September 10, 2009 RSS feed / Local News

Park sets new date for scoping

A public scoping meeting for the Ahwahnee Comprehensive Rehabilitation Plan is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Underlounge at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Valley. More...

Construction will delay traffic in river area

Traffic on the Bureau of Land Management’s Merced River Recreation Area access road will be subject to two-hour delays from Sept. 9 and continuing through Nov. 6. More...

Sierra Telephone marks Patriot Day

Sierra Telephone, located in Oakhurst, would like to invite mountain and valley community members to its annual Patriot Day event on Friday Sept. 11, 2009 at the Sierra Telephone Headquarters building at 49150 Road 426 in Oakhurst. More...

Brothers Barton to perform

The Mariposa County Arts Council will present the Brothers Barton, winners of the National Bluegrass Playoffs/Victorville, to Coulterville Park on Saturday, Oct. 17, performing live at 5 p.m. More...

Plans continue for annual 'Weekend in the Country'

The eighth annual Weekend in the Country, sponsored by the Mariposa Agri-Nature Trail, is back this Sept. 26 and 27. More...

Sierra Telephone marks Patriot Day

Sierra Telephone, located in Oakhurst, would like to invite mountain and valley community members to its annual Patriot Day event on Friday Sept. 11, 2009 at the Sierra Telephone Headquarters building at 49150 Road 426 in Oakhurst. More...

Dinner benefits volunteers

Company #32 Volunteer Fire Department and the Chowchilla Mountain Women's Club are hosting a western barbecue on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 5 to 7 p.m. The dinner will be held at the Ponderosa Basin VFD at 5618 Creel Road. More...

Author presents at local book outlet

Historian, hiker and bestselling author Sharon Giacomazzi of Midpines, will give a short presentation and sign copies of ther most recent publication, Exploring Eastern Sierra Canyons: Bishop to Lone Pine, at Windows on the World Books and Art, in d More...

Relay seeks volunteers

American Cancer Society Relay For Life Committee is looking for volunteers who would like to be on the planning committee for Mariposa’s Relay For Life event. The group will be having an informal meeting on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 5:30 p.m. More...

EDC creates smart growth Web site

The Economic Development Corporation of Mariposa County (EDC), in a strategic partnership with Mariposa County's Business Development Department, has created a new Web site (www.MariposaEDC.com) to promote smart growth in Mariposa County. More...

‘Ask the Doc’

Question: Will the Swine Flu vaccine work? Will it be safe? Bill, El Portal Answer: Excellent questions and those two questions are essential to the work that the Federal Drug Administration does in licensing various vaccines. More...

Farm Bureau plans dinner

The Mariposa County Farm Bureau will hold its annual Dinner / Dance and Auction on Saturday Oct. 10, in building A at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds. DJ Tedd Dyer will be providing the music. More...

Watershed Council plans for river clean-up project

Saturday, Sept. 19, is the chance to be a part of an historic event, The Great Sierra River Clean-up, the largest clean up effort in the Sierra Nevada. More...

Sierra Art Trails preview opens

The Sierra Art Trails Preview Exhibit opened at Stellar Gallery, in Oakhurst, one month prior to the Sierra Art Trails – Yosemite Foothills Open Studio Tour, now in its seventh year. The opening reception will be held on Saturday, Sept. More...

MCS desperately needs volunteers

“We are desperate for volunteers,” announced Candy O’Donel-Browne, president of Mountain Crisis Services, the agency that helps Mariposa’s victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. More...

Rotarians learn about Park planning

Yosemite National Park analyst Brett Meldrum addressed Mariposa Rotary on a variety of study and planning matters regarding "carrying capacity" within the park. More...

Butterfly Garden Club meets

The Butterfly Garden Club of Mariposa will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. at the senior center. More...

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