OAKHURST – The Community Room was packed with people and papers, as scribes and others brought their books and expertise to the Author’s Day event at the Oakhurst Library on Saturday, Sept. 27. Friends of the Branch Library (FOBL) helped prepare the room and Librarian Dale Rushing greeted people as they arrived.

OAKHURST – Duo Pangelica will present a concert of music for two harps on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m. in the sanctuary of Hope Lutheran Church in Oakhurst. Pangelica features the talents of Ellie Choate of Coarsegold and Long Beach, and Jacquelyn Venter of Folsom. They also appear regularly as founding members of The American Harp Quartet. Their Sunday ...

OAKHURST – The 18th annual Mountain Heritage Days parade stepped off at 10 a.m. last Saturday, making its way down School Road to Road 426 past the cheering crowds who lined the route. Vintage cars, marching bands, dance troops, floats and equestrians were all part of this year’s festivities.

OAKHURST – The Oakhurst Fall Festival is almost here, and organizers are looking for volunteers to assist in some of the more enticing booths. The gig comes with perks! The Festival is the second weekend in October, the 11th and 12th, and volunteers are needed to play host in these booths:

SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST – You are invited to celebrate National Public Lands Day in your own backyard by participating in the Bare Island and Iron Lakes clean-up on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 8 a.m. “They are the most beautiful lakes you’ve never heard of, says organizer Deanna Wulff. “Hike up to Bare Island Lake and Iron Lakes from Grizzly Pass. ...

OAKHURST – Attention, book lovers! If you are an author, aspire to be an author, or you just love to read, you’ll be happy to know the Oakhurst Branch Library is hosting an Author’s Faire this Saturday, Sept. 27. The Author’s Fair is offered in the Community Room and runs from 20:30 a.m. to noon. Writers, publishers, editors, illustrators and ...

OAKHURST – Attention, book lovers! If you are an author, aspire to be one, or you just love to read, you’ll be happy to know the Oakhurst Branch Library is hosting an Author’s Faire this Saturday, Sept. 27. Offered in the Community Room, the Authors Faire is free to attend, and runs from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Writers, publishers, editors, ...

OAKHURST – The summer came rushing to an end at the Oakhurst Boys & Girls Club (BGC) this year; after an eventful three months of campaigning and fundraising, Mathew Sands was named Oakhurst’s 2014 Honorary Mayor, delighting his BGC campaign team.

OAKHURST – Friday evening at Miller’s landing was a testament to the way the community pulls together, as hundreds of people gathered to share and to support their neighbors after the disaster of the Courtney Fire. Saturday morning was when the dirty work really got underway in the burn area along Road 426, and once again, the community was there.

OAKHURST – Sheriff John Anderson, Director of the Madera County Office of Emergency Services (OES), continues to reach out to those impacted by the Courtney Fire disaster. The Sheriff’s Office will have a booth set up outside Raley’s, at 40041 Highway 49 in Oakhurst on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9 to 11 a.m. Regardless of the level of damage you ...