MOUNTAIN AREA — Want to know some of what’s happening around the foothills this year to celebrate the season, from Harvest Festivals to Halloween Haunts? Here’s a basket full of treats so you can pick and choose. Click on flyers to enlarge.   Pirates for Hope, Thursday, Oct. 26 – Sunday, Oct. 29 in Coarsegold Pirates For Hope are holding their ...

MADERA COUNTY – Following are details from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office of reports taken locally from Monday, Oct. 16  to Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017. Bass Lake mail theft On Monday, Oct. 16 at 9:28 a.m. a deputy was dispatched to a telephonic call of mail theft that occurred at Malum Ridge Road and Marina View Drive. A report was ...

OAKHURST — The ancient art of folding paper into various shapes called “origami” will return to the Oakhurst Branch Library this year, at a special workshop where Carla Hyatt will teach participants to make an origami Christmas wreath and Santa Claus. The free workshop is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 28, at the library located at ...

OAKHURST – Summer may have ended, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop. With the changing leaves and cool weather approaching, there’s no better way to get out and enjoy fall than by participating in and attending the ARTober “Chalk Out” event held Sunday, Oct. 29 from 11:30a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sierra Star parking lot on ...

OAKHURST — If you’re looking for something really fun to do that helps do something for someone else, look no further than Kiwanis Night at the Golden Chain Theatre. The community is invited to help support an organization that provides scholarships and other benefits to local youth, as Sierra Oakhurst Kiwanis host a fundraiser on Saturday evening, Oct. 28: it’s ...

OAKHURST — Looking for a great bargain? Stop by the Oakhurst Elks Lodge for the annual Trash to Treasures Yard Sale. It’s organized by the Mountain Lady Elks for Saturday, Oct. 21 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. They say you’ll find lots of great deals and you’ll be giving to a good cause while you’re at it. In the ...

OAKHURST — After nine wonderful years in Oakhurst, A Cause 4 Paws owner Vickie Deane has announced she is going to retire on Dec. 30, 2017. Vickie sincerely wants to thank everyone in her community for their wonderful support throughout the years, especially those animal lovers who helped her save over 850 stray pets. The store will place all of ...

OAKHURST – The annual Oakhurst Fall Festival, presented by the Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce, celebrates 25 years on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13 and 14, at the Oakhurst Community Park. To commemorate this milestone event in the community, a few changes and additions have been made to present an amazing festival for our community (click video link below). The ...

OAKHURST — A motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital after attempting to elude police on Highway 41 in Oakhurst last night. Just after 11 p.m., a CHP officer was headed southbound into Oakhurst near Suburban Propane when a Honda GL1100 motorcycle passed him in the opposite direction at a high rate of speed. The officer made a U-turn and turned ...

OAKHURST — The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is asking for information about dozens of gunshots heard by residents in the area of Road 426 and Road 423 last night. On Thursday night, several people called in and reported hearing about 75 gunshots in the area, according to the Sheriff’s Office, and one person said it sounded like a “gun fight.” ...