By Sydney Meyers & Natalie Zawolkow — O’NEALS — On Tuesday, May 1, Minarets High School senior Ellery Meade held her Senior Legacy Experience (SLE) on the lawn outside of the Minarets Gym. The event was from 1 – 5 p.m., dedicated to the St. Baldricks Foundation, an organization devoted to finding cures for childhood cancer and offering wigs to ...

MADERA — Due to unforeseen circumstances, Madera County’s in-house tax sale scheduled for Wednesday, Apr. 25, has been postponed, according to Tracy Kennedy Desmond, Madera County Treasurer – Tax Collector. Consistent with Revenue and Taxation code 3701, a postponed sale must be established within 90 days of its original sale date, says Desmond. Therefore the next scheduled date has been ...

OAKHURST – The Red Cross needs volunteer players for acting roles during their Shelter Boot Camp Exercise on Saturday, Apr. 21. They are in search of thirty-five volunteers of all ages – singles, couples, families, young and old, with/without disabilities, etc. Volunteers will play the part of people who are having to evacuate to a shelter due to a wildland fire. You will ...

MARIPOSA – The Las Mariposas Civil War Group, in partnership with the American Civil War Association, invites the community to attend an authentic period weekend of living history on Saturday and Sunday, Apr. 21 and 22. The event takes place at Long Ranch on some 60 acres of the actual site of John C. Fremont’s  44,000+ acre Las Mariposas federal land ...

FRESNO – Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested Bryan Gammell, 54, of Oakhurst, and Cory Scow, 46, of Friant on multiple felony charges related to burglary, possession of stolen property and being felons prohibited from possessing guns or ammunition. Both have been booked into the Fresno County Jail. On Monday, Mar. 19, a person reported to the Fresno County Sheriff’s ...

O’NEALS — Minarets FFA represents the mountain area very well once more this school year. On Thursday, Feb. 1, Minarets FFA brought 32 speakers to the East Fresno Madera FFA Speaking Contest. The night included creed speaking, impromptu speaking, job interview, extemporaneous public speaking, and prepared public speech.​ In impromptu, sophomores Mackenzie Camacho, Kate Hough, Meranda Adams, and Ella Vermeulen ...

By Karen and Ken Geiszler, Winery-Sage.com —  It’s the “final course” of our Holiday Food & Wine Pairing blog feature. After helping educate readers on general wine pairing tips, and specifics on pairing with appetizer dishes and main courses, we’re now ready to bring it all home with everyone’s favorite topic … Desserts! Depending on your sweet tooth, this is either the ...

BASS LAKE — Spooky family fun is happening down at the lake on Tuesday, Oct. 31, also known as Halloween. Stop by Miller’s Landing Resort on the south shore at Bass Lake for a chance to eat, drink, and be a little bit scary. The fun is happening from 5 – 7 p.m. for trick-or-treating and a Haunted Alley. The ...

OAKHURST — You needn’t look far to find that giving spirit that defines the foothills. Just one day ago, Dee Ann Smith at Discover Yosemite put out the call, asking for community help to fill a bus with snacks and water so it could be driven up to support firefighters and other responders in the hard-hit town of Santa Rosa, ...

OAKHURST — Members of the Sierra Oakhurst Kiwanis invite the community to enjoy a hearty pancake breakfast this weekend. The breakfast hero is pancakes, surrounded by eggs of any style, ham, sausage, coffee, orange juice and milk. It’s at the Oakhurst Community Center on Sunday, Oct. 8 from 7:30 – 11 a.m. The cost for adults to dine is $7, ...