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Just Keep Ballroom Dancing

MARIPOSA – Put on your dancing shoes and get ready for a good time, as two ballroom events – one in Oakhurst and one in Mariposa – are coming to the mountain area in January. On Friday, Jan. 10, the Elks Lodge Oakhurst will host their monthly dinner and dance, open to anyone who likes to “cut a rug.” Dinner ...

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Dream Playhouse Raffle Benefits CASA

MARIPOSA – Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Mariposa County has teamed up with local builder Lawson Construction, with the goal that all children in Mariposa County have a safe, loving and permanent home. Lawson Construction is donating a custom built dream playhouse to CASA of Mariposa County who will be raffling it off to raise funds to help neglected ...

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Founding Member Honored At MSO Concert

MARIPOSA – The Festive Holiday Concert of the Mariposa Symphony Orchestra (MSO) on Saturday, Dec. 21, will honor the memory of Dr. Phillip Smith, founding MSO Principal Tuba player and longtime arranger, composer and dedicated member of the orchestra. The concert will open with Smith’s own composition Elegy and Prayer, which was originally composed to commemorate the anniversary of the ...

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Create Healthy Soil For Healthy Plants

MARIPOSA COUNTY – Anyone who likes to garden knows that healthy plants come from healthy soil. But most of us in the foothills aren’t blessed with that. We have to work at making it. You’ll learn how to make your soil the best that it can be at a free “Nurturing the Soil” workshop by Mariposa County Master Gardeners president ...

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Mariposa Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert

MARIPOSA – Visiting holiday guests may not know that Mariposa is believed to be the smallest town in America with its own symphony orchestra. With this year’s Mariposa Symphony Orchestra (MSO) Festive Holiday Concert held just before Christmas, locals have a great opportunity to show friends and family what we’ve got. The one-night-only concert will be on Saturday, Dec. 21, ...

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December Audubon Features "Birds Of Brazil"

MARIPOSA – Brazil conjures up many images among Americans — Rio de Janeiro, the Amazon, tropical rainforests and abundant, exotic animals, especially its stunningly colorful birds. The largest country in South America, Brazil is home to a hugely rich diversity of avifauna — more than 1,800 species of birds, more than 200 of them endemic (found only there). Sixty percent ...

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Missing Mariposa Woman Located

MARIPOSA – A woman reported missing from her home in Mariposa has been located. Mary Enebrad, 84, was found a few hours ago in Merced. According to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office, she was located at a relative’s home in Merced, disoriented but okay. A Silver Alert had been issued in Mariposa, Merced and Stanislaus Counties, as Enebrad had not ...

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Sheriff Searches For Missing Mariposa Woman

MARIPOSA COUNTY – A Silver Alert has been issued in Mariposa, Merced and Stanislaus Counties for a woman missing since Friday, Nov. 22, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office. Mary Enebrad, 84, was last seen on Friday at approximately 9:30 a.m. leaving her residence in Mariposa in a tan 2001 Honda Civic, California license 4NOH968.

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It Is Still Illegal To Burn

MOUNTAIN AREA – Firefighters have been responding over the past few weeks to reports of smoke which turned out to be burn piles lit off by residents. These burn piles are illegal, as fire restrictions have not been lifted for any elevations in Madera and Mariposa Counties, or any areas in the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.

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Birding Field Trip On Saturday With YAAS

MARIPOSA – The Yosemite Area Audubon Society will lead a birding field trip to the Merced Falls Reservoir (McSwain Forebay) beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Nov 16. Everyone will meet at the Mariposa rest area adjacent to the Mariposa Museum and History Center just off Highway 140.

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