Heifer Pancake Breakfast Benefits Families NORTH FORK – Can eating a big plate of pancakes help another family to survive? Find out why the answer is yes at the Annual Heifer Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, Oct. 21, at Grace Community Church, where volunteers will serve guests from 8 to 10 a.m.

Written by Robyn Flory “Monster Soup” Spends Halloween Week in North Fork Rehearsals are under way for this year’s Fall Follies, which will take place Oct. 26-27 and Nov. 2-3, at the North Fork Town Hall. The evening will be full of surprises, and will end up with the play “Monster Soup.” This is a comedy written by Tim Kelly ...

The family of Debbie Kathleen Walser announces the passing of their beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Mrs. Walser, 61, of North Fork, was most recently a homemaker and held many jobs over the years in North Fork. Friends are welcome to attend her service, which will be held Tuesday, Oct. 16 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

Students move closer to their goal in fundraising for European trip O’NEALS — Students, parents and teachers have been working hard over the past several months raising money for what is sure to be a life-changing experience for some 25 students at Minarets High School. On Oct. 6, the campus in O’Neals sparkled with the gleam of chrome and bright ...

NORTH FORK — Some time back, the North Fork History Group was presented with this photo of a church that is purported to have once stood in or near North Fork. However, the history group has not been able to document its location. If you have any information about this church please contact Ginny Smith at 559-877-4807.

Written by Daniel Ching O’NEALS — The time has come to celebrate our veterans once again. This year Minarets High School will be hosting the 2nd Annual Veterans Day Dinner in the Minarets Gym. Last year was extremely successful in honoring our veterans and bringing the amazing stories of our veterans to life by having students interview the veterans on ...

Miller’s Landing donates grand prize EASTERN MADERA COUNTY – Volunteers with Keep Our Mountains Beautiful (KOMB) will be rolling up their collective sleeves at Roadside Litter Cleanup day on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 8 a.m. until noon. If you choose to participate as well, every time you fill and return a trash bag, you’ll be awarded a ticket for the ...

NORTH FORK – Ever since the Madera County Board of Supervisors approved the conditional use permit to allow the construction of a cell phone tower near Cascadel Woods, North Fork residents have been anxiously awaiting news of a groundbreaking. After repeated attempts to get a response from Verizon or Complete Wireless (the contractor slated to build the tower), we have ...

NORTH FORK – Folks on their way into North Fork on Road 200 this afternoon were witness to a large plume of smoke and quite the airshow. The “Acorn Fire” was called in at 1:14 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28, and engines from the Rancheria and Sierra National Forest in North Fork were on the scene in minutes.

NORTH FORK – The North Fork Community Development Council (CDC), the community nonprofit that owns the Mill Site, is holding a contest to name two roads within the site. The roads to be named are: -The one running in front of the new North Fork Fire Station. -The cul-de-sac between the fire station and the Tribe’s soon-to-be-built Temporary Assistance for ...