OAKHURST – Tongues and tails will be wagging as the Oakhurst Mountain Lions Club sponsors a fun fundraising event to benefit our four-legged friends and the animal shelter for the Eastern Madera County SPCA (EMCSPCA). It’s the first-ever Oakminster Dog Show, scheduled for Saturday, Apr. 27 at the Community Park from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. All dogs and their ...

OAKHURST – This month marks the two-year anniversary of Scuderia Black Forest auto repair business, a one-man shop run by trusted mechanic John Wessels. He first opened the doors in Oakhurst on Apr. 15, 2011, and has been hard at work ever since. The Mariposa resident explains why he calls his business “Scuderia Black Forest.”

AHWAHNEE – Mountain area women are invited to raise a glass and share dinner, stories and resources at this month’s meeting of Helping One Woman (HOW), at the Hitching Post, on Wednesday, Apr. 17, at 6 p.m. HOW is a nonprofit woman’s organization that meets monthly for an uplifting evening in honor of one deserving woman who receives the community’s ...

OAKHURST — Soroptimist International of the Sierras is inviting all women to a free seminar entitled “Retirement Road Map for Women.” The event is scheduled to last about 90 minutes and will be held at Oakhurst Community College on Monday, Apr. 15 at 6 p.m.

YOSEMITE – Russ Miller of Creation Ministries is leading a bible-based adventure tour of the southwestern United States, and will be stopping in Yosemite National Park on Apr. 24.

OAKHURST – Mountain Community Women (MCW) has a single mission – to support the Oakhurst Community Center – and they are getting ready to put on their biggest fundraiser of the year. MCW will host their annual Flea Market/Boutique & Rummage Sale on Apr. 27, indoors at the Oakhurst Community Center.

Sold Globally, Made Locally: Walk A Mariposa Mile In Nativearth Footwear MARIPOSA – They’re ramping up into the busiest time of year at family owned and operated Nativearth Footwear. April marks the beginning of festivals season and other events where the handmade shoes are sold. The local firm has 10 in-house employees, some of whom will be representing Nativearth every ...

OAKHURST – Organizers behind the Relay for Life of Eastern Madera County are planning a fundraising parking lot sale for Saturday, Apr. 13 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Oakhurst Medical Group parking lot located at the corner of Highway 41 and Junction Drive. “We’re not selling the parking lot, but we will have tables of treasures collected ...

OAKHURST – Yosemite High School will offer low-cost athletic physicals for YHS students who plan to participate in sports during the upcoming school year. On Thursday, May 23, at 6 p.m., physicians and medical technicians will be on hand to offer athletic physicals for incoming freshmen and current students who will be playing sports for YHS in the 2013/14 academic ...

NORTH FORK – North Fork Dance Club is offering mountain area residents something special this spring: the chance to attend a free one-hour dance program every Tuesday and Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m. through May 15. “The class is an intro to dance, covering many styles,” explains Dance Club Director Christina DeGracia, “it’s being offered to the community to give ...