OAKHURST – Hungry for breakfast? Come out tomorrow Saturday, May 10, from 7 a.m. to noon for a Pancake Breakfast at the Oakhurst Community Center. The event is sponsored by Sierra Oakhurst Kiwanis, with all proceeds going to Yosemite High School’s Sober Grad.

OAKHURST – Yosemite Badgers Youth Football players, parents and coaches are trying something new this year and they’re thinking it will be really, really hot. The community is invited to join the Badgers for their “1st Annual Chili Cook-Off,” slated for Saturday, May 17 at the Oakhurst Community Center.

OAKHURST – Thanks in part to a substantial grant, Cornerstone Family Counseling is currently offering a series of free parenting workshops at local elementary schools. Help with parenting skills, along with information surrounding the prevention of tobacco, drug and alcohol abuse, are being offered at Spring Valley, Wasuma, Rivergold, Raymond and Coarsegold Elementary schools.

OAKHURST – A small local organization with charitable ties to Haiti is hosting an inspirational fundraising event this weekend, and it’s sure to be a lot of fun. Susan and Tim Madden have invited supporters of their nonprofit foundation, “Be the Power of One,” to the Queen’s Inn on Saturday, May 10, for an entertaining evening of music, wine and ...

OAKHURST – Amanda Williams’ affection for all things thrift-store began when she was just a little girl. Now, she’s expanding and rebranding her business, formerly the Kids Corner, with the opening of Mountain Resale in a new location just doors away from the old one, on Road 426.

OAKHURST – Tin roof, rusted? They’ll take it, and any other items you have to donate for the Community Recycling Event taking place at Yosemite High School this Saturday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The opportunity for some serious spring cleaning benefits the YHS Band, and is the senior project of soon-to-be-graduating student Devin Horton.

FISH CAMP – For the second year in a row, students of the Bass Lake Unified School District got the chance to attend a special field science camp at the Jack L. Boyd outdoor school, Camp Green Meadows. The weather was chilly in late March, but hearts were warmed by the new alliances formed between kids, educators, and mother Earth.

Oakhurst – All veterans and their families are invited to participate in a festive and practical Veterans’ Stand Down on Saturday, May 10, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., at Sierra Pines Church. Organizers behind the stand down want all area vets to visit for free services and amenities, throughout an upbeat day complete with food, refreshments and music.

BASS LAKE – Calling all who want to make the world a better place by picking up litter around the shores and trails at Bass Lake: the Bass Lake Spring Clean is Saturday, May 10, at 9 a.m. Volunteers meet at Recreation Point to receive gloves, bags, and water, all provided courtesy of organizers. This kind of work builds up ...

MADERA – May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the Madera County Workforce Investment Corporation invites the community to attend a free Brown Bag Lunch Series on the subject. “Break the Silence & Reduce the Stigma” includes three one-hour workshops designed to educate, and to create a dialog around serious mental health issues including depression, anxiety and bi-polar disorder. All ...