Oakhurst’s 100th Birthday was celebrated in fine style this past Saturday with the Mountain Heritage Days Parade. For nearly two hours the antique cars, floats, marching bands and floats rolled down Road 426, pausing for some banter with parade emcee Dr. Bill Atwood at the judges’ booth. When the festivities were over, and everyone headed to Fresno Flats for fun ...

WAWONA – The Wawona School is asking for your help to keep the doors open and the children in their classrooms. The ninth annual Celebrity Scramble Golf Tournament will help the school do just that on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Wawona Hotel Golf Course. Former Congressman George Radanovich, State Senator Tom Berryhill, Warren Armstrong from ABC30 News and Faith ...

If you’re new here, or just visiting, there’s an app for that! OAKHURST – Finally, there’s an easy way to access everything the Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau website has to offer on your cell phone or iPad. The Visitors Bureau has just launched a new, mobile-friendly version of its website, www.YosemiteThisYear.com, to make it easier for visitors and locals alike ...

Online booking platform benefits innkeepers and guests OAKHURST – Oakhurst hotelier Raj Patel, who owns the Yosemite Southgate Hotel and other motels and hotels around the state, is getting ready to launch a new booking platform aimed at helping hoteliers sell rooms more economically. While many services exist, Patel said, his INNsight.com is different because was created from the perspective ...

OAKHURST – If your route to and from work takes you up Highway 41 north of Oakhurst, you might want to leave a little earlier this week. Between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., construction crews will be working on both sides of Highway 41, from Cedar Valley Road to just north of Fish Camp at the Yosemite National Park boundary, ...

Save $5 and ensure a T-shirt by registering online now BASS LAKE – If you’re planning to participate in the 25th annual Smokey Bear Run/Walk on Saturday, Sept. 25, you have until Wednesday to register online and save $5. About six dozen different races for all ages and fitness levels will take place along the south shore of Bass Lake, ...

Celebrate Oakhurst’s 100th birthday at Mountain Heritage Days on Sept. 14 and 15 at Fresno Flats Historic Village and Park. The two-day celebration begins on Friday at 4 p.m. with children’s art activities, vendors and crafts, and sandwiches and drinks available. Then the Golden Chain Theatre will present the melodrama, “A Fastidious Finagling Fiasco Fixing Fresno Flats,” a farce on ...

NORTH FORK – What do we have to do to bring more jobs to the North Fork area, what drives the economy here, and what do local residents need to get started? Those are some of the questions being asked by North Fork Chamber of Commerce President Scott Marsh. In an effort to get some answers, the Chamber is organizing ...

If you’re a first responder, a community volunteer, or in charge of the safety response for your company – or your neighborhood, school or church – these free training sessions are for you. “Mindful Disaster Planning: The Needs of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing” will be held at Sierra Ambulance, 40755 Winding Way, in Oakhurst, on Tuesday, Sept. 25, ...

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