MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Get ready for the small town summer, everyone! The Mariposa County Friends of the Fairgrounds is hosting their first ever annual fair pre-party. There’ll be dancing and BBQ and lots of fun activities for the little kids, plus a Bloody Mary bar for us big kids! There’ll also be live music with The Gilly Girls Band and ...

OAKHURST — Start your engines and get ready to ride, everyone! This Saturday, Central Sierra Bikers for Christ will be holding their annual motorcycle bike blessing and benefit run. All proceeds go directly to the Helping Hands Pregnancy & Parenting Center in Oakhurst and Mariposa. Date & Time: Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Registration is from 9:00 – ...

BASS LAKE — The Bass Lake Lion’s Club and the Antique & Classic Boat Society present the 31st Annual Antique & Classic Boat Show at Miller’s Landing at Bass Lake! Boats from all over the state will be competing for “Best of Show.” Come, enjoy, and cast your vote! Date & Time: Saturday, May 20, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ...

OAKHURST — La Sierra Guild of Valley Children’s Hospital will be holding it’s annual Cinco de Mayo Luncheon at the Oakhurst Community Center. El Cid’s Mexican Cuisine will be providing a meal of enchiladas, rice, beans, chips, and salsa. There will be lots of raffle prizes as well as a door prize. La Sierra Guild is a non profit organization, all proceeds ...

RAYMOND — The 35th Annual Raymond Parade, sponsored by the Raymond Community Association, will be held this weekend starting at high noon at the Raymond Museum. Come have a great time as you see the historic town and participate in an afternoon raffle to help support local scholarships. Date & Time: Saturday, April 15, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ...

OAKHURST — Soroptimist International of the Sierras is hosting their 6th Annual Chili Cookoff at the Oakhurst Community Center. There will be a judging contest for “best chili,” live music, and a raffle. This is one of the major Soroptimist fundraisers for the year and will help them implement their ‘Live Your Dream’ and ‘Dream It – Be It’ programs ...

OAKHURST — Oakhurst Boy Scout Troop 316 and Girl Scout Troop were at the Oakhurst Elks’ Veterans Day Dinner helping out with the opening ceremonies. The event was fabulous! A spaghetti dinner with meat or vegetarian sauce, salad, and dessert left everyone with a happy belly. A large raffle with some very cool baskets and other items, such as a very ...

NORTH FORK — Once again, the North Fork Women’s Club put on a great chili cookoff! There was awesome chili, pies, cakes, and great live music by Transfer Station. There were also some wonderful raffle and auction prizes supplied by club members such as beautiful baskets with beer, coffee, manly man things, kids games, toys, and even a mink Teddy ...