NORTH FORK – Students, teacher and parents are busy at the North Fork School this week, in preparation for a Talent Show this Friday, Feb. 1, raising funds to keep music and drama alive in their school. Robyn Flory, Fine Arts Specialist at the school for over 20 years, says it will be an evening of many surprises. “The acts ...
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YHS Lady Badgers Basketball
OAKHURST –The fierce Lady Badgers basketball teams tore through the Washington Union Panthers on Wednesday, Jan. 23, during home games played at Yosemite High School (YHS). Girls’ Junior Varsity basketball (pictured) took a win of 56-14, followed by a second serving of Badger spirit when Varsity girls beat Washington Union 64-18.
Read More »Pop's Family Restaurant Opens In Old Crab Cakes Location
OAKHURST – All-American food, home made soups and a friendly family atmosphere will be the order of the day at Pop’s Family Restaurant, which is moving from Bootjack to the old Crab Cakes location in Oakhurst. Owners Pete and Ena Zohos have operated Pop’s Sportsman Cafe in the Woodland area near Bootjack on Highway 49, for the past five years, ...
Read More »Free Mobile App Makes High School Navigation Fun and Easy
OAKHURST – A Freshman student at Yosemite High School (YHS) has created a free mobile application that gives Android users – and soon others – a new way to get essential school information quickly and easily. Ahwahnee resident Garrett White, 14, designed the new application for YHS students, staff and parents. “I started working on this app at the beginning ...
Read More »I Love My T.D. Willey Box!
I always look forward to Thursday afternoons when I pick up my T.D. Willey Box which is dropped off at Nature’s Nutrients in Oakhurst. It is filled with wonderfully fresh locally grown organic vegetables and fruit, most picked 24 hours from delivery of my box. I always have a pretty big garden in the summer but haven’t grown much in ...
Read More »Hot Photos Are Good For The Heart
Oakhurst Boutique Offers Boudoir Photography To Benefit American Heart Association OAKHURST – Love is in the air, so pull out your red lace, baby, it’s time for zesty Valentine’s Day photos courtesy of Vintage Chic Boutique and photographer Lori Cole. Racy, lacy digital pictures will be taken for a modest fee, and the best part is some proceeds go to ...
Read More »Local Middle School Students Benefit From National Day Of Service
OAKHURST – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is quoted as having said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?'” That important question was posed and answered recently as community members gathered at Oak Creek Intermediate (OCI) to roll up their sleeves.
Read More »Dorsey's Hallmark Honored For Great Customer Service
OAKHURST – The staff of Dorsey’s Hallmark in Oakhurst has been awarded the Excellent in Customer Service award by the Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau (YSVB). Owner Dave Dorsey, along with Christine Ferbrache and Kim Vanlandingham accepted a plaque honoring their distinction, presented by board president Max Stauffer, during YSVB’s board meeting in January.
Read More »'Ol Kettle Owners Retire – Denny's Moves In
OAKHURST – After nearly 30 years of serving the mountain community, Bob and Ruth Hillyard are about to hang up their aprons, and move on to the next chapter of their lives. January 30th will be their last day of business at the ‘Ol Kettle, and the sale to the Denny’s restaurant chain will be final some time in early ...
Read More »Who Has The Best Pizza In Oakhurst?
Vote Early And Often With Kiwanis This Sunday! OAKHURST – It’s a question that’s oft debated, on soccer fields and in living rooms, after school and before dinner, and sometimes late at night: who sells the best pizza in town? Local Kiwanis have taken that query to heart and invite the public to the first of what will be an ...
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