OAKHURST – The community in all its glory is invited to a free Christmas dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 23 from 3 – 8 p.m. at the Oakhurst Community Center. Organizers promise food, fun, and fellowship, and are currently looking for volunteers to help provide food teams and entertainment. This will be the sixth year for Oakhurst Outpouring, a free community ...

OAKHURST – This year’s premiere holiday event, benefiting the Boys & Girls Club of Oakhurst and other local charities, will be held on Sunday, Dec. 7, in Pines Resort Lake View Room. The Club’s Christmas Tree Auction has become a holiday tradition for the Mountain Area. Abundant silent auction items are offered in addition to raffles, a door prize and ...

MARIPOSA – A workshop entitled “Integrating Poultry with Gardens, Orchards and More,” will be offered free of charge on Sunday, Nov. 16, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the One Light Bed and Breakfast Meeting House in Mariposa. Ken Boche, permaculture designer and teacher, will lead the workshop, which is the last in the 2014 six-part series on Permaculture, and ...

MADERA COUNTY – If you’ve ever been asked where you got all that junk and your barn doors are bulging out from all the old dusty, rusty stuff you’ve collected in there, your day is about to come. That’s right: it’s time to get picked.

MARIPOSA – The annual fashion show runway event hosted by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) steps out on Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Mariposa Fairgrounds. This year’s show promises to be a wildly entertaining afternoon of “Boots and Bling,” silent and live auction, great finger food, plus a few surprises.

OAKHURST – The Oakhurst branch of Helping One Woman (HOW) will meet at El Cid’s Mexican Cuisine tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 12, in support of Joyce Papazian. The gathering begins at 6 p.m. and reservations are requested. Many people remember Joyce as the energetic and helpful woman working at Miller’s Mountain Sports. Recently diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer, Joyce is ...

OAKHURST – Mountain Community Women are excited to introduce their newest fund raiser – the Antiques and Collectibles Appraisal, Boutique and Luncheon, on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Oakhurst Community Center Main Hall and Pavilion. The Boutique hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m; appraisal hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with lunch available from 11 a.m. – 1:30 ...

OAKHURST- The Oakhurst Library is pleased to host a workshop presented by Carla Hyatt from Bakersfield. At the class, participants will make three sculpted Christmas cards using the ancient art of folding paper into various shapes.

HORNITOS – At once exciting and nearly ethereal, a candle-lighting and procession in the old Mexican town of Hornitos winds its way from plaza to cemetery each year on November 2, to celebrate Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Hornitos in Spanish means “little ovens,” as the town in Mariposa County is named after Mexican tombs shaped ...

OAKHURST – Just in time for holiday decorating and gift-giving, the Madera County Master Gardeners will host a Wreath Workshop at the Oakhurst Library on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The hands-on workshop will be presented by Master Gardener Linda Sloan and participants will make a wreath to take home. Due to limited space and time, ...