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OAKHURST — Fans of local author Jennifer Moss won’t want to miss a celebration of her most recent book — the fourth in a series — at Branches Books on Friday, May 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. Friend of the Family is the latest in the author’s series of “mysteries with a metaphysical twist” featuring Detective Ryan Doherty and ...

NORTH FORK — Kindergartners at the North Fork School got to have fun outside and play in the dirt while doing their part on Earth Day to replenish some of the many trees lost to drought and beetles around their campus. On Friday, Apr. 22, Mike Nolen, Forester on the Bass Lake Ranger District of the Sierra National Forest, and ...

MARIPOSA — The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be set up at several locations in Mariposa County on Saturday, Apr. 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. allowing local residents to return their unwanted, unneeded or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal. Bring your medications for disposal to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office located ...

Written by Bethany Morgan and Greta Ziegler — O’NEALS — The Pacific Grove Good Old Days Festival and Parade was held Saturday and Sunday, Apr. 9 – 10 in Pacific Grove, California. This year, the Good Old Days Festival was attended by more than 20,000 people! There were many events that took place at the festival, such as performances by ...

RAYMOND — The merry band of gentlemen known as E Clampus Vitus (the Clampers) will be dedicating yet another piece of Gold Rush history on Sunday, May 1, this time in the historic town of Raymond. The Clampers (E Clampus Vitus Grub Gulch Chapter #41-49) have generously donated a Monitor Hydraulic Nozzle to the Raymond Museum and set up a ...

We received this wonderful story from the EMC SPCA, written by Katharine Napier-Janz, about the special dog they adopted several years ago. It’s a great testimonial to the important work done by this organization, finding forever homes for pets in need of a family to love. I want to update you on Jericho, a pup I rescued from you in ...

Written by Tally Scott — O’NEALS — Tryouts for the 2016-2017 Minarets cheer season saw a great turnout. Twenty-five girls tried out – more than three times what our high school had last year! Due to the fact that there are so many girls interested in cheerleading, Minarets will have both a JV and a Varsity squad for the first ...

MADERA COUNTY — The Madera County Sheriff’s Office in cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is hosting another Medication Take-Back event scheduled for Saturday, Apr. 30. This service to the public is scheduled twice annually, once in the spring and once in the fall. Sheriff Varney wants to remind the public of the importance of proper disposal of ...

Written by Lexey Jenkins — COARSEGOLD — Coarsegold rodeo is coming up very soon. It is from Friday, April 29 to Sunday, May 1. April 29 is Heritage Day. Heritage Day is a day of exciting events like hands-on learning booths, gold panning, basket weaving, Native American tribal dancing, petting zoo, face painting, fossil digging, a K-9 unit and vehicles ...