Caring about kids

Free fruit tree pruning workshop to be held

To get the best out of fruit trees, they need the best care with the right tools at the right time of the year. That right time is now. The Mariposa Master Gardeners will conduct a free public workshop on pruning fruit trees on Saturday, Feb. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Triangle Road area. University of California […]

Elegant Dress Closet event slated for Jan. 27

Soroptimist International of Mariposa will be hosting its Elegant Dress Closet Tea and Fashion Show. A silent auction will also be held at the annual event. It will be held Jan. 27 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Mariposa Senior Center, 5246 Spriggs Lane. There will be over 400 dresses in the dress closet and girls from Mariposa County […]

God better than the rotten judge

PASTOR’S CORNER

Jesus told the story of a rotten judge. Most likely he was appointed by King Herod or the Roman government. His official title was Dayyaneh Gezeroth, which means “prohibition judge.” The people of that day had a play on words and called these judges Dayyaneh Gezeloth, which means “robber judge.” The reason? These judges would sit in their tent like […]

Hospital quilts to highlight cervical cancer awareness

January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. From Jan. 15-19, John C. Fremont Hospital will have two quilts on display, one in the lobby of Fremont Family Physicians and one in the lobby of the hospital. The quilts are on loan from the National Cervical Cancer Coalition. The quilts were made by, or in memory of, women who have battled […]

Barry Price

Barry Lee Price was born in Stockton, Calif., in 1945 to Joseph and Gladys Price. He died suddenly in an accident on the icy Merced River canyon road. He was a contractor-handyman. He loved helping people and was always trying to save them time and money. He was a good friend to Mariposa and he cared about you all. He […]

Linda Turgeon

Linda Christine Turgeon was born Sept. 9, 1948 in San Mateo County. She was born to Phillip and Nellie Turgeon of Half Moon Bay, Calif. She passed away Oct. 14, 2017. Linda was the eldest of nine children. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Steve, Terry, Willie and Patrick Turgeon; sister, Pricilla Verceles; and grandchild Zachary Turgeon. Linda […]

Jennifer Przybyla

Jennifer Joann Przybyla, born July 4, 1971, passed away Dec. 15, 2017. Jennifer and her family moved to Mariposa in June 1975. She participated in track and field and band throughout her school years and graduated from Mariposa County High School in 1989. She served in the U.S. Navy and spent most of her tour overseas in the Persian Gulf […]

Program seeks to help impoverished get on path to self-sufficiency



A local program is helping those in poverty to become self-sufficient. The Mariposa Safe Families Community Partner Program was started close to four years ago and seeks to address one of the most pressing issues in Mariposa County. “Poverty has always been an issue in Mariposa County,” said Mariah Lord, program director at Mariposa Safe Families. In fact, according to […]

A special year in sports

Several notable achievements, events took place in Mariposa County


It went by quickly, but 2017 was eventful. Local athletes accomplished much in those 12 months, and the Gazette decided to take a look back and pay homage. There were many notable stories, and for space reasons, some had to be left off the list. Here are the top sports stories for Mariposa County in 2017, in no particular order. […]