BASS LAKE – The 25th annual Smokey Bear Run/Walk takes place this Saturday, Sept. 22, and organizers expect about 600 people will take part in the event. Road 222 will be closed to all vehicles from 7:15 a.m. to 9:40 a.m, from Recreation Point to the Lakeside picnic area (see map below). It’s shaping up to be a fun and ...

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 ...

The Oakhurst Community Center was awash with color, style and nostalgia on Saturday as the 10th Annual “Run for the Gold” Classic Car show returned to Oakhurst, sponsored by the Sierra Oakhurst Kiwanis Club.

New Sunday hours and lots of parking – Crab Cakes Restaurant is moving to a new location at 49271 Golden Oak Loop, Oakhurst (across the street and north, just a little bit). I recently had an opportunity to sit down in the garden with owner Roman Zabicki and ask him a few questions: Roman, what do you want people to ...

YOSEMITE – Another person has died from the outbreak of hantavirus in Yosemite National Park. This is the third death from the rodent-borne illness, and five more people known to be infected with the virus are either improving or recovering. Health officials announced the recent death on Thursday, stating that the woman was from West Virginia, but did not release ...

American Legion Post 110 is honoring the five branches of the U.S. Military with a Henry Golden Boy “Military Service” Tribute Edition Rifle. The rifle will be raffled off during the Patriot Day celebration on Sept. 11 in Oakhurst. Five stars, which represent the seals of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and the Coast Guard are laser-etched into ...

OAKHURST, CA – The management and staff at Sierra Telephone in Oakhurst invite you, your family and friends to help save lives by participating in a blood drive on Thursday, Sept.13.

The Great Sierra River Cleanup is coming to the foothills for the fourth year and there are plenty of opportunities for everyone to join in on the fun while cleaning up our rivers. Food, drinks, prizes, tools, and equipment will be provided depending on the location. Join in and put a team together. The Great Sierra River Cleanup is sponsored ...

Cal Fire crews from the San Diego area have been keeping busy during their detail to the mountain area. Five engines and a strike team leader from the southern end of the state have been stationed around the Eastern Madera and Mariposa County area since Monday, Aug. 24, and have had plenty to do. They were hard at work Tuesday, ...

Green Acres: Mountain Living At Its Finest – PROXIMITY One of the great and not-so-great things about living in a smallish town is that you may know everybody and everybody probably knows you. Give an errant driver the one-finger salute in the morning and guaranteed, by afternoon, you’ll run into that same friendly neighbor in some business or school or ...