COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES WERE RECENTLY SWORN IN AT THE COURTHOUSE BY THE HONORABLE F. DANA WALTON.
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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. More...
BY JILL BALLINGER GAZETTE EDITOR
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. More...
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. More...
CONTRIBUTED BY ANITA STARCHMAN BRYANT
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. More...
Five members of the 20- member Mariposa Special Olympics team joined guest speaker Sarah Brewster at the Rotary meeting last week. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
"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. More...
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. More...
Yosemite Outdoor Adventures offer interactive and enjoyable learning experiences that appeal to all interests in the scenic wonderland of Yosemite National Park. More...
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). More...
The Mariposa Fairgrounds is hosting a free electronic and scrap metal recycling event on March 5 and 6. More...
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. More...
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). More...
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. More...
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
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? More...
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