BASS LAKE – Bass Lake was the center of car activity Saturday for the inaugural Bass Lake Hot Rod and Classic Car Show, sponsored by the Bass Lake Chamber of Commerce and Budweiser. About 55 cars were on display throughout The Pines Village, a great turnout for a first year event according to Lanie Suderman who put the show together.

Submitted by Peggy Decker OAKHURST – The Oakhurst Boys and Girls Club (BGC) performed a great community service this afternoon, learning about their watershed, and contributing to its health and well-being. In collaboration with Justine Reynolds (AmeriCorps) and Brittany Dyer (Chowchilla/Fresno Watershed), the kids helped with an early bird version of the Oakhurst River Parkway 5th Annual Great Sierra River ...

NORTH FORK -The North Fork Women’s Club, famous for their delicious food served up at gatherings all around the area, have some special events coming up in the next few months. Spaces are now available for the North Fork Fall Festival, to be held at the Old Mill Site on Saturday, Oct. 5. The Fall Festival is sponsored by North ...

WAWONA – The Wawona Friends of the Library will hold their annual fundraiser, a Book/Bake/Craft Sale, on Saturday, Aug. 31, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the library parking lot. If it rains, the sale moves to the Wawona Community Center.

BASS LAKE – District 5 Supervisor Tom Wheeler will hold the next in a series of Town Hall Meetings in Bass Lake on Thursday, Aug. 29, from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Pines Resort, Lakeview Room A. This is a chance for the public to hear from their elected representative on the Madera County Board of Supervisors, and ask ...

Submitted by Jannai Pero OAKHURST – “The Making of America” Constitution Seminar is coming to the Yosemite New Life Church on Saturday, Sept. 14.

Submitted by Mark Heliger We will be hosting a social gathering of many of the 21 artists that belong to Gallery Yosemite, and invite you to join us on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 11 a.m. at Sweetwater Steakhouse. We all are interested in connecting with our neighbors and letting them know that if they want to find some really great ...

AHWAHNEE – Take a peek back in time to the days a hundred years ago and more, as the history-loving Grub Gulch Chapter 41-49 of E Clampus Vitus dedicates a monument at an old blacksmith shop and cottage located off Road 600. On Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10 – 11 a.m. local “Clampers” are meeting to honor the legacy of ...

OAKHURST – There were lots of smiles and hugs all around as winners of the Smokey Bear Coloring Contest gathered to collect their prizes and pose for a photo with the famous forest denizen himself. Over 40 kids from age 4 to 12, brought their artistic talents to “bear” during the 21st annual competition, co-sponsored by Sierra Tel and Cal ...

Submitted by Brittany Dyer OAKHURST – Sustainable Forests and Communities Collaborative is a group comprised of a diverse range of stakeholders from throughout Madera, Mariposa, Fresno and Tulare Counties with a common interest in the ecological, economic and cultural health of the Sierra Nevada. They are inviting residents, agencies and organizations to join their ranks, and attend their next gathering.