08/10/2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - SELF DEFENSE CLASS - THURS. AUG. 10th - 6 - 8 pm Denis CiccarellI will be teaching a 'hands on' Self Defense Class on THUR. AUG. 10, 6-8 pm, held at: Yosemite New Life Church, 40390 Junction Dr. Oakhurst Denis has been teaching American Kenpo Karate for 20 years and has been the owner of [...]

Sarah “Sally” Ruth Swiecki  August 6, 1929 – June 19, 2023 With sadness, love and profound gratitude, the family of Sarah “Sally” Ruth Swiecki, age 93, announces her departure at the Oakhurst Board in Care on Wednesday, June 19, 2023. Sally, as known to those closest to her, was born August 6, 1929, in Grosnell, Arkansas, to parents Tom and ...

MARIPOSA — Local metal trio JNX will make their Music on the Green debut on Friday, July 28. Crushing, aggressive, and raw are a few descriptions of the band. Brothers Jonah and Xavier Dacanay have been influenced by bands such as Van Halen, Metallica, and Pantera. These young rockers strive to carry the torch in the metal genre for younger generations. ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Please be advised that in partnership with Madera County, the Eastern Madera County Fire Safe Council will be performing hazard fuels reduction work along Roads 621, 420, and 225 in the county right-of-way. The name of the project is the Madera County Evacuation Route Identification, Assessment, and Fuels Treatment Project. This fuels reduction project was chosen in ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Great news! Tioga Road (continuation of Highway 120 through the park) will open to vehicles on Saturday, July 22, at 8 am. While vault and portable toilets will be available, there will be no water, store or food service, or fuel. Be sure to bring all the food and water you need. The Tuolumne Meadows Wilderness ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK-The Pika Fire currently burning behind North Dome in Yosemite National Park (YNP) is now 818 acres in size. As previously reported here, park officials use a confined and contained strategy that allows the fire to move naturally across the landscape, providing ecological benefits to plants and wildlife while meeting protection objectives to minimize risk to people and ...

MARIPOSA — On Friday, July 21, Music on the Green presents Night Wolf. Night Wolf is a Latino rock band from the Fresno area featuring Mariposa County local Austin Ridenhour on drums and joined by Ernesto Cordero Jr., Chris Hernandez, and Anthony Valenzuela. Night Wolf made their debut for Music on the Green in 2022 to a warm welcome from the ...

By Michele Nowak-Sharkey, UC Master Gardener of Mariposa County The UC Master Gardener Program has been extending research-based information about home horticulture and pest management to the public since 1980. The UC Master Gardener Program is a public service and outreach program under the University of California  Agriculture and Natural Resources, administered locally by participating UC Cooperative Extension County offices. ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Get out your dancing shoes because it’s time to party! There’s live music (and lots of great food and drink) happening all over the mountain this weekend! Just take a look at what’s coming up on the musical horizon! Axis Grounded Music Series Presents Sound of Hollow Gather outside on the patio in Town Center at AXIS Coffee ...

Kathlene Sue Weber January 17, 1949 – July 1, 2023 Kathlene Sue (Popert) Weber of Coarsegold, CA, age 74, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2023, in Fresno, CA. Kathy was born January 17, 1949, in Romulus, Michigan, to Edwin Ernest Popert, Jr. and Vera Elizabeth (Rinke) Popert. The family moved to California in the early 1950s along with her siblings ...