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Las Mariposa Civil War Days return April 13-14

April 1, 2024

Cannons will roar, sabers will rattle and muskets will bark during the upcoming Las Mariposa Civil War Days set for Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14. This family-friendly Civil War reenactment will be held at Long’s Mariposa Ranch, just outside of Mariposa. The entrance is off of Yaqui Gulch

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Multiple Schlerosis Run-Walk-Bike-a-Thon scheduled April 28

March 29, 2024

The Mariposa County 4-H Citizenship project is planning their 13th Annual Multiple Sclerosis Bike–a-Thon, being held on Sunday, April 28, 2024. This event is open to the public, and all ages are invited to participate. Again this year, we are including Runners and Walkers.   The course starts at Indian Gulch Road and HWY 140 in […]

Schools

Natural Resources teamshines in competition

March 4, 2024

This year, the Mariposa County FFA National Resources team consists of students learning more about California’s native plants and animals. The students worked hard, going to practices every week in order to do well in this year’s oral presentation topic on forestry. This season’s team of hard- working students included Patrick Cleary, Owen Arnold, Annie […]

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Webinars are slated to mitigate the effects of wildfires

March 4, 2024

Yosemite Gateway Prescribed Burn Cooperative and the University of California Cooperative Extension are organizing the following free monthly webinar series to arm area residents with the knowledge and tools necessary to mitigate the effects of wildfires. On Wednesday, March 6 from 4 to 5 p.m. they will be joined by two insurance brokers from Mariposa […]

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Will Mariposa County hold PG&E’s feet to the fire

March 1, 2024

By R.D. Tucker 1958. That was a meaningful year in history. The Edsel Company began selling automobiles; the Great Chinese Famine began, eventually causing the death of nearly 30 million people; the microchip was invented, and the peace symbol was created. On April 10th of that year, the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved […]

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Museum and History Center will host Cowboy Day March 16

March 1, 2024

“Drago, drag out that hog leg. Get me some attention,” orders George Washington McClintock (John Wayne). BANG. “Yee-Hah! People. People. People. Gather round,” shouts Drago (Chill Wills) from the bed of a buckboard. That’s s scene from one of the most popular western movies of all time, McClintock, starring none other than John Wayne. It […]

Sports

A reflection on 90 years of basketball at MCHS Part II: The Hobby era

March 1, 2024

Contributed byTrace DeSandresFormer teacher, coach andathletic director From 1930 through 1964, Mariposa County High School (MCHS) employed 15 varsity basketball coaches. Those 33 seasons were filled with many challenges. With the single exception of Coach Don Hixon, no teacher/coach stayed at MCHS for more than three seasons. The depression and World War II two certainly

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Individuals, businesses that supportthe annual Labor Day Fair recognized

March 1, 2024

By R.D. Tucker There are a lot of moving parts that are skillfully manipulated by General Manager Brian Bullis and his accomplished staff and facility workers who present the annual Mariposa County Fair and Homecoming each Labor Day in Mariposa County. For years it has been recognized as the county’s favorite event. In the background […]

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Is solar a solution to high utility bills for low income and fixed income residents

March 1, 2024

By R.D. Tucker With Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) residential power rates imitating a missile launch, low-income customers and those living on fixed incomes are trapped between a rock and a hard place. PG&E offers some special packages to address a few of those situations, but if the customer has any net worth or liquid […]

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Kids First ‘Chef for the Night’ slated

March 1, 2024

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sneak into the kitchen at a wonderful restaurant to see how they pull everything together into what appears on your plate? If you are lucky enough to win “Chef for the Night at Charles Street” at the Kids First June Jubilee auction, on June 1, […]