The 2022 Madera County Academic Pentathlon culminated with the Super Quiz and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, March 19 MADERA COUNTY – The 2022 Madera County Academic Pentathlon culminated with the Super Quiz and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, March 19 naming Mountain Home School Charter this year’s 7th grade champion team and Sherman Thomas STEM Academy the 8th grade champion team. ...

OAKHURST — Sierra Sky Ranch, the venerable Oakhurst hotel that sits right at one of the entrances to the Sierra Vista Scenic Byway on Road 632 (Sky Ranch Road), has new life, new management and a new vision. Still, it intends to keep with old traditions the property has always embodied, after being acquired by the Green Door Hospitality Group. Among ...

This is the seventh in a series of articles SNO will be doing called “Wildfire Wednesday.” To begin, there will be eight articles presenting “The 12 Step Guide to Help Plan in Advance for Evacuation.” This guide was put together by Katie Hepler and the members of the California Fire Support Group on Facebook. The California Fire Support Group is “intended ...

OAKHURST—Spring has sprung. Or has it? A little more snowfall is always possible even into May. Let’s enjoy whatever we get because we need it all–sunshine, rain, snow, sunshine all over again. If you are a regular reader of this column, you will notice a little something different this week. One-off events and those happening on a limited basis are ...

Nancy Ann Johnson was born September 23, 1947, in Santa Monica, California, to parents Orvis E. Pealer and Wanda L. Mauck. She was involved with Job’s Daughters of Bethel #125 in Los Angeles, CA. She attended schooling at Westwood Elementary, Emerson Junior High, University High (class of 1965), and Santa Monica City College for 2 years where she obtained her ...

Kaleidoscopic splashes of yellow here, mounds of orange there and then a little later, oceans of purple, sometimes with some red to liven up the wildflower colors as I hiked up new trails with the Sierra Foothill Conservancy. At the top of the Ruth McKenzie Table Mountain Preserve vernal pools were especially beautiful, ringed with white meadowfoam. Where: Sierra Foothill ...

A message from the National Forest Service:  MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — As we mentioned in our February 2022 newsletter, we are in the process of finalizing the revised Sequoia and Sierra forest plans, environmental impact statement, and draft records of decision. Today we are sharing an update on Wild and Scenic River Eligibility Studies as well as an overview of how ...

The reception for these great exhibitions happens on Friday, March 25, 2022. Click here for details! Meet these two exhibiting artists at the Artist/Curator Talks and the exhibition reception. Chester Arnold will be speaking during the artist talks. You can preorder a signed catalog for the exhibition “Reports to the Contrary” in the museum store and meet the artist in ...

The Fresno State Pre-Veterinary Club will host its annual dog vaccination and microchip clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, March 19, in the campus animal science pavilion (east corner of Woodrow and Portals avenues). Students will administer rabies vaccines for $10 and DHPP vaccines (distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza and parvovirus) for $15. Microchips for dogs are available for $25, ...

OAKHURST — The world premiere of the AACT NewPlayFest winning play, the Café Mocha Murders, written by Deanna Strasse, takes place at the Golden Chain Theatre on Friday, March 25, 2022, with a run at the theatre through April 10, 2022. Tickets are available here, or by calling the box office at 559-683-7112. The American Association of Community Theatre (AACT) ...