Written by Beth Wilson Spring Poem Rain beats against the windows, cascading down from overcast skies. You can hear the baying of the wind as it streaks through your hair. The chill settles in your bones, a lingering companion to your days. Waters rise, filling up the valleys that you once drifted over. But just as you close your eyes, ...

OAKHURST — The Central California Animal Disaster Team (CCADT) is preparing for the wildland fire season, and recruiting volunteer responders to assist with emergency animal sheltering and evacuation of companion pets, livestock, and horses. Volunteers are required to attend a workshop scheduled for Thursday, Mar. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Yosemite Gateway Association of Realtors (YGAR), located ...

Written by Tally Scott O’NEALS — The story of Cinderella is a family classic that many people, children and adults alike, are familiar with. This April, Minarets High School is putting on a production of Roger and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.” This will be the school’s first-ever musical and will feature a fantastic cast full of students you may already know. The ...

Recipe by Chef Johnathan Frabotta —  Looking for something really special and delicious to cook this spring? We asked Ducey’s on the Lake Chef Johnathan Frabotta for a delicious recipe to share with readers, and Chef John did not disappoint, offering his take on rack of lamb in mint-pesto sauce, with cucumber raita and garlic mashed potatoes. The succulent lamb ...

Introduction by Virginia Eaton — If I offered you a pill to slow your aging, reduce your aches and pains, restore your mental function, and increase your energy, how much would you pay? Sadly, this fountain of youth does not yet come in pill form but a partial antidote to time’s march is available to most of us. The cost ...

BASS LAKE — Miller’s Landing opens their doors for the start of the 35th season on Friday, Mar. 25 and that means it’s time to get to the lake. “What a fun ride it’s been,” says owner Michelle Miller. “We love looking back at the many wonderful memories we’ve shared over the years, and the generations of great people we’ve ...

COARSEGOLD — Hometown girl, Yosemite High grad and now, UCLA student, Angela (Angie) Du was honored with the Distinguished Membership Development and Education Award alongside her fellow officers Dorothy Kenny, Katherine Pham, Jamie Sison, and Lindon Tran at the California-Nevada-Hawaii Circle K International (CKI) District Convention in Los Angeles. Angie was the 2015-2016 Campus Outreach Chair of the CKI chapter at the University ...

COARSEGOLD — Kids and those who are still kids at heart are invited to come out on Saturday, Mar. 26 for family fun and egg-hunting in a celebration of spring and Easter, as historic Coarsegold Village comes alive with the sounds of laughter and play. The day starts at 10 a.m. and goes until 4 p.m., with activities and shopportunities ...

MADERA COUNTY – A total of six charges have been filed against two Oakhurst area female juveniles taken into custody for alleged vandalism earlier this week. The charges, all Penal Code Section 594 Felony Vandalism violations, stem from actions taken against Oakhurst resident and YHS boys soccer coach Victor Salazar and his family on Sunday and Monday, Mar. 20 and ...

OAKHURST — What began as a fun spring outing of family and friends turned into a tragedy today when a man perished in the frigid, fast-moving water of Lewis Creek. Just after 11:30 a.m. this morning, first responders were called out to reports of two people having fallen into the creek just off River Falls Road, below El Cid restaurant ...