FAM will be closed January 13 – February 4, 2022, for exhibition changeover. New exhibitions will open Saturday and Sunday, February 5-6, 2022, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop (from the Bank of America Collection) Ansel Adams: 120 Years (from the Permanent Collection) Reports to the Contrary: A Persistent Vision — Paintings 1971-2021 by Chester Arnold Continuing: Art of the Word ...

The District’s annual calendar, designed to educate and inspire the public to live a Healthy Air Life and reduce air pollution in the San Joaquin Valley, is a full-color, bilingual wall calendar, featuring clean-air messages and drawings of students from throughout the San Joaquin Valley. The District takes great pride in congratulating the following talented kids featured in this year’s ...

Community – The artwork of 14 student artists kicks off a new decade in the 2022 Healthy Air Living Kids’ Calendar. The District’s annual calendar, designed to educate and inspire the public to live a Healthy Air Life and reduce air pollution in the San Joaquin Valley, is a full-color, bilingual wall calendar, featuring clean-air messages and drawings of students ...

Mountain Communities – On January 22, 2022, from 9 a.m. – noon, Caltrans will have staff on site to accept household waste and approved debris at no charge across the street from Semper Speed & Marine at 10854 CA-41, Madera, CA 93636. Open to Madera City/County residents only. The following items will NOT be accepted at this location • Treated ...

We will continue to update conditions throughout the storm – stay safe! Traffic Hazard Alert | Traffic Hazard Road 222 and Road 274 in Bass Lake.  Multiple vehicles stuck in the snow. Google Map Traffic Hazard Alert | Traffic Hazard Highway 49 and Marshall Road (Mariposa County). Google Map Motor Vehicle Accident Alert | Motor vehicle accident Highway 41 and ...

Mariposa  – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform various operations on State Route 49 next week in Mariposa County. Work is scheduled to be performed as follows: Route 49 One-way traffic control from the Madera/Mariposa County Line to DeLong Creek for pavement marker replacement on Sunday, December 19, 2021, from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. One-way traffic control ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Finally, after a long dry November, winter weather is returning to our communities.  As you may recall, our last significant storm was near the end of October.  It included a flood watch and winter weather watch we reported here.  Since then, we’ve had unseasonably high temperatures and no precipitation.  According to the National Weather Service and other ...

NORTH FORK — Sierra National Forest (SNF) High Sierra Ranger District, due to the lack of winter weather and snow conditions, the Huntington Lake road which is normally scheduled to close December 1st, will remain open this year through December 15th. This will be the only extension of the closure for Huntington Lake Road. Regardless of weather and ground conditions, ...

Alistair King, Coarsegold 4-H Club Reporter contributed to this article. COARSEGOLD — Mark your calendar! The 6th Annual Mountain Area Clothing Swap is almost here. Coarsegold 4-H is doing their part as a civic engagement and community service project. Thursday, Dec. 9, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. the Coarsegold 4-H is holding their 6th annual mountain area clothing swap ...

Mariposa – If harnessing your inner chef with creative culinary skills this Thanksgiving is at the top of your holiday to-do list, make sure you don’t leave your cooking area unattended so that cooking accidents can be avoided. According to FEMA’s National Data Center, cooking is the leading cause of all Thanksgiving Day fires and more than half (54%) of ...