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Oakhurst Community Center The Center located at 39800 Road 425B provides a community meeting place for Oakhurst and the surrounding mountain area. It is beautifully landscaped, with expansive lawn areas and an outdoor stage. There are two halls, each with kitchen and restroom facilities. The Main Hall has a hardwood floor, large stage area, an excellent sound system, and will accommodate a maximum of 300 persons (250 for dining). A small adjacent meeting room accommodates up to 40 persons. The Pavilion Hall will hold up to 187 persons for assembly or 100 for dining. In addition to regularly scheduled activities, the Center is used for weddings and receptions, anniversaries, birthdays and special events. The hall is available for rent from the non-profit Oakhurst Community Center, Inc., and may be reserved by calling 559-683-2290 (message line only). Sierra Senior Center The Sierra Senior Center is located at 49111 Cinder Lane, just behind the Oakhurst Community Center and Sierra Mountain Little League Field. The center is a non-profit public benefit corporation intended to promote the education, nutrition, health and well-being of senior citizens in the Eastern Madera County area and all are welcome. The center’s mission is to unite members in bonds of friendship, goodwill and mutual

Coarsegold Historical Society’s Coarsegold Historic Museum The Coarsegold Historic Museum, 31899 Highway 41, south of the town of Coarsegold and just south of Lucky Lane, is the setting of a rock and mud adobe house dating back to the late 1800s, used then as a horse drawn freight way station. An old wooden addition to the adobe has been restored and includes a room of military memorabilia and uniforms (from Vintage Museum), a turn-of the-century bedroom setting, a room dedicated to local pack-station-operator Johnny Jones and a room with many historical items. The adobe is listed on the California Register of Historical Resources. Before paving the new road in the 1930s, the old highway was just east of Highway 41 and went in front of this house. On the museum property is the one-room Picayune Schoolhouse, a local Historical Landmark that is on the California Register of Historical Resources. Built in 1913 and actively used until 1956, it was moved from near Picayune and Quartz Mountain Roads in 1994. An extensive collection of old farming and mining implements may be seen on the museum property. The Hazel Kennedy Barn houses the research center and museum of artifacts. Hundreds of items from this region are of interest to those wishing to explore the history of Eastern Madera County. The museum maintains cross-reference material for those doing research of places or names of individuals. A working blacksmith shop is on the museum property. It resembles the shop that was here during the days of the active way station for the horse and mule-drawn freight wagons. The shop has been built using old barn wood. For information about tours of the museum, call 559-642-4448 or by mail at PO Box 117, Coarsegold, CA 93614. Visit our website: coarsegoldhistoricalsociety.com . Visit us on Facebook.

understanding and to communicate the same among other senior citizens. They take an active interest in the civic, cultural and social welfare of the community and also provide a forum for the open discussion of matters of public interest.

The Sierra Senior Center has a full kitchen, main hall, library/computer room, large conference room and restrooms. For recreation, there is an outdoor picnic area and horseshoe pit. The center is also available for your events. Please email requests to oakhurstsierraseniorcenter@gmail.com or call at 559-658-2200 for reservations. For more information, see the Sierra Senior Center on Facebook.

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