NORTH FORK – The Lyn Mar Pond Guest Ranch will play host to a comedy show and dinner on Saturday, Nov. 16 starting at 5 p.m. The North Fork Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center will be throwing this party, featuring everything from local spirits to comedians and fire dancers. “This is not your grandma’s Chamber event!” say organizers.

COARSEGOLD – The Coarsegold “Cougars” are busy living up to their motto, “building a caring community of successful learners,” by finding creative ways to make contributions of time and talent. Between staging their annual country fair fundraiser, and honoring veterans of military service, the Cougars have been busy cats.

OAKHURST – District 5 Supervisor Tom Wheeler will hold the last Town Hall meeting of the year on Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Oakhurst Community Center at 6 p.m. This is your opportunity to ask questions of your elected representative and participate in the conversation about things that matter to you in your community. Discussion topics include:

YOSEMITE – The winners of the Gateway Expressions Student Art and Poetry Contest will be announced on Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite National Park. The creative submissions from students will be on display in The Ansel Adams Gallery on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15 and 16, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The award ceremonies ...

OAKHURST – The folks at the Elks Lodge are looking for a few good men. They have reported that some very nice ladies are looking for dance partners. Can you help? Are you game? The Elks host monthly dances, at 7 p.m. on the second Friday of each month at the Oakhurst Elks Lodge, and everyone is cordially invited to ...

COLUMBIA — Columbia State Historic Park will be celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Annual Lamplight Tours this year, and to mark the special occasion, they have themed this year’s Tour “A Merry Mystery”, an interactive way for visitors to experience this tradition. This year’s Lamplight Tours will be held on Friday, Dec. 6, and Saturday, Dec. 7. Tickets are ...

OAKHURST – Now that you’ve set your clocks back an hour, it’s time to set your calendar back a hundred years! The Sierra Historic Sites Association will host Christmas at Fresno Flats, an old-fashioned winter holiday celebration, from noon to 4pm on Sunday, Dec. 1.

YHS wins First Place in their class at the Visalia Invitational last month! After a thorough inspection by two Marines at the start of the parade, the band marched a short distance to perform in front of the judges. The competition is broken down into categories – Drum Major, Showmanship, ID Letters, Marching, Music and Percussion. These points are then ...

MARIPOSA – The Yosemite Area Audubon Society will lead a birding field trip to the Merced Falls Reservoir (McSwain Forebay) beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Nov 16. Everyone will meet at the Mariposa rest area adjacent to the Mariposa Museum and History Center just off Highway 140.

NORTH FORK – The Sierra Mono Museum will be holding their annual membership dinner on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the North Fork School from noon to 2 p.m. Everyone is invited to enjoy a turkey dinner with all the fixings, plus family fun, a cake walk and a raffle with a grand prize of an iPad mini.