NORTH FORK – Top prize in the first round of the 78th annual Lions Club Student Speakers Contest was claimed by Minarets High School senior Grant Hall. The Club Level competition was held on Wednesday, Feb. 11, in North Fork, with five students addressing the subject “Water Conservation — How can we reduce, recycle and reclaim?” Each student is allotted ...

COARSEGOLD – Coarsegold 4-H did great at Small Animal Expo, a test to measure what we are learning in our projects. Small Animal Expo is for dogs, poultry, rabbits, and dairy goats. We had members test in poultry and rabbit this year. Each expo includes a written test and then a skills test.

OAKHURST – The class of 2019 got familiar with Yosemite High School (YHS) a few weeks ago, and on Monday night their parents had a turn, going through an orientation of their own.

O’NEALS – If you have old electronics hanging around the house or garage just taking up space, you may want to know that Minarets High School is holding their first E-waste Drop-off Day, this Friday, Feb. 13.

Submitted by Yosemite High School FFA OAKHURST – The Yosemite FFA Badgers are at it again. On Thursday, Feb. 5, six students competed at the East Fresno/Madera FFA Sectional Speaking contest.

MADERA COUNTY – For the 22nd year in a row, Yosemite High School has won the Madera County Academic Decathlon. The competition for 2015 was held on Feb. 7 in Madera. The Academic Decathlon team from Yosemite High School will compete in the California Academic Decathlon State Finals on Mar. 20-22 in Sacramento. Yosemite High School scored 35,952.3 points out ...

OAKHURST – The Oakhurst College Center will hold its annual Community Unity event on campus Thursday, April 30, 2015 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This event brings mountain area vendors, service groups, and colleges together to celebrate the foothills community. There will be free food, music, workshops, games, and prize drawings. Every half-hour starting at 12:00 p.m., Lowell Young, ...

OAKHURST – Why drive to Fresno for an amazing evening of entertainment? Save the miles on your car and plan on staying local for the evening of Saturday, Mar. 7, as Yosemite High School’s award winning Badger Music Department is holding their 7th annual “Nite on the Town.” This is a fundraiser event for them and an evening of pure ...

Submitted by Yosemite High School FFA OAKHURST – It’s a new year and Yosemite High School FFA is ready to rock ‘n roll and make this the best year this chapter has seen in a while!

OAKHURST – Yosemite High School held their annual talent show Monday evening, Feb. 2, and the night was nothing short of impressive. The show featured an array of talents, from singing, dancing, and even a comedy standup act by YHS senior Madison Kollenborn.