Submitted by YHS Chapter Reporter Courtney Herrera OAKHURST – In Yosemite High School FFA news, three sophomores and one junior attended the Made for Excellence/Advanced Leadership Academy conference in Visalia in February, where they were quickly put to the test, meeting new friends and becoming better leaders.

COARSEGOLD – We still miss him in Coarsegold, that guy who used to stand by the road and wave to the morning parade of commuters traveling south on Highway 41 toward the city. On most weekdays during the early “rush hour,” William (Bill) Briggs endured the occasional middle-finger salute in exchange for the more common honks and hellos he received ...

OAKHURST – Branches Books and Gifts will host author Paul Henry Abram on Saturday, June 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. as he signs and talks about his book Trona, Bloody Trona, and some of the less expected ramifications of writing the stories he chose to tell. When his second book was published in the summer of 2013, Paul ...

OAKHURST – Vitally important to the well-being of any good-size community, and essential for its economic growth, Adult Education has nonetheless been hammered by budget cuts since the great recession hit California’s schools six years ago. Now, thanks to a restoration of funding and the cooperative efforts of a consortium of school districts including colleges, adult education is about to ...

OAKHURST – The Golden Chain Theatre (GCT) is mounting an extraordinary performance of the musical Godspell, and if the last few plays at the newly-reinvigorated theater are any indication, the show will sell out. Godspell runs at GCT Friday, Mar. 20 through Saturday, Apr. 4. Organizers at GCT say Godspell is a timeless musical set in the time of Christ. ...

MADERA – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office in Madera will be open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and will no longer close for lunch, effective Monday, Mar. 16th, according to the department. This change applies to the Madera office only at this time. Sheriff Varney says that many people try to handle personal business during their lunch break and ...

MARIPOSA – Plan a daytime outing with the young ones in your life and attend the upcoming Children’s Story Concert during Mariposa County Arts Council’s 28th Storytelling Festival, Friday through Sunday, Mar. 13-15. Storyteller Antonio Rocha will entertain at this fun-packed event on Saturday, March 14, 2015, from 2 – 3 p.m. at Mariposa County High School Auditorium.

MADERA COUNTY – With so much fuel outside to burn and so little time to burn it, some may be wondering precisely how burn days are determined. Madera County 5th District Supervisor Tom Wheeler is the 2015 Chairman for the San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Control District (Valley Air District), said to be the strictest agency of its kind in ...

OAKHURST – A local support group for Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers has announced a special speaker will present crucial information at their regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Mar. 24. The event is free of charge. The Altzheimer/Demential Support Group meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 10 – 11:30 a.m. at the Lutheran Church located on Road ...

OAKHURST – A small, black pony with a white stripe on her face was last seen cruising down Road 426 towards Oakhurst, according to reports received by the Cornell family. In this case, the wayward one is not just any four-legged friend.