COARSEGOLD, CA —  The Chukchansi Economic Development Authority (CEDA), has donated $10,000 to support the Yosemite Highschool Badgers football team.  CEDA is the business arm of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians.  This donation comes at a good time for the badgers, as the team faces financial challenges.  Therefore, allowing the team to purchase essential equipment and resources. Revitalizing the ...

COARSEGOLD—The Coarsegold Historic Museum is truly a local historic treasure. Treasures don’t support themselves, however, so each spring for the last nearly two decades the site has held “Music in the Meadow.” The festive Music in the Meadow annual event serves as a great way to spend a spring afternoon dancing and connecting with neighbors, friends, and new friends from ...

COARSEGOLD– Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino has been honored with the prestigious Best Hotel/Casino Dining title at the 2024 Best of the Valley Restaurant Awards. Organized by the California Restaurant Association Fresno Chapter, these awards recognize culinary excellence in the region across 40 categories. The accolade is a testament to Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino’s unwavering commitment to providing exceptional ...

On January 22, 2023, local Chukchansi tribal member of Coarsegold, CA, David Andrew Johnson Jimenez Jr., the son of Georgia (mother) and Richard Ramos; David Sr. (father) and Lindsey Jimenez suddenly passed away in a tragic vehicle accident. David passed away at the young age of 27, leaving behind his son Mathyus (4) who was his pride and joy, his ...

COARSEGOLD—Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino is saying thank you to its Team Members with an investment of nearly $7 million via bonuses, gas cards and grocery cards. A total of $6,874,730 was awarded to Chukchansi Gold’s 1,250 full-and part-time employees in celebration of their commitment to extraordinary service throughout 2022. Best Local Casino Chukchansi Gold’s team members are at the core ...

Oakhurst- The Marine Corps League (#1121) in Oakhurst, together with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (#8743), hosts the annual Avenue of the Flags for Memorial Day (May 30th) at Oakhill Cemetery. “We are seeking veterans and their families to help put up the flags at 07:30 a.m. and take them down at 3:30,” said Maryann Enciso, the VFW Commander. The ...

Chukchansi Artist Works with Fresno Flats to Preserve Indigenous History Oakhurst – Fresno Flats Historical Village and Parks celebrates the beginnings of Oakhurst, when it was known as the museum’s namesake. But the museum does more than that. Fresno Flats residents, as the town established in 1856 as a farming, mining and logging community was called, were not the first ...

COARSEGOLD – Native American culture will flourish this weekend at the Coarsegold Historic Village, as the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians kicks off its 2018 Pow Wow in a celebration of song and dance with the theme, “Unity for the Future.” Presented by The Fresno Grizzlies and Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino, the Tribe’s largest cultural event of the ...

OAKHURST — Fresno Flats Historical Park is thrilled to announce that artist Shonna Alexander will be working on a new exhibit in the Nathan Sweet Museum: painting a mural during the Mountain Heritage Day celebration on Saturday, Sept. 16. “Hili hili, hoyowush nim Shik’il. walpe michƏksƏƏsƏƏ? My name is Shonna Alexander, I am twenty-four years old and Chukchansi and Miwok.” ...

COARSEGOLD — With construction halted on the construction site of the new Chukchansi Crossing fuel stop on Highway 41 at Lucky Lane, the investigation into the origin of a fragment of bone found yesterday continues. According to a report from ABC30, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that the bone found yesterday morning at the site is a human ...