by News Staff | Jan 31, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
From Tom Boo, MD, Mono County Health Department: Adolescent and child use of addictive flavored tobacco products has reached epidemic levels in our communities and across the United States. Use of e-cigarettes (vaping) by high school students nearly doubled over the...
by News Staff | Jan 30, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
USFS news release The Mt. Whitney Lottery, the process which awards both day and overnight hiking permits of the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States, has been postponed. Typically, the lottery begins February 1 through www.recreation.gov. However, the...
by News Staff | Jan 30, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release “History as Inspiration: A Writer’s Journey in the Eastern Sierra” is the title of the illustrated talk at the Monday, February 4th meeting of the Mono Basin Historical Society. Author Kristine Zeigler’s recently published book, COVER THIS COUNTRY...
by News Staff | Jan 29, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Charles James While visiting Mammoth Mountain over Christmas break, 14-year-old Cassidy Seitz of Hancock Park suffered a near-fatal heart attack while half-way up the Roller Coaster Express Chair #4. Thanks to the immediate response of the Mammoth Mountain Ski...
by News Staff | Jan 29, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release All members of the museum and general public are invited to attend the Annual Laws Membership Meeting and Dinner to be held at the Bishop Elks Lodge on Saturday, February 16, 2019. The evening will begin at 5:30 with a short membership meeting. At 6:00...