OAKHURST – The Children’s Museum of the Sierra (CMOS) has some terrific plans lined up for the summer, as part of the race for honorary mayor. The community is invited to start at a free Chamber of Commerce mixer at the Museum on Tuesday, June 11, at 5 p.m. and follow up with a Carnival and Open House on Saturday, ...

Submitted by Brittany Dyer A meadow restoration project has been launched this month at Chiquito Creek, undertaken by the Yosemite/Sequoia Resource Conservation and Development Council (Y/S RC&DC) in partnership with the United States Forest Service (USFS) Bass Lake Ranger District (BLRD).

OAKHURST – The Children’s Museum of the Sierra is holding a special event for animal lovers on Saturday, June 8 from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. All ages of kids are invited to attend the morning program featuring experts from the Fresno Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Service. Organizers promise a fun and informative look at some of the beautiful creatures with ...

AHWAHNEE – Thom Bresh is the next hot guitar player to entertain in the Coolwater Ranch series. This concert will be Saturday, June 22 at 8 p.m. Thom Bresh is a singer, songwriter, recording artist, TV personality and one of the world’s greatest thumbpickers. His style, although uniquely his own, was inspired by Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed and his father, ...

By Erin Ivie -Reporter for the Oakland Tribune LIVERMORE — A Madera County woman was involved in a wild car crash that occurred when her medical condition flared up at the wheel, police said. About 8:51 a.m. on Friday, May 24, the 49-year-old driver, from Coarsegold, was parked on the side of the road when witnesses said her silver Dodge ...

NORTH FORK – The North Fork Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to a fundraising party for the new Visitors Center on Friday, June 14, at Three Springs Community and Garden. Along with food, local beer and wine and a silent auction, two dynamic local bands will take The Stage at Three Springs – The Sierra Jazz Band and Bootstrap Circus.

NORTH FORK – When the community gathers to celebrate Memorial Day at the Military Wall at Gas ‘n Stuff, there will be more service men and women to honor than in years past. Augie Capuchino, who is a lieutenant and former Station Captain with the Madera County Fire Department Station #11, built and maintains the wall. He has announced that ...

OAKHURST – Ed Guzman, General Manager of the Sierra Ambulance, will be the featured speaker on Friday at Fresno Flats on June 14. Sierra Ambulance has provided life-saving services to residents of Eastern Madera County since 1964. Ed Guzman will speak about the paramedic services provided by the Sierra Ambulance and how our communities benefit from these services.

NORTH FORK – If anyone ever doubted that a small group of committed citizens could make a huge difference, let the North Fork Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary demonstrate determination in action. When the new fire station is dedicated at the Old Mill Site on May 10, a large measure of the credit will fall on the shoulders of this group ...

COARSEGOLD – This is where spurs meet sparkles. The 61st annual Coarsegold Rodeo returns to Bohna Arena with Heritage Day on Friday, May 3, and professional rodeo action on Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5. It’s an action-packed, family-friendly weekend event that “brings back the old days of rodeo, and the guests and the competitors really appreciate that,” says ...