by News Staff | Sep 22, 2008 | Past Posts
One ordinary afternoon in Bishop, an elderly woman had called Dial-A-Ride for a way home after a visit to the hairdresser. After a half hour then nearly an hour's wait in the heat, she made a distressed call to Eastern Sierra Transit. We called the Transit Agency...
by News Staff | Sep 22, 2008 | Past Posts
This summer several ranchers in the Bishop area say they did not get their allotted irrigation water from DWP. In one case, the rancher had to dry up two big pastures. DWP Chief Gene Coufal points to a dry spring and a first-time water measurement program. Daris...
by News Staff | Sep 22, 2008 | Past Posts
He was the first mayor of Mammoth Lakes – just one achievement in a long life of hard work. Boyd Lemmon has now died at the age of 87. According to friends and family, Boyd started work at the age of 7, selling the local paper downtown. At 14, he worked...
by News Staff | Sep 22, 2008 | Past Posts
Bishop, CA- Jan McKee with United Blood Services reports a successful blood drive in Bishop last week. With the extra donations for Mammoth resident Dennis Domaille, McKee reports that the blood drive raised about 100 units of blood more than the Bishop drive usually...
by News Staff | Sep 19, 2008 | Past Posts
For some students in Mammoth Lakes, life holds Olympic promise. That means lots of time out of school, competing in other countries. That’s where the Mammoth Olympic Academy comes in, and the schools charter which needs renewal. Mammoth School Superintendent...