OAKHURST – Best Western PLUS Yosemite Gateway Inn has just been awarded the Certificate of Excellence for 2015 by TripAdvisor. TripAdvisor awards a Certificate of Excellence to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travelers.

OAKHURST – The Oakhurst Branch Library will be hosting a special event with valuable information to help you plan your finances, on Saturday, June 27, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. “Invest for Life: A Road Map For Your Financial Future” will be presented by Sandra Esqueda of Golden 1 Investment Services, in the library’s Community Room. Sandra is a Financial ...

OAKHURST – The Children’s Museum of the Sierra will be having a Carnival on Saturday, June 13, to celebrate summer. Everyone is invited to join them from 10:30a.m. to 2 p.m. for lots of fun activities and refreshments. There will be Spin Art, Arts and Crafts, Games, and Hands-On Science, plus visits from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office, Cal-Fire and ...

OAKHURST – It is not too late to enroll for Summer Session courses at the Oakhurst Community College Center. The six week summer session begins on June 22. All the courses for the summer session at Oakhurst are web courses. Web courses do not require face-to-face attendance and instruction is offered 100% online.

OAKHURST – Twenty five jazz guitarists and eight bass players from across the United States and Canada will be performing in a free Jazz Guitar Concert on Thursday, June 25, from 7 – 9:30 p.m. at the Queens Inn Wine & Beer Garden.

OAKHURST – The Summer Reading Program at the Oakhurst Library allows kids to “Read to the Rhythm” every Wednesday starting June 17. Kids ages 4 to 4th Grade can join in the fun from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by the 5th through 12th graders at 11:30 a.m.

In May of 2014, transgender actress and advocate Laverne Cox graced the cover of Time Magazine with the words “Transgender Tipping Point.” This year, Jeffrey Tambor won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in his role as Maura Pfefferman on “Transparent.”

Submitted by Robin Ward OAKHURST – Baseball season at Sierra Mountain Little League (SMLL) has been on since late January, and is now in the final phases of regular season play. Players tried out and made teams in our Minor A and Majors Divisions. Our numbers are up for the first time in years!

Submitted by Sarah Persson OAKHURST – Summer is almost here! You can feel it as the weather is warming up, hear it with sounds of happy children knowing their school year is closing to an end, and taste it by the wonderful offerings of watermelon and cherries being sold by the side of the road. Another sign that summer is ...

OAKHURST – Bring your earthy, leafy, and flowery questions to the experts as the Oakhurst Garden Club this weekend, as True Value presents a workshop on Bees, Birds and Butterfly Gardens, on Sunday, June 7 at 1 p.m. The program is free, and if you’ve never been to one of these events, do not delay.