August 12, 2010 RSS feed / Local News

County plans several projects

Mariposa County Public Works Department will undertake the implementaiton of a number of road projects in the near future. The tenative start dates and completion dates are indicated for each of the projects. More...

Parade deadline nears

This year’s Labor Day Parade will be held on Saturday, Sept. 4, at 11 a.m. More...

PG&E offers refrigerator rebate

PG&E customers may qualify for free pick-up of their old refrigerators and a $35 rebate. The only stipulations are that the old fridge must be between 10 and 30 cubic feet in size and have a motor and compressor that run. More...

Black bear season opens soon

Bear hunters planning to scour the deer A-zone for bear on the first day of the season must plan ahead this year. Because of state furloughs on the second, third and fourth Fridays of the month, 2010 season bear tags must be purchased before 5 p.m. More...

Grizzly Stadium Progress

VOLUNTEERS WORK AROUND THE BLOCK WALL ERECTED BY SIERRA MASONRY AT THE ENTRANCE TO GRIZZLY STADIUM. ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING HANDICAPPED RAMP HAD TO BE MADE TO COMPLY WITH ADA REQUIREMENTS. More...

Mariposa Evenings lists performances

The Mariposa County Arts Council continues the 2010 season of Cousin Jack’s Mariposa Evenings on Friday, Aug. 13 with “Killn’ Time,” and presents “The Adam Burns Band” on Saturday, Aug. 14. More...

Cowboy poetry event slated in Coulterville

A cowboy poetry event will take place on Saturday evening, Sept. 18, in the Coulterville Park. Sponsored by the Mariposa County Arts Council the event will be hosted by the Coulterville Community Club. More...

Kiser celebrates 50 years of nursing

Jean Kiser has vivid memories of her first weekend as a staff nurse at John C. Fremont Hospital. It was Labor Day weekend, 1980, and she had just completed a week of hospital orientation. More...

YNP releases Vista Management Plan

Yosemite National Park has announced the release of the Scenic Vista Management Plan Environmental Assessment for public review. Public comments regarding the Environmental Assessment will be taken from Aug. 9, to Sept. 17, 2010. More...

4-H prepares for fair and a new year

It is time once again for the Mariposa County Fair and 4-H members from around the county are getting their animals ready for show, entering items from the many 4-H projects like silversmithing, vegetable crops, rockets, cooking, crafts and more. More...

Wildlife workshop planned for Aug. 21

The University of California Cooperative Extension is teaming with Mariposa County Master Gardeners to present a free public workshop on dealing with the backyard wildlife on Saturday, Aug. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon. More...

Butterfly Festival needs volunteers

A Butterfly Festival volunteer committee meeting will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 25 in the meeting room at the Miner’s Inn. Planning for the 2011 festival is in full swing. More...

Galleries join for Gyer Retrospective

The Timberline Gallery in Oakhurst in partnership with the Mariposa County Arts Council, will present the “Jane Gyer Retrospective” exhibition. Gyer was a very talented, collected and well known artist in the region. More...

Breakfast and events planned in La Grange

The ladies of La Grange Rebekah Lodge #323 are celebrating 100 years of service to the town of La Grange and to the greater causes of the Odd Fellow-Rebekah order. More...

Golden Agers offer bingo

The Golden Agers invite residents to bring their friends and neighbors to bingo at the Senior Center the first Friday of each month. Doors open at 5 p.m. Games start at 6:30 p.m. Pull tabs and big pots. Food and free coffee also available. More...

4-H goes to Ironstone

The five foothill 4-H counties will once again have 4-H members representing their county at the Ironstone Concours D’Elegance slated for Saturday, Sept. 25 at the Ironstone Vineyards in Murphys. More...

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