Hi folks, as you may know Mariposa only publishes it newspapers once a week, The Mariposa Gazette and The Tribune . The Tribune is online at http://mariposa.yosemite.net/tribune/- Obituaries , and Sheriffs reports included! Last week the front page headline was about the energy crisis-(it is still on the website) The full article below should appear on the net when they change the edition- And It sure has to be a slow news week when our headlines in the Mariposa Tribune of Wed, January 31, 2001 reads: HISTORY CENTER TO RECEIVE NEW CARPETING <g> The article tells that the library has moved out- (wonderful new facilities!!) and the Board of Supervisors has approved the History Center's request for new carpeting- $5,000. Kerry Lee Self, is quoted as saying"We are taking things out of storage for the first time". The history center will expand into an additional 1,600 feet of space the library was occupied. The fundraising continues for the temperature-controlled , climatized vault. The article reports that "the sensitive documents and artifacts are sitting in the basement of the history Center, which is not an ideal place for items of such historical importance. The physical properties of paper can be easily ravaged by time and climate conditions if not taken care of . The loss of such documents would be lamentable for Mariposa County , and no one is more dedicated to this project that Weston (ed note- Don Weston is President of the History Center). The vault will be 1,500 square feet in size and cost between $300,000- $350,000. There is no date for starting this project.. Best, Carolyn