As the community of Mammoth Lakes tries to deal with the tragic events surrounding the life and death of Dr. Andrew Bourne over the last month, friends and family work to accommodate a growing number who will publicly remember Bourne on Saturday. Dr. Michael Karch emailed word of yet another change of location for this […]
Does a volcanic eruption lurk somewhere beneath Death Valley? A team of scientists at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory say they have uncovered evidence that suggests the Ubehebe (U-bee-hee-bee) Crater last erupted only 800 years ago, not thousands of years ago as earlier thought. The website LiveScience.com reported their findings. Researchers recently said that Death […]
Editor, Mammoth Nordic Foundation hosted a successful Winter Wildlands Backcountry Film Festival on January 20th at the Inyo National Forest auditorium with 91 participants in attendance. Congratulations to local Jacob Lipman who walked out of the INF Auditorium with the Grand Prize goods: an awesome six night Nordic Getaway to Winthrop, WA! We gave away […]
In June, two seats on the Mammoth Town Council will go up for election. Nomination papers will become available through the Town Clerk starting February 13th. The seats that will open up are currently held by Jo Bacon and Skip Harvey. Here is the news release from the Town Clerk on the upcoming election: A […]
Letter of Appreciation from the Carson and Colorado Railway The Carson and Colorado Railway (CCR) is excited to announce that through the unbelievable support of our members we were not only able to match the $20,000 offered through a grant by the Narrow Gauge Preservation Foundation for work on the historic Slim Princess locomotive, we […]
Mammoth Police responded to an accident that sent a car into a condo. The driver of the car was arrested for driving under the influence. Here is the complete police release: “On Sunday, January 29 at approximately 12:55 p.m., Mammoth Lakes Police, Fire, and Paramedic units were dispatched to the area of Minaret and Chateau […]
FORECAST: The Owens Valley, Mammoth and Mono County By: Dennis Mattinson, Weather & Atmospheric Forecaster Sierra Wave Radio – TV – Online News www.easternsierraforecast.com TUESDAY 31-JAN-2012 Well, here we are in the last day of January 2012. Many of you have ask me, when will this drought end. The answer is not soon. The forecast […]
Earlier this month, fire struck a home in Mammoth Lakes. A smoke alarm awakened an 8-year-old girl inside. Her alert reaction, fire officials said, likely saved her mother, step father and family pets. At Wednesday night’s Town Council meeting, fire officials will present Hanna Babula, 8, with a plaque recognizing her bravery in that incident. […]
Dr. Colin Skinner of England has walked thousands of miles to raise awareness and money for hospice. His current journey started in North Dakota, and he plans to end it in San Francisco. Weather and conditions as he snowshoed through Yosemite caused him to rest a bit in the Eastern Sierra. On Saturday, the Mono […]
This last month we were shocked and saddened to learn of the arrest of Andrew Bourne, M.D., who was Mammoth Hospital’s preeminent General and Vascular Surgeon. As we started to come to grips with this event we were aghast to learn of his death. It’s hard to describe the wide range of emotions that our […]
When CHP Captain Andrea Witmer stood up recently to talk to the Bishop City Council, she revealed large downturns in accidents and a sharp upturn in speeding citations. Captain Witmer told Sierra Wave later that she and her officers have focused all year long on the three big violations – speed, seat belts and driving […]
Update re: celebration of life: Dr. Michael Karch issued the change of plans in this email – I apologize for the change of venue again. We will be at Canyon Lodge due to its capacity of 1000. Rusty Gregory and Mammoth Mountain have graciously donated Canyon Lodge and will provide ALL FOOD. Please note: DO […]
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