O’NEALS – Minarets High School is holding a blood drive on Thursday, Mar. 7 in the gym at the O’Neals campus. Donations will be accepted between 2 and 7 p.m.

OAKHURST – Everything is back on track at the Met Cinemas, says new owner Matt Sconce. After a glitch with the ticket machine that shut everything down on Friday, the team got back up and running late yesterday. “We did it! We fixed our ticket machine,” says Sconce. “Movies are up and rolling at the Met Cinemas with large excited ...

Oakhurst, CA. – The mother/daughter team of Marilyn Barbian and JoAnna Crawford are looking forward to their first busy summer season as the innkeepers at the Hounds Tooth Inn. Located at the north end of Oakhurst, about 15 minutes south of Yosemite National Park, the Hounds Tooth Inn is a charming Victorian-style inn with 12 rooms on verdant grounds with ...

Pick up your membership cards early! OAKHURST – “Lincoln,” “Wreck It Ralph” and “Les Miserables” – that’s just part of the line-up in store for movie goers on opening night as the Met Cinemas reopen on Friday, Mar 1. “We want to let people catch up on movies they may have missed,” says new owner Matt Sconce. “It’s exciting, especially ...

OAKHURST – More changes are happening at the popular Oakhurst seafood restaurant Crab Cakes, which recently relocated to a much larger location. Restaurant owner Roman Zabicki announced the hiring of Visalia native L. Brian Velasquez as the new Executive Chef. Velasquez will be overseeing the award-winning restaurant as well as off-site catering. “I’m happy that Laura and Roman have brought ...

OAKHURST – After a monumental effort by the community and the three new owners, the Met Cinema will reopen on Friday, Mar. 1. “We have succeeded in locking in five movies, and we will be opening,” says Matt Sconce who led the charge to save the Met with friends James Nelson and Keith Walker.

NORTH FORK – Work is underway on a new Visitor’s Center in downtown North Fork. The new storefront will be next to North Fork Hardware at 33037 Road 222. When the community gathered back in September 2012 to discuss ideas for economic development, one of the things put forward by Scott Marsh, Chamber of Commerce president and owner of Slim’s ...

FISH CAMP – Anyone interested in a career in hospitality is encourage to attend the Job Fair at the Tenaya Lodge, over two Saturdays, Feb. 23, and Mar. 9. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Interviews will be conducted on site with Human Resources and Department Managers.

OAKHURST – Potential Yosemite High School (YHS) students from area middle and elementary schools were treated to a day at YHS during 8th grade orientation last week. Student Activities director Tammy Thacker explains, “We give incoming 8th graders as much information as possible about YHS so they feel comfortable about coming here. All of the mountain area 8th graders were ...

OAKHURST – There have been rumors around town that Urgent Care is closing. So we contacted Mary Lisa Russell, Senior Communications Specialist at Community Medical Centers, who sent us a statement from their Chief Executive Officer.