by News Staff | Jul 19, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Shizuko Okazaki’s parents put her and her sister to bed in their Manzanar barracks the night of September 24, 1942. The next morning, the girls awoke to find their mother dead and their father taking his last breaths. Fred Okazaki had murdered his wife...
by News Staff | Jul 19, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
US Forest Service press release We have your next preview of the Inyo National Forest’s final environmental impact statement and forest plan. Today we’re sharing the updated wild and scenic rivers (WSR) eligibility study. Previously we shared updated plan direction...
by News Staff | Jul 19, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Presentation at the Eastern California Museum focuses on ‘California’s Deadliest Earthquakes’ California is unique for many reasons, but its history of one-of-a-kind, deadly earthquakes is a feature that virtually every resident has either experienced or...
by News Staff | Jul 17, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
By Charles James July 1 was a free fishing day in California and dozens of anglers, young and old took advantage of it at the Big Pine Fishing Derby which was held on Saturday, July 1. Anglers registered in the parking lot of Country Kitchen Restaurant starting at...
by News Staff | Jul 17, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release Bishop – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 9 employees awarded 8 local high school seniors college scholarships this past month. Caltrans District 9 held several fundraisers throughout the year to raise money to be given...
by News Staff | Jul 17, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Driving range, woodlot irrigation, dog park and campground greening were just a few of the suggestions residents of Big Pine came up with for potential uses of recycled water at a July 12th workshop. Inyo County’s Water Department secured a $267,000...