mountains approaching 10,000 feet in elevation. You ...

TUESDAY, AUGUST 24  We Are One Art Exhibit 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Madera County Arts Council & Circle Gallery 424 N. Gateway Drive, Madera, CA 93637 Occurs: Every week on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday until August 27, 2021 View Website WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25  Free Admission Day in Yosemite National Park for National Park Service Birthday Yosemite National Park 9035 ...

The Boys and Girls Club of Oakhurst has served as a safe place for kids in the Mountain Area for over two decades. The club typically opens after school and provides members with an opportunity to engage in activity-based programming, take advantage of homework assistance, as well as build leadership skills. It is funded through donations and fundraising efforts put ...

OAKHURST–The weekend of Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29 brings together two area icons:  Fresno Flats Historic Village and Park partnered with Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad. The organizations share much in common in interpreting the history of our southern Yosemite/Sierra Nevada region. This isn’t the first time the two have joined together in projects. Fresno Flats assisted the ...

Here’s your guide to what’s happening in our world all the way from Fish Camp to Madera. Want to know more about any event? Contact information and websites, where available, are listed below. Tuesday, August 17  Coarsegold Stampede Barrel Racing Time: 7:30 pm Location: Coarsegold Rodeo Grounds 44777 Rodeo Grounds Lane, Coarsegold, CA 93614 View Website Phone: (559) 281-5619 Email: coarsegoldstampede@gmail.com We Are One Art Exhibit Occurs: ...

OAKHURST — On June 25, 2021, The Oakhurst Sierra Rotary Club held its annual demotion dinner in which the organization recognizes the club’s outgoing president and board of directors for their work over the past year. The group traditionally welcomes the incoming president and installs the new board in preparation for the year to come. It is likely no surprise ...

SONORA — Trisha Jacobs, whose name you may also see listed as Patricia Jacobs Chalk, lives and breathes fire. As in Mountain Fire & Emergency. But there are two sides to Trisha’s story. The before and after, as it were. The Before As one of the names most associated with the Mountain Fire and Emergency Facebook Group, she’s made it ...

There’s lots happening up and down the foothills this week. Get out there and enjoy all our communities have to offer. THURSDAY, AUGUST 12 Oakhurst Farmer’s Market ~ Thursday Nights Thursday, Aug 12, 2021 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Bryant’s Ace Hardware (previously True Value Homecenter) 40596 Westlake Dr/Hwy 49, Oakhurst, CA 93644 View Website FRIDAY, AUGUST 13 Axis Music ...

Oakhurst – TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2021 Coarsegold Stampede Barrel Racing – 7:30 pm Coarsegold Rodeo Grounds 44777 Rodeo Grounds Lane, Coarsegold, CA 93614 View Website Madera County Arts Council & Circle Gallery 10 AM – 6 PM 424 N. Gateway Drive, Madera, CA 93637 Occurs: Every week on Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, until August 27, 2021 View Website WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, ...