Mariposa News

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - With all due respect to author H.G. Wells, there are no time machines.

Mariposa County is gearing up for a big Fourth of July carnival and fireworks show.

Weeks-old lightning fires have flamed back up in Yosemite National Park because of the recent heat wave, and are generating heavy smoke in the park and beyond.

Thumbs up to Valley lawmakers working to obtain an interstate designation for Highway 99.

When Analise Wall heard her name announced as one of the winners of the Young Masters award, she looked at her mom with eyes open wide, and said, "I won?" Her classical piece titled "Clara's Song" was composed while her mom was pregnant with a child the family knew would die at birth.

Just ugly. That's how architect Joseph Smith described the old office building at 1213 13th St.

After about 24 years of inmates navigating paths through stands of bunk beds, the gymnasium at Sierra Conservation Center stands empty, part of a statewide effort to make prisons safer and healthier for inmates and staff.

For the second month in a row, Stanislaus and most of its surrounding counties saw slight decreases in their unemployment rates, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday.

Investor William Wemmer Mitchell is seeking payment from the California Department of Real Estate's Recovery Account for losses suffered due to conversion of trust funds by a Santa Cruz real estate broker.

The congressional elections of 2010 may seem distant to some but not to the latest challenger of eight term house republican George Radanovich.

Your local veterans need your help; come join us and get your car washed. Donations will be accepted at the corner of G Street and Alexander Avenue at 9 a.m. Sunday.

Merced High School Tradition Basketball Boosters are sponsoring a barbecue and car wash from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Alexander and G streets with tri-tip sandwiches, hot links and barbecued ribs.

The 2008 Book of the Year Award winners were announced in New York City at Book Expo America this weekend.

The Parkinson's Disease and neurological support group - San Andreas Movers & Shakers - will meet from 9:45 a.m. until noon Tuesday at the Calaveras Central Library, 891 Mountain Ranch Road in San Andreas.

It's been said that music is the language of the emotions. And Grace Note Chimes is known for producing the most musical sounding wind chimes across the globe.

Jerry Yang, the 2007 World Series Poker Champion, will appear at the Casino Night at the Ag Museum for the Kiddieland Casino Night at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

Soroptimists of Merced will present "California -- A Culinary Adventure" on June 5. The event will celebrate the organization's 35th annual hors d'oeuvres festival, and guests will enjoy samplings of food from the Gold Country, the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco, the Wine Country and Valley farmlands.

Pacheco State Park will host its eighth annual Kite Day from noon to 4 p.m. June 20.

The combined population of Tuolumne and Mariposa counties had the highest invasive cancer rate - including the highest rate of breast cancer - of any area in the state from 2002 to 2006, according to data recently published by the California Cancer Registry.

Silva, daughter of Robert and Diana Silva, would represent Stanislaus, Merced, Mariposa and Tuolumne counties in the state competition for California Dairy Princess.