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Hazel Green Ranch Editorial
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As we approach this fire season we also approach the single most critical event in Department history... Mariposa County and the Fire Trucks Assessment
UPDATED 6/03

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THE CATHEYS VALLEY COMMUNITY PLAN.

Time to plan your weekend.
Out And About Weekend Edition Covering Yosemite National Park, Mariposa, Eastern Madera County, Tuolumne County and Calaveras County

The CSA ballot counting began yesterday morning:
Counting the CSA Ballots

Food for thought:
CalPERS, with assets of $239.2 billion, lost 2.4 percent for the year. Will the new 'Smoothing Effect' keep Mariposa County payments the same as last year or are they headed up? Ask your district Supervisor.

Franchise Tax Board: State Tax Relief for California Wildfire Victims

High Speed Rail:
Few proposals on the November ballot make as little sense as Prop. 1, the so-called High Speed Rail initiative. Why is Prop. 1 so bad? Let's count the ways:
CaliforniaRepublic.org | Voters Should Reject Rail Bond Boondoggle by Jon Coupal
And
Poll: Voters Support Funding High-Speed Train - KQCA Sacramento

Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) released the following statement after joining a bipartisan coalition of House members to defeat H.R. 6515, the disingenuously named “DRILL Act”.
Radanovich Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Defeat Phony Drilling Bill

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday participated in a press conference hosted by the Latino Water Coalition to discuss the urgent need for comprehensive water reform that increases storage, improves conveyance, protects the Delta's ecosystem and promotes greater water conservation.Governor Schwarzenegger Joins Latino Water Coalition to Highlight Need for Safe, Reliable and Clean Water

Wednesday News

Yesterday BOS Meeting Quick Highlights:
After discussion about the CSA with a few different residents giving their opinions on the CSA, one last call was given for ballots,
Continued:
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In the higher elevations of Yosemite National Park it is still Spring and Wildflowers can be found growing here and there. Get out your field books to identify this flower.
Maybe part of the Dandelion family?

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On Friday June 27, 2008 a meeting was held at the Ponderosa Basin Fire
Station where an overflowing audience with a lot of questions got to talk with the leaders of the different branches of government who are involved with the Oliver Fire.
Ponderosa Basin Fire Meeting - June 27, 2008

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At the event were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Merrill. Merrill's Mill on Owl Creek in Jerseydale, provided employment for many young men returning from WWII.
MORE ON THE 1958 4H DINNER

Among the treasures left by old friend Hazel Estel, and given to me by her son Dick, is a spiral bound composition book, just like the kind that MES's Alice Ellingham would have us write our essays in. Contained in this journal are the signatures of Mariposa County residents...
4H SPAGHETTI FEED 1958

Last weeks approval, by the vote of 4-1 (Supervisor Bibby dissenting because of concerns for the budget and the passage of the Fire Truck issue), needs some discussion.
TOURISM AND MARIPOSA COUNTY ECONOMIC VITALITY

You will read about this here in the Sierra Sun Times and nowhere else. Last Tuesday, first agenda item before the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors, was a discussion concerning the re-licensing process for the power generation plant at Exchequer Dam...
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YOSEMITE NEWS

7-22-08

Planning efforts and projects that will be represented at this Open House are:

Yosemite Valley’s Black Oaks

Are black oaks on the decline in Yosemite? Find out at the Open House.

Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan

Merced Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan

Yosemite National Park Invites Public To Open House July 30, 2008

7-16-08

WEEKLY BEAR ACTIVITY SUMMARY

Yosemite Valley
Early this week 11 vehicles were broken into by bears mostly in the Curry Village parking lots. There were only two incidents in the Pines campgrounds this week although bears have been observed most nights wandering through the campgrounds. Housekeeping Camp and Curry Village both had incidents this week, mostly bears getting food from food storage lockers that are left unsecure. A bear entered three homes in the upper NPS housing area last week. Bears easily learn how to get into houses when people leave their windows open while they are away at work or on vacation. Often these bears will become bold as they learn that food is available inside of homes. If you live in or near Yosemite, please help to prevent this by closing your windows when you are not home, and keeping windows near your kitchen or in unoccupied rooms closed when you are not awake. Numerous dumpsters were found unclipped this week. Bears are able to “mail” themselves into unclipped dumpsters, then become trapped inside. If the bear isn’t discovered before the garbage truck arrives, the bear can be killed by compaction. Please stop and secure any dumpsters, including the recycling dumpsters, you see unclipped – it could save a bear’s life!

Backcountry: Bear activity has picked up in Glen Aulin this week with 2 more reported bear incidents. The bear seems to be in the area very regularly. If you are going backpacking please remember to keep track of your food and keep it latched in your bear canister or in a food storage locker where provided. Bears are out during the day and night. Don’t forget about proper food storage during daylight hours! Source: NPS

Tuesday 7-15-08
Updated:
On July 8th, 2008, Yosemite National Park experienced an afternoon thunderstorm, a common occurrence for the Sierra Nevada Range. That storm resulted in five known lightning caused fires in remote areas of the Park.Yosemite Fires, July 11, 2008

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