Grant funding seminar offered



The University of California, Merced and the UC Merced Small Business Development Center Regional Network are hosting a workshop to bring more research dollars into Central California. Mariposa County business owners are invited to explore how to utilize grant funding in advancing their research and developing commercialization strategies to build their business. Scheduled for Sept. 24 in Merced and Sept. […]

New business welcomed



The Mariposa County Chamber of Commerce welcomes Yosemite Elite Salon and Spa to the community with a 5:30 p.m. ribbon cutting on Thursday, Sept. 19. A meet-and-greet event follows the ceremony. All are welcome to attend. The salon is located at 4990 Sixth Street.

Art hopping



Yosemite climbs show triumph over adversity

VETERANS’ EVENT


A diverse group of veterans scrambled up routes on two famous Yosemite rocks to observe last week’s anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Several veterans had been wounded in the overseas conflicts that unfolded since 2001. Four groups of climbers, all with some form of disability, attempted four different climbs in the Park. Veteran Nate Watson climbed with […]

Fair’s arena event winners are listed



The following were the winners and placers in Gold Bowl Arena events at this year’s Mariposa County Fair: Aug. 17, 2013 pre-fair horse show. High Point for Western: Age group 7-11- 1st Briley Dahlem, 2nd Liz Lovering, 3rd David Jones ; Age group 12-17- 1st Madisyn Beyer, 2nd Madison Pearson, 3rd Haley Nott; Age group 18 & up- 1st Angelia […]

Proud book author



Space rock arrived with building blocks of life

SIERRA METEORITE

No tiny extraterrestrials were embedded in the meteorite that fell on California’s gold country on April 22 of last year. This summer though, scientists announced that the space rock contains the carbon-based building blocks of life. The finding suggests that the organic compounds that make life possible are widely scattered through space—and that life, perhaps, is common throughout the cosmos. […]

Fagalde joins hospital board



Farm Bureau organizers invite residents to dinner

CHARITY EVENTS

The Mariposa County Farm Bureau will hold its annual Dinner and Auction on Saturday, Oct. 12 in Building A at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds. The local Farm Bureau is active in the community supporting agriculture issues that include land use, taxation, individual property rights and natural resources. The Mariposa County Farm Bureau continues to provide college scholarships to Mariposa County […]

Managing medication cost is covered at talk



Are you paying too much for your medication? That’s one of many questions about prescriptions that will be answered at an upcoming wellness program on medication management, on Tuesday, Oct. 1 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The John C. Fremont Hospital event bring together three pharmacists from the community, Mike Bass, Richard Radanovich and Carl Wood, to speak and provide […]