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JVs aim at perfect SAL mark



There’s just one team that stands in the way of Mariposa’s junior varsity basketball team completing an unbeaten Southern Athletic League schedule: Le Grand. “We had a big fourth quarter last time we played them, but I think it will be a good game,” said head coach Mark Abney about Thursday night’s finale at Le Grand. “It’s our archrival so […]

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Yes, there’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. It’s found in each blade of grass growing in Ireland’s lush pastures. Small herds of cows graze freely, and the milk, rich in beta-carotene from the grass, produces butter and cheeses of an exceptionally golden hue. Thousands of years before the Irish discovered potatoes, dairy cows, milk and […]

Loans and grants can help lower energy bills



Homeowners in Mariposa County are now invited to apply for a threepercent, fixed interest rate 15-year loan to make energy efficiency improvements to their home as part of the CHF Residential Energy Retrofit Program. Applications are also being accepted in Plumas, Butte, Sierra, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, Napa, Amador, Alpine, Calaveras, Tuolumne, and Merced Counties of California. […]

Ripon whips Mariposa in first round



Ripon handily eliminated Mariposa’s Grizzlies from the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV playoffs Wednesday night, 67-43. Mariposa, which had been dumping in points by the bucketload in its last few contests, couldn’t find the mark against the solid Ripon defense. The Grizzlies have now completed their season, claiming second place in the Southern Athletic League. Look for […]