OAKHURST – A variety of exciting activities, an exterior Club remodel, and lots of fun contributed to an already very busy spring season at our local Boys & Girls Club in Oakhurst.

NORTH FORK – Get ready for a play the New York Times once said was “so funny we would never forget it.” Now, a murderously talented bunch of Minarets High School players are madly rehearsing to present Arsenic and Old Lace on Friday and Saturday, Apr. 10 – 11, on stage at the North Fork Town Hall.

O’NEALS – With spring cleaning on the minds of many this month, take note that you can safely dispose of just about anything that has a cord or battery at Minarets E-Waste Collection Day, this Friday, Apr. 10 from 9 a.m. – noon in the school parking lot. Minarets E-Waste Collection Day is the Senior Legacy Experience project of Mitchell ...

NORTH FORK – Plan now to attend a very special Pancake Breakfast sponsored by the North Fork Lions Club to benefit the North Fork School Garden. Breakfast will be served up from 8 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, Apr. 11, in Kennedy Hall at the North Fork Elementary School. Eggs, sausage and pancakes will be generously prepared by the Lions ...

OAKHURST – Mountain area residents are invited to take it easy this Friday night and let a couple of teenagers do all the dinner work. Katelyn Suderman and Jesse Villa-Martinez are hosting a Drive-Thru BBQ Tri-Tip Dinner on Friday, Mar. 27, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., in the Sierra Star parking lot on Road 426. The meal includes delicious tri-tip, ...

COARSEGOLD – Coarsegold 4-H members were invited to be guest speakers at Chick Days on Saturday, Mar. 7. Chick Days is an informational day for people from our area to learn about chicks and chickens, sponsored by Oakhurst Feed & Pet Supply in Oakhurst. This is the second year that Coarsegold 4-H members have been a part of this event.

AHWAHNEE – Calling all golfers and supporters of elementary education in the foothills: the PTA and kids of Coarsegold Elementary School invite duffers and others in the community to participate in the annual Cougar Classic Benefit Golf Tournament and dinner, on Saturday, Apr. 18, at Sierra Meadows Country Club. The tournament begins with a bang: “shotgun” start at 10 a.m. ...

Submitted by YHS Chapter Reporter Courtney Herrera OAKHURST – In Yosemite High School FFA news, three sophomores and one junior attended the Made for Excellence/Advanced Leadership Academy conference in Visalia in February, where they were quickly put to the test, meeting new friends and becoming better leaders.

MADERA COUNTY – The 2015 Madera County Academic Pentathlon culminated with an awards ceremony on Saturday, Mar. 21, naming Mountain Home School Charter’s 7th grade team and Ranchos Middle School’s 8th grade team winners of the competition. More than 400 students participated in this year’s five-event, two-day academic competition. Math and essay tests were held on Friday, Mar. 13 at ...

MADERA COUNTY – Three Madera County academic teams will be traveling this weekend to compete in state competitions. Yosemite High School’s Academic Decathlon team, who won the Madera County Academic Decathlon in February, will travel to Sacramento to compete against 66 County Champion teams, comprised of 570 students from throughout the state.