MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — The Clean Air Centers Pilot Program was established by AB 836 (Wicks) and provides the Valley Air District $750,000 in funding to create a network of clean air centers to provide vulnerable populations a respite from wildfires and other smoke events. The program will pay public or private organizations up to 100% of the cost of large ...

OAKHURST – The Oakhurst Library will host a very special event on Saturday, July 18 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Susan and Tim Madden, co-founders of their non-profit organization, “Be the Power of One,” will be discussing their work in Haiti, which has been ravaged by recent storms and a 2010 earthquake. The Maddens and their organization have promoted Haitian ...

OAKHURST – Published author Jennifer Moss heads up a fiction writing group for teen writers, 13 – 18, at the Oakhurst Branch Library. The group meets in the Community Room starting Thursday, June 18 at 11:30 a.m. Topics are set to include storytelling, creating great characters (your hero and your villian), plotting, voice, point of view, writing great dialogue and ...

OAKHURST – The Summer Reading Program at the Oakhurst Library allows kids to “Read to the Rhythm” every Wednesday starting June 17. Kids ages 4 to 4th Grade can join in the fun from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by the 5th through 12th graders at 11:30 a.m.