Real estate rolling along

MAKING IT REAL

After reading the 2018 S.H.I.F.T. (Study of Housing, Insight, Forecast, Trends), one might expect to see a major slowdown occurring in the Mariposa County real estate market. And, depending on what agent you talk to, you might hear that same story. However, if you look at sales volume, the Mariposa market appears to be rolling right along. There were 174 […]

Learn the past for the future

Editor, We’re thankful for Mariposa County Chief Administrative Officer Dallin Kimble’s optimistic achievements for Mariposa, with more in his forecast for near term planning. However, perhaps in overly simplistic terms, we would hope his plans would also consider the unresolved filthy roadside conditions that members of the Mariposa Clean Sweep group address each year. We would also suggest his review […]

Pay close attention to water issue

Editor, In the Jan. 24 issue of the Mariposa Gazette, there was a report on the snow levels in our area. While it is always good news to hear that our snowpack is above normal, and the drought has been declared over by state officials, the extra snow and water we will receive will do little to solve California’s water […]

Some housing food for thought

Editor, Growth of our local economy is stunted by a shortage of affordable housing. Park employees and workers for new local businesses cannot find housing locally, so they tend to live (and shop and dine) outside of Mariposa. But to play devil’s advocate, I’ll state an “old codger’s” point of view — probably not uncommon: “I’m retired and moved here […]

The current sad state of Mariposa County

GUEST OPINION

Since the State of the State and the State of the Union are in order each year, it seems appropriate to address the state of Mariposa County government. Ongoing conversations confirm Mariposa County government continues to grow out of touch with the constituents they were elected to represent. It is a classic example of the “tail wagging the dog.” Our […]

How is God speaking through art?

PASTOR’S CORNER

In my last church we had a group that would go to movies and then have supper together and talk about how we saw God and our faith in the film. One night we went to see the movie The Finest Hours. In this instance, we were all struck by the water imagery in the movie, which led to talk […]

Chamber interested in vacant Spring Hill school site



Many people have asked over the years what the Mariposa County Unified School District plans to do with its vacant Spring Hill school site. During the public comment portion of Monday night’s MCUSD board meeting, Scott Fiester, the new executive director of the Mariposa County Chamber of Commerce, revealed the chamber has interest in utilizing the Spring Hill site. The […]

North from Briceberg

BACK IN TIME


The new highway reached the Merced River at Briceberg crossing Bear Creek, turning right to follow the Merced River to the real pot of gold. The completion of the project to El Portal in 1926 changed the economic base of Mariposa County from that time until the present day and beyond. With the closure of the major mines on the […]

Gazette owners to speak at meeting

Progressive Mariposa will feature co-owners of the Mariposa Gazette, Nicole and Greg Little, at its next general meeting. It will be on Saturday, Feb. 16 at Miner’s Roadhouse 140 in Mariposa at 10 a.m. The Littles purchased the newspaper on Feb. 16, 2018 — a year ago from the date of the meeting. Nicole is president and publisher of the […]

Local arts council announces two opportunities for young and old(er)

The Mariposa County Arts Council announced the continuation of two of their flagship visual arts programs: the F/STOP photography program serving those age 55 years and older, and the Young Masters Youth Exhibition, serving youth ages 5 to 18. The F/STOP program, developed by Cara Goger, director of the Mariposa County Arts Council, is a series of free, five-week digital […]