OAKHURST – Members of the service group Soroptimist International of the Sierras invite women to attend their Fall Soup & Salad Luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Oakhurst Community Center. Tickets are available for $15 per person at Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce, Oakhurst Giftworks, and from Soroptimist members. The philanthropic organization invites ...

BASS LAKE – Get ready for a busy weekend in the mountain area as thousands of runners take on the inaugural Yosemite Half Marathon around Bass Lake on Saturday, Oct. 10. from 7 – 10:30 a.m. The event is produced by Vacation Races, bringing enthusiastic athletes for a weekend full of running, dining, and exploring the gateway communities. 30% of ...

OAKHURST – Registration is now open for the local 240th birthday celebration of the United States Marine Corps, happening Sunday, Nov. 8 at Evergreen Conference Center Oakhurst (ECCO). Social hour begins at 5 p.m., with a ceremonial cake cutting at 6 p.m., followed by dinner festivities. Dinner selections are $30 per person, with diners choosing from three entrees: bacon-wrapped beef ...

NORTH FORK – ‘Tis the season of lederhosen and hops and, to that end, the North Fork Chamber of Commerce invites the community to celebrate Oktoberfest at Bandit Town on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 5 – 10:30 p.m. Live music will fill the air as The Executive Rocker Show and Good Medicine take the stage for this inaugural Oktoberfest celebration. ...

We headed over to the east side of the Sierra to check out the fall color. I know, we did the same thing last week, but we went to different areas and found the most beautiful orange aspens to share with you. Distance: About 300 Miles Roundtrip Dificulty: Easy Elevational Range: 7,200′ to 9,960′ Date: September 28, 2015 We drove ...

Submitted by Lexey Jenkins — COARSEGOLD – The month of October is a beautiful time in the foothills, traditionally, and now supporters of local students and education invite the community to a special event as Coarsegold 4-H partners with the Coarsegold School PTO for their 2015 Country Fair.   On Saturday, Oct. 10 the annual Coarsegold School Country Fair will ...

What do you do to celebrate the first day of Fall? Head to the east side of the Sierra to check out the early fall color at the higher elevations. We didn’t know what we would find but hoped we would find some Aspens turning their pretty fall colors. Distance: About 300 miles roundtrip Difficulty: Easy Elevation Range: 7,200′ to ...

OAKHURST – The Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce and Sierra Tel together invite the public to an Open House at at Sierra Tel Headquarters on Friday, Sept. 25 from 5 – 7 p.m. The festive community event features live music by Warren Cox and guests can enjoy the benefits of delicious catering by Erin Magdaleno of CFCR & Catering. Visitors ...

We loaded up the Jeep, our packs, one dog, and headed to Iron Lake. Our plan was to 4WD into Iron Lake, then walk to several of the lakes nearby but we were rained out once we reached Iron Lake. I’m not complaining because we sure loved the rain, how it made everything look beautiful and smell wonderful.  We were yelling ...

Submitted by Keith Sauer – We’re back from three days in Yosemite with the Oakmont Hiking group. Perfect weather and great scenery. We saw some bears on the trail but too far to photograph. One group saw a bobcat. After a long five-hour drive, I led the hike to Sentinel Dome and Taft Point with the help of a pain ...