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July 8, 2010 / Front Page

Riding mower sparks another vegetation fire

Friday, July 9, 10:55 a.m.--At around 10 a.m. a vegetation fire was sparked in tall dry grass on Silva Road near the intersection with Carleton Road. More...

Cox arrested for wood sales fraud

A Mariposa rancher who sells firewood harvested on his Mt. Bullion property has been charged with shorting customers the full cord. Jerry Cox, 41, of Mariposa was booked into the Mariposa County Jail on Tuesday. More...

Aerial arsenal

GAZETTE PHOTO BY DAN TUCKER A CAL FIRE BOMBER DROPS ITS LOAD OF RETARDENT ON A VEGETATION FIRE ON COLORADO ROAD LAST THURSDAY. More...

Fireworks shoot into crowd

BY JILL BALLINGER GAZETTE EDITOR

The Mariposa Kiwanis Club drew one of the largest crowds in recent memory at its 17th annual Fourth of July celebration. A pyrotechnic mishap that could have spelled disaster, however, only delayed the show and did not cause any injuries. More...

Local News

Plant count rises

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ERADICATED ANOTHER ILLEGAL WILDERNESS MARIJUANA GROW LAST THURSDAY. More...

Mower destroyed

THE RIDING LAWNMOWER THAT ALLEGEDLY SPARKED A SMALL VEGETATION FIRE ON BOYER ROAD ON MONDAY WAS DESTROYED BY THE SAME BLAZE AS PICTURED ABOVE. More...

CAL FIRE contribution

A 13-MEMBER CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS CREW OVERSEEN BY CAL FIRE BEGAN STRIPPING AWAY THE WEEDS AND SCRUB VEGETATION AROUND GRIZZLY STADIUM ON MONDAY MORNING. More...

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Letters

Appalling speeds

I know I must sound like a broken record around our broadband speeds in the county. But I got some new data recently. My boss polled my co-workers and me to find out our ISP speeds based on speedtest.net. More...

Inappropriate letter

Last week’s GAZETTE contained a letter complaining about the “local credit union.” While no names were mentioned, any customer of the “local credit union” would know who the complaint is about. More...

Stop and think

I received a mailing over the weekend from John C. Fremont heralding the fact that they now have a CT scanner. While CT scans are an excellent diagnostic tool, they should not be used willy-nilly, especially on children. More...

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Sierra Lifestyles

SAR members push limits to save others

BY TENAYA BOOKOUT GAZETTE CORRESPONDENT

U nder any type of challenging, wilderness conditions, the Mariposa Search and Rescue (SAR) team is ready and willing to rise to the occasion. More...

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Cookin' in the Country

Bite Into a BETTER Burger

S ummertime officially ushers in grilling season. There’s no better way to celebrate the warm weather than at a backyard barbeque. More...

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Inside Education

Local youth enjoy Camp Redwood Glen

Thirty-five local youth left the hot foothills to enjoy sea breezes and cooler temperatures in the Santa Cruz Mountains at Camp Redwood Glen. More...

Health department grants books to WES

The Mariposa County Health Department, Tobacco Education Program, awarded a grant to Woodland Elementary School with which it purchased a large number of library books and some computer based devices to assist and support with education. More...

Swap meet set for homeschoolers

Eastern Madera County is home to more than 2,000 homeschooling families and on July 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. there will be the semi-annual homeschooling swap meet. This will mark the first year that the swap meet is being held indoors. More...

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Around the County

Taking the oath

MARIPOSA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE DANA WALTON (FAR RIGHT) IMPANELS MEMBERS OF THE 2010-2011 GRAND JURY. More...

Following in his father's footsteps

GAZETTE PHOTO BY JILL BALLINGER More...

Forsythe named Teacher of Excellence

MARIPOSA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AGRICULTURE TEACHER WAYNE FORSYTHE WAS RECENTLY PRESENTED THE PRESTIGIOUS TEACHER OF EXCELLENCE AWARD AT THE CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE TEACHERS ASSOCATION MEETING AT CAL POLY, More...

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Local heroes save man from river bottom

BY JILL BALLINGER GAZETTE EDITOR

A Fourth of July day trip into Yosemite Valley turned into a day of heroics for some young people from Mariposa. The group rescued a drowning man from the Merced River. More...

Whooping cough confirmed

Even more California cases expected

BY JILL BALLINGER GAZETTE EDITOR

As the State of California declared whooping cough at epidemic levels, Mariposa County Public Health Officer Dr. Charles Mosher has confirmed that two cases have been identified in Mariposa County. More...