MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Christmas is right around the corner and that means it’s time to start decorating cookies, building gingerbread houses, and making those super-cute cork Christmas trees! Check out these great workshops from Tenaya Lodge and Idle Hour Winery! Gingerbread House Decorating Workshop at Tenaya Lodge December 21st & 23rd 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Gingerbread House Decorating ...

OAKHURST — Get ready for fine dining at its most luxurious! The Elderberry House, located at Château du Sureau in Oakhurst, will be offering two incredible dinners this holiday season, one on Christmas Eve and then an entirely new menu on Christmas Day. Check out these exquisite menus from their creative culinary team! Christmas Eve Menu Roasted Beet Salad Candied ...

The EMCSPCA Animal Care and Adoption Center is now open! As we approach the end of 2022 and take a moment to reflect, the EMCSPCA wants to acknowledge and thank you for your generous support and donations throughout the years. Without your help, through many ups and downs, they would not be where they are today without you! In just ...

SACRAMENTO—CAL FIRE – Office of the State Fire Marshal this week will begin a public comment period for the regulatory adoption process to update the existing map that captures Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ), which is a comprehensive map that ranks California’s State Responsibility Area (SRA)—or rural, unincorporated areas—based on the likelihood different areas will experience wildfire. After years of ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES – -The California Highway Patrol is reporting multiple traffic collisions have occurred this morning in Eastern Madera County. We will update this article as more information is available. Two vehicles are being reported on their sides on Road 222 near Dorstan Road. Ambulances and tow trucks are enroute for injured parties and lane blockage. Update The collisions on ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s (CAL FIRE) Urban and Community Forestry Program announced today $117 million will be available for Green Schoolyard grants in 2023. The Green Schoolyard grant guidelines are now open for public comment through January 13, 2023. The public comment period is to solicit feedback and constructive comments that will help the ...

Here’s to a wonderful holiday season & we will see you at the movies!  Remember you can always check movie times at Yosemite Cinema or on the Yosemite Cinema App. Here are the movie times for Friday, December 16th – Thursday, December 21st Violent Night Rated R – 1 hr 41 min A team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform various operations next week on State Routes 49 and 140. Work is scheduled as follows: Route 49 • One-way traffic control from Brooks Road to Boyer Road for utility work from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. • One-way traffic control from Moccasin Creek to ...

Marie Waldrop Lane passed away November 13, 2022, at the age of 84. Marie was a long-time resident of the Oakhurst area which she loved so much. She moved to the area in 1977 as the manager at Santa Barbara Savings. She later went on as the Vice President of 49er Savings, President of the Chamber of Commerce, President of ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK–Yosemite National Park (YNP) has announced that it will require reservations for the last three weekends of February 2023. During that time of year, thousands of visitors visit Horsetail Fall, a waterfall that creates the illusion that the water is on fire. The surge in visitation has led to full parking lots, parking overflowing into traffic lanes, pedestrian-vehicle conflicts ...