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He spent more than a decade in the NFL, earning multiple Pro Bowl selections and first-team All-Pro honors before finishing his career with a stint in Tampa Bay.

The Mariposa County Library is hosting a free bicycle event this Saturday, October 17th, from noon to 2:00 PM at the library at 4978 10th Street The program is built around bicycle riding, maintenance, and local biking opportunities, with Christian Zagorski helping lead the effort after library staff approached him about sharing his enthusiasm for biking.

Librarian Matt Johnson said that passion made Zagorski a natural fit.

The event will include stations on maintenance and repair, the joys of bicycling, local riding options, and e-bikes.

Tickets are $10 each through cash, check, or Venmo at Woodland Elementary Boosters.

Also, KRYZ is hosting a free radio seminar Thursday, October 8th, from 5:15 to 6:30 PM at the Mariposa County Library, covering how to create a show, add music, record commentary, do station IDs, and more, with a chance for attendees to record a show that will later air on the station.

And Pizza Factory will host a KRYZ 98.5 FM fundraiser Friday, October 9th from 4:00 to 9:00 PM with a portion of sales donated to the station.

In sports, Mariposa County High School football stayed hot with a 37 to 6 win over Modesto Christian last Friday.

The article notes Salisbury has spent nearly four decades helping shape the visitor economy of the region, making the recognition significant for Madera County's tourism profile.

In education and youth news, the Mariposa County Library has opened a community library card design contest with submissions due by October 30th.

The contest is open to Mariposa County residents of all ages, but participants must already have a library card.

Two winners will be selected, one adult and one youth, and their artwork will be printed on special edition Mariposa County library cards.

Library officials say entries will be judged by a panel of experts and all qualifying submissions will be displayed at the Mariposa Library throughout December.

Applications, templates and instruction forms are available at the county's library locations in Mariposa, El Portal, Red Cloud, Yosemite Valley and Wawona.

County Librarian Matt Johnson says the library hopes many local artists will take part.

The library says no artificial intelligence may be used and designs should celebrate the love of libraries.