FAITH & HISTORY

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church marks 150th


Parishioners filled the sanctuary at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Friday, Jan. 18 to mark the 150th anniversary of the church’s dedication. Leading the mass was Bishop Armando Xavier Ochoa of the Diocese of Fresno. The ceremony took place precisely 150 years after the church was dedicated by Archbishop Joseph Alemany in 1863. Bishop Ochoa referenced the parish’s long history […]

Cann to lead rural county advocacy group



The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) last week announced that Supervisor Kevin Cann of Mariposa County has been selected as the chairman of its board of directors during a moard meeting in Sacramento. “Mariposa County – like so many other rural counties in California – faces numerous challenges,” said Supervisor Cann. “Navigating through these challenges is both exciting and […]

Students become teachers in new ROP program at MCHS




Mariposa County High School has a new career program this year. Its focus is on careers in education and is meant to provide training for students who are considering becoming teachers or working with children in some capacity. The program falls under the career technical education or Regional Occupation Program (ROP), and is seeing some great results already. In the […]

4-H plans breakfast



Mariposa 4-H members and leaders have just what everyone needs to give their Valentine a sweetheart pancake breakfast. On Sunday, Feb. 10, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., 4-H members from across the county will serve the Mariposa County 4-H Club Council’s annual pancake breakfast at the Mariposa Masonic Hall located on Jones Street. The meal consists of pancakes, eggs, […]

Lions Club’s crab feed coming soon



The Mariposa Lions Club will have its annual crab fee on Feb. 2, 2013, at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds. Take-outs will be available from 5 to 6 p.m. The no-host bar opens at 5:30 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. by the Mariposa County High School FFA chapter. Dinner incudes one pound of crab, potato salad, cole […]

FFA teams share their experience with Rotary




Two Future Farmer of America (FFA) teams from the Mariposa County High School (MCHS) program joined Rotary to share their recent competition experiences. The teams ranked number one at the state level granting them the opportunity to represent California in the October 2012 FFA National Competition in Indianapolis, IN. The two teams of four members each were Natural Resources and […]

HEALTH NEWS

Diet drinks depress, but coffee might boost mood

You may want to hold that Diet Coke and reach for a good ‘ol cup of joe—if a mood boost is your goal, a new study suggests. New research shows that drinking sweetened beverages, especially diet drinks, is associated with an increased risk of depression in adults while drinking coffee was tied to a slightly lower risk. The study was […]

BVFD serves breakfast



The Bootjack Volunteers invite everyone to their pancake breakfast/bake sale. The date is Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Bootjack Firehouse, 3883 Bootjack Lane. Breakfast will be served from 7 to 11 a.m. and will consist of pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, juice and coffee. The cost for breakfast is $5 for adults and $3 for children and is “all you can […]

Our View

Let the amenities stay in Park


How dramatic Yosemite Valley appears when you arrive from the flatlands. Living in the Park, or near it, we can become desensitized to that contrast—which is so powerful for Yosemite visitors. But it is that sense of wonder and surprise that is the Park’s greatest asset. Writing in 1865, Frederick Law Olmsted saw immediately that the scale of Yosemite scenery […]

Build a better Mariposa



We are hoping to find others who wish to establish the Old Masonic Hall on Sixth Street as a public, not for profit building. The building, which currently houses just The Sixth Street Cinema, is now in the foreclosure process. It is a locally significant historic site and part of the downtown historic district. While that district is on the […]