MADERA COUNTY – Following are details from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office of reports taken locally from Monday, June 26 to Sunday, July 2, 2017: Coarsegold Coroner’s report On Monday, June 26, a deputy responded to a delayed Coroner’s case with the primary physician stipulating to the decedent’s cause of death. This is a natural death case involving only a ...
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Hodges Wins Loggers Jamboree Title For The Ninth Time
NORTH FORK — The winner of the title 2017 All Around Logger at the Mid-Sierra Loggers Jamboree this past weekend was Nathan Hodges. Nate has earned the title nine times over the years. Katelyn Hough was crowned the 2017 Queen of the Loggers Jamboree, selling $11,300 in pre-sale tickets, and sponsored by Donna Pride. Emma Sweeney was crowned Little Princess, ...
Read More »Hazard Trees Removed At Rec Center In Time For Loggers Jamboree
Submitted by Justine Reynolds — NORTH FORK — Attendees at the Loggers Jamboree this weekend will be safe from hazard trees at the North Fork Rec Center thanks to North Fork Boosters volunteers and funding for tree removal from Yosemite/Sequoia Resource Conservation and Development Council (Yosemite/Sequoia RC&DC) through Pacific Gas & Electric’s Fire Safe grant program. This project’s goal was ...
Read More »“It’s All About The Rec” As Generations Enjoy Loggers Jamboree
NORTH FORK — “In the spring of 1984, my parents decided to take a Sunday drive up from where we lived in San Jose to the little town my dad had lived in in the 1950s,” Deborah Pennington Hough reminisces. “They spent the day in North Fork visiting all the places that held memories for my dad, including the old ...
Read More »Update On The Camp Fire Near Bass Lake 4 PM
SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST — Crews are making good progress on the Camp Fire, burning 4.6 miles up Central Camp Road near Forest Road 6S06. Firefighters now have a hose lay around the entire perimeter, and the fire is 30 percent contained. The Camp Fire was reported at about 1 p.m. today, and is holding at 5-10 acres. Forward progress has ...
Read More »Mid-Sierra Loggers Jamboree In North Fork This Weekend
NORTH FORK — For the 58th year running, the tradition continues as the annual Mid-Sierra Loggers Jamboree rolls into North Fork this weekend, July 1 and 2. This annual competition celebrates the past and keeps the tradition alive, pitting amateur and professional loggers against each other in categories such as axe throwing, hot saws, log rolling and many others. The ...
Read More »Claudia Box Named Loggers Jamboree Grand Marshal
NORTH FORK — Longtime resident Claudia Box has been chosen as the 58th annual Mid-Sierra Loggers Jamboree Grand Marshal. Claudia founded Box Feed in 1980 with her late husband Bern Box. Twenty seven years later, Box Feed is the go-to place for feed and ranch supplies in the mountain area. With many years under her belt as a North Fork ...
Read More »Star Gazing On The Sierra Vista Scenic Byway
NORTH FORK — Enjoy an evening of gazing at the stars on the beautiful Sierra Vista Scenic Byway on Saturday evening, June 24. All interested parties are invited to gather at the North Fork Post Office parking lot at 7 p.m. to carpool to Mile High Vista, about a 45 minute drive. Bill Dodge will be assisting in viewing and ...
Read More »“Extreme Fire Danger” Signs Available From NF Fire Auxiliary
NORTH FORK — With temperatures climbing near the 100 degree mark, the North Fork Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary is once again making signs available free of charge, to remind people of the constant danger of wildfire posed by one errant spark. One year ago a group of citizens in North Fork took the threat of wildfire seriously and put up ...
Read More »Vacation Bible School At North Fork Rec Center
NORTH FORK — Once again, Calvary Chapel will be hosting a week of Vacation Bible School (VBS), scheduled this year for June 19 through the 23 at the North Fork Rec Center. Children in kindergarten through 7th grade are welcome to attend VBS, which will run from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day. Parents must register their kids at ...
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