OAKHURST – The Oakhurst Sierra Rotary and the Oakhurst Sierra Sunrise Rotary are joining together to collect donations of used wheelchairs, crutches, walkers, shower benches, canes or any other type of mobility equipment to be refurbished and distributed across the United States, Mexico and South America.

OAKHURST — Yosemite High School’s acclaimed Mock Trial team took second place in Madera County at the Honorable Edward P. Moffat Mock Trial, held Dec. 5 – 8, 2012. Liberty High School garnered first place at the competition and Minarets High School took third.

Keith Sauer was our very first blogger at SierraNewsOnline. His photos are beautiful, and his posts are always delightful to read. Keith has been hiking in the Yosemite area for half a century, and photographing the wildlife in the Sierra and around his home for decades.

NORTH FORK – With Christmas just around the corner, family owned and run Silvertip Tree Farm still has a good selection of silvertip Christmas trees, also known as California Red Fir (Abies Magnifica). Starting this weekend, the prices are deeply discounted for even the freshest of trees. Jim and Gena Hopkins are the proprietors of Silvertip Tree Farm, along with ...

OAKHURST – Oakhurst Cleaners has moved to a new location and is now located at 40034 Highway 49. “We moved on December 1,” confirms owner Mike Demeusy. “We’re in the Vons shopping center, right next to Sierra Tel Networks, in the lower level, below Roundtable Pizza.” Oakhurst Cleaners is now near Oakhurst Computers and First American Title, facing Highway 41. ...

OAKHURST – The effort to save the Met Cinemas rolls on as Met Heroes took to the streets again last week to help raise awareness. Heroes gathered in the lobby at the Met last Friday afternoon to don costumes and take up signs, then headed out to the intersection at Highways 41 & 49. The push to enroll 3,000 subscribers ...

NORTH FORK – Sing along to the songs of the season at the North Fork Library on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. The library sing-along has become a holiday tradition, with local group Sugar Pine leading everyone in their favorite Christmas carols, as they have been doing for over 20 years. The Friends of the North Fork Library will ...

S|N|O is very excited to announce that we have teamed up with Sierra Tel Internet to provide our readers with the most comprehensive classified ads in the mountain area! Thanks to the efforts of Laura Norman at STI, our readers can now peruse hundreds of treasures for sale by local folks, find the perfect boat or bicycle, locate all the ...

OAKHURST – It’s a holiday music lover’s delight as bands and choirs from area schools join together for the Yosemite High Winter Concert this Thursday, Dec. 6, at Mountain Christian Center. Yosemite High Bands, Percussion and Choir will perform together with neighboring students from Bass Lake Bands in the Bass Lake School District (BLSD), presenting a variety of music, ranging ...

BASS LAKE – The halls were decked and the trees trimmed in the most imaginative ways as the 11th Annual Christmas Tree Auction got underway in the Lakeside Room at the Pines Resort on Sunday, Dec. 2. Every year, this auction raises thousands of dollars for local charities, and gives everyone a chance to take home a beautifully decorated Christmas ...