Fridays at Fresno Flats will offer a dinner and program at 5:30 on Friday, June 8th. Bob Coates will present "How Does Your Garden Grow?". Admission is $10.00.The program  will answer the questions "what plants grow best in our area? What  plants are drought-resistant and will thrive during what may be a dry summer?"  The evening begins at 5:30 with dinner and program to follow. Fresno Flats is located on School Road (427) in Oakhurst., at Fresno Flats Historic Village and Park. The public is invited to attend this Centennial program.

Details: 683-6570

King Vintage Museum offers free admission to active military  The museum is offering free admission to active-duty military and their families between Memorial Day and Labor Day 2011 as part of the Blue Star Museum program. The free admission program is available to active duty family members (with valid military ID holder and five immediate family members). Active duty military include Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and active-duty National Guard and active- duty Reserve members. While there, chip in to the Jake For Mayor campaign raising money for the museum. 

Hilmar Cheese Factory Family Fun Tour & Ice Cream Activity!  Take a day trip this Summer Vacation: June 4 - August  31 at 11 am Monday - Friday (closed July 4). Take the tour followed by the Ice Cream activity. Create (and eat!) your own ice cream.  Join the fun as you "shake, rattle and roll" to create your own homemade individual frozen dairy dessert.  Fun for all ages.  $3.00 per participant. Sign in at the Peet's Espresso counter at 10:45 am. Tour begins at 11:00 am followed by the ice cream activity.  

Last week to see the butterflies at Home Grown Cellars

The popular Butterfly House at Home Grown Cellars will be open for one more week. Guests will have until June 9 to see the numerous species of beautiful flyers as they flit around the climate-controlled enclosure at Home Grown Cellars. Visit the website for hours and more information.   

Keep cool this summer at Quady Winery  

Switch up your summertime cooler for an Electra Moscato Slushie at Quady Winery. Veterans get one free on Memorial Day Weekend. Swap your usual cocktail for a tall glass of iced Elysium Tonic: Black Muscat, tonic and lemon. Visit us in Madera to experience our full line of moscatos, aperitifs, and dessert wines.

   

  

Free Ranger Talks/Walks at The Redwoods in Yosemite

Enjoy a beautiful vacation rental from The Redwoods in Yosemite and a free Ranger Walk as well! On June 12 and 19, enjoy the summer Evening Ranger Program at 6:30 pm at the Redwoods Clubhouse. On June 16 and 23, go on a two-hour hike and learn about Yosemite directly from the experts. The hikes start at  9 am.  

 

 

Holiday Inn Express Gateway to Yosemite offers Yosemite Package

In the package offered by Holiday Inn Express  you will receive a map of Yosemite National Park and a guide to Yosemite Valley to plan your trip ahead of time. We will give you a $10 GAS CARD and also a $5-off Coupon to Farnesi's Steakhouse for you to enjoy.  Also, you will receive 2 chilled SMART WATERS to help you keep cool on your trip up to the mountains.     

Friday Nights At the Lake resume

The popular concert series Friday Nights at the Lake in Yosemite Lakes Park resume later this month. Enjoy live music from popular bands from throughout the region, delicious barbecue, activities for kids and more every Friday night outside The Clubhouse in Yosemite Lakes Park. The concerts are free to the public. For more information, call 559-658-7466 x104.