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🌱 Mariposa honors veterans with a school celebration and free dinner

Mariposa, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey there, Mariposa! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Mariposa honors veterans with a school celebration and free dinner
  • Library supporters face civil court fight to recover stolen money
  • Mariposa draws Linden in Division VII playoff opener

Also on today's calendar: Composting Demo Day and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 77, low: 52.
  • Friday: Cooler with afternoon showers, with a high of 64 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• List of Veterans Day 2026 events in the Central Valley (abc30.com) — Mariposa Elementary School will honor local veterans with a student-led celebration at 8:45 a.m. today, November 11. The local VFW also lists a spaghetti dinner at 4:30 p.m. at 5158 Highway 140, free for veterans and their friends and family, offering another opportunity to gather for Veterans Day.
   

• Bonn won't have to pay remaining restitution to Friends of the Library (mariposagazette.com) — Mariposa County Friends of the Library may have to pursue a civil lawsuit to recover more than $98,000 still owed by former treasurer Carrie Bonn. A judge dismissed her criminal case Tuesday following an appellate ruling on mental health diversion, rejecting prosecutors' argument that restitution should remain enforceable through the criminal case.
   

• Calaveras earns No. 1 seed, opens playoffs at home (calaverasenterprise.com) — Mariposa enters the Division VII football playoffs as the No. 6 seed and will face No. 3 Linden on November 13. The bracket gives top-seeded Calaveras home-field advantage through the semifinals as it pursues another section title, opening against Rio Vista in San Andreas.
   

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  • K.A. Recruiting posted a job opening for CLS or Clinical Laboratory Scientist in Northern California in Mariposa. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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