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2B THURSDAY MARCH 1 2018Sports Oakhurst, CA SIERRASTAR.COM 0 0 0 3 5 3 0 8 0 5 0 1 2 0 1 8 A A JO A IR The Workforce Assistance Center Invites Interested Employers to Participate! Thursday, April 5, 2018 Madera District Fairgrounds Hatfield Hall 1850 Cleveland Ave, Madera, CA Find quality employees for immediate vacancies. Build a pool of applicants for future openings. Discover valuable resources and services that are available through the Workforce Assistance Center. Reservation deadline: March 23, 2018 To reserve your space contact Jorge Espinosa (559) 662-4540 or Ana Barriga-Gil (559) 662-4575 or via email Sponsored by Madera County Department of Social Services opportunity Auxiliary aids and services available upon request to individuals with ATTENTION EMPLOYERS! Link Land Use and Transportation The Sustainable Communities Strategy will identify how we can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in our County by the year 2042 considering land use changes and transportation improvements. Help MCTC: Provide your input at the following Workshops: Contact Dylan Stone at (559) 675-0721 ext.17 or or visit www.maderactc.org Make Space for Bicycles and Pedestrains Expand Transit Use Madera County Transportation Commission 2018 Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS Courtesy City of San Leandro 0 0 0 3 5 4 0 4 9 1 0 1 Questions: Monday March 5, 2018 5:30 pm 7:30 pm Chowchilla City Hall, Council Chambers 130 2nd Street Chowchilla, CA 93610 Tuesday March 6, 2018 5:30 pm 7:30 pm Madera County Transportation Commission 2001 Howard Road, Ste.

201 Madera, CA 93637 Wednesday March 7, 2018 5:30 pm 7:30 pm Oakhurst Community Center, Pavilion Room 39800 Road 425B Oakhurst, CA 93644 Thursday March 8, 2018 5:30 pm 7:30 pm Webster Elementary School, Cafeteria 36477 Ruth Avenue Madera, CA 93636 Do you LIVE, WORK, PLAYor in Madera County? Help us plan for the FUTURE of the County. After handling our ev- eryday work assignments and personal responsib- ilities, the weekend once again sneaks up upon us. Where should we travel for our weekend get-a- way? Do we take another drive into Yosemite Valley or maybe just stay closer to home and search for an unfamiliar trail. Some- times timing can be in our favor and introduce us to a new area adventure. Our senior hiking group that is very active locally and has information on trails that have been for- gotten or just not popular to our hiking public.

Last week I received my week- ly information on the designated hikes for their upcoming week. On Feb. 16 the senior hikers were hiking a road and trail located near the Bass Lake dam. Over the last few decades I thought covered every back road and trail around the dam. But this hiking informa- tion caught my attention.

The guide heading up this adventure was Linda Shepler. She is quite the experienced hiker and has been a tour guide throughout Yosemite Valley and surrounding areas. As I was reading through the information I realized this hike would take me into an area that was not familiar to me. What intrigued me were the grave sites of two Mono Indian women dating back into the early 1900s. Separating this site just over a mile hike are the grave sites of four workers who were killed in an accident during the construction of the origi- nal dam.

For decades I heard rumors of these sites but the opportunity to search for this history never materialized. On the morning of the hike, I met with the senior hikers along Road 274 north of Bass Lake. I the only one curi- ous, there were 30 others seeking a glimpse of histo- ry. Our hike started out on a service road to the dam area. First we viewed the grave site of the two Mono Indian women.

The site was located just off a widened trail over- shadowed by trees. A fence with a sign sur- rounded this scarred area and was dated 1911 and 1904. The North Fork museum has stated they were mother and daugh- ter, Julie and Jennie Hall and possibly died from Small Pox. We hiked across the dam and over a mile to another access dirt road to the location of the four dam workers. The two cement rectangular graves were at separate locations on opposite sides of the road.

One grave marker contained the remains of three men Theophilus Belmontes, Alex Carso and Agapito Mora. The second grave has the re- mains of George Pell dated 1910. Word of mouth states the four men were killed from a crane accident during the dam construction around 1910. The flume on the south side of Bass Lake was barely flowing which is unusual for this time of year. Hopefully the pre- dictions of some rain and snow will grace our Moun- tain Area soon.

Our pine and cedar trees need a boost before the heat of summer is upon us. This four and a half mile hike was easy to moderate. Even if you locate these histor- ical markers, the path ways surrounding this construction area of Bass Lake Dam will be reward- ing. This location is around 3,450 feet and is ideal for an afternoon day hike when our surrounding mountains are covered with a blanket of snow. OUTDOORS Bass Lake has secrets Krizan recalls his hike on the morning of Feb.

16, along Road 274 north of Bass Lake. BY TONY KRIZAN MOUNTAIN SECRETS TONY KRIZAN Special to Sierra Star The grave of two Mono Indian woman, mother and daughter, Julie (1911) and Jennie (1904) Hall. Almost one year to the day that the Indian Lakes Estates Property Owners Association received a $25,000 Community Grant grant from Chuk- chansi to build a new play structure at its Park Pavil- ion, the project has been completed and a dedica- tion ceremony was held Saturday, Feb. 24. time to cele- said Jan Fjellbo and Robert Guerrero, co-project managers and long-time residents of Indian Lakes.

According to Fjellbo and Guerrero, the event not only featured the dedication and recog- nition of all donors and volunteers who helped in its construction, but a slideshow of volunteers in action over the course of the project and refresh- ments. Present at the dedica- tion was Madera County Board of Supervisors Chairman Tom Wheeler. The ceremony recog- nized numerous business owners including Patrick Smith of Smith Worx Equipment and Tool Rent- al in Oakhurst who donat- ed five hours of forklift time to offload a semi- truck filled with the un- assembled RECREATION JAN FJELLBO Submitted Photo The new playground structure in the Park Pavilion at Indian Lakes in Coarsegold is a welcome addition for children Levi, Gracie and Jedidiah Dunlap who happily scramble over and through its tunnels, slides and bars. The siblings are the children of Indian Lake residents Matt and Marissa Dunlap. The new play structure, purchased with a $25,000 Community Grant from Chukchansi, was dedicated on Feb.

24. New Indian Lakes playground structure dedicated Chukchansi Community Grant provides for children in Coarsegold BY CELESTE WHEELER SEE CHILDREN, 8B.