CASA gets new volunteers
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES WERE RECENTLY SWORN IN AT THE COURTHOUSE BY THE HONORABLE F. DANA WALTON. Full Story
Summer field research program registration opens
Course offers teens personal and intellectual challenges
Yosemite Institute, a campus of NatureBridge has announced a unique opportunity for 15 to 18-year-old students to take part in a two-week long adventure and learning program in Yosemite National Park. Full Story
'Katerpillar Kids' area expands
The Mariposa Butterfly Festival is a three-day event. There is a myriad of activities that take place throughout the weekend that attract thousands to the festival. The highlights are always the butterfly releases over Mariposa Creek.
This year the “Katerpillar Kids” area is expanding. The area is designated especially for preschool through primary grade ages. Full Story
Cogdill applauds governor's signing
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger last week signed Senate Bill 85, legislation authored by Senator Dave Cogdill (R-Modesto) to make property tax distribution more equitable for rural counties. Full Story
Harsha captures life’s precious moments through her poems
Some people can take the value of the moment, savor it and commit it to memory. Many others live in a constant whirlwind of activity and thought, often missing life’s most important moments. Full Story
Soroptimists visit King Vintage Museum
Mary Ann Hutcherson, a docent at the King Vintage Museum in Oakhurst, recently addressed the members of Soroptimist International of Mariposa. Hutcherson informed the Soroptimists that from March 6 to April 1 the museum will host the “Abraham Lincoln: Self Made in America Learning Station Exhibition” provided by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Full Story
Park offers Half Dome permits
Yosemite National Park will implement the Half Dome Cables Day Use Permit Interim Program beginning this summer for ascending the Half Dome cables on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. No permits will be required for the Half Dome cables Monday through Thursday. Permit reservations began on Monday, March 1, for the months of May and June. Full Story
Audubon program looks at the threat to the future of seafood
Seafood is one of the most popular and healthful food choices today, but overfishing, pollution, coastal development and climate change are increasingly threatening the world’s marine fisheries. Populations of tunas, sharks and swordfish have declined by 90 percent from historic levels. Fish farming is quickly replacing fishing as the predominant source of seafood. Full Story
Edwards receives Richardson Award
The recipient of Soroptimist International of Mariposa’s 2010 Violet Richardson Award is Sydnie Edwards, a MCHS student heading the Triangle 4-H Million Trees project. Soroptimist members are committed to improving the lives of women and girls in local communities and throughout the world. Full Story
Local Rotarians hear of Special Olympics
Five members of the 20- member Mariposa Special Olympics team joined guest speaker Sarah Brewster at the Rotary meeting last week. Special Olympics athletes enjoy a year-round training and competition program that serves participants ranging in age from 15 to 60. Full Story
PERS group to meet
The next regular meeting of the Public Employees Retirees Association (PERS) will be held on Tuesday, March 16 at the senior center on Spriggs Lane at noon. Lunch will be free for those attending.
The guest speaker for this meeting will be District Attorney Bob Brown.
Those planning to attend are asked to call in a reservation by March 15 at 742- 7182. Full Story
Audubon holds birding trip
The Yosemite Area Audubon Society will offer a birding trip down White Rock Road, an especially productive route in spring, on Saturday, March 20, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds. Suitable for beginners, the trip is free and the public is welcome. Dress in layers and bring binoculars, field guides, lunch and beverages. Full Story
Grizzly cheer takes the national stage
The Mariposa County High School Grizzly cheer squad really has something to cheer about these days. After placing in the top four in a regional competition in Stockton, the girls will vie for a championship at the national level at the end of this month. Full Story
Saulter appears at Storytelling Festival
Featured storyteller, Sarah Saulter, a Mariposa favorite from 2004, will perform at the Mariposa County Arts Council’s 23rd Mariposa Storytelling Festival, March 12 through 14. Full Story
CMWC serves breakfast
Company #32 Volunteer Fire Department and the Chowchilla Mountain Women's Club are offering a pancake breakfast on Saturday, March 13 from 8 to 10 a.m. The breakfast will be held at the Ponderosa Basin VFD at 5618 Creel Road.
The breakfast is free and includes pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice and coffee. Full Story
First 5 changes its location
The First 5 Mariposa County Commission has moved to 5284 Highway 49 North, Suite 2.
The mailing address remains P.O. Box 966, Mariposa, CA 95338 Full Story
New fishing regulations in force
The California Fish and Game Commission has adopted the following changes to sport fishing regulations. All took effect onMarch 1.
Anglers will no longer have to display their sport fishing license on their outer clothing above the waist, but their sport fishing license must still be in their possession while fishing. Full Story
Piece Makers present quilt
"MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK" IS A CONCEPT PUT INTO PRACTICE IN THE CREATION OF THE BEAUTIFUL QUILT RECENTLY COMPLETED BY MEMBERS OF MARIPOSA PIECE MAKERS. Full Story
Golden State offers text to land line service
TeleMessage, a leading developer of messaging solutions, has announced that Golden State Cellular, one of California’s leading rural wireless carriers, has launched its Text to Landline application.
The Text to Landline application allows Golden State Cellular customers to create and send text messages to home phones all over the US and Canada. Full Story
Grace Note Chimes makes donation to JCF
Two seasonal harmonizing chimes, “Winter” and “Summer,” valued at $239 each have been donated by Grace Note Chimes, and are two of the many items available in the raffle and the silent auction that will be held at the “Four Seasons” dinner. Full Story
Yosemite Outdoor Adventures offers a number of field courses
Yosemite Outdoor Adventures offer interactive and enjoyable learning experiences that appeal to all interests in the scenic wonderland of Yosemite National Park. Full Story
Energy efficiency program comes to the Sierra Nevada
Local governments and businesses in 14 Sierra Nevada counties will have new access to cutting edge energy efficient technology through a new collaboration between Sierra Business Council and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Full Story
Radanovich steps down from CTCP subcommittee
Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) last week released the following statement regarding his decision to step down as the ranking member of the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection (CTCP) subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee: Full Story
Recycling event set
The Mariposa Fairgrounds is hosting a free electronic and scrap metal recycling event on March 5 and 6.
It will be accepting televisions, monitors, laptops, LCDs, printers, fax machines, cell phones, keyboards, mice, stereo equipment, and copy machines. No applicances will be accepted. Full Story
Children’s Hospital joins butterfly festival
Children's Hospital Central California, in collaboration with the Mariposa Butterfly Festival, will be raising butterflies. The Butterfly Festival is an annual event held in Mariposa. Full Story
Hebern will lead at summer Girl Scout camp
Mariposa Girl Scout Leaders and Marlena Hebern (mother of Sarah Hebern), who has been in Girl Scouting since she was small, have announced she will be working at a San Francisco Girl Scout Camp this summer. For more information how an older Girl Scout can be a part of this, call the Rancho Cordova Girl Scout office at (800) 322-4475. Full Story
Manna House sign-ups close
The Mariposa Manna House will begin taking applications for its Easter Groceries program on Monday, March 8. Applicants can apply, Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day.
The distribution will be made at the Lutheran Church on Highway 49 South. Full Story
BLM opens comment period on applications
The public is invited to comment on the 2010 applications the Bureau of Land Management has submitted to the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division (OHMVR). The public review and comment period runs from Tuesday, March 2 through Monday, April 1, 2010. Full Story
Spring Fling nears
The eighth annual Spring Fling will be held on Saturday, April 24, at the Carroll Clark Community Hall in El Portal. Full Story
Relay for Life hosts event
Mariposa’s Relay for Life organizers are getting busy. The Sounds Like a Cure team is holding a karaoke night on Saturday, March 6 at the Best Western conference room. The cost is a $5 donation to enter the contest, plus $1 per song to sing. For information, contact Ginny at (559) 760-3948 or email ginny.mariposarelay@gmail.com. Full Story
Pioneer Market donates
JASON DUBBERKE (RIGHT) AND AARON MATHESON (LEFT) OF PIONEER MARKET PRESENTED A $1,159.84 CHECK TO ANGELA MARTINEZ AND MIKE BROCCHINI LAST WEEK FOR GRIZZLY GIRLS’ SOFTBALL WHICH WAS MADE POSSIBLE Full Story
Fish & Game answers questions
Question:
Is it possible (and legal) to purchase live wild turkeys to turn loose on my property to see how they do? Is there any law against buying live wild turkeys inside California or outside the state and having them shipped here? Full Story
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