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Pet of the Week: Lola the Lover Dog

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Hello, I’m Lola the Lover Dog! I have sadly lost the love of my life, my human dad. Now I need a new human to love. As a senior girl, I don’t ask for a lot….just a place in your heart! Please call 559-683-1266 to make a date with me!

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Celebration of Life for Christina Lynn Stulce Smith

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Christina Lynn Stulce Smith was born April 17, 1968, in Walnut Creek, California. Christina passed away February 7, 2020, in Fresno. Christina Lived in Oakley, Brentwood, Antioch, Coarsegold and Oakhurst. She attended Edna Hill School and Liberty Union High School. Christina is survived by her husband Lonnie Smith, parents Roger and Joan Stulce, brothers Roger Stulce Jr., Jonathan Stulce, and ...

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Report: Madera Among Fastest-Growing Counties in Western U.S.

MADERA COUNTY — According to the latest government data, Madera County is outpacing other similar-sized counties, both in California and around the western U.S., in terms of economic growth. Recently published United States Bureau of Economic Analysis records show that for 2018, the latest year for which statistics have been compiled, Madera County saw the fastest growth in real GDP ...

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Forest Service Seeks Input on OHV Grant Application

CLOVIS – Sierra National Forest (SNF) officials are seeking public comments for the annual California Department of Parks and Recreation, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division grant application. The OHMVR application requests funding for off-highway vehicle related law enforcement. The 60-day grant application comment period begins Tuesday, March 3, 2020, and ends Monday, May 4, 2020. The Sierra National Forest ...

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Local Team Tackles Grueling Spartan Race

PATTERSON –Twenty John C. Fremont Healthcare District employees and 48 Mariposa Mountain Fitness members teamed up to participate in one of the most popular — and grueling — obstacle course competitions in the country, the Spartan Race, held over President’s Day weekend in Stanislaus County. The popular event, which takes place every year in Patterson, has competitors tackling 20 major ...

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Update: Supervisors Debate Ballot Measure to Hike TOT

MADERA — Madera County supervisors continue to consider asking voters in November to OK raising Madera County’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) rate by at least 2 percent. At their regularly scheduled board meeting last week, supervisors planned to debate hiring a pollster to gauge county residents’ appetite for an increase in the TOT rate from its current 11 percent  — ...

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Hwy 41 Construction: CHP Outlines Three-Way Stop Etiquette

OAKHURST — With the construction project tied to replacing Oakhurst’s main sewer line underway — and the intersection of Highways 41 and 49 currently operating as a three-way stop — the Oakhurst California Highway Patrol office reports that the agency has been fielding a lot of questions lately regarding “who has the right of way at a three-way stop?” So ...

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Glacier High Sweeps Top Honors at ‘Poetry Out Loud!’ Competition

MADERA — Four sophomores from Glacier High School Charter took first through fourth place honors at the Madera County Poetry Out Loud competition held on Wednesday  (Feb. 12) at the Circle Gallery in Madera. The Madera County Arts Council partners with the CA Arts Council to sponsor this national recitation competition that gives high school students the opportunity to learn ...

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How to Use Mulches for Undercover Gardening

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By Brian David, UC Master Gardener, Mariposa California’s winter rains patter on fallen leaves and brown grasses above soils crawling with sub-terrestrial animals. Natural mulch feeds a crescendo of green emerging to meet the sky. Mulching is a cycle of plants and trees laying down their old lives to produce the earth’s new life. When we spread organic matter over ...

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GABA, Hwy 120 Chamber Present 1st Annual Groveland ‘Her’story Month

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GROVELAND — In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, the Yosemite Hwy 120 Chamber of Commerce and the Groveland Area Business Alliance (GABA) have teamed up with local businesses to celebrate female leadership within the Groveland community. The first annual Groveland ‘Her’story Month will take place in March 2020 and will be marked by window clings at ...

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