YOSEMITE LAKES PARK – Madera County District 5 Supervisor Tom Wheeler will hold the next in his series of Town Hall meetings on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 6 p.m. at the YLP Clubhouse. Along with items on the agenda, the public is invited to participate in the discussion by asking questions of their own, about issues of concern to them.

NORTH FORK – The town of North Fork comes alive with activity on Saturday Oct. 5, with a host of events, starting with the Grizzly Century Bike Run at 7 a.m. The Lions Club will be serving breakfast to the riders starting at 6 a.m., and to the public from 7 to 10 a.m., in Kennedy Hall at the North ...

YOSEMITE LAKES PARK – For residents of YLP, this has been a stressful summer, with one suspicious fire after another keeping everyone on edge. One thing that helped residents hold on to some sense of safety and sanity was the quick and efficient response of their local firefighters, and folks in the YLP community wanted to say thanks.

Submitted by Melanie Barker OAKHURST — Moxie Salon will host a Cut-A-Thon event to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Oakhurst (BGC) beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5. Business owner and stylist Stephenie Jewett along with stylists Carrie Diffey, Michelle Eads, Martin Arce, and Cheri Roderick wanted to have a grand opening with meaning. They chose Boys ...

Submitted by the artist Judy AndesSierra Art Trails 2013 Catalog # 30 My art comes from a strong appreciation of this beautiful mountain area and the valley below. My pastel paintings capture some of the places that have touched me and I want to share that feeling. My painting, “A Quiet Moment” can be seen at the Stellar Gallery in ...

Submitted by the artist Gay AbarbanellSierra Art Trails 2013 Images flow in and through me and my camera as well as my pen, in a spirit dance which I strive to share in my photography and poetry. The beauty and mystery of the unique and the mundane beckon to be expressed in unusual, creative and even abstract forms. I incorporate ...

Submitted by the artists Camille Fisher and Kaitlyn FisherSierra Art Trails 2013 Catalog # 64 and # 65 Camille Fisher (artist #64) is a creative, bright and lovely 9-year-old student at Oakhurst Elementary School (OES). She incorporates color playfully into her work, which is greatly inspired by her love of the natural sciences and by many generations of artists in ...

Submitted by the artist Craig SchubSierra Art Trails 2013 Catalog # 76 Craig Schub has ventured out to roads less traveled to get a sense of the terrain and vegetation that is reminiscent of the plein air paintings from early 1900s. Along the way, he found that the Sierra Nevada foothills is a treasured spot in which to live and ...

Submitted by the artist Vivian Helena Aumond-CaponeSierra Art Trails 2013 Catalog # 29 “Our beautiful mountains are my inspiration.” Vivian uses color, texture and ephemera in her mixed media fiber art. Along with her fiber art she will display jewelry, gourds, hand dyed scarves, and her original gift cards. This is an opportunity to visit one of our local historic ...

OAKHURST — It was hard to tell exactly how many people poured into Oahurst Community Park on Thursday, Sept. 19 in the early evening, mostly because half of the population was pint-sized, running busily to and fro. Still, bystanders estimated a crowd of 100 – 150 people had gathered on a school night to hang out in the park and ...