By R.D. Tucker “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” That statement is attributed to French novelist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr but is surely apropos in describing the occupants of…
An anthonolgy of Mariposa County High School baseball – 100 years and counting
Contributed byTrace DeSandresFormer Coach, AthleticDirector and Teacher PART ONE Mariposa County High School (MCHS) opened its doors for the first time in October of 1914. Between 1914 and 1925 MCHS produced two…
A ‘Med Spa’ where beauty meets authenticity – Mariposa Aesthetics
Contributed bySallee Gaines Lang Mariposa Wellness and Aesthetics opened its doors in October of last year. The owners, Hannah Fouch and Melissa Fluharty, absolutely glow as they describe the process involved in…
ICES offers a solution to the burden of finding childcare
Contributed bySallee Gaines Lang Finding safe and qualified childcare in Mariposa County has been an ongoing issue for the area’s parents for years and years. But there is an agency in Mariposa…
Hydroseeding offers an alternative to traditional erosion control
Contributed bySallee Gaines Lang “I can’t get anything to grow in my yard!” or “My ground is eroding away!” These are common cries for help that Will Atkinson hears frequently. After serving…
The Good Bagel debuts on Mariposa’s culinary landscape
Contributed byTravis Blagg On June 16, Father’s Day, a new eating establishment opened its doors. In the short amount of time it has been open, The Good Bagel has become a welcome…
California pushes insurers to cover more homes in these areas
By Levi SumagaysayReprinted fromCALMATTERS.ORG California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has unveiled an effort to force insurers to resume writing policies in high-fire-risk areas — part of an overall plan to address the…
State’s fire insurance crisis dampens the dream of rural home ownership
By R.D. Tucker Under normal circumstances, a home-hunting family would jump through all the qualification hoops and acquire a traditional mortgage, then go forth and seek the quiet property of their dreams…
School board alters language to science instruction policy
By R.D. Tucker In its meeting in May, the Mariposa County Unified School District Board of Directors took a bold move to protect students’ rights of free expression and to avoid an…
Stepping inside Ball’s workshop is like a trip in an automotive time machine
Contributed bySallee Gaines Lang Sheldon Ball has lived in his Lushmeadows home, parked on two-and-half nature-enveloped acres, for 34 years. He and his wife Tricia built their 1,800 square foot house themselves….