For the interactive 360° VR experience, go to https://www.virtualyosemite.org/virtual-tour/#node302 Fall color comes to Yosemite in many ways, beyond just the changing leaves of the cottonwood, maple, dogwood, oak, and aspen trees here. Here in El Cap Meadow, on the edge of an afternoon shadow from Cathedral Rocks, grasses turn golden brown and deciduous trees near the Merced River add to ...
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Pet Adoptions Coming Soon to Coarsegold, Including Kittens Oscar and Dana
Hello. I am Oscar and this cute little black fuzzball is Dana. We are just two of the multitude of kitties that will be available for adoption Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Mountain Feed in Coarsegold. See you there!
Read More »History Mystery #92: The Case of Gabby’s Place
Prepared by Dan Carrion, Historian, E. Clampus Vitas Grub Gulch 41-49 Chapter While driving on Highway 41 about three miles above Coarsegold Village, there is a curve in the highway with turnouts on either side of the road. On the north side of the road, there is a flat spot about a half-acre in size, nestled in front of a ...
Read More »The Next Step After Applying for Creek Fire Disaster Assistance
SACRAMENTO – If you have uninsured or underinsured losses from the recent Creek Fire in Fresno and Madera counties and have registered with FEMA, the next step is the home inspection. All inspections will be conducted by phone due to COVID-19 and the need to protect the safety and health of survivors and our workforce. Remote inspections are comparable to ...
Read More »American Pickers to Film in California
Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to return to California! They plan to film episodes of the hit series American Pickers throughout your area in December. We understand that with the proliferation of COVID-19, we are all facing very uncertain times. We at American Pickers are taking the pandemic very seriously and will be following all guidelines ...
Read More »Hiking & Fishing with Sally & Fannie at Shamrock Lake
Sally the Weimaraner, Fannie the Corgi and I finally got the go-ahead to hike in Tioga Pass’s Hoover Wilderness after it had been reopened after the fire danger closures. I could feel winter knocking on the door as we walked by iced over small lakes. I brought my fishing pole along just in case . . . Where: Inyo National ...
Read More »Stacey Montalto | Yosemite Unified School District Board of Trustees Area 4
I’m Stacey Montalto, the incumbent candidate for Yosemite Unified School District Area 4 (covering Bass Lake to Route 41, North of Road 426). You can read my candidate statement at www.facebook.com/smontalto4yusd, but today I want to address critical issues facing our District. My opponent Steven Myer recently sent a mass email campaign, highlighting his four major concerns and urging a ...
Read More »In Remembrance of Brian D. Jones: May 28, 1959 – September 30, 2020
Brian Jones was a man of generous spirit, who was always available to share his skills, knowledge, talents and time. He was the kind of person who would share whatever he had with others, no matter what the personal sacrifice. Brian passed on Sept. 30 after a yearlong fight with renal cancer. Brian’s passing is a great loss to the ...
Read More »BBB Research Shows Spike in Online Purchase Scams Since COVID-19 Started
FRESNO — Scams related to online purchases, already on the rise in 2019, spiked further following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research by the Better Business Bureau (BBB.) A staggering 80.5 percent of consumers reporting online purchase scams in 2020 lost money. That figure has been creeping up from 71.2 percent in 2015, when BBB began ...
Read More »Virtual Yosemite: Eastern Sierra Fall Color
For the interactive 360° VR experience, go to: https://www.virtualyosemite.org/virtual-tour/#node288 Over the past several weeks, Virtual Yosemite has been able to significantly expand their coverage of eastern Sierra gateway locations to Yosemite, during spectacular fall color displays. These locations include Lundy Canyon, Lee Vining Canyon, the June Lake Loop, and other parts of the Mono Basin and Inyo National Forest. Efforts ...
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