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CONGRATULATIONS!

 Pearl Williams 2009 Business Women of the Year

 Trent & Gary Williams 2009 Business Men of the Year


2009 Business of the Year

 



 

 


Picture taken by Lester Bridges

MARIPOSA COUNTY COURTHOUSE

MARIPOSA COUNTY COURTHOUSE (5088 bullion street) is California's oldest seat of justice still in use today west of the Rocky Mountains. The front half, the original building, completed in 1854, cost $9,200 to build.  The lumber was sash-sawed from near-by forests; framework fastened with mortised joints and wooden pegs. Finishing lumber was hand-planed and nailed with square-cut nails. A fire proof brick vault, to protect records, was added in 1861 and was later enlarged.  The English made clock with its 267 pound bell, in the cupola, was installed in 1866 and has been faithfully tolling each hour since.

The courtroom, scene of many famous legal battles, civil and criminal, remains the same as in pioneer days, with the original seats, tables and judge's bench.



 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MARIPOSA AND YOSEMITE

Mariposa County Tourism Bureau

Mariposa County  

Yosemite National Park

California State Mining & Mineral Museum 

Northern Mariposa County History Center

Mariposa Network for Community Action

Mariposa County Economic Development Corporation 

 

Upcoming Events

Golden Oak Lions Club
Date: February 9, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
 
Sal's Night In El Portal!
Date: February 11, 2010
Sal's Taco Truck comes to El Portal every other Thursday!
 
Music From The Heart
Date: February 13, 2010
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Romantic Violin Music played by Ken Keuning
 
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Chamber News

Pearl Carter Williams
Monday, February 8, 2010

Pearl Carter Williams

Last Friday evening the Chamber of Commerce hosted our Installation Dinner. During that event I had the pleasure of introducing the Business Woman and Business Men of the year for 2009.  In an effort to prepare for this evening, I set up a meeting with the Williams Family and in that meeting, I came to understand why the Williams were chosen.  In this article I will tell the story of why Pearl Williams has come to be so respected in Mariposa County that her peers have chosen her to be Business Woman of the year.

Lets go back to 1847.....this is when Bill Williams of Cornwall, England arrived in America and found his way to the Silver Fields in early frontier Nevada. By 1850 Bill had made his way to the Gold fields of Hornitos and settled down. There he married and sired 12 boys and a girl. One of Bill's boys married and gave birth to 2 sons, Carver and Winford or "Winnie" to his friends.

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Chamber to Recognize Stars in the Business Community
Monday, February 1, 2010

The Mariposa County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce and recognize the 2009 Business "Men" of the Year. For the first time in over twenty years, two brothers were first elected as a pair and then garnered the voting majority. So on Friday, February the 5th, at the Chamber Installation Dinner, Trent and Gary Williams will both be honored with this, the Chambers highest award. And continuing in the recognition of this long time Mariposa family for their support and contribution to our community, Pearl Williams, mother of these boys, has been voted Business Woman of the Year for 2009.

 

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Microenterprise Business Assistance Program Launch
Thursday, January 28, 2010

Marilyn Lidyoff, Business Development Coordinator of Mariposa County Economic Development Office has announced that the Microenterprise Business Assistance Program will be launched on February 4, 2010.  A workshop has been scheduled on Thursday, February 4, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Board of Supervisor's Chambers, 5100 Bullion Street, Mariposa, CA, AND at the Hotel Jeffrey 5001 Main Street, Coulterville, CA, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to discuss program requirements, income qualifications, application process and type of information required.  Loan applications will be available for Mariposa businesses..  Assistance will be provided by the VALLEY Small Business Development Corporation and the Mariposa County Economic Development Office.

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