Bike park vote ends on June 4

Winner gets $100,000

Voting has begun to determine the winner of a $100,000 grant from bicycle helmet manufacturer Bell. Exchequer Mountain Bike Park, located near Lake McClure is the West Coast finalist, competing against finalists from the Central and East Coast regions of the U.S. If Exchequer Mountain Bike Park emerges as the winner the grant will be used to develop a 700 […]

MCHS alumni gather at the fairgrounds

Picnic is open to all prior students

The annual picnic for Mariposa County High School alumni will be held on Saturday, June 20 at 10 a.m. at the lower picnic area of the Mariposa County Fairgrounds. All alumni are invited, and are asked to bring their own lunch and food, meal service and drinks. There are plenty of picnic tables available. The picnic will go for most […]

District meets on Wednesday



The Mariposa County Resource Conservation District Board of Directors meets the first Wednesday of each month at the ag complex at the county fairgrounds. The board meeting starts at 5 p.m. The district is now focused on drought issues, including strategies for dealing with beetle-killed trees. For more information, call Pat Garcia at 966-3431.

Mental health board to meet



The county’s Mental Health Advisory Board meets at noon on the first Thursday of each month in the Mariposa County Behavioral Health Board Room. Call Andrea Summerlin for more information at 966-2000.

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Council hosts water program

Speakers look at how wells work

The Upper Merced River Watershed Council will host a learning program focused on water on Saturday, July 6 at 9 a.m. at the Mariposa Room of the Human Services Building in Mariposa. Due to the severe nature and length of the drought, water is a concern for many. Wells and springs are running dry, and the new public health water […]

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English tea greets diehard gardeners

Butterfly Garden Club serves up memorable spread

Globetrotting gardener Barbara Odegaard went an extra mile preparing for last week’s Butterfly Garden Club meeting at the Senior Activity Center. Following a talk about her June 2014 tour of country gardens in England, Scotland and Wales, she served up a full-fledged tea to the 15 attendees present. Odegaard exhaustively researched the menu. It was based on items she enjoyed […]

Third annual ride set for May 28-31

Jerseydale is site of horseback event

The third annual Rich Theodore Memorial Mariposa “Run for the Gold” Endurance Ride is set for May 28-31. This is a picturesque ride that consists of single track trails and fire break roads heavy with growths of pine, cedar, oak trees and manzanita, located in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of Mariposa County in Jerseydale. The ride has many panoramic […]

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