Yosemite Radio Updates
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Another Cycle of Life Turns and America Faces Another Crossroads
The Creation of Adam, 1508-12, Michelangelo Buonarroti The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – Biologists sometimes talk about the cycles of life. Communications scholars occasionally debate aspects of the “news cycle.” Life appears to move in circles, like the rotating planet Earth itself. Such it is with each individual life. In recent times, with…
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A Toast to a New Day in Coulterville California
Friends, neighbors, artists, musicians, dreamers, and visitors— Please raise your glass. Today we celebrate more than the opening of a building. We celebrate the opening of a new chapter in the long and colorful story of Coulterville. This Gold Rush town was built by people with courage, imagination, and a willingness to take a chance…
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YosemiteRadio.Org Reaches First Fundraising Goal
FUNDING UPDATE – The right people are starting to notice that we are already making a difference. We received an anonymous donation overnight of $2,000, doubling our initial fundraising of $1,000 and raising the goal to $4,000. We need an FCC required Emergency Alert Broadcast system to get on the air, and a multi-directional antenna.…
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Yosemite Arts and Crafts Center Opening Party Friday
By Glynn Wilson and Erica Wolfsen – COULTERVILLE, Calif. – The day has arrived we’ve all been waiting for. The new Yosemite Arts and Crafts Center will open with a wine and cheese party on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m., with an after party at the Old Johnny Haigh Saloon across the street. The…
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Judge Blocks National Parks From Removing Signs at Trump’s Direction
Breaking News Reporting from the New York Times – A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the National Park Service from removing or revising signs, films and other materials at national parks across the country to comply with a directive from President Trump. The ruling accused the Trump administration of engaging in censorship by taking…
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Bay Area Faces a Weather ‘Quadfecta’: Heat, Fire Risk, Flooding and Powerful Waves
Triple-digit heat, wildfire danger, sneaker waves and high tides could make for a sunny — and risky — week for the Bay Area. Ezra David Romero – The Bay Area is about to experience a quadfecta of hot weather and climate effects this week — high temperatures, fire danger, sneaker waves and high tides. As a ridge of higher…
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Northern Mariposa County History Center Dedication Party Saturday
This Saturday we welcome all friends of the Northern Mariposa County History Center to see inside our new building and celebrate the accomplishment. The party will be from 11 a.m. – 12:30.p.m. at 4988 West Street in Coulterville.
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Birmingham, Alabama: The City That Had Everything Underground
Editor’s Note – Jim Rhodes now of Coulterville, along with his new partner Glynn Wilson, both have roots in Birmingham, Alabama before moving to California. This recent story and documentary video tells some of the little known and early history of the place. By Paul McAllister – Birmingham was supposed to be the steel capital…
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Daily Point of Light: James Rhodes
Editor’s Note: One from the Internet Archives from April 3, 2002 so you know what a great humanitarian Jim Rhodes is. It was his idea to start a radio station in Coulterville, California to help this community. By Jay Tennier – James Rhodes answered the call of his country to serve in combat in the…
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Nashville Honeymoon Rocks Big Table Ranch
Tales From the MoJo Road – By Glynn Wilson – COULTERVILLE, Calif. – When you hear in the gossip winds around here about a party featuring a band called Nashville Honeymoon, you might think the Sierra mountain foothills are about to come alive with the sounds of Nashville country music. Especially when you find out…
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Crazy Coyote Saloon and Main Street Deli Now with Lotto
Staff Report – COULTERVILLE, Calif. – As if the Crazy Coyote Saloon and Main Street Deli were not already popular enough for the locals, you can now by your California Lottery tickets at the bar and play other games of chance as well. The Power Ball lottery is up to $212 million. Mega Millions is…
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Yosemite National Park’s High Sierra Camps are in Serious Trouble
Guest Column – By Robert Binnewies – For generations, Bay Area residents have had access during the summer months to five highly popular High Sierra Camps in Yosemite National Park. These camps have a special purpose: to encourage visitors to comfortably step beyond the conveniences of roadways and buildings and into the natural charms of…