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Home among the giants

Brenda Negley holds a photo of her grandparents, John and Marge Hawksworth, who were campground hosts at Nelder Grove for 20 years. Negley is pictured with Reid and Adele Marks, who were campground hosts at Nelder Grove for a number of years and helped Negley create an interpretive guide for the Nelder Grove area.

Home to Brenda Negley is living in the midst of towering Giant Sequoias every summer at Nelder Grove above Oakhurst

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SPORTS

Olympic Hopefuls

Cheyenne Coffman used to swim in the Yosemite High School pool, competing against the Badgers when she lived in Prather and was a member of the Sierra High swim team. She was named the North Sequoia League MVP swimmer four times. She also played water pol
BRIAN WILKINSON

Clean Sweep

The shores of Bass Lake were a lot cleaner last Saturday after nearly 70 volunteers participated in the 15th Annual Bass Lake Spring Clean. More than 150 large plastic bags of trash was collected between 9 a.m. and noon and brought to Recreation Point at
TIFFANY TUELL

Hotshots kick-off season with family

Family members gathered at Batterson Fire Station -- home to the U.S. Forest Service Sierra Hotshot crew -- above Oakhurst last week for the 13th Annual Family Day. The event kicks-off the beginning of fire season and allows family members to get a glimps
BRIAN WILKINSON

Ending the year on a high note

Toes were tapping and hands were clapping throughout the The Yosemite High School Music Department's free "End of the Year Concert" May 9 in the school's cafeteria.
BRIAN WILKINSON

Department head responds to grand jury report

Kelly Woodward, director of the Madera County Department of Social Services, has sent an 11-page response to a grand jury report that was critical of her department.
BRIAN WILKINSON

Disappointment in closing of Sierra Lanes

Mountain Area bowlers, volunteer coaches and parents were not happy to hear the recent news that Oakhurst's Sierra Lanes would close June 7. The bowling alley that has served the Mountain Area for the past 27 years, will be converted to a Grocery Out
TIFFANY TUELL

Oakhurst College celebrates 'Community Unity'

Last week the Oakhurst College Center was bustling with even more activity than usual as more than 40 vendors and organizations flocked to campus to be part of the third annual Community Unity Event.
BRIAN WILKINSON

Yosemite High valedictorians honored

Yosemite High School's 17 valedictorians for 2013 -- seniors who will graduate June 7 with 4.0 cumulative grade point averages or higher -- were honored May 2 during the 27th Annual Paul & Martha Pitman Awards Banquet at Sierra Meadows Country Cl
TIFFANY TUELL

Family teams up to fight cancer at Relay for Life

For more years than he can recall, North Fork resident Mike Garcia, 56, has been participating in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life event by joining any team in need of help. However, this year's relay event, which will be held May 18
SPORTS

Fisherman almost released $10,000 fish

Pete Antonino, 83, of Fresno, caught a $10,000 trout last Saturday during the 30th Annual Bass Lake Fishing Derby and almost threw it back in the lake.