OAKHURST – Early fall at the Boys at Girls Club (BGC) kicked off with happy, energetic kids, and a fresh crispness floating on the air. Members started crafting and drawing for the season early on, eagerly awaiting many exciting events at our Club.

MADERA COUNTY – Results of the race for Bass Lake School District Area 4 Trustee are in question after an issue concerning area boundaries required residents to complete provisional ballots in order to vote in that contest. Dalene Stephens emerged as the winner on Tuesday, by a slim margin over Bill Freed, while incumbent David Read received what, for now, ...

AHWAHNEE – Voters in Bass Lake School District (BLSD) Area 4 should take special note at the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4. What appears to be a clerical error has resulted in an important race being left off some ballots, requiring constituents to request a provisional ballot at their polling place if they want their vote to count in the ...

O’NEALS – Scores of high school students around the foothills are currently working on their senior projects, known at Minarets as a Senior Legacy Experience (SLE). For their SLE, students on the verge of graduation are tasked to work in an area of personal or professional interest to “develop an educational experience that will impact their campus or community,” according ...

Emma Hussey is the Coarsegold 4-H Club Reporter COARSEGOLD – Pat Strimling has been the Community Club Leader for Coarsegold 4-H for 30 years! A long time ago, her daughter Diana was a 4-H member and Pat continued to be a leader for our club even after Diana grew up.

YOSEMITE – Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Conservancy and The Ansel Adams Gallery once again sponsored a Gateway Expressions Student Art and Poetry Contest in September. The park received a record 230 submissions from local community schools. Artwork was divided into categories and winning pieces were selected by park staff and park partners. The result is a terrific show that’s open ...

MADERA COUNTY – Academic Decathletes from throughout California will attend Madera County Office of Education’s Academic Decathlon Lecture Day on Thursday, Oct. 23. Valley experts will lecture on six subject areas to more than 450 students from throughout the state.

Submitted by Sarah Campbell, Band Mom OAKHURST – Yosemite High’s Badger Marching Band & Percussion is off to a fierce start this school year! The students have hardly taken a breath since the beginning of August.

Written by Rhett Samper – Student Reporter O’NEALS – Spring Valley 4H was well-represented at this year’s Madera County Fair. Getting livestock and show animals ready for for competition takes hours of dedication and hard work. Spring Valley 4H members brought home lots of ribbons across the board and in every barn. Congratulations to all our exhibitors; we celebrate all ...

AHWAHNEE – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so ladies, get ready to tee it up on Saturday, Oct. 18, for the Save the Mamas’ Tatas Women’s Golf Tournament at River Creek Golf Course in Ahwahnee, starting at noon. It’s 4-women teams, best ball. Dinner afterwards will be cooked and served by the three boys who have made this fight ...