April 1, 2010 RSS feed / Local News

Audubon offers birding trip

The Yosemite Area Audubon Society will offer a birding trip to Bass Lake and Wawona on Saturday, April 17. Mariposa area residents will meet at 8 a.m. at Highway 49 South and Tip Top Road to carpool. More...

Civil War battleground connects with history

The fields where the forthcoming Civil War battle reenactments will take place once were owned by John C. Fremont, a Civil War Brigadier General. More...

‘Mark Twain’ visits Coulterville

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name, Mark Twain, will appear on stage at the IOOF Building, 5030 Broadway, in historic Coulterville at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 24. More...

Robinson explains report on drug use

Last week at the Mariposa Rotary meeting, Susan Robinson, former principal at Mariposa Elementary School, presented the results of a recent report on methamphetamine, marijuana and other drug use in Mariposa County. More...

JCF plans for fourth annual ‘Blazin’ Hog’

Plans for the fourth annual Blazin’ Hog’ barbecue competition and Zydeco Music Festival are well underway. The festival is scheduled for Sept. 18 at the Mariposa Fairgrounds. More...

YHS presents play

The Yosemite High School Theater Arts Department will present Frank Loesser’s musical “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” This satire which takes place in 1961 pokes fun at Wall Street and Madison Avenue. More...

Hat Contest kicks-off festival

This festive hat contest is one of the many highlights of the annual Mariposa Butterfly Festival. More...

MCFD certifies 10 new volunteers

Following six weeks of evening and weekend classes, 10 new members of Mariposa County Fire Department have successfully completed the annual firefighter recruit academy. More...

Mariposa Grove Road opens for the season

The Mariposa Grove Road in Yosemite National Park opened, March 26, at 9 a.m. The road provides visitor access to the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees, the largest grove of Giant Sequoia in Yosemite National Park. More...

Radanovich helps spare family cabins

Congressman George Radanovich joined Natural Resources Ranking Member Doc Hastings (R-WA) in co-sponsoring the Cabin Fee Act of 2010, which establishes a new fee-setting system and fair pricing structure for family-owned cabins on National Forest la More...

UC Merced plans for 10-year, billion dollar improvements

University of California Board of Regents last Thursday accepted UC Merced's 10- year, $1.129 billion capital improvement plan, which will guide the university's physical expansion to serve more than 11,000 students by 2020. More...

Republicans host candidates’ night

The Mariposa County Republican Central Committee is hosting a candidate’s night on Friday, April 9 at 7 p.m. at the Mariposa Masonic Lodge. More...

Butterfly Festival plans continue

"Mariposa" is the Spanish word for Butterfly. Mariposa celebrates its namesake at the towns annual Butterfly Festival. More...

SPCA celebrates with a hoot

ON MARCH 17, FRESNO WILDLIFE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION PRESENTED THE PROGRAM FOR THE SPCA’S ANNUAL MEETING. More...

Appreciation Dinner set

The Mariposa County Chamber of Commerce will hold its eighth annual Clubs and Organizations Appreciation Dinner on Thursday, April 15, at 5:30 p.m. at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds. More...

Poetry contest offered

The Mariposa Butterfly Festival has announced its first annual poetry contest. The contest is open to all Mariposa County school age children, grade 12 and below. More...

Annual flea market set

The Mariposa County Fish and Game Protective Association will present its 45th annual Flea Market on Saturday, June 26. It will be held at the Fish and Game Hall on Darrah Road in Bootjack. Gates open to public at 6 a.m. Admission is free. More...

Floored

MCHS STUDENT AG TEACHER PATRICK SMITH GOT A TASTE OF JUST HOW DIFFICULT DONKEY BASKETBALL CAN BE WHEN THE FFA ALUMNI TOOK ON CURRENT STUDENTS LAST FRIDAY NIGHT. More...

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