OAKHURST – Mountain Community Women (MCW) are holding their long-awaited MCW Holiday Home Tour fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 14, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The ladies of MCW will have a warm and delicious lunch available from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Oakhurst Community Center. The suggested donation for the day of food, friends, fun and festive ...

OAKHURST – This Friday, Dec. 6, is the 20th Annual Free Dentistry Day in Oakhurst. A team of professionals are coming together to see patients who do not have dental insurance and cannot afford to see a dentist, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The practice of Dr. Rodney Peter and Dr. Dennis Jones is located at 49255 Golden Oak ...

OAKHURST – In the midst of promotions like the “Think Local First” and “Small Business Saturday,” there was disheartening news that spread quickly through town before Thanksgiving: Miller’s Mountain Sports – an area anchor since 1987 – will close its doors for good at the end of this month, marking the end of an era. While the inventory is being ...

Written by Roger Mitchell, Historian & Librarian at the Fresno Flats Historic Park, Museum, & Research Library This month’s History Mystery is about an arrastra, a primitive type of quartz mill, about a mile east of Highway 41, just off Thornberry Road (Road 420). Here on the top of a ridge which separates the watersheds of Coarsegold Creek on the ...

OAKHURST – The National Weather Service is reporting that a winter storm currently moving through the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies will extend its frigid reach to our humble hamlets, bringing a 30% chance of showers Monday, Dec. 2, after 11 p.m. with increasing clouds throughout the night for a rain-showered high on Tuesday near 46, with some wind. Nighttime ...

OAKHURST — Manna House managed to give away more than 250 turkey dinner boxes to families who need them in anticipation of Thanksgiving, despite rumors earlier this year that the venerable charity would cease operation. Next, just days after their Nov. 26 pre-turkey day distribution, organizers plan to open registration for the Christmas dinner giveaway. Registration for Christmas is set ...

OAKHURST – The Oakhurst Community Christmas Tree Lighting is set for Saturday, Dec. 7, with festivities starting at 5 p.m., at Dtton’s Talking Bear Corner at the junction of Hwy 41 and Road 426. The public is invited to attend this free, fun evening. It’s a delightful way for friends, families and neighbors to celebrate the onset of the holidays ...

OAKHURST – “Rollin’ In Dough in Mistletoe”, a Christmas Melodrama by Marietta Slater, will be performed at the Golden Chain Theatre in Oakhurst on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6 & 7, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. It’s Christmas Eve in Mistletoe, but everyone is far from “Holly Jolly.” Rolland N. Dough is foreclosing on the ...

OAKHURST – If you’re a fan of mystery stories, you may want to stop by Branches Books on Friday, Dec. 6, at 6 p.m. to meet local author Jennifer Moss. Moss penned “Way to Go,” the second in her Ryan Doherty series of mysteries with a metaphysical twist. The first book is, “Town Red.” The author moved to Oakhurst two ...

OAKHURST – One small church can make a very big difference. Just ask anyone affiliated with Christ Church Women, who are “delighted to announce” their 12th Annual Christmas Boutique. The festive event is set for Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Evergreen Conference Center Oakhurst (ECCO). Lunch will be offered by ECCO between 11:30 a.m. and ...