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February 11, 2010 / Local News

Boy Scouts of America celebrate 100 years

Mariposa will celebrate the centennial of Boy Scouts of America at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds on Feb. 20, at noon. As the anniversary nears, local scouts are looking at the history and future of Mariposa’s Boy Scouts. More...

MSO returns to the Ahwahnee Hotel

Sunday, May 2 at 1p.m. will be the second concert of the Mariposa Symphony Orchestera in the Great Lounge of the Ahwahnee Hotel. The Ahwahnee concert, as last year, will be offered free-of-charge, first-come, first-seated. More...

Tax aide program begins

The 2009 tax filing season is upon all residents of California. The AARP Foundation continues to sponsor a free tax filing program through the IRS and California Franchise Tax Board and assistance with filing tax returns. More...

Watershed offers Disney for a day

Volunteers are needed

Volunteers are the heart of the Upper Merced River Watershed Council. The council, a project of the Mariposa County Resource Conservation District, invites community members to become a watershed volunteer. More...

More than 100 turn out for Haiti benefit

More than 100 residents attended a “Love and Haiti” benefit at the Yosemite Bug Rustic Mountain Resort in Midpines on Jan. 29. More...

Mariposa kids send help to Haiti

AMELIA HUSBANDS (AGE 6), LOTTIE MESSICK (AGE 7), AND HAZEL MESSICK (AGE 4) TOOK ACTION AFTER THE DEVASTATING QUAKE IN HAITI. More...

County changes hours at three transfer stations

Beginning March 1, the hours of operation at Mariposa County’s Solid Waste Transfer Stations will be changed in an effort to reduce costs and maintain the existing level of operation at the Mariposa County Landfill, Compost Facility and Recycl More...

Caltrans gets ‘Cone Zone’ grant

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has received a $3 million grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to continue its award-winning highway safety awareness campaign that is aimed at preventing collisions, injurie More...

BBB urges caution at Census time

With the U.S. Census process beginning, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises people to be cooperative, but cautious, so as not to become a victim of fraud or identity theft. The first phase of the 2010 U.S. More...

Butterfly Festival seeks artists for show

Spring time is just around the corner and in Mariposa that means wildflowers, butterflies and the Mariposa Butterfly Festival. More...

La Grange Oddfellows serve breakfast

Everyone can treat their sweetheart to a hearty breakfast served by the La Grange Odd Fellows of LaFayette Historical Lodge #65. Sunday Feb. 14 is the date of its monthly breakfast at the IOOF Hall, which is on the main street of La Grange. More...

Museum program features Bower Cave

Caroline Wenger Korn presents "Ootin (Bower Cave) An Endangered Treasure," as free museum programs resume on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m . More...

Butterfly Garden Club meets

The Butterfly Garden Club of Mariposa will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. at the senior center. More...

Lieberman returns to festival

Syd Lieberman, an internationally acclaimed storyteller, award-winning teacher and author, tells poignant and hilarious personal stories, identifies with Sean Connery, and navigates the mad world of Edgar Alan Poe as easily as he wanders the foolish More...

CASA begins car donation program

CASA of Mariposa County has joined the ranks of nonprofits who now accept donated vehicles. More...

Rotary helps with Eagle Scout project

RECENTLY MARIPOSA ROTARY HELPED MIKE CLASPILL WITH HIS EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT. IT WAS BUILDING PLANTER BOXES, FOR VEGETABLES, AT MANNA HOUSE. More...

NPS initiates study on Tioga Road safety

The National Park Service is initiating an Environmental Assessment (EA) to study rehabilitating 27 miles of the Tioga Road to make safety improvements, while preserving natural and cultural resources along the road providing access to Tuolumne Mead More...