OAKHURST – Everyone is invited to come out and support the Oakhurst Community Center and celebrate its 50th Anniversary, as the all-you-can-eat extravaganza known annually as Rib Fest takes place on Saturday, June 20. Arrive hungry and leave the fancy clothes at home, because this is a night where food, friends, and fundraising take center stage. Proceeds benefit the Oakhurst ...

NORTH FORK – District 5 Supervisor Tom Wheeler will host the next in his series of Town Hall meetings on Thursday, June 18, at the North Fork Rancheria Community Center from 6 to 8 p.m. The meeting will include presentations from Cal Fire Battalion Chief Chris Christopherson, Madera County Firewise Coordinator Roger Maybee, and Emadco Recycling Operations Manager Ashley Smith. ...

OAKHURST – Published author Jennifer Moss heads up a fiction writing group for teen writers, 13 – 18, at the Oakhurst Branch Library. The group meets in the Community Room starting Thursday, June 18 at 11:30 a.m. Topics are set to include storytelling, creating great characters (your hero and your villian), plotting, voice, point of view, writing great dialogue and ...

COARSEGOLD – Mountain Area residents were treated to a dazzling array of style and color at the Coarsegold Classic Car Show (CCCS), Saturday in the Historic Village. This was the first time in the eight years of the event that the CCCS was held in the afternoon. It was the goal of organizers to beat the June heat, and the ...

COARSEGOLD – The Coarsegold Classic Car Show is held each summer since 2008, on the green at the Coarsegold Historic Village along Highway 41. In order to beat the heat, organizers have a brand new time for the 2015 show. It will be Saturday, June 13, from 4 – 8 p.m. as car owners and classic car lovers gather in ...

OAKHURST – The community is invited to join Honorary Mayor Candidates Katie Davis and Bob Macaulay as they team up for a day of fun and games for the whole family on Sunday, June 14, from 3 – 8 p.m. at the Sierra Senior Center. Katie Davis is running for Honorary Mayor of Oakhurst on behalf of Sierra Senior Center, ...

OAKHURST – The Oakhurst Branch Library will be hosting a special event with valuable information to help you plan your finances, on Saturday, June 27, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. “Invest for Life: A Road Map For Your Financial Future” will be presented by Sandra Esqueda of Golden 1 Investment Services, in the library’s Community Room. Sandra is a Financial ...

OAKHURST – The Children’s Museum of the Sierra will be having a Carnival on Saturday, June 13, to celebrate summer. Everyone is invited to join them from 10:30a.m. to 2 p.m. for lots of fun activities and refreshments. There will be Spin Art, Arts and Crafts, Games, and Hands-On Science, plus visits from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office, Cal-Fire and ...

OAKHURST – Twenty five jazz guitarists and eight bass players from across the United States and Canada will be performing in a free Jazz Guitar Concert on Thursday, June 25, from 7 – 9:30 p.m. at the Queens Inn Wine & Beer Garden.

Written by Ronnie Sweeting – Producer/Mariposa Evenings MARIPOSA – Cousin Jack’s Mariposa Evenings – brought to you by The Mariposa County Arts Council and its many fine sponsors – presents the second of thirteen weekends of free concerts with a special appearance/debut of San Francisco band Trance Mission, on Friday June 12, and DeWitt & Franklin on Saturday, June 13.