O’NEALS – Veterans Day is Monday, Nov. 11 and most schools are closed in honor of the holiday. The next day, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, all veterans are invited to Minarets High School as students host their third annual Veterans Celebration and dinner at 6 p.m. in the gym. Dinner will be preceeded by recorded interviews with veterans throughout the ...

NORTH FORK – The Squirrel Cage Theatre Co. presents its own mountain version of Rip Van Winkle over two weekends, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1 & 2, and 8 & 9 at the North Fork Town Hall. Director Terry Butler brings 50 years of theater experience to this show, and has adapted the play to give it a local flavor. ...

NORTH FORK — Everyone is invited to a Mountain Family Dinner and Dance on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the North Fork Town Hall. Two organizations have teamed up to bring you a family-friendly evening that is sure to be an affair to remember, complete with dinner, dancing and raffle prizes, all for a great cause.

Submitted by Michael Niehoff, Principal of Minarets Charter and Minarets International High School With expressions like “School to Work,” “Career Ready,” and others, it seems like education is focused more than ever on getting students ready for the world of work. However, hasn’t this always been one of the foundational goals? Yes, there were others such as citizenship, democratic participation, ...

MADERA COUNTY –The North Fork Rancheria has announced that on Oct. 22, the Bureau of Indian Affairs published notice in the Federal Register that the Class III Gaming Compact between the State of California and the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California is now in effect. “Publication of the notice in the Federal Register completes the final step ...

NORTH FORK – The North Fork Christian Center is hosting its 4th annual Halloween night Coat Giveaway and Trunk or Treat event on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. Last year about 100 coats, sweaters and sweatshirts were distributed, and this year there is a huge inventory from small kids to large adult sizes.

NORTH FORK – The annual breakfast to benefit the Heifer Project is this Sunday, Oct. 20, at Grace Community Church in North Fork. Planned by the Board of Christian Education, and orchestrated by the folks at Grace Community, this yearly pancake breakfast raises money to buy animals or trees to benefit families in poverty stricken areas around the world.

NORTH FORK – Hillside Baptist Church is holding its 5th Annual Shoe Giveaway on Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon. North Fork students receive a brand new pair of shoes, winter clothes, dental kits, haircuts and a hot meal. Almost 1,000 pairs of shoes have already been given to boys and girls in our community over the last four ...

Schools and students have been active participants in communities since they first began. School is a place in which most families are connected and a place that represents the future of the community in which they are located. So the idea of schools teaching community service is nothing new in the education world. However, using technology to approach real world ...

O’NEALS — Minarets High School is getting ready to start their engines for the Second Annual Minarets Car Show on Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show is an octane-fueled fundraising effort for about 20 Minarets students who will travel to Greece and Italy in June of 2014. Admission to the event is free to the public.