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Comedy Preview: 3 Blonde Moms have a laugh on the family at The Funny Bone (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Pay to go hear other people talk about their kids? Most people would probably pass. …

SoCal fire crews watch for flames amid low humidity, high winds (The San Francisco Examiner)
LOS ANGELES ( Map , News ) – Fire crews watched for flare-ups in the Malibu burn area Wednesday as Santa Ana winds and low humidity levels increased fire danger in Southern California.

Whatever Happened To The Carringtons? (CBS 5 Bay Area)
Carole and Julie Sund and family friend Silvena Pelosso were kidnapped and murdered by serial killer Carey Stayner while sightseeing in Yosemite in 1998.

Soccer players head back into action for 2007-08 (Sierra Star)
Last year’s record is deceiving and they know it.

Sheriff’s wife backed no-bid contract for swap meet (Orange County Register)
Swap meet operator had given thousands to campaign of Deborah Carona’s husband, Mike.

What to do with private land in national parks? (MSNBC)
HELENA, Mont. – The managers of Utah’s Zion National Park missed an opportunity when 10 spectacular acres of privately owned land within the park’s boundaries came onto the market.

more (Bloomer Advance)
Do you plan on traveling for the Holiday season? Marie Gravunder, age 78, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2007 at Country Terrace in Bloomer. She was born June 17, 1929 in Yosemite, Ky., to Claude and Mattie (Lyons) Coleman.

Eagles set up shot (The Fresno Bee)
Clovis West High girls basketball coach Craig Campbell still shakes his head when he watches his team perform shooting drills in the main gym.

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Several opportunities to attend Yosemite National Park’s famous Bracebridge Dinner have become available.  Bracebridge is a national cultural treasure, a three-hour-long holiday banquet and concert, conceived by renowned Yosemite photographer Ansel Adams, that occurs in the world-famous Ahwahnee hotel Dining Room.  Approximately 30 seats each night for this highly sought-after event have been packaged with lodging at the luxurious Yosemite View Lodge for the nights of December 18, 19, 21 and 26.  Each dinner seat is $376 per person, including the seven-course gourmet feast and musical pageant.  Rooms at the Yosemite View Lodge vary from $142 to $210 per night, a 20% savings offered specially for Bracebridge guests.  To reserve your Bracebridge Dinner tickets and hotel room package, call 1-800-321-5261.  Hurry, as these once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to attend Bracebridge will be gone before you can say, “Jack Frost.”

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Seven things to do in Yosemite in winter (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
When it comes to summer vacations, many people make Yosemite National Park, with its sheer granite cliffs, thundering waterfalls and endless forests, their destination. But the park, which encompasses almost 1,200 square miles in the Sierra Nevada, can be just as breathtaking in winter. …

Seven things to do in Yosemite in winter (Lexington Herald-Leader)
When it comes to summer vacations, many people make Yosemite National Park, with its sheer granite cliffs, thundering waterfalls and endless forests, their destination. But the park, which encompasses almost 1,200 square miles in the Sierra Nevada, can be just as breathtaking in winter. “A lot of people don’t understand how spectacular Yosemite can be in the winter,” says Kenny Karst, public …

A&E Calendar for Nov. 23-30 (Santa Maria Times)
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Article Photo History (The San Francisco Examiner)
Examiner Reader said: Building in the fire prone canyons of southern California is just as stupid as building below sea level in New Orleans. Both get what they deserve.

Mild Weather Could Make Yosemite A Popular Destination (MyMotherLode.com)
Yosemite, Ca — With fairly mild weather in the forecast, Yosemite National Park is expecting to see a good crowd funnel into the park over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Tourism in Mariposa rising despite rock slide (The Fresno Bee)
Tourist buses heading to Yosemite National Park still can’t pass through a stretch of Highway 140 buried under a rock slide, but that hasn’t put a damper on tourism in the foothill town of Mariposa.

Emotional trek to Sierra crash site for man who lost legs at age 10 (San Francisco Chronicle)
Donnie Priest pulls off his left leg and tinkers with his prosthetic ankle as casually as another hiker might tighten his bootlaces. He can see the crash site now, but it’s still a thousand vertical feet above him and the route up the mountain is about to get…

Word on the street (The Fresno Bee)
Fresno-based company MedSupply, which specializes in the rental and sale of home medical equipment, has opened its first retail outlet.

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National parks contain private land (AP via Yahoo! News)
The managers of Utah’s Zion National Park missed an opportunity when 10 spectacular acres of privately owned land within the park’s boundaries came onto the market.

Seven things to do in Yosemite in winter (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
When it comes to summer vacations, many people make Yosemite National Park, with its sheer granite cliffs, thundering waterfalls and endless forests, their destination. But the park, which encompasses almost 1,200 square miles in the Sierra Nevada, can be just as breathtaking in winter. …

more (Bloomer Advance)
Do you plan on traveling for the Holiday season? Marie Gravunder, age 78, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2007 at Country Terrace in Bloomer. She was born June 17, 1929 in Yosemite Ky., to Claude and Mattie (Lyons) Coleman.

Yosemite: A natural winter getaway (Tulare Advance-Register)
As autumn drifts into winter, Yosemite National Park, a popular attraction to visitors across the globe in the spring and summer, offers a unique slate of seasonal attractions.

Former Buffalo man dies in Yosemite accident (The Buffalo News)
A Buffalo native has been killed in a hiking accident at Yosemite National Park.

Johnson, Oliveira voted to all-WYL team (The Sentinel)
Hanford High’s Mason Johnson and Lemoore’s James Oliveira were among eight players named to the all-West Yosemite League boys water polo team. Golden West senior Thomas Desrochers gained league MVP honors, and Johnson and Oliveira joined five other players on the all-WYL first team.

Air Travel Off to a Smooth Start in Fresno (KFSN-TV Fresno)
Departures out of Fresno Yosemite International were all on time Wednesday morning.

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Buffalo Native Dies in Yosemite National Park (WIVB Buffalo)
(November 18, 2007) – - A Buffalo native died while hiking at Yosemite National Park.

Former Buffalo man dies in Yosemite accident (The Buffalo News)
A Buffalo native has been killed in a hiking accident at Yosemite National Park.

Body near Yosemite identified as missing Greenbrae man (Marin Independent Journal)
A 65-year-old Greenbrae man reported missing last month has been found dead near Yosemite.

Wildland Fires Continue To Expand In Yosemite National Park (MyMotherLode.com)
Yosemite, Ca — Two wildland fires continue to burn in Yosemite National Park that were started during a lightning storm late last month, and park officials will continue to allow the fires to burn out naturally.

Birdies fly at recreational badminton tourney (State Hornet)
There were 37 participants in the Recreational Sports inaugural Badminton Tournament held Friday night inside Yosemite Hall 171. The indoor gym had eight courts set up as players exchanged forehands and backhands as birdies flew through the air.

Yosemite wildfires allowed to expand (Madera Tribune)
‘Seeing a natural fire can be a good experience …’ Two lightening fires continue to be managed under the watch of fire officials near and within Yosemite National Park.

$2.5m to aid course’s handicaps (The Fresno Bee)
At either end of a short stretch of the 11th hole at Riverside Golf Course are barren patches of dirt and muddy holes filled with standing water.