OAKHURST – Be aware, lovers and others: Valentine’s Day is on a Saturday night this year, so there may be some pressure and excuses will be hard to come by. So why not try something new? That’s the question posed by folks at the Golden Chain Theatre, as they’ve devised a plan that may surprise you, unless a Murder Mystery ...

CLOVIS – Here’s an event scheduled for early spring, and while it’s not being held in the foothills exactly, it’s noteworthy for its noble purpose. The Gilbert Marshall Memorial Team Branding is held to raise money for scholarships awarded to graduating high school seniors in the surrounding mountain area, who are pursuing an education in Agriculture and/or Forestry. Participants will ...

OAKHURST – What could be better than cozying up to a delicious selection of soups while catching up with friends and family at the Sierra Senior Center? If that’s appealing to you, come on out to Winter Soup Night.

OAKHURST – Bring on the Badger Pride. Yosemite High School has announced recent Student of the Month title-holders and it’s a foursome of females notable in the academic world and beyond. Exemplary individuals are regularly nominated by teachers and voted on by staff to represent a student body academic and participatory ideal. One by one, students are called into Principal ...

MOUNTAIN AREA – Are you ready for some softball? Online registration is now open for Yosemite Girls Softball League (YGSL), and all girls ages 5 – 15 are invited to participate. No experience is required and Opening Day is March 14 at Yosemite High School (YHS).

OAKHURST – Heads up and hips shaking, mountain area: there’s a fantastic show coming to town for one night only, and you won’t want to miss it when the cafeteria/gym at Oak Creek Intermediate School (OCI) is transformed into a tropical paradise on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 6 – 9 p.m., complete with entertainment by professional Polynesian dancers and a ...

Hey Instructors! Are you ready for some fun? This Friday, January 9th, will be the start of the 2015 ski season. The weather should prove to beautiful with just enough snow to keep the beginning students happy. The cooler temperatures have allowed the snow to maintain a decent texture. The maintenance experts at Badger Pass due a great job keeping ...

Submitted by Rhett Samper O’NEALS – Spring Valley 4-H Club proudly introduces Matthew Shellar as our January member of the month. Matthew is 11 years old and in 6th grade at Spring Valley Elementary School. This is Matthew’s 3rd year in 4-H. In 2015 he plans on doing rocketry, community service and rabbit projects. He joined 4-H to get experience ...

NORTH FORK – Two men have been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a 30-year old man outside a residence in North Fork last night. Madera County Sheriff Jay Varney announced this morning that 21-year old Ray Allen Coleman and 19-year old Gerardo Magdeleno, both of North Fork, were captured roughly three hours after an unidentified man was reported ...

EARTH – While this weekend marks the peak of a notable meteor shower and skies are exceptionally clear, firey streaks in the heavens may be almost impossible to see due to the bright light of another glorious natural event, this month’s full moon. The Wolf Moon will peak at 05:53 a.m. on Monday, January 5, though its strength and beauty ...