OAKHURST – Saturday, June 14, marks the opening of The Boarding House, a quirky comedy by Vern Hardn, presented by the talented players of the Golden Chain Theatre. Directed by Bobby Woods, the action takes place in the Home Sweet Home Boardinghouse, where life is anything but normal.

NORTH FORK – Tonight is the night to catch local favorite Good Medicine, playing their home-spun brand of music at the Pizza Factory in North Fork. Frank and Deb Sipes will be joined by Jeff Hallock, and perhaps drummer Mark Albosta, from 6 to 8 p.m. Good Medicine plays acoustic, modern folk rock, jam, blues, originals and covers. Their style ...

Submitted by Donna Pruitt, Museum Secretary The Children’s Museum of the Sierra is in the final preparation stages for their annual Family Carnival and Open House. This year’s event will be on Saturday, June 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year’s carnival will include games, prizes, special community visitors, crafts. gold panning, flower planting and much more.

OAKHURST – Six exciting regions of Yosemite will be represented through a series of fun interactive displays including vendors, food and beverages, at a family-friendly event coming soon to the Oakhurst Community Park. Mark your calender for the inaugural Yosemite Festival, set for Saturday, June 28. Be on the lookout for special appearances by such luminaries as Abraham Lincoln and ...

MARIPOSA – The first Saturday in June is the date set for the annual Mariposa County Master Gardeners Spring Garden Tour from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The public is invited to tour five very special local Mariposa home gardens plus the Mariposa Creek Parkway Native Plant Demonstration Garden along Mariposa Creek in downtown. Master Gardener docents will be on ...

OAKHURST – Fresno news anchor on KMPH Channel 26, Ashley Ritchie, will be at Branches Books & Gifts on Monday, June 16, at 10:30 a.m. to read to their young friends. Her book, Mr. Pickles Paints the Town, is the story of Peter Pickles who went to bed one night and woke up to find things had changed. The sky ...

NORTH FORK — The longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the Texas 4000 team, will be rolling through North Fork on Saturday, June 14, just 15 days after departing from Austin, Texas on to their final destination of Anchorage, Alaska.

MADERA COUNTY – Warning: be careful what you read about Sierra Freepackers. You may just want to become one. The Backcountry Horsemen of California Sierra Freepackers Unit is comprised of a cross-section of volunteers who work in concert with the Forest Service and others to keep public riding trails open and safe for horses and their humans. Many of the ...

MADERA – The summer gardening season has arrived, and the Madera County Master Gardeners are here to help you with all your gardening and landscaping questions. The Master Gardeners will host a free event for home gardeners and plant lovers on Saturday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

BASS LAKE – Results are in for the 4th Bass Lake Classic Triathlon, held on Saturday, May 31, and the news is good. Not only was the turnout excellent, one triathlete is now engaged to be married. “We had 489 triathletes participate this year, the biggest turn out yet,” said Rhonda Salisbury of the Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau, “and one ...