MADERA COUNTY – Tesoro Viejo Development is honored to announce that De Young Properties is joining the highly regarded homebuilding team at Madera County’s newest award-winning, master planned community. De Young Properties will widen the selection of homes available for homebuyers at Tesoro Viejo with their Verano neighborhood – a VIP list is forming now offering the best priority homesite ...
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Hiking From Briceburg Up The Burma Grade: Old Mining Activity and Wildflowers
I love walking the same road each week in the spring, admiring the changing wildflower colors, butterflies, bugs and occasional critter. Snake tracks on the road also told me that the rattlesnakes were waking up. Last week I had spotted a few old mines on the map not far from my path and you know me, I had to check ...
Read More »Interpretive Signs Installed at Old North Fork Mill
Submitted by Michael Olwyler, North Fork History Group NORTH FORK – You can make the old North Fork Lumber Mill come back to life by using your imagination! Last month, three new educational interpretive signs were erected at the North Fork Community Development Council (NFCDC) property that was once the North Fork Lumber mill site. The main theme of the ...
Read More »Hiking From Briceburg Up The Burma Grade To A High Spot With Views
I was in the mood for a good conditioning hike with some miles and a climb. 12 miles with about 2,000 elevational gain at the Merced River at Briceburg would do the trick. It was a little early for the beautiful spring wildflowers that this area is known for but I found a few early birds. Oh, and I had ...
Read More »Virtual Yosemite: Firefall Aerial Views
Every February, for about ten days, an ephemeral waterfall on the east end of El Capitan is uniquely lighted by the setting sun, making it it appear – from certain angles – as though it is a falling river of fire. This natural “Firefall” (not to be confused with the man-made ones off of Glacier Point from 1872 through 1968) ...
Read More »Chukchansi Gold Resort Filling 50 Part and Full-Time Positions During Job Fair Today
Managers will be making offers on the spot; bring resume, mask and dress for success WHAT: Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino will host a job fair today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with the goal of immediately filling approximately 50 part and full-time positions at the property. Chukchansi is inviting guest-service-centric individuals ages 21+ to attend the job fair ...
Read More »Snowshoeing to Tuolumne Grove
Have you ever snowshoed into Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias? This was one adventure I had not experienced until this week. Tuolumne Grove was one of the big stops that early travelers made on their way to Yosemite. In the 1870’s, they left Hodgdon’s Stage Station, then headed up through these huge trees, even driving through one of the dead ...
Read More »How Art Shapes Our Lives: A Proficient American Sculptor
By Sal Maccarone A finished piece of sculpture can take many forms. The sculptural process is loosely defined as: The art of carving, modeling, or otherwise producing works of art which are three dimensional, such as would be a relief, an intaglio, or a sculpture-in-the-round. Breaking this definition down, a relief gives the impression that an image has been raised ...
Read More »In Memory of Bertram Wentzek July 1933-January 2021
Bertram Wentzek was born July 13, 1933 in Bremerhaven Germany. Bertram is survived by his wife and best friend, Hope; his son William; two daughters by marriage, Allison and Kate; his sisters Dagmar of North Carolina and Trauduer of Germany; as well as numerous friends whom he considered family. In 1958 Bertram traveled to New York city from Germany on ...
Read More »C21 Ditton Realty | Understanding Home Equity
Homeownership has paved its way as part of the American Dream by providing families with a place of their own and an opportunity for building financial security. This security comes in the form of Home Equity. Whether you’re just beginning the home-buying process or already a homeowner, understanding home equity is the key to getting the most benefit from your ...
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