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The Mariposa SPCA
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P.O. Box 671
Mariposa, Ca. 95338
209-966-5275
Tuesday through Saturday
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Web Site:
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John Muir
(1838 - 1914)
“Climb the mountains
and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine
flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the
storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.”
John Muir
Where is Mariposa?
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Friday 3-12-10
Badger Pass Ski Report
Daily Ski Report on the
Sierra Sun Times
Updated 3/12/10
Badger Pass Ski Report: Located In Yosemite National Park, Daily
Updated Ski Reports
Agritourism around the World:
Massachusetts;
Tourism officials tout state’s advantages
State Commissioner of Agriculture Scott J. Soares encouraged the
audience to think of agriculture in new ways. “Environment, Food safety.
Tourism. Quality of life. Agriculture embraces all of these,” he said,
and Cape Cod “has certainly embraced the idea of ‘buy local’.”
Soares said also that Massachusetts is “way ahead of New England and the
United States in agritourism” and has experienced an 800 percent
increase in the last five years of visits to farms.
Farmers’ markets contribute to the boom, said Soares. “In just one
season,” he said, “we went from 160 to 202 farmers’ markets.” In an
interview later, he said of the markets, “They’re kind of like going
back a hundred years. They’re like a European experience, where you know
your farmer.
The Barnstable Patriot
In the Area News:
Feds
miss 'urgency' of water trouble,
Teachers say budget cuts hurt California's future,
Cash for Appliances program readies for California rollout,
County’s Staples deal irks printers...
Mariposa News, Area News, California News, USA
News, World News
Sheriff Report
Vandalism was reported from the 140
in the Catheys Valley area.
During the afternoon hours someone was making threats on Bullion Street.
A resident on Norwegian Gulch Road reported an Internet scam....
MARIPOSA COUNTY DAILY SHERIFF REPORT
Weather Report
*NOAA
has issued a Winter Storm
Warning remains in effect from 4 PM Friday to 6 am PST Saturday above
6000 feet...
*The next weather system moves in Friday afternoon and we should see rain during
the afternoon/evening hours leading to lingering showers on Saturday.
*Snow Level Saturday 3,500 Feet
* Monday temps in Mariposa may be in the 70's.
Friday's Forecast
52-62 Today: Mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain in the morning. Then a good chance of rain in the
afternoon/evening hours. Chance of rain 40 percent. High
temps today should be three to four degrees cooler than Thursday's highs
in the area. Overnight lows are running in the 30's in the area.
Yosemite Valley: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 10am.
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Light wind becoming south between 15
and 18 mph. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Tonight: Rain
showers before 4am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow showers. Snow
level 5500 feet lowering to 4900 feet. Low around 23. South wind between
13 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is
100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Mariposa News - Sierra Sun Times - Weather Forecast For Mariposa /
Madera County Foothills / Yosemite
Real Estate News
First-timers snap up 47% of homes
Nearly half of home purchases statewide last year went to first-time
buyers, the highest since 1995, the California Association of Realtors
reported yesterday. But its chief economist said first-timer dominance
may dip a bit this year because of the pending end to the $8,000 federal
homebuyer tax credits....
Sierra Sun Times Real Estate - Homes
and Land For Sale In Mariposa County
CalPERS
CalPERS & CalSTRS: still down $100 billion
The nation’s two biggest public pension funds, CalPERS and CalSTRS, lost
a combined $170 billion by the time the stock market hit bottom last
March. Since then, they have regained about $70 billion.
Just getting back to where they were two years ago will take another
$100 billion, a big hole to fill for retirement systems that have been
relying on investment earnings to cover 75 percent of their costs.
A year after the bottom, there is no sign of a major market rebound that
will recover most of the losses. Experts who have been predicting a
period of slower growth may be right.
Calpensions
California
Farm Bureau
Olives
...He ended up buying
2,100 acres of young olive trees,
propagating them from European
trees. And today, during harvest
season, dozens of family members,
friends and workers are all picking
olives and doing it the
old-fashioned way—by hand...
Farmer finds liquid gold in Contra
Costa County
California Economy:
California
Economy Holds Steady in January,
Reports the Comerica Bank
California Economic Activity
Index
"Excluding employment, our Index
has shown broad-based
improvement since last March,"
said
Dana Johnson, Chief
Economist at Comerica Bank. "In
January, however, gains in
exports and production were
muddled by a drag from the
Index's employment, retail, and
travel components. Although our
Index has stalled this winter
after sharp gains last summer,
it still appears to me that the
California economy is in
the early stages of a moderate
recovery. If, as I expect,
employment gains emerge in the
next few months, I will become
much more confident that a
sustained private-sector
expansion is taking hold."
PRNewswire-FirstCall
United States Economy
Lehman Brothers Hid Borrowing,
Examiner Says
It is the Wall Street
equivalent of a coroner’s report — a
2,200-page document that lays out,
in new and startling detail, how
Lehman Brothers used accounting
sleight of hand to conceal the bad
investments that led to its undoing.
NYTimes.com
Thursday 3-11-10
Plan Your Weekend:
Out And About Weekend Edition Covering Yosemite National Park, Mariposa, Eastern Madera County, Tuolumne County and Calaveras County
Updated:
Mariposa County Unemployment Report For January 2010
Not since the flood of 1997 has Mariposa County Unemployment numbers been so high as the current numbers are at 14.6%. In January 1997 the rate was at 21.8% as 1,400 residents were without a job. That compares with 1,350 residents that were without a job for January 2010. Going back to January of 1990 this January has the second highest unemployment rate recorded by the California Employment Development Department.
SIERRA SUN TIMES
Mariposa County History by Tom Phillips
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Mariposa Lodge No. 39 (Part Two)
Experience Mariposa County
Reposted with Corrections:
Golden Lakes Charter School Meeting at Don Pedro March 12, 2010
Questions and comments will be answered by Mr. Jerry Simmons, Attorney at Law, from the Law offices of Middleton Young, and Minney, the best and most successful Law firm, at Charter School matters in California. A California Charter Association representative, the second part of the professionals necessary to put into place our Charter School System.
SIERRA SUN TIMES
President Jimmy Carter to Visit UC Merced Campus
President Jimmy Carter will visit the campus of the University of California, Merced, on May 3 to deliver the keynote address at a National Parks Institute seminar on the management of parks and protected lands, the university announced today.
SIERRA SUN TIMES
Google Maps has added a Bicycling Feature to it's Route Directions
In this new feature in a mapping from Modesto to Mariposa the map takes you through Hornitos to Mariposa. From Merced the map takes you up La Paloma Road.
That road is closed to vehicles as gates are installed, maybe a bicycle can get through.
Check it out: Google Maps
Soroptimist International of Mariposa Holding 9th Annual
Gold Rush Dinner & Dance
Soroptimist International of Mariposa will hold its 9th Annual Gold Rush Dinner & Dance on Saturday March 27, 2010 at the Mariposa Fairgrounds. Those attending will dance to the music of Charlie’s Country and will enjoy a tasty beef or chicken dinner. All proceeds raised by this event will go directly to...
Mariposa News - Soroptimist International of Mariposa Holding 9th Annual Gold Rush Dinner & Dance
Check the Roads
Road Conditions or call 1-800-427-7623
As of 5:00 A.M. Restrictions are on Highway 108,120 and 41.
Badger Pass Ski Report
Daily Ski Report on the
Sierra Sun Times
Updated 3/11/10
Badger Pass Ski Report: Located In Yosemite National Park, Daily
Updated Ski Reports
Agritourism around the World:
Calaveras County;
Bankruptcy judge to send golf course lawsuit back to Calaveras
County
MODESTO - A federal bankruptcy judge in Modesto this
week dished out one victory to the owners of the Trinitas golf course
and another to Calaveras County government officials who are the targets
of Trinitas lawsuits.
Recordnet.com
In the Area News:
Citizens panel reviews Modesto city pay,
Bankruptcy judge to send golf course lawsuit back to Calaveras County,
ICES: 30 years of enriching lives,
A planning overload for Calaveras?...
Mariposa News, Area News, California News, USA
News, World News
Sheriff Report
During the later morning hours
suspicious circumstances were observed on Rastro Way then during the
afternoon hours at Bootjack Tire.
Someone was making threats during the afternoon hours near the
intersection of 12th Street and Jones Street.
Those cattle on Boyer Road escaped again yesterday....
MARIPOSA COUNTY DAILY SHERIFF REPORT
Weather Report
*NOAA
has issued a Winter Storm Watch beginning Friday afternoon above 6,000
feet.
*The next weather system moves in Friday and we should see rain during
the afternoon/evening hours leading to lingering showers on Saturday.
* Monday temps in Mariposa may be in the 70's.
Thursday's Forecast
55-63 Today: Sunny today with a few clouds
floating over the area with rising high temps of around nine plus
degrees over Wednesday's highs in the region.
Overnight lows are running in the high 20's to low 30's in the area.
Yosemite Valley: Sunny, with a high near 53. East northeast wind
between 10 and 13 mph becoming light. Tonight: A 10 percent
chance of rain after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind
between 7 and 10 mph.
Mariposa News - Sierra Sun Times - Weather Forecast For Mariposa /
Madera County Foothills / Yosemite
Real Estate News
Government Could Cut Seconds First
It is one of the big unanswered questions of the
housing crisis: Why hasn't the government pushed harder to include
second mortgages in its anti-foreclosure efforts?...
Sierra Sun Times Real Estate - Homes
and Land For Sale In Mariposa County
CalPERS
Columbus Center developer pulls the plug
The project’s main backer, the California State Pension Fund,
known as Calpers, said yesterday construction of the $800 million
mega-complex is no longer economically feasible and that it was
unwinding its involvement.
The Boston Globe
California
Farm Bureau
Truck and Bus Regulation
On December 12, 2008, the
California Air Resources Board (ARB)
approved a new regulation to
significantly reduce emissions from
existing on-road diesel vehicles
operating in California. The
regulation requires affected diesel
trucks and buses to meet performance
requirements between 2011 and 2023.
By January 1, 2023 all vehicles must
have a 2010 model year engine or
equivalent.
Truck and Bus Regulation
United States Economy
Businesses Continued to Reduce
Inventories in January
Analysts say that the
stage has been set for such a
rebound given how lean inventories
are at present after a significant
inventory liquidation during the
recession. Inventories at the
wholesale level have fallen for 13
consecutive months and have been
down 15 of the last 17 months. The
only gains in wholesale inventories
occurred in October and November.
NYTimes.com
Wednesday 3-10-10
Mariposa County Unemployment Rate Hits 14.6%
Preliminary numbers for January 2010 and not seasonally adjusted put the rate at 14.6%. That is 1.9% higher than January 2009.
1,350 residents were out of work in January 2010. That is 20% higher than January 2009.
That is the highest January number since 1997 when the rate was at 21.8%
Soroptimist International of Mariposa Holding 9th Annual
Gold Rush Dinner & Dance
Soroptimist International of Mariposa will hold its 9th Annual Gold Rush Dinner & Dance on Saturday March 27, 2010 at the Mariposa Fairgrounds. Those attending will dance to the music of Charlie’s Country and will enjoy a tasty beef or chicken dinner. All proceeds raised by this event will go directly to...
Mariposa News - Soroptimist International of Mariposa Holding 9th Annual Gold Rush Dinner & Dance
Mariposa County History by Tom Phillips
'The Vault' Building in Mariposa
‘The Vault’ Building in Mariposa » Experience Mariposa County
Live Camera:
Snow on Deadwood Mountain
Sierra Sun Times - Weather Forecast For Mariposa / Madera County Foothills / Yosemite
Mariposa County Schools except for Yosemite and El Portal are on a two hour delay today
Mariposa County High School Sports:
Girls Soccer:
Mariposa over Orestimba yesterday 7-0.
MaxPreps
*Fresno probably wishes it had Yosemite, that way it would not have to be having committees and meetings on how to create jobs.
Fresno Mayor Announces Blue Ribbon Task Force To Oversea PIPES
"For too long, economic development in our City has been hampered by unclear and inconsistent rules and processes," Mayor Swearengin said. "PIPES is an important first step to making Fresno much more business-friendly, which in turn will create significantly better conditions for job creation in our City."
KMPH Fox 26
From the Email Bin
Promoting incompetence
Don Neubacher
San Francisco Examiner
Mariposa Butterfly Hat Contest Set
for Friday, April 30th
This annual festive hat contest is one of the many
exciting highlights of the Mariposa Butterfly Festival. At the 2010
Welcome Reception enjoy a sea of fanciful butterfly hats while you
partake in “A Taste of Mariposa” offering delicious food and
refreshments.......
Mariposa News - Mariposa Butterfly Hat Contest Set for Friday, April
30th Dental Health Program - Mariposa County Health Department
Mariposa County Health Department offers a Dental Health Program for children ages 0-5
Mariposa News - Dental Health Program - Mariposa County Health Department Check the Roads
Road Conditions or call 1-800-427-7623
As of 5:00 A.M. Restrictions are on Highway 108,120 and 41.
Badger Pass Ski Report
Daily Ski Report on the
Sierra Sun Times
Updated 3/10/10
Badger Pass Ski Report: Located In Yosemite National Park, Daily
Updated Ski Reports
Agritourism around the World:
North Carolina;
Dig It!
The WNC Agricultural Options Program recently awarded
42 farmers the seed money they need to complete a variety of
diversification projects. This year's recipients, who are sharing a
total pot of $225,000...
mountainx.com
In the Area News:
One
Voice Merced leaders in D.C. asking federal government's help with local
projects,
More cuts on county horizon,
Layoffs At Chinese Camp Mill,
County, community talk shop in Murphys...
Mariposa News, Area News, California News, USA
News, World News
Sheriff Report
A backpack was found at the District
Attorney's office in Mariposa.
Squatters were out on Old Toll Road.
Vandalism and mail tampering were reported from Watt Road...
MARIPOSA COUNTY DAILY SHERIFF REPORT
Weather Report
*Snow level Wednesday morning 1,500 feet.
Wednesday's Forecast
44-54 Today: Cloudy with a 50% chance of
rain in the morning...then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain in
the afternoon. Possibly breezy conditions later today.
High
temps today should be inline with Tuesday's highs in
the area.
Overnight lows are running in the low 30's in the area.
Yosemite Valley: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy through mid
morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming
west between 5 and 8 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than
one inch possible. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Northeast wind between 7 and 11 mph.
Mariposa News - Sierra Sun Times - Weather Forecast For Mariposa /
Madera County Foothills / Yosemite
Real Estate News
State law to save foreclosure victims from losing shirt
on taxes
State
legislation to protect people who lose their houses in foreclosure or
short sales from a big tax bill passed a significant hurdle yesterday,
when the Assembly gave its approval, shipping the proposal to the Senate
for an expected vote on Thursday...
Sierra Sun Times Real Estate - Homes
and Land For Sale In Mariposa County
CalPERS
*Mariposa
County for two years spent the money somewhere else during this
"Holiday." Some counties and cities kept contributing to CalPERS
while others invested the money. Mariposa County CAO Rick Benson says
that Mariposa County was not the only one to spend the money as other
counties did it too.
Deals raised CalSTRS pensions, cut state costs
Investment earnings in a strong economy had given CalPERS a
surplus. So the CalPERS board gave the state what amounted to a
contribution “holiday,” another nationwide tendency of public pension
funds mentioned in the Pew report.
Calpensions
California
Farm Bureau
State salamander
ruling complicates livestock
ranching
In a move that observers
characterized as disappointing but
not a total surprise, the California
Fish and Game Commission assigned
"threatened" status to the
California tiger salamander under
the state Endangered Species Act.
State salamander ruling complicates
livestock ranching
Governor Delivers Remarks at the
Bank on California Director's
Luncheon
3/9/2010 - Governor
Schwarzenegger delivered remarks
at the Bank on California
Director's Luncheon.
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California Economy:
Michael
Hiltzik: Who speaks up for small
business?
Or
perhaps
the
better
question
is: Who
pays it
more
than lip
service?
The
publicity
handouts
of
political
officeholders
and
candidates
brim
with
concern
for
small
businesses
and
their
entrepreneurs
as the
engineers
of
economic
growth,
salt of
the
earth,
creators
of jobs,
etc.
etc.
Here's
Meg
Whitman
on the
subject.
Here's
Steve
Poizner.
Carly
Fiorina.
Barack
Obama.
Los
Angeles
Times
United States Economy
Draft on Payday Rules
Loses a Provision
Under
the
proposal
agreed
to
by
Mr.
Dodd
and
Mr.
Corker,
the
new
consumer
agency
could
write
rules
for
nonbank
financial
companies
like
payday
lenders.
It
could
enforce
such
rules
against
nonbank
mortgage
companies,
mainly
loan
originators
or
servicers,
but
it
would
have
to
petition
a
body
of
regulators
for
authority
over
payday
lenders
and
other
nonbank
financial
companies.
Consumer
advocates
said
that
writing
rules
without
the
inherent
power
to
enforce
them
would
leave
the
agency
toothless.
NYTimes.com
Tuesday 3-9-10
Mariposa County History by Tom Phillips
The Mariposa County Hospital
Experience Mariposa County
Golden Lakes Charter School Meeting at Don Pedro March 12, 2010
Questions and comments will be answered by Mr. Gerry Simmons, Attorney at Law, from the Law offices of Middleton Young, & Minney, the best and most successful Law firm, at Charter School matters in California. Mr. Jeff L. Sand, Regional Manager California Charter Association or representative thereof, the second part of the professionals necessary to put into place our Charter School System.
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Last Day - Help Jeanette Reach Her Goal!
Children's Hospital
Kids Day On-Line Donor Drive
Please help Children's Hospital by donating to Kids Day On-Line Donor Drive, via the Help Make Miracles server which is secure and available 24/7 through March 9th.
The Children's Hospital Foundation has set a goal of $10,000 for this fundraiser. 100% of every dollar donated goes instantly/directly to Kids Day! DonorDrive®
Reminder: Today:
Mariposa County Board of Supervisors Agenda - 3-9-2010
Silvertip:
Applicant Requested Another Continuance. Staff recommends until Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Mariposa News - Mariposa County Board of Supervisors Agenda - 3-9-2010
AND
El Portal Town Planning Advisory Committee Meeting
Agenda
And Your Still Not On The Net?
U.S. Web retail sales to reach $249 bln by '14 | KSEE 24 News - Central Valley's
Kinetic Lobby Sculpture in Mariposa
Sal Maccarone has placed one of his “Kinetic Lobby Sculptures” on display at the Mariposa County Arts Council gallery. These sculptures, which sometimes take a year to complete, are wonderful multi-media, three dimensional pieces of art contained within a beautiful wooden cabinet.
Mariposa News - Kinetic Lobby Sculpture in Mariposa
Check the Roads
Road Conditions or call 1-800-427-7623
As of 5:00 A.M. Restrictions are on Highway 108 and 120.
Badger Pass Ski Report
Daily Ski Report on the
Sierra Sun Times
Updated 3/09/10
Badger Pass Ski Report: Located In Yosemite National Park, Daily
Updated Ski Reports
Agritourism around the World:
Pennsylvania;
Plan for farms seeks to cultivate more business
State Sen. Chuck McIlhinney said farmers need to be free from
zoning that blocks their ability to make money from their land.
Farming can be a difficult business during the best of times. In today's
economy, it can be even more challenging.
PhillyBurbs.com
In the Area News:
Editorial: Don Neubacher should take pride in his park legacy,
More cuts on county horizon,
Copperopolis Prepares To Celebrate Sesquicentennial,
Calaveras' Council Of Governments funds county projects after much
debate..
Mariposa News, Area News, California News, USA
News, World News
Sheriff Report
During the 6:00 P.M. hour reports
started coming in of snow on the road. On 49 at Watt Road, the
Lushmeadows area, Chowchilla Mountain Road and even at the
Mariposa/Tuolumne County Line where multiple vehicles were reported
spinning out.
Loose dogs were out running around Rainbow View Road...
MARIPOSA COUNTY DAILY SHERIFF REPORT
Weather Report
* Another cold system moves in late
tonight or Wednesday morning but does not have a lot of moisture with it
although the winds may kick up with this system.
*Snow level Tuesday/Wednesday morning 1,500 feet.
Tuesday's Forecast
44-54 Today: Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy today with a
20%
chance of showers late this evening. High
temps today should fall a couple of degrees from Monday's highs in
the area.
Overnight lows are running in the 20's to low 30's in the area.
Yosemite Valley: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. North wind
between 6 and 11 mph. Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow after
10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. North northwest wind between
5 and 7 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Mariposa News - Sierra Sun Times - Weather Forecast For Mariposa /
Madera County Foothills / Yosemite
Real Estate News
Home-Saving Moves Afoot
Pressure is growing on U.S. banks to ease terms for
distressed homeowners on home-equity loans and other second-lien
mortgages...
Sierra Sun Times Real Estate - Homes
and Land For Sale In Mariposa County
CalPERS
EDITORIAL: Pension guardians must correct problems
...CalSTRS estimated it would earn an average of 8%. Its portfolio lost
25% in the 2008 market crash. CalPERS' estimated its rate of return
would average 7.75%. Its portfolio fell 23% because of the crash.
This is where it gets tricky. If the pension funds lower the assumed
rates of return, taxpayers must make larger payments now. That would be
painful. But by ignoring the gap between wish and reality, the liability
would worsen, leaving future taxpayers to pay bills that are due now.
That's not fair to anyone involved...
Opinion - fresnobee.com
California
Farm Bureau
The art of planting tomatoes
While the tomato is
technically categorized as a fruit,
it’s also considered the most
commonly grown “vegetable” in the
country. No surprise there. After
all, there are hundreds of tomato
varieties available, many of them
exotic-sounding and
scrumptious-tasting heirloom types.
The art of planting tomatoes
Senator Dave
Cogdill
Legislative Analyst Finds
Implementation of California’s
Stringent Environmental Regulations
Will Result in Job Loss
The Legislative Analyst, the
Legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal and policy
advisor, today responded to a
request from Senator Dave Cogdill
(R-Modesto) to examine the overall impact
California’s legislation to restrict
greenhouse gas emissions ( AB
32) will have on jobs in California. In
light of this new information, Senator
Cogdill renewed his request to Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger to use his authority
to delay implementation of this legislation.
Mariposa News - Senator Dave Cogdill
California Economy:
Another
water project could divide the
state
...Drying
up the San Joaquin was a problem
for the corporate descendants of
the 19th century cattle empire
amassed by two San Francisco
butchers, Henry Miller and
Charles Lux. They held rights to
the lower river, which they used
to green 250,000 acres on the
valley's baking west side,
running from Mendota north to
Patterson.
To keep them happy, the Bureau
of Reclamation built the Delta
Mendota Canal to ferry supplies
117 miles upstream from the
delta to a spot near Mendota,
where the water was dumped into
the desiccated San Joaquin for
use by the Miller-Lux
successors, known as exchange
contractors. Their rights
predate the Central Valley
Project, so they pay nothing for
an annual allocation of water
greater than the city of Los
Angeles uses in a year.
latimes.com
United States Economy
Public Pensions Are
Adding Risk to Raise Returns
...A
growing
number
of
experts
say
that
governments
need
to
lower
the
assumptions
they
make
about
rates
of
return,
to
reflect
today’s
market
conditions.
But
plan
officials
say
they
cannot.
“Nobody
wants
to
adjust
the
rate,
because
liabilities
would
explode,”
said
Trent
May,
chief
investment
officer
of
Wyoming’s
state
pension
fund.
NYTimes.com
Monday 3-8-10
The Yosemite Fund to Raise $1 million for “Youth in Yosemite”
Programs to Cultivate Future Park Stewards » Yosemite National Park
Life
Mariposa County History by Tom Phillips
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Mariposa Lodge No. 39.
Experience Mariposa County
Reminder: Today:
Historic Sites Committee
Meeting;
Agenda is Posted
On the Agenda:
Non Compliant Signs in Historic Districts:
Discussion and possible action. Ron Loya and Steve Dahlem County
Council. Possible recommendation to Board of Supervisors to initiate
an ordinance change that non compliant sign issues in the Historic
District no longer be public complaint driven for enforcement.
Agenda March 8, 2010
Local Area National Park Service Projects Funded under the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided $3 billion to
the Department of the Interior. Of that amount, $750
million went to the NPS to fund job-creating
investments in critical infrastructure and
facilities, trail restoration, abandoned mine
remediation, and energy efficiency and renewable
energy.
Mariposa News - Local Area National Park Service Projects Funded
under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Mariposa County Fire Department
Log
Sat., Feb.
27th
to Friday, March 5th
2010
Feb. 27 EMS call in Coulterville - #26 Coulterville● Fire; Chimney fire call on Bay Tree Lane - #37 Bootjack, #27 Mormon Bar, #29 Lushmeadows, #22 MPUD Rescue●
Mariposa News - Mariposa County Fire Department Log
Check the Roads
Road Conditions or call 1-800-427-7623
Badger Pass Ski Report
Daily Ski Report on the
Sierra Sun Times
Updated 3/08/10
Badger Pass Ski Report: Located In Yosemite National Park, Daily
Updated Ski Reports
Agritourism around the World:
Washington;
'McMansions' vs. farms in King County
What Capeder is talking about is agri-tourism and
demonstration farming, not the stereotypical small family farm of years
past. He says the old-fashioned way of farming puts a modern farmer
out of business. But the process of developing Capeder's agri-business
dream is hugely expensive: in time, in money, and in permit fees.
Thousands and thousands of dollars of permits fees. It's a permit and
zoning process he claims is squeezing farmers out while favoring the
rich.
Washington News
In the Area News:
Kennewick Man and the Paiute people,
Modesto Cheers On Local Actor Despite Oscar Loss,
Full Agenda For Supervisors..
Mariposa News, Area News, California News, USA
News, World News
Sheriff Report
Over on Yaqui Gulch Road some dogs
were out chasing livestock.
A bobcat was sighted on the 132 near Coulterville.
Out on Crown Lead Road a couple of neighbors were failing to just get
along...
MARIPOSA COUNTY DAILY SHERIFF REPORT
Weather Report
* Monday afternoon has a chance of
rain with a better chance during the evening hours.
*Snow level Monday evening/Tuesday morning 1,500 feet.
Monday's Forecast
46-56 Today: Mostly cloudy today with a
50% chance of showers after 10:00 A.M. along with possible isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon. High
temps today should fall six plus degrees from Sunday's highs in
the area.
Overnight lows are running in the 40's.
Yosemite Valley: Rain and snow showers likely, mainly after 4pm.
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Light wind becoming west southwest
between 10 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime
snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Tonight: Rain
and snow showers likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow
showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West southwest wind
between 6 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow
accumulation of around an inch possible.
Mariposa News - Sierra Sun Times - Weather Forecast For Mariposa /
Madera County Foothills / Yosemite
Real Estate News
Short-Sale Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss
In an effort to end the foreclosure crisis, the Obama
administration has been trying to keep defaulting owners in their homes.
Now it will take a new approach: paying some of them to leave...
Sierra Sun Times Real Estate - Homes
and Land For Sale In Mariposa County
CalPERS
Common-sense pension fix is simply illegal
...For instance, Shasta County employees are facing, over the next two
years, paychecks up to 9 percent smaller as they pick up part of the
cost of their pensions - a real burden on working people with families
to support. The city of Redding is pushing for similar union
givebacks...
Redding Record Searchlight
California
Farm Bureau
Commentary: Leopold Award recognizes
farmers' stewardship work
Renowned conservationist
Aldo Leopold, author of the classic
book A Sand County Almanac, wrote
that, "The landscape of any farm is
the owner's portrait of himself.
Conservation implies self-expression
in that landscape." Farmers and
ranchers across California, in the
spirit of Leopold, take great pride
in the enhancement of their
landscapes and more needs to be done
to celebrate their outstanding
achievements. Sand County
Foundation's Leopold Conservation
Award exists to provide this sort of
recognition to motivated
agricultural producers who are also
conservation leaders.
Commentary: Leopold Award recognizes
farmers' stewardship work
California Economy:
Interest in buying
state offices in California is
building
Efforts to sell 24 state office
buildings have drawn lots of
interest from potential buyers
-- as well as the ire of some
former public officials who
labored to get them built years
ago in the belief that public
ownership of the buildings would
bring long-term financial
benefits to taxpayers.
"This seems to be very
shortsighted economics," said
Richard Rowe, a retired
executive of the Los Angeles
Community Redevelopment Agency,
after he heard about plans to
sell the Ronald Reagan State
Building in downtown Los Angeles
and other offices to investors.
latimes.com
United States Economy
‘On the Edge’
Banks Facing Writedowns After FDIC
Loan Auctions
A total of 140 banks failed last
year, and FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair
said the number may be higher this
year. It stands at 26 as of March 6.
The agency said on Feb. 23 that 702
banks were on its “problem” list as
of Dec. 31, up from 552 at the end
of the third quarter. The FDIC’s
insurance fund had a deficit of
$20.9 billion at the end of the
year.
“This whole thing is a mess waiting
to happen across the country,” said
Geoffrey Miller, a professor of
securities law at New York
University and director of the
Center for the Study of Central
Banks and Financial Institutions.
Bloomberg.com
Sunday 3-7-10
Leroy Radanovich's Mariposa Life
Agratourism And Our General Plan
I suppose I should shut up and finish out my days but from time to time screw ball things occur in Mariposa County that I feel the need
to comment on. This addition of Agra Tourism to the General Plan in the form that is being considered is not at all as important as the
time and money that has been spent on it...
Agratourism And Our General Plan
Sunday Special Edition SlideShows:
First Wildflowers of Spring By Linda Gast
I went out looking for wildflowers this week. I know it is early, but when the sun comes out I can't contain myself.
The flowers I found were on Old Highway at lower elevations.
Sierra Sun Times - First Wildflowers of Spring By Linda Gast
&
Abraham Lincoln Exhibit By Linda Gast
The Wild Wonderful King Vintage Museum will be hosting the Abraham Lincoln "Self Made in America" Learning Station Exhibit from March 5 to April 2, 2010. Provided by Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in collaboration with the American Library Association and with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, "We the People" program.
Sierra Sun Times - Abraham Lincoln Exhibit; By Linda Gast
Presidential Proclamation - Women's History Month
Countless women have steered the
course of our history, and their stories are ones of
steadfast determination. From reaching for the ballot
box to breaking barriers on athletic fields and
battlefields, American women have stood resolute in the
face of adversity and overcome obstacles to realize
their full measure of success. Women's History Month is
an opportunity for us to recognize the contributions
women have made to our Nation, and to honor those who
blazed trails for women's empowerment and equality.
Mariposa News - Presidential Proclamation - Women's History Month
Plan Your Weekend
Goldrushcam Out And About Weekend Edition Covering Yosemite National
Park, Mariposa, Eastern Madera County, Tuolumne County and Calaveras
County
Check the Roads
Road Conditions or call 1-800-427-7623
Badger Pass Ski Report
Daily Ski Report on the
Sierra Sun Times
Updated 3/07/10
Badger Pass Ski Report: Located In Yosemite National Park, Daily
Updated Ski Reports
Agritourism around the World:
California;
Carlsbad Flower Fields are starting to bloom
The Carlsbad Flower Fields specialize in growing ranunculuses but
began diversifying their cut flower offerings after bulb sales fell
about 10 years ago. The fields are considered a prime example of agri-tourism.
SignOnSanDiego.com
In the Area News:
Panel to look hard at developer fees,
Tuolumne County School Gardens,
Workshops will tackle general plan update...
Mariposa News, Area News, California News, USA
News, World News
Sheriff Report
Threats were being made on Triangle
Road.
A resident on Buckeye Road reported that someone was shooting.
On Joe Howard Street a neighbor had concerns...
MARIPOSA COUNTY DAILY SHERIFF REPORT
Weather Report
* Monday afternoon has a chance of
rain with a better chance during the evening hours.
*Snow level Monday evening/Tuesday morning 2,000 feet.
Sunday's Forecast
53-63 Today: Mostly sunny today with clouds
increasing leading to partly cloudy skies during the evening hours. High
temps today should rise three to four degrees from Saturday's highs in
the area.
Overnight lows are running in the 30's.
Yosemite Valley: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Snow
level 5200 feet. Partly cloudy, with a high near 50. East northeast wind
at 10 mph becoming west northwest. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind becoming
east between 5 and 8 mph.
Mariposa News - Sierra Sun Times - Weather Forecast For Mariposa /
Madera County Foothills / Yosemite
Real Estate News
30-year fixed mortgage rates dip below 5% again
The mortgage giant's weekly survey found that the
average rate available on 30-year fixed-rate loans fell to 4.97%, down
from 5.05% last week, with an average of 0.7% of the loan balance paid
in upfront fees known as points...
Sierra Sun Times Real Estate - Homes
and Land For Sale In Mariposa County
CalPERS
Editorial: Pension funds slip deep into the abyss
California's big
pension funds thought they were building a perpetual-motion machine.
Now the gears are stripped and the wheels have fallen off. The
California State Teachers' Retirement System and the California
Public Employees' Retirement System are taking some steps to confront
the problem. But thanks to a 1999 decision by lawmakers and then-Gov.
Gray Davis, it may be too little, too late.
Sacramento Bee
California
Farm Bureau
Farmers work to
create political opportunities
The theme of the
California Farm Bureau Federation
2010 Leaders Conference, "Opening
Doors... Creating Opportunities,"
set the tone when about 460 farmers
and ranchers from throughout
California gathered in Sacramento
last week. They heard from Farm
Bureau leaders, political analysts
and elected officials about the
importance of political involvement,
then put those ideas into practice
by visiting with dozens of
legislators and staff members at the
State Capitol.
Farmers work to create political
opportunities
League of
California Cities;
Partial Local HUTA Fund Deferral
Scheduled for FY 2010-11
Exemptions. Rural
counties with a population under 50,000, and the
cities within those counties, are exempt from
this deferral.
Mariposa News - League of California
Cities Partial Local HUTA Fund
Deferral Scheduled for FY 2010-11
Maria Shriver
Women's History Month
I'm really excited to be able to
have a chance to do the
California Report. And the
reason I’m doing is it is that
March is Women's History Month
and I'm really anxious to tell
everybody about all the
accomplishments that women in
our state have accomplished and
all the ways that we still have
a lot more to do.
Play Video-Video of Maria
Shriver, First Lady, State of
California
California Economy:
It's
not just the Capitol: Billions
in red ink drowning California's
cities, schools and counties,
too
SACRAMENTO — With even
well-managed counties, cities
and schools finding themselves
in the same budget hole that has
swallowed state government,
California now confronts a
financial crisis that may be
unrivaled — though it is also
maddeningly difficult to
quantify.
San Jose Mercury News
United States Economy
*Suprised?
U.S. Enriches Companies Defying Its
Policy on Iran
The federal government
has awarded more than $107 billion
in contract payments, grants and
other benefits over the past decade
to foreign and multinational
American companies while they were
doing business in Iran, despite
Washington’s efforts to discourage
investment there, records show.
NYTimes.com
Saturday 3-6-10
Quick Hits:
The residents of Mariposa Pines are shocked to find out that the fire station property has to be 2.5 acres, not the 1/2 acre that was to be donated. After years of discussion and even a trip to the Board of Supervisors no one in the county caught this 2.5 acre minimum until now.
Also, yesterday the Planning Commission held it's last workshop on Agritourism and now a Public Hearing will be held with the Planning Commission before heading to the Board of Supervisors. A few changes were suggested including letting these type of businesses that are to be located on major roads be allowed to have more than the proposed daily allotment of ten people a day/75 a week without having to get a permit.
Also
we are hearing that Tourism will make a recommendation about the visitors center in Coulterville, where it should be located, at their next meeting. They were tasked with looking at where in Coulterville the center should be, either where it currently is at or at the Northern Mariposa County History Museum. Also they are looking into seeing if they could operate both the Mariposa and Coulterville Visitors Center.
Also the Williamson Act comes before the Board of Supervisors on March 23,2010
Plan Your Weekend
Goldrushcam Out And About Weekend Edition Covering Yosemite National
Park, Mariposa, Eastern Madera County, Tuolumne County and Calaveras
County
Check the Roads
Road Conditions or call 1-800-427-7623
Badger Pass Ski Report
Daily Ski Report on the
Sierra Sun Times
Updated 3/05/10
Badger Pass Ski Report: Located In Yosemite National Park, Daily
Updated Ski Reports
Agritourism around the World:
Texas
Nature tour of Costa Rica offered by Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Texas landowners and managers in the "ecotourism" or
"agritourism" business can learn from some of the best in the industry
through a specially designed tour of Costa Rica, the tour's coordinator
said.
Nature tour of Costa Rica offered by Texas AgriLife Extension Service
In the Area News:
Debbie Croft: Hornitos renews its enchilada tradition,
High Court's ruling to help Levy case?
Concerns Of Tuolumne County Businesses,
Calaveras County faces 17.5 percent budget cuts..
Mariposa News, Area News, California News, USA
News, World News
Sheriff Report
Suspicious circumstances were
occurring on Tip Top Road during the afternoon hours.
Someone on Schoolhouse Road was disturbing the peace during the
afternoon hours.
The ambulance was called out to the high school in Mariposa during the
afternoon hours...
MARIPOSA COUNTY DAILY SHERIFF REPORT
Weather Report
* On Saturday/Sunday: Clouds with a
very slight chance of a few rain drops.
As of 5:00 A.M. the rain is tracking way off of the coast and sliding
south.
Saturday's Forecast
49-59 Today: Cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of showers in the afternoon. Saturday's high temps
should be inline with Friday's highs in the area.
Overnight lows are running in the high 30's to low 40's
over the area.
Yosemite Valley: A chance of rain and snow showers, mainly after
10am. Snow level 5200 feet. Cloudy, with a high near 47. East wind 6 to
9 mph becoming south. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow
accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tonight: A slight
chance of rain and snow showers. Snow level 5200 feet. Mostly cloudy,
with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph. Chance
of precipitation is 20%.
Mariposa News - Sierra Sun Times - Weather Forecast For Mariposa /
Madera County Foothills / Yosemite
Real Estate News
30-year fixed mortgage rates dip below 5% again
The mortgage giant's weekly survey found that the
average rate available on 30-year fixed-rate loans fell to 4.97%, down
from 5.05% last week, with an average of 0.7% of the loan balance paid
in upfront fees known as points...
Sierra Sun Times Real Estate - Homes
and Land For Sale In Mariposa County
California
Farm Bureau
Imperial County to
cancel Williamson Act
As counties struggle to
continue providing Williamson Act
property tax provisions to farmers
despite withdrawal of the state's
$27.8 million funding support, the
program's shaky platform suffered an
unexpected blow when the Imperial
County Board of Supervisors voted
last week not to renew contracts
with farmers when they come due next
Jan. 1. Imperial became the first
California county to vote to cancel
the land-conservation program.
Imperial County to cancel Williamson
Act
Governor Honors Military Women
at The Women's Conference's Day
at The Museum
3/4/2010 - Governor
Schwarzenegger joined First Lady
Maria Shriver and delivered
remarks at the Honoring Our
Women in the Military event
during the Women's Conference's
Day at The Museum in honor of
Women's History Month.
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California Economy:
*Mariposa County January Numbers
Will Come Out On March 10, 2010
Employment slump on
the wane in U.S., state
California, which released its
January data Friday, began the
year by adding 32,500 jobs,
following losses in November and
December. The gains were
broad-based as sectors including
construction, manufacturing,
education and health services
all added employees.
More help-wanted signs prompted
some discouraged workers to
start job hunting again. Because
the increase in the number of
people looking for work more
than offset the increase in the
number of jobs, the state's January unemployment
rate rose to 12.5% from a
revised 12.3% in December.
latimes.com
United States Economy
Consumer Credit in U.S. Rises for
First Time in Year
*Autos and
Student Loans Up While;
...Revolving debt, such
as credit cards, fell by $1.7
billion in January, according to the
Fed’s statistics. Revolving credit
has fallen 16 straight months, the
longest series of declines since the
Fed began keeping those records in
1968. The January drop was the
smallest since July.
Bloomberg.com
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