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Postal Service Previews 2008 Stamps (Centre Daily Times)
What do Bette Davis, “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” and Latin jazz have in common? They’re some of the subjects recognized in the Postal Service’s 2008 stamp program.

DOMESTIC DREAMS (The Buffalo News)
NEW YORK Travel in 2007 was marked by high gas prices, new passport rules, record lows for the dollar and record-high air travel. In 2008, experts say, Americans may take shorter trips or choose destinations closer to home where their dollar goes further. But they will still travel. The Conference Board s most recent consumer survey found 45.8 percent of Americans intend to take a vacation …

Season of Sharing: Once homeless, veteran’s family moves upscale (San Francisco Chronicle)
Umoja Selassie and his three daughters were the first family to move into the tony planned community of Bayport Alameda last year. They remember everything seemed to sparkle, with sidewalks that were flawless and a street so empty that their footsteps echoed…

Hike Half Dome in the spring (Baltimore Sun)
When is the best time of year to hike to the top of Half Dome? Any tips for an enjoyable experience?

Yosemite peak is one of the most famous day hikes in the nation (Lexington Herald-Leader)
The legend says the name of the native American woman was Tesaiyac. She fled from an angry husband long ago through the High Sierra in what is now central California. Her footsteps became the Merced River in what is now Yosemite National Park. Acorns that spilled from her basket became the mighty oaks that grow along the stream in the Yosemite Valley. She threw a basket at her husband. It became …

Travel in 2008: Shorter trips and closer to home (Deseret Morning News)
Travel in 2007 was marked by high gas prices, new passport rules, record lows for the dollar, and record-high air travel.

A Great Alternative to Time-share (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) – Ever since they first became available in the 1960s, time-share — the deeded ownership of an interval of time at a hotel unit, resort condominium or other vacation property — has been an American tradition.

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Capital Ideas and Social Goals (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Attracting investors without putting the charitable focus at risk.

‘She saved my life’ (The Palm Beach Post)
Christmas may be tomorrow, but the season for receiving came four months ago to Tony Cecala, with the gift of a life-saving kidney from his beloved wife.

Rockfall causes road closure in Yosemite Valley (Contra Costa Times)
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Park managers have closed off part of a main road through Yosemite National Park after a rockfall launched granite chunks onto the valley floor.

Rangers get WYL win (Visalia Times-Delta)
The West Yosemite League boys soccer season is still young, but the Redwood Rangers are off the a very good start.

Yosemite guest register a look at valley’s past (Modesto Bee)
YOSEMITE — Heavy and wet, the blanket of snow brought with it a peacefulness that wouldn’t be dislodged.

Thousands get early Christmas at mission (Modesto Bee)
More than 2,000 people were lined up around the block at Modesto Gospel Mission Saturday afternoon, waiting their turn to eat a holiday meal and pick up free gifts for their families. People started gathering at 11:30 p.m. Friday at the shelter on Yosemite Boulevard.

Hollywood’s hottest facial: Hair (The Charlotte Observer)
Hollywood’s hottest facial: Hair Menacing, mournful, creepy, shy: A mustache can say so many things Chris Lee HOLLYWOOD — Attention, winter movie stars: Yosemite Sam called, and he wants his facial hair back. This season at the multiplex, a who’s who of recognizable marquee draws can be seen on-screen conspicuously sporting that yesteryear trapping of male vanity, the mustache. Ask Burt …

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Family photo fundraiser helps local teen fight cancer (Sierra Star)
Two local photographers took outdoor family portraits in Bass Lake and raised $1,600 for a local teen with cancer. Danny Zabicki, 16, is a Yosemite High School student diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer.

Badgers garner 11 All-NSL gridiron selections (Sierra Star)
The Yosemite High School football team held its annual season-ending banquet Monday evening, Dec. 10, at the Buddy Cudd Cafetorium, honoring the senior class of 2007 as well as the standout performers from a season that ended with a 7-5 record and a pair of playoff games.

Local philanthropist buys ‘Grand Register’ of Yosemite (San Mateo County Times)
In the late 1800s, a dusty visitor to Yosemite Valley had only one place to get a hot bath, champagne juleps and the chance to sign the “Grand Register.

Rockfall causes road closure in Yosemite Valley (The Fresno Bee)
Park managers have closed off part of a main road through Yosemite National Park after a rockfall launched granite chunks onto the valley floor.

USA TODAY weather focus: “Sierra snowfall is essential to water supply” (USA Today)
Heavy snow has fallen in the southern Sierra during the overnight hours, with storm totals approaching 20 inches above 6,000 feet near Yosemite National Park. Farther south near Kern County, up to 8 inches of snow have fallen. Snow surveys…

More people visiting Yosemite (The Union Democrat)
Yosemite National Park’s visitation numbers, declining for the past decade, have actually risen this year.

Rockfall causes road closure in Yosemite Valley (KSBY San Luis Obispo)
Associated Press – December 19, 2007 3:54 PM ET YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) – Park managers have closed off part of a main road through Yosemite National Park after a rockfall launched…

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Filmmaker’s trial rolls to conviction (Modesto Bee)
No one complained when a Sonora artist filmed a festival of American Indian dances in Yosemite National Park in June 2002.

Half Dome is full trek (Akron Beacon Journal)
YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIF: T he legend says the name of the native American woman was Tesaiyac. She fled from an angry husband long ago through the High Sierra in what is now central California.

YOSEMITE’S GRAND PAST: Presidents, writers and bathers stopped to sign saloon’s register (Contra Costa Times)
In the late 1800s, a dusty visitor of the Yosemite Valley had only one place to get a hot bath, a champagne julep and a chance to sign the “Grand Register.

Perk Up A Table With Cool Map, Photo Books (The Tampa Tribune)
Coffee-table books make wonderful last-minute Christmas gifts – for someone else or as a gift to yourself. They focus on every possible subject, from Ansel Adams’ breathtaking black-and-white photos of Yosemite National Park to the beauty of seashells.

Travel Q & A: Yosemite, TWA frequent-flier miles (San Jose Mercury News)
Q. When is the best time of year to hike to the top of Half Dome? Any tips for an enjoyable experience? A.

Grand Register of Yo-Semite Valley: A book packed with history (San Francisco Chronicle)
Yosemite National Park received a treasure out of its own past Friday when philanthropist Bill Lane presented the park with the original “Grand Register of Yo-Semite Valley” at a small ceremony at Stanford University. The Grand Register was a fixture at the…

Yosemite register donation announced (KGO-TV Bay Area)
A major donation to preserve an historic Yosemite National Park register containing the signatures of some of the most important American figures of the 1800s was announced today at Stanford University.

Hanford’s Barbeiro hits 10 3-pointers (The Sentinel)
FRESNO — Kalie Barbeiro hit a school-record 10 3-point baskets Saturday, and the Hanford High Bullpups routed Yosemite 78-57 in the Central Valley Showdown girls basketball tournament.

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Bracebridge dinner, pageant is a Yosemite tradition (San Jose Mercury News)
A coyote skitters along North Side Drive in Yosemite Village. Only a few vehicles motor along the national park’s byways as late fall takes over this premier U.S. natural wonder.

Happy Holiday! (Sierra Star)
The 2007-08 Yosemite High School girls varsity basketball team was able to accomplish something that its much heralded predecessors were unable to do, win the Hoover Holiday Tournament, held Dec. 5 through Dec. 8.

Tigers play at home vs. Huskies tonight (The Sentinel)
LEMOORE — The Hanford West Huskies and Lemoore Tigers will open their West Yosemite League campaigns tonight, while the Hanford Bullpups look to even their league record.

Bullpup girls coach upbeat despite league-opening setback (The Sentinel)
HANFORD — The Hanford High girls soccer team opened its West Yosemite League season with a 2-0 loss to Golden West, but first-year Bullpups coach Jeremy Tarkon is seeing signs of progress.

WYL play in full swing tonight (The Sentinel)
HANFORD — The Hanford Bullpups and Hanford West Huskies will be at home tonight for West Yosemite League matchups. Hanford, a Central Section finalist last season, will be at home for a 6 p.m. matchup with Redwood.

Yosemite wins Mock Trial (Madera Tribune)
Yosemite High School battled four other Madera County high schools including Chowchilla High and Madera South High to win the 2007 Madera County Mock Trial for the 19th year. Results were not released until Tuesday.

Breathtaking Yosemite (Contra Costa Times)
When it comes to summer vacations, many people make Yosemite National Park, with its sheer granite cliffs, thundering waterfalls and endless forests, their destination.

Outdoor calendar — Published Dec. 12, 2007 (The Record)
Wild-game feed – Jim Costa hosts his annual wild-game feed and Christmas party from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Manteca Trailer and Motorhome, 2060 E. Yosemite Ave. in Manteca.