OAKHURST – Step into Solstice Gallery, Plants and Gifts and you may get a noticeably good feeling. It’s filled with plants, light, and images of nature. Vases and vessels line the walls along with stunning photographs. The small store feels spacious and if you happen to find yourself taking a deep breath and feeling more relaxed on the exhale than ...
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Natura Recalls Pet Food With Possible Salmonella
FREMONT, NEBRASKA – Natura Pet Products has announced a voluntary recall of all Innova, California Natural, EVO, Healthwise, Mother Nature and Karma branded dry pet food and biscuit/bar/treat products with expiration dates prior to June 10, 2014. “We made this decision in part due to a single positive Salmonella test by the FDA on product manufactured April 3,” says their ...
Read More »Visitors Center Livens Up Downtown North Fork
NORTH FORK – When Chamber of Commerce president Scott Marsh organized an Economic Development Forum in September 2012, one of the things born out of that event was the North Fork Visitors Center. Dan Cunning, CEO of the Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau (YSVB) and North Fork resident, committed at that meeting to provide whatever training and funding was necessary to ...
Read More »Grads Zip Through The Trees At 40 MPH
CALVIN CREST – Many words describe the joy of zip lining, like invigorating, thrilling and spectacular, to name a few. One word we don’t hear is transformative. The experience can be moving… moving as much as 40 mph as high as 100 feet in the air. Thus was the case when a group of Yosemite High School students hiked into ...
Read More »Doors Open Monday At "Branches Books & Gifts"
OAKHURST – To say people are excited about the new shop Branches Books and Gifts opening in Junction Plaza Center at 9 a.m. on Monday, June 3, would be putting it mildly. So fond are we of books and the excitement and positive view of our economic outlook, that when we got a quick preview today, it was all we ...
Read More »Center For Harmony Open House Saturday
NORTH FORK – Center for Harmony invites the community to a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting on Saturday, June 1, at 11 a.m. at their storefront in downtown North Fork. Owner/operator Angel Lepley Killian of Touched By An Angel Massage has been in business for nearly 16 years, and has been sharing space with Diane “Dee Dee” Black Ortmann for ...
Read More »Sierra Tel Transitions To 'One Stop Shop'
OAKHURST – Sierra Telephone Customer Service, Internet Technical Support, and Operator Services have been undergoing months of training as they combine to initiate the new Customer Care One Stop Shop.
Read More »Yosemite Tour Company Earns Award
OAKHURST – Discover Yosemite, a tour company specializing in guided excursions to Yosemite and surrounding attractions, was honored with the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence. The accolade, which honors hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide. “I got the email from Trip Advisor this morning ...
Read More »Ponderosa Internet Problems Tied To Modem
NORTH FORK – Some residents who have Ponderosa Internet have been experiencing problems connecting to email and the web over the weekend. It seems that a particular modem is the culprit, and they will help you get back online if you give them a call. Ponderosa has posted this item on their website:
Read More »Sierra Video Closes After 26 Years
NORTH FORK – After more than 26 years in business on North Fork’s main street, Sierra Video will be closing its doors at the end of the month. What has been a mainstay in the community for decades will be sorely missed, not only because folks won’t be able to pick up a movie on their way up the mountain, ...
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