A celebration honoring the life of Steven P. Medley will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2006 in Yosemite National Park. Steve was the president of the non-profit Yosemite Association from 1985 until his death in a car accident on October 5, 2006. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/steve.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park to Waive Entrance Fee in Celebration of National Public Lands Day
All National Park Service sites, including Yosemite National Park, will offer free visitor admission on September 29, 2007 for National Public Lands Day. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/npld2007.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Welcomes Malidoma Patrice Some, PhD. for Black History Month Celebration
Public Invited to Free February 6th Event at the El Portal Community Hall, Dinner at 6:30, Presentation at 7:00 pm https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/bhm08.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park to Waive Entrance Fee in Celebration of National Public Lands Day and to Honor Newly Naturalized Citizens
All National Park Service sites, including Yosemite National Park will offer free visitor admission on September 27, 2007 for National Public Lands Day. Additionally, all National Park Service sites will also be offering free admission on September 28, 2008 in recognition of newly naturalized citizens. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/npld08.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Conducts Sierra Wilderness Celebration
Yosemite National Park will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act and the 30th Anniversary of the California Wilderness Act on Wednesday, September 3, 2014. Special events will take place throughout the day in Yosemite Valley and are designed to honor and celebrate the signing of these two acts, …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Kicks-off 125th Anniversary Celebration
Yosemite National Park kicked-off its celebration of the park’s 125th Anniversary with a ceremony at Yosemite Falls today. The theme of the event was Youth of Today: Park Stewards of Tomorrow. Approximately 500 people attended the event, 300 of whom were students from the Yosemite region and Sacramento. The guest …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Offers Free Admission August 25-28, 2016 In Honor of National Park Service Centennial Celebration
Yosemite National Park will celebrate the Centennial, 100 years of the National Park Service, on August 25, 2016. In honor of this historic milestone, park entrance fees will be waived Thursday August 25 through Sunday August 28, 2016. Camping fees and all other fees will still be applicable. The park …
Read More »Hmong Community Grieves Cancellation Of Its Fresno New Year Celebration, Largest In Country
Vietnam War veteran, Chongge Vang, 80, has been confined to his Sanger home during the pandemic, keeping busy with chores on his two-and-a-half acre property. “I have nothing to do, so I have to walk around and then clean up, water all the trees, all the fruit, you know. That’s …
Read More »These Middle Schoolers Have Something To Say About Hmong Culture And The New Year Celebration
Students at Terronez Middle School joined us for a conversation about the Hmong New Year celebration taking place at their school Friday, Dec. 6 from 5 – 7:30 p.m. The event includes dancing, singing, games and lots of food. Students told us the New Year reminds them about the importance …
Read More »Who are Laotians? Merced’s Lao educates with ‘New Year’ celebration for community
For the first time in about 30 years, the Central Valley’s Laotians, Hmong and other people calling the Southeast Asian country of Laos their ethnic home openly celebrated the Lao … Click to Continue »
Read More »Brawl breaks out at concert during Hmong celebration at fairgrounds
Video posted to social media sites YouTube and Facebook show dozens of Deev Siab concert goers brawling inside the Agricultural Building at the Big Fresno fairgrounds Dec. 27, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Car crashes on the way to family Mother Day’s celebration. No major injuries reported, police say
A family from Chowchilla was involved in a solo vehicle car crash on Sunday morning, California Highway Patrol officers said, and no major injuries were reported. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Car crashes on the way to family Mother Day’s celebration. No major injuries reported, police say
While on the way to celebrate Mother’s Day with family, a 24-year-old woman from Chowchilla lost control of her vehicle on Sunday morning and crashed into the guardrail on Highway … Click to Continue »
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