COARSEGOLD – Caring Vets and American Legion Post 110 will be hosting their first annual Sporting Clay Shoot & BBQ on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Sun Mountain Gun Club, 32866 Shotgun Lane in Coarsegold. Check-in and a continental breakfast begin at 8 a.m., with the competition starting at 9 a.m., and a BBQ lunch at noon.

NORTH FORK – Once again, the folks at Hillside Baptist Church are joyfully preparing for one of their favorite yearly events – the 6th Annual Shoe Giveaway on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. – noon. A pair of new shoes will be given free of charge to any student pre-kindergarten to 12th grade living in the North Fork, O’Neals ...

COARSEGOLD – Cougar fans, families and all Coarsegold Elementary School supporters, get ready for a big event, as Saturday, Oct. 4 is the Coarsegold School Annual Country Fair. The happenings take place from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. and include tasty treats, a swinging silent auction, and for the first time, a car show. The upper field of the school ...

OAKHURST – The Community Room was packed with people and papers, as scribes and others brought their books and expertise to the Author’s Day event at the Oakhurst Library on Saturday, Sept. 27. Friends of the Branch Library (FOBL) helped prepare the room and Librarian Dale Rushing greeted people as they arrived.

COARSEGOLD – The Bucking Bull Owners Syndicate (BBOS) is pleased to announce their season Finals, the Coarsegold Challenge, being held at the Coarsegold Rodeo Grounds (Bohna Arena) on Saturday, Oct. 11. The BBOS will be bringing the best bulls in the state to Coarsegold for an unforgettable family fun experience benefiting victims of Oakhurst area fires.

AHWAHNEE – District 5 Supervisor Tom Wheeler will be hosting the next in his series of Town Hall meetings on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Wasuma School in Ahwahnee. This is a chance for constituents to discuss issues that are important to them with their representative on the Madera County Board of Supervisors.

MARIPOSA – The Yosemite Area Audubon Society (YAAS) is pleased to inaugurate its 2014-15 program season with a presentation by noted Yosemite author and naturalist Michael Elsohn Ross in Mariposa on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. Ross will tell the stories of 5 of the 24 women he profiled in his newest book for young adults, “A World of ...

NORTH FORK – The North Fork Boosters will be hosting Bingo on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the North Fork Town Hall. The Boosters would like to bring Bingo back on a regular basis, but it depends on the attendance they get for this first trial run. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the games starting at 6:00. The buy-in will ...

OAKHURST – Duo Pangelica will present a concert of music for two harps on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m. in the sanctuary of Hope Lutheran Church in Oakhurst. Pangelica features the talents of Ellie Choate of Coarsegold and Long Beach, and Jacquelyn Venter of Folsom. They also appear regularly as founding members of The American Harp Quartet. Their Sunday ...

MARIPOSA – Fall is a great time for home repairs and upgrades, and now the date is set for the 25th Annual Mariposa County Contractors Association (MCCA) Outdoor Home & Garden Show. The event takes place on Saturday, Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds.