OAKHURST — The Community Art Banners, which welcomed residents and visitors to Yosemite’s Southern Gateway throughout the summer, will soon find new homes.  As ARTober wraps up in Eastern Madera County, these banners will be auctioned off on Saturday, November 9th.  Hosted by the Eastern Madera County Foundation (EMCF), the Community Art Banner Auction Soiree will take place at the ...

OAKHURST–Join Helping One Woman (HOW) Oakhurst in honoring November recipient Kelli Montgomery. Long-time local Kelli Montgomery moved to the mountain community in 1996 with her grandparents. She graduated from Yosemite High School in 2003 and attended Oakhurst Community College for two years. Kelli’s Story In July of this year, Kelli’s doctor found a diabetic ulcer on her big toe. By ...

OAKHURST – Community members looking for a fun night out to support charitable causes will want to attend the 22nd Annual Oakhurst Sierra Sunrise Rotary Cajun-Creole Fest on Saturday, Apr. 1. The fun begins at 6 p.m. and it all takes place at the Oakhurst Community Center. Guests can look forward to “All-U-Can-Eat Shrimp, Ribs, Dirty Rice, Maque Choux Corn and ...

OAKHURST – The local chapter of the nonprofit organization Helping One Woman (HOW) will meet on Wednesday, Mar. 15, at the Elks Lodge, in support of Coarsegold resident Heather Mayer and family. For the first time, volunteers with HOW are offering an on-line auction on the HOW Facebook page. Heather Mayer is well known in the community as the loving mother of ...

OAKHURST — Local photographer, well-known teacher and beloved community member Brian Wilhite recently had the rug of health pulled out from under him when he was diagnosed with bone and lung cancer. One minute the outdoorsy artist, 73, was flying joyfully down the slopes during an extended ski season and the next, it seems, he was digesting the sort of ...