by News Staff | Aug 27, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
ILLEGAL FIRE TAX BILLS ARRIVING NOW By Senator Ted Gaines Despite my efforts to stop it by referendum and legislation, the illegal fire tax is being assessed on more than 825,000 rural Californians starting this month, including 4,207 in Mono County. This so-called...
by News Staff | Aug 27, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The organization CalTrout says that Senate Bill 1148 will not change the funding of California fish hatcheries and will provide $1 million for capital improvements to hatcheries while also protecting wild trout. Former Mono Senator Dave Cogdill says SB 1148 will...
by News Staff | Aug 27, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
When the Boards of Supervisors for our two counties meet Tuesday, they planned to deal with next fiscal year’s budget, operation of water systems, and a declaration of flood emergencies. In Mono County, budget hearings started on Monday in Bridgeport. Finance...
by News Staff | Aug 27, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Mammoth Rocks A Taste of the Sierra In its 4th year, is now over. Thank you to all our coordinators, sponsors, volunteers, musicians, food vendors, and of course, our guests who made Mammoth Rocks an amazing weekend. Above: Tony Horton is given the key to the Town at...
by News Staff | Aug 26, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
PETS of the WEEK – August 23, 2012 KAYLEN and KYRAH are exceptionally sweet and mellow hound mix sisters. They arrived at the Animal Shelter on March 29 (that was almost 5 months ago!) after their owner died. These darling doggies have completely stolen the...