Alice Melton, a resident of the Ewing Wing at John C. Fremont Hospital for the past 13 years, passed away Dec. 12, 2015 at the age of 100. Born July 18, 1915 to Fred C. and Emma (Burgner) Biedebach in Pasadena, she was raised on a dairy in Southern California. She attended John Muir Tech High School in Pasadena, and […]
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Rebekahs meet Sunday
The Snelling Rebekahs meet for a monthly breakfast on the fourth Sunday of each month. The cost is $5, and the gathering begins at 11 a.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall in downtown Snelling.
Social justice group meets on third Thursdays
The Pax Christi social justice group meets at 3:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month in the upper hall at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. For more information, dial 742-7862.
Card of Thanks
The Bootjack Stompers would like to thank the MARIPOSA GAZETTE for running articles about our Christmas bazaar, it was a great success. We would also like to thank our wonderful vendors. We could not ask for a better bunch of people to work with. Everyone was so cooperative with us and with each other. It was a joy to watch […]
Tu B’Shvat services celebrated in January
The Mother Lode Jewish Community is celebrating Tu B’Shvat, or Jewish Arbor Day, on Sunday, Jan. 31. Tu B’Shvat is also known as the “New Year for Trees.” In the Mother Lode community, residents are surrounded by nature’s bounty and celebrate this uniquely Jewish holiday mindful that people are stewards — not just consumers of the earth and its produce. […]
Jeffrey ‘Jeff’ James DeWitt
Jeffrey “Jeff” James DeWitt was born in Seattle, Wash., on Nov. 6, 1958 to Richard and Betty DeWitt, who were residents of Alaska at the time. He passed away on Dec. 4, 2015 at the age of 57. Jeff spent the majority of his life in Merced before moving to Cathey’s Valley with his family in 1993, where he spent […]
Josephine Hendricks Scully
Josephine Hendricks Scully, known to all as JoNeal, died suddenly Nov. 23 at her home in Richmond. She was 76 years old. Born April 10, 1939 in Winchester, Va., she was the daughter of the Rev. John R. and Josephine Massengill Hendricks. She grew up throughout Virginia as her father accepted various posts as a pastor with the United Methodist […]
Philip Thomas Van Bibber
Tom Van Bibber, 98, a Mariposa resident for more than 65 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 at 5 p.m. Tom was born April 11, 1917, and was a native of Massachusetts and one of seven children — four boys and three girls. Tom grew up in a small Vermont town. He attended college at […]
State ban of bobcat trapping is in effect
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently announced that bobcat trapping is no longer allowed in California. At a meeting in Fortuna, on Aug. 5, the California Fish and Game Commission adopted regulations to ban bobcat trapping statewide. On Nov. 13 the Office of Administrative Law approved those regulations to be effective Nov. 20. As a result of […]
