🌱 How Yosemite’s photo fame could reshape life around Bass Lake

Good morning to you Bass Lake! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Yosemite’s photo fame could reshape life around Bass Lake

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
• Thursday: Very warm with plenty of sun, temps: high: 84, low: 57.
• Friday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 83 and low of 57 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Yosemite Among Most Photographed Parks in America (sierranewsonline.com) — Bass Lake is highlighted as one of the mountain communities most affected by Yosemite’s growing global visibility and tourism, bringing both economic opportunity and pressure on local infrastructure and conservation. A new photo-based study ranks Yosemite as the third most photographed U.S. national park, underscoring how iconic nearby Sierra landscapes have become for visitors worldwide.
   

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📸 Around Bass Lake

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

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📣 Bass Lake Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday May 15

• YHS Football Team to Hume Lake
  Yosemite Unified Oakhurst, CA 93644
• Environmental Control Committee →
  Yosemite Grill, Oakhurst-North Fork, 30250 Yosemite Springs Court, Coarsegold
  10:00 am
• YHS Cadet Corps to Bivoac at Peterson Ranch
  Yosemite Unified Oakhurst, CA 93644
  3:00 pm
• Family Game Night
  Coarsegold Elementary Coarsegold, CA 93614
  6:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• Mountain Artisans Market →
  
  4:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• Turf in the Bog. Solo Irish Flute. →
  Yosemite Wine Tails, 40409 CA-41, Oakhurst
  1:00 pm

Sunday May 24

• #InviteOnly →
  Nativos Italian Restaurant, 711 Lucky Ln, Coarsegold
  6:00 pm

Wednesday May 27

• CSE Meeting →
  Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino, 711 Lucky Ln, Coarsegold
  9:00 am

Thursday June 4

• Restaurant Committee →
  Yosemite Lakes Owners' Association, 30250 Yosemite Springs Pkwy, Coarsegold
  5:00 pm

Tuesday June 30

• Equestrian Committee →
  Yosemite Grill, Oakhurst-North Fork, 30250 Yosemite Springs Court, Coarsegold
  6:00 pm

Sunday September 20

• 53rd Annual Meeting of SOVE →
  Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite, 1122 CA-41, Fish Camp
  2:00 pm
• Yosemite Little League Meeting →
  37976 Road 222 Wishon, Oakhurst
  6:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Yosemite Unified School District posted a job opening for Yosemite Unified- Director of Maintenance, Operations, Transportation and Facilities in Oakhurst. Apply here.
• Big 5 Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Assistant Manager Trainee- Part Time in Oakhurst. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bass Lake here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Oakhurst

• Fire, Fuel, and the Future: Hands-On Solutions (sierranewsonline.com)
• Madera County school placed on lockdown after potential threat (yourcentralvalley.com)
• Watch: 'Sweet Magnolias' trio chase their dreams in Season 5 (fresnobee.com)

Mariposa

• Vermont man arrested in Mariposa County after shooting, deputies say (yourcentralvalley.com)

Yosemite Valley

• The Frog That Inspired Mark Twain Is Making a Comeback in Yosemite (activenorcal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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