Yosemite Radio Updates
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New Arts and Crafts Center Opens in Coulterville California
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – COULTERVILLE, Calif. – So you thought it could not be done? It’s not a good idea to underestimate us and the power of positive thinking. Since moving all the way across the country from Greenbelt, Maryland to Coulterville, California eight months ago, I’ve been astonished at an…
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Smithsonian Institute Brings Museum Expertise to Mariposa County, California
By Erica Wolfsen – The Smithsonian Institute has arrived in Mariposa County to collaborate on creating world class programming in this historic part of California. As part of their new rural initiative, the museum experts are partnering with and supporting small communities throughout the United States to help tell their stories. Earlier this year, director…
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Memorial Day Weekend in Coulterville California
By Glynn Wilson – COULTERVILLE, Calif. — Over Memorial Day weekend, the quiet Sierra foothill town of Coulterville become a gathering place for remembrance, music and community as Banderitas Days returned with a powerful centerpiece: the Vietnam Veterans Traveling Memorial Wall. Set against the historic streets of this Gold Rush-era town, the annual festival blends…
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Memorial Day Weekend Schedule
Staff Report – COULTERVILLE, Calif. — Over Memorial Day weekend, the quiet Sierra foothill town of Coulterville will once again become a gathering place for remembrance, music and community as Banderitas Days returns with a powerful centerpiece: the Vietnam Veterans Traveling Memorial Wall. Set against the historic streets of this Gold Rush-era town, the annual…
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A Promise of Community Collaboration Emerges From Visit to Yosemite
Tales From the MoJo Road – By Glynn Wilson – YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – In spite of everything you hear on sensational news channels about climate change, the draught in the West and packed national parks in summer, the waterfalls and rivers are flowing in the Sierras and the crowd was light on Monday…
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Smithsonian Institution Officials to Meet With Mariposa County Residents on Rural Initiatives
Staff Report – Officials from the Smithsonian Institution, known for its top notch, world class museums in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere, have announced that they are interested in helping museums in Mariposa and Coulterville. They will be visiting the area May 18-20 talking about collaborations, including funding, for community-centered storytelling and cultural preservation. The effort…
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Mariposa County Officials Meet With Angry North County Residents Over Proposed Water and Sewer Rate Hikes
Staff Report – COULTERVILLE, Calif. – Mariposa County officials met with Coulterville and Don Pedro residents on Saturday about proposed rates hikes on water and sewer rates in Coulterville and sewer rate hikes in Don Pedro. The people who packed the Coulterville Community Park Pavilion for the meeting were not happy and some accused the…
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Free Yoga-Meditation Classes Back on Saturdays in Coulterville
Saturday Yoga and Medication Classes at Coulterville are back! Every Saturday at 2 p.m. in the former Gazzolo Saloon and Dance Hall building at 5016 Main Street. Yoga movement practice takes place from 2 – 2:45 p.m. followed by Meditation from 2:50 – 3:20 PM. The Yoga poses are gentle, slow movements with focus on the…
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Bend Fire Extinguished Near Horseshoe Bend Recreation Area
COULTERVILLE, Calif. – There was a Nationwide Emergency and Notification Alert about a fire east of the Horseshoe Bend Recreation Area 4.6 miles miles west of Coulterville, moving pretty fast toward town, Wednesday afternoon. The wind was out of the west at 8 miles per hour. We saw the smoke and rode over to Horseshoe…
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Americans Oppose A.I. Data Centers in Their Area
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seventy percent of Americans oppose the construction of data centers for Artificial Intelligence in their local area, according to recent Gallup polls, and 48 percent say they are strongly opposed. Barely a quarter of those surveyed said they favor these projects, with only 7 percent who say they are strongly…
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The Forest Service Plans to Spray Roundup Near Tahoe Ski Resorts and the Backlash Is Growing
Staff Report – The controversy over glyphosate spraying in California’s forests has officially reached Lake Tahoe. A yearlong Mother Jones magazine investigation is casting new scrutiny on the Forest Service’s plans to spray the herbicide across thousands of acres in the Tahoe Basin as part of fire restoration work following the 2021 Caldor Fire. The…
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Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation Powwow Draws Crowds to Mariposa for Celebration of Culture and Tradition
Staff Report – MARIPOSA, Calif. – The annual Mother’s Day weekend powwow hosted by the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation returned to the Mariposa Fairgrounds this weekend, bringing together tribal members, dancers, drummers, artisans and visitors from across California for a celebration rooted in culture, community and resilience. Known as the “Chi-tock-non Kote-u-pu” Mother’s Day Pow…