COULTERVILLE — If you love outdoor plants and can’t resist a good bargain, here’s great news: Mariposa County Master Gardeners (MCMG) are holding a plant sale on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Coulterville Firehouse demonstration garden, and it’s just in time for fall. According to the Master Gardeners, fall is the ideal time to ...

MADERA COUNTY – The Madera County Health Department is offering Flu Vaccinations at various clinic sites throughout the county. Everyone is encouraged to Get the Shot, Not the Flu. There will be a $5 administration fee for each flu shot, but no one will be refused service if unable to pay. Flu shots are offered for persons 12 years of ...

OAKHURST — Oakhurst Mountain Lions invite all interested parties to attend their first Old Fashion Follow-the-Chalk-Lines Poker Run on Saturday, Oct. 19. Registration will take place from 8 – 9 a.m. in the Sears parking lot at Highway 49 and Junction Drive. Preregistration is open now. Cars, trucks, motorcycles: all vehicles are welcome. The cost is $25 per person.

OAKHURST – The works of a record number of artists will be on display for the 11th annual Sierra Art Trails Open Studio Tour, taking place October 4 – 6. Based in Oakhurst, which is located about 20 minutes south of Yosemite National Park, the region has a reputation for having more artists per capita than anywhere else in the ...

O’NEALS — Minarets High School is getting ready to start their engines for the Second Annual Minarets Car Show on Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show is an octane-fueled fundraising effort for about 20 Minarets students who will travel to Greece and Italy in June of 2014. Admission to the event is free to the public.

Submitted by the artist Anita StollSierra Art Trails 2013 Catalog # 14 Anita is known for her ethereal pastel landscapes. Her paintings are inspired by what she observes in nature. At the age of 50, Anita and her husband moved to the High Desert where she was immediately struck with the open expanses of sky and land. She was overcome ...

Submitted by the artist Jeff GrandySierra Art Trails 2013 Catalog # 70 I’ve been actively photographing the natural world for well over 30 years. So many of my favorite images over that time involve the subject of water in some form or other: bubbling brooks and wild raging rivers, still ponds or vernal pools, even clouds and ice. All have ...

WAWONA – Come and support Wawona School’s Tenth Annual Celebrity Scramble Golf Tournament at the Wawona Hotel Golf Course on Saturday, Sept. 21. Former CSU Fresno Golf Coach Mike Watney, Former Congressman George Radanovich, Warren Armstrong from ABC30 News and former KSEE 24 news anchor Faith Sidlow will be among the celebrity guests.

Submitted by the artist Moira DonohoeSierra Art Trails 2013 Catalog # 3 My inspiration comes from the land, especially the Sierra Nevada. It’s like a bridge to me, between the world you see, and the world that is felt, and whispered to us, in the big and in the small. When I was a child, much time was spent along ...

Photos by Virginia Lazar OAKHURST — The community gathered to commemorate Patriot Day at Sierra Tel on Sept. 11, 2013. The ceremony was well attended by nearly 200 people, all gathered to remember and reflect. Patriot Day was signed into law on December 18, 2001 as a day to remember those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. The ...