Businesses can now begin applying for relief grants



Businesses across the state began applying for the California Small Business Covid-19 Relief Grant Program yesterday to help mitigate the overall effects the pandemic is having on operations. Announced on Nov. 30 by the office of Gov. Gavin Newsom in conjunction with the California Legislature, $500 million is reserved for the new relief grant funding for small businesses and non-profits. […]

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Potential college athletes trying to find way forward during Covid-19 pandemic


Little more than a year ago, Wyatt Green slung the touchdown pass that knotted it up, and Nate Kunz kicked the overtime field goal that secured the Mariposa County High School Grizzlies’ first football section championship since 1995. Mountain community sports teams aren’t known for their visibility and presence. But that night, the boys shined under a bright spotlight. Green […]

The conspiracies tearing us apart

BETWEEN THE LINES

We were sitting around the office the other day and the subject of conspiracy theories arose. It’s no surprise this subject arose because the world today is filled with such theories, or garbage, depending on your point of view. From election fraud to aliens being a part of the coronavirus pandemic, there is no lack of the ridiculous theories which […]

Let me fix the problem one more time, Tony!

TECH TIPS

This column is dedicated to one of my loyal clients (he breaks his computer, and his coworker’s computers and his printer and his coworker’s printers a lot). To save him the embarrassment, I won’t use Tony’s name throughout the column or in a witty title. Oops, sorry, Tony. I’ll be sure to send a Christmas card with a special gift […]

Human trafficking awareness goal in January for local organizations

FORGING AN ALLIANCE

Jan. 11 is the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness; a day we all wear blue and spread awareness about human trafficking. President Obama decreed the month of January “National Slavery & Human Trafficking month,” and for good reason. Did you know that California, New York and Texas have the most human trafficking in the U.S.? Or that 4.5 million […]

Getting into the word of God

PASTOR’S CORNER

As I was explaining in part three, regarding Genesis and God’s relation to man, when He had completed the 6-day Creation, Genesis 2:1-3. “Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the Seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his […]

Seed Share program launched in order to raise plant awareness

The Mariposa County Planning Department and the Mariposa County Arts Council have unveiled Seed Share, a demonstration piece and Creative Placemaking Master Plan stakeholder engagement opportunity exploring the relationships between healthy landscapes and vibrant communities. This project is connected to the Mariposa Creek Parkway project and efforts to restore the Mariposa Creek corridor with native riparian plants, animate the creek […]

Board gives planning, public works updates



A reimbursement cost for development fees of $100,000, broken down into $20,000 a year for five years, to Habitat for Humanity (HFH) of Mariposa County was unanimously approved as the nonprofit continues to work towards providing low-income housing. “That $20,000 is based on the total fees we would anticipate for the square footage that habitat builds…,” Chief Administrative Officer Dallin […]

Your photos

Reader Michele Nowak-Sharkey of Catheys Valley submitted these photos taken during the winter solstice on Dec. 21. She even wrote a haiku for the photos: Sugar coated fields; Glisten in the morning mist; Winter Solstice Joy! Do you have a photo for this weekly feature? If so, email it to greg@mariposagazette.com. Please include your name and a short description of […]

Aranguena will speak Jan. 9 at Zoom meeting

Superintendent of the Mariposa County Unified School District Jeff Aranguena will speak to the community on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 at 10 a.m. via a Zoom meeting. Aranguena was appointed as superintendent in September 2019 after serving as the human resource director for five years. In less than a year, he was confronted with the closure of schools due to […]