2015-08-27

Reprinted from June 18, 1910



J.S. Wallace, formerly bookkeeper for the Mariposa Commercial and Mining Company, was arrested in San Jose together with a party of autoists, for exceeding the speed limit. The party was fined $25.

Ruth Marian Greer



Long-time Mariposa resident, Ruth Marian Greer, known to her friends as Marian, died peacefully in her sleep on Aug. 14, 2015 at her daughter’s home in Concord. Marian was born in Tulare on Sept. 2, 1925, and lived the first four years of her life in Lindsay. The family moved to Long Beach in 1929 and then relocated to Santa […]

John Hampton Pool, Jr.



John Hampton Pool, Jr., 68, of Mariposa, died Aug. 20, 2015 in a single car accident. He was born on Feb. 4, 1947 in Palo Alto to loving parents, Olive and Hampton Pool. They lived in Southern California, Canada and other locations before moving to Mariposa in 1964. His parents had grown up in the small town of San Miguel […]

DUI, driver’s license checkpoint scheduled on weekend of the fair

CHP will be out on holiday

The Mariposa area California Highway Patrol will be conducting a driving under the influence and driver license check-point on Sept. 5, between the hours of 7 p.m. and 2 a.m., somewhere within Mariposa County. The deterrent effect of DUI check-points is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug involved crashes. Research […]

Forest extends summer programs

Learn the art of fish printing

The Stanislaus National Forest is extending its Gyotaku fish printing and evening programs on the Calaveras Ranger District through Sept. 12. Forest interpretive programs enhance the visitor experience by creating an opportunity to learn about the many wonders within the Stanislaus National Forest. People who attend can learn the ancient Japanese art of Gyotaku, sing along with participants and earn […]

Soroptimists look for new members



Made in Mariposa Project launches

Artists can submit logos

The Made in Mariposa Project recently launched with a call to the community for logo submissions. The project is being spearheaded by Mariposa County, Mariposa Chamber of Commerce and the Yosemite/Mariposa County Tourism Bureau. Local artists are invited to submit their logo concepts to the organizers. The goals of the Made in Mariposa project are to bring awareness and demand […]

Habitat Resale Store open to public



Local businessman looks to head up airport operations

Flight school instructor plans revival

A local businessman is hoping to get operations off the ground again at the Mariposa Yosemite Airport, and get it back on the map as an attended airport. Tony Borreson, owner/operator of Airborrn Aviation Services based at the Mariposa Yosemite Airport is working with the county to iron out a lease agreement that would put him in charge of the […]

Reprinted from September 28, 1895



Last Monday night the house of Clif Clark about two miles below the town of Hornitos was robbed. Mr. Clark was in San Francisco on business and left Robert Arthur of Hornitos in charge. Sometime during the night Mr. Arthur heard a loud noise at the door and asked who was there, someone on the outside replied a friend who […]