NORTH FORK – The community is invited to participate in a free training program to become part of a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). The CERT Program educates people about disaster preparedness and trains them in basic response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, and disaster medical operations.

NORTH FORK – The North Fork Dance Club is having their Spring Performance on Saturday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the Dance Club in downtown North Fork. Dancers will be performing Tap/Ballet, Jazz/Hip Hop, Irish Step, Gymnastics, Belly Dance and the Fire dance finale.

COARSEGOLD – The 61st annual Coarsegold Rodeo returned Pro-Rodeo action to the Bohna Arena once again on Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5. After two days of tough and exciting competition, 155 cowboys and cowgirls from all around the state took home over $14,000 in prize money. Here are the official results from the weekend’s action:

BASS LAKE – After the excitement of lucky angler Pete Antonino landing the fish of a lifetime with a $10,000 payout on the first day of the 2013 Bass Lake Fishing Derby, fishing enthusiasts headed for the lake for hopefully a 2nd day of landing the “big one”, either the remaining $10,000 beauty or the one and only $5,000 tagged ...

NORTH FORK – Downtown North Fork was a beehive of activity on Saturday as the second annual North Fork Clean Up Day brought folks out to spruce up the town. This is the second year the North Fork Chamber of Commerce has orchestrated this day to shape things up before the summer season, and local business owners stepped up in ...

BASS LAKE – Fishing Derby Day 1 – One of the two $10,000 Derby Fish Caught! Pete Antonino, of Fresno, has been fishing the Bass Lake Fishing Derby since 1988 and he hit the jackpot on the 1st day of the 2013 Derby when he landed one of the two $10,000 tagged trout. Fishing near the dam in 22 feet ...

Tales of Cow Camps, Shake Makers and Basket Weavers NORTH FORK – Marcia Penner Freedman will be sharing her stories of Willow Creek on Sunday, May 5, at Slim’s Koffee Shak in North Fork from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Slim’s will feature a special menu of yogurt parfaits, pulled pork on a croissant and fruit skewers. Before the presentation, ...

OAKHURST – Helping One Woman (H.O.W.) will be honoring Anette Poplarchick at their monthly dinner at Di Cicco’s in Oakhurst on Wednesday, May 15, at 6 p.m. Anette suffered severe injuries in a head-on collision near YLP on Easter Sunday morning. She is recovering at home, with husband Rod taking time off work to be with her.

OAKHURST – Everyone treasures one or more places in the world, near or distant, that are special to that individual. Those places fill our memories with yearning, they inspire our spirit to commune with the eternal, and best of all, they nurture our hearts to love. It might be a white coral beach, a forest grove in winter, a canyon ...

OAKHURST – What do you get when you combine 17th century scenarios with contemporary high school students? Answers will be forthcoming at the new Yosemite High School Theater Arts Department spring play, “The Love of Three Oranges,” presented May 2, 3 and 4, at 7 p.m. in the YHS Theater. Theater arts teacher Lars Thorson says the “foolish modern fairytale” ...