Jays upended by Yosemite in extra innings, 10-9 (The Reedley Exponent)
A run in the bottom of the ninth inning ended an incredible run by the Blue Jays as Reedley’s Minor League champions fell 10-9 to the Giants of Yosemite last Tuesday at Camacho Park.

Two Wildfires Burning In Yosemite (MyMotherLode.com)
Yosemite, CA — Crews in Yosemite are managing two lightning caused fires. Park Ranger Kari Cobb says the Grouse Fire is 848 acres and located three miles southwest of Yosemite Valley. The Harden Fire is 593 acres and situated on the north side of park, west of Harden Lake.

Local briefs: Sanger man charged in sex assault on child (The Fresno Bee)
A Sanger man may face 25 years to life in prison on charges of sexual assault and burglary after he was caught standing over a child’s bed in a Sanger home Tuesday morning, officials say.

Hetch Hetchy rebuild bill pulled from agenda (San Francisco Chronicle)
A controversial bill that would have changed conflict-of-interest rules to allow a Pasadena firm to work on the $4.5 billion rebuild of San Francisco’s water system was pulled from the agenda of a Senate committee scheduled to hear it Wednesday. AB746, the…

Yosemite fires grow (The Union Democrat)
Two lightning-sparked fires in Yosemite National Park, mostly dormant for about a month, more than doubled in size between Tuesday to Wednesday.

GIS Helps Yosemite National Park Improve Emergency Operations (WirelessWorkforceOnline)
The world of twenty-first-century emergency operations is turning with ever greater frequency to high-tech tools for more effective response. Recently, ArcGIS from ESRI supplies Yosemite Search and Rescue (YOSAR) with a new and improved method for carrying out a number of operations.

Five seats open for YLP board of directors (Sierra Star)
Residents at Yosemite Lakes Park go to the polls July 18 to fill five open seats for the board of directors.

New Miss California builds on Valley win (Merced Sun-Star)
Miss Yosemite Valley, 21-year-old Kristy Cavender, was chosen by judges to represent California in the storied Miss America Pageant next January in Las Vegas.

Yosemite magistrate judge resigns (The Fresno Bee)
William M. Wunderlich, who for the past five years served as the federal magistrate judge in Yosemite National Park, resigned for health reasons effective Monday.

Success and Service: College group taps YCCD chief (Modesto Bee)
The chancellor of the Yosemite Community College District, Roe Darnell, has been elected vice presid

Yosemite ‘Buffalo Soldier’ will come to life at store (The Sacramento Bee)
The Sacramento REI store will be visited tonight by a ghost from the past when Shelton Johnson, a ra

Lightning Strikes Cause Additional Yosemite Fires (MyMotherLode.com)
Yosemite National Park, CA — Several new lightning caused fires were discovered Saturday in Yosemite. The half acre Grouse Creek fire is burning in brush and downed logs. It is within the 1990 Steamboat Fire perimiter east of Hwy 41. Smoke from this fire is visible in many areas of the park.

Art review: Adams tops O’Keeffe at SFMOMA (San Francisco Chronicle)
I have never seen an exhibition unmake its own argument as openly as “Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities” does. The show, organized by the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, N.M., opened over the weekend at the San Francisco Museum of…

Yosemite park ranger to depict the story of Buffalo Soldiers at REI event (The Sacramento Bee)
On Tuesday evening the Sacramento REI store will be visited by a ghost from the past when Shelton Johnson, a ranger at Yosemite National Park, takes on the character of one of the buffalo soldiers who cared for the park a century ago.

Yosemite’s giant trees disappear (Environmental News Network)
The oldest and largest trees within California’s world famous Yosemite National Park are disappearing. Climate change appears to be a major cause of the loss. The revelation comes from an analysis of data collected over 60 years by forest ecologists.

CAMPING / Pack car, pitch tent, make room for lifelong memories (San Francisco Chronicle)
On a spring night in Yosemite Valley, a family camping in a tent was trying to sleep, but lingering memories from campfire talk of a hungry bear making a late-night visit was keeping them awake. Right then, my big brother, Bob, crept on hands and knees to the…

Key road in Yosemite set to open Friday (San Francisco Chronicle)
Glacier Point Road, which leads to the spectacular lookout over Half Dome and Yosemite Valley, will open Friday at Yosemite National Park, pending any last-minute safety concerns by park rangers. Since snow arrived in the fall, the road has been open only to…

One Day Getaway: Yosemite National Park (KSEE 24 Fresno)
During these tough economic times our travel budgets are limited. But not to worry, there are one day getaways in and around the Central Valley that are treasures for you to enjoy. In this Central Valley Focus, Jon Brent speaks with Kari Cobb, spokesperson for Yosemite National Park. Cobb says now is one on the best times to experience an exquisite wonder of world…in our own backyard.

Yosemite Falls roars despite state water shortage (The Fresno Bee)
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK - California’s drought seems like fiction up here with thundering Yosemite Falls leaving lines of gawkers soaked and shivering.

Meetings on Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3, 2009 (Merced Sun-Star)
SATURDAY Clubs Healthy House, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sierra Presbyterian Church, M Street and Yosemite

Drought seems surreal in Yosemite National Park (Merced Sun-Star)
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — California’s drought seems like fiction up here with thundering Yosem

Waterfalls of Hetch Hetchy (The Union Democrat)
It s springtime, when Yosemite Valley s waterfalls really get running and hordes of tourists line scenic overlooks for views of Yosemite, Vernal and Bridalveil waterfalls snapping pictures like they might dry up in seconds. But offering some equally spectacular falls, minus the crowds, is Hetch Hetchy Valley which also is part of Yosemite National Park and boasts at least three named …

Rockfall closes Yosemite trail (Seattle Times)
Yosemite trail near Half Dome closed due to rockfall

Rock Slide Closes Yosemite Trail (MyMotherLode.com)
Yosemite National Park, CA — An extremely large rock slide closed the Mirror Lake Loop Trail early Saturday morning. The debris from the 5:26am slide caused a 2.5 magnitude earthquake.

Yosemite vendor sends 2,550 e-mails by mistake (The Sacramento Bee)
About 3,300 people received an e-mail from a Yosemite National Park vendor this week telling them their summer lodging reservations were in danger because of an October landslide.

Quake fix won’t shut Ahwahnee Hotel at Yosemite National Park (Merced Sun-Star)
YOSEMITE — The Ahwahnee Hotel, where U.S. presidents and royalty have enjoyed the breathtaking granite sights, needs a $60 million fix for earthquake safety.

Rockfall closes Yosemite trail near Half Dome (AP via Yahoo! News)
Officials say no one was injured in a giant rockfall near Yosemite National Park’s iconic Half Dome, but it did close a trail.

Yosemite Falls Looking Down (MyMotherLode.com)
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Yosemite e-mails confuse thousands (Modesto Bee)
About 3,300 people received an e-mail from a Yosemite National Park vendor this week telling them th

Rockfall closes Yosemite trail near Half Dome (The Fresno Bee)
Officials say no one was injured in a giant rockfall near Yosemite National Park’s iconic Half Dome, but it did close a trail. Read comments

Tours and cruises: Yosemite, Sonoma County, Bahamas and Indonesia (Los Angeles Times)
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Backup Merger Unites Barracuda, Yosemite (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Barracuda Networks has swallowed Yosemite Technologies to enhance the capabilities of its data backup product, the company announced Tuesday.

Boys Basketball: Chowchilla 48, Yosemite 38 (Merced Sun-Star)
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Legislators at odds over federal stimulus aid (San Francisco Chronicle)
The federal stimulus package approved by the House of Representatives last week seems like welcome news for California’s cash-strapped government, with billions of dollars earmarked for schools, roads and health care in the state. But the expected windfall…

Hanford girls win big again (The Hanford Sentinel)
On paper, at least, it was a game between the first and second-place teams in the West Yosemite League.

National park backers call for creation of a service corps similar to the Depression-era CCC (Los Angeles Times)
The Civilian Conservation Corps put millions to work and left a lasting imprint on Yosemite and other parks. The economy was a shambles. Millions of Americans were out of work. Saying something drastic needed to be done, the newly elected president announced a massive economic stimulus package aimed at repairing the nation’s sagging infrastructure and putting people back to work.

Stimulus plan boon to parks (The Monterey County Herald)
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK The economy was in shambles. Millions of Americans were out of work. Saying something drastic needed to be done, the newly elected president announced a massive economic stimulus package aimed at repairing the nation’s sagging infrastructure and putting people back to work.

Around Town: Teen pianist plays (Merced Sun-Star)
The United Methodist Church, 899 Yosemite Park Way, will host 14-year-old pianist, Jessica Chang of Taipei, at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday for special music and a miniconcert. Jessica is the winner of numerous piano competitions and a solo performer in China.