OAKHURST – Branches Books and Gifts will host author Andrew J. Stillman on Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. Stillman is a 2007 graduate of Yosemite High School who will be signing his novel, Immortality Awaits: The Objects of Inwit, Book One.

“Well, here I am in a foreign land again. I saw a Dutch windmill the other day, and it’s just like in the books I used to read, but you don’t see any flowers or rosy-cheeked girls in sun bonnets. Instead, you see shell craters, ruined houses. Some of the girls are pretty, but I wouldn’t trade two dozen of ...

OAKHURST – As part of the Yosemite Festival last Saturday in Oakhurst Community Park, the winners of the 22nd annual Smokey Bear Coloring Contest took the stage to be honored for their creative efforts. Sierra Tel has co-sponsored the Smokey Bear Coloring Contest with Cal Fire since 1992, in order to help create awareness and educate children about fire safety ...

The Shea/Schweikert family would like to show their appreciation to the community and invite you to join them on Saturday, Mar. 15 at 2 p.m. at Mountain Christian Center to celebrate Clancy Shea’s life. Clancy Aiden Shea was born Feb. 26, 2003 and passed with his loving family by his side on Monday, Feb. 24, just two days before his ...

OAKHURST – The Sierra Nevada draws visitors for many reasons – its unparalleled scenery, geological features, flora and fauna, wilderness and cultural attributes, and superb recreational opportunities. Birders are drawn for reasons rooted in each of those values. Among the tools birders use to enjoy and find meaning in the pursuit of their passion are field guides and other publications ...

FISH CAMP – The Oakhurst Community Park Committee wants everyone to know the annual Elegant Auction to benefit the park is slated for Saturday, Apr. 12. The event, now in its 29th year, is being held once again at Tenaya Lodge, starting at 5 p.m. Plans are for a lively crowd to gather, dine, sip champagne, bid on hundreds of ...

NORTH FORK – Nearly 200 people gathered at the North Fork Town Hall on Saturday evening, Feb. 1, to honor the community’s new Citizen of the Year. Mark Logee, retired Director of the Chawanakee School District Maintenance, Building and Transportation department, was chosen by a vote of those who have held the position in the past. Logee, who has been ...

MARIPOSA – The University of California at Merced now boasts a newly designated natural reserve. Last month the UC Board of Regents approved the formal addition of UC Merced’s Vernal Pool and Grassland Reserve to the university’s Natural Reserve System. At 756,000 acres, it is the largest university-administered reserve system in the world. The new UCM reserve, one of 39 ...

CLOVIS – The High Sierra Ranger District of the Sierra National Forest has been conducting a prescribed burn in the vicinity of Blue Canyon south of Shaver Lake. The extraordinary dry weather has brought this research burn back to life, creating the perfect opportunity for continuing the research being carried out with the Pacific Southwest Research Station. Prescribed burning is ...

NORTH FORK – This is the 33rd year that North Fork residents will gather to honor one (or two) of their own for service to the community at the annual Citizen of the Year Dinner. The event will be Saturday, Feb. 1, 6 p.m. at the North Fork Town Hall, sponsored by the North Fork Boosters, and includes dinner and ...