by News Staff | Apr 6, 2009 | Past Posts
All over California, schools now debate the basis to lay off teachers – seniority or merit. The education code defines seniority, and most schools use this method to direct pink slips. In the case of Bishop High's teacher/ football coach Bill Egan, parents...
by News Staff | Apr 6, 2009 | Past Posts
Gas consumption in California has dropped and so have oil prices. Even so, gas prices continue a slow climb up. Compared to last year, however, gas prices have dropped about 40%. The State Board of Equalization recently released data to show that Californians used...
by News Staff | Apr 3, 2009 | Past Posts
A bit of California history came to life as an old time ski club from Plumas County came to Mammoth to re-enact ski races of the Gold Rush years. With the International Ski History Association in town for a conference, the Plumas Ski Club brought their 14 foot long...
by News Staff | Apr 3, 2009 | Past Posts
Whether its the recession, a growing trend, or a combination of both, people in the Eastern Sierra are growing more food in their gardens than in past years. The trend looks like it started last year. This season has been unusually busy. Local nursery staff reports...
by News Staff | Apr 3, 2009 | Past Posts
Bishop High School Board members unanimously accepted Superintendent Maggie Kingsbury's retirement letter and approved a contract with Barry Simpson as new superintendent. Simpson is already the superintendent of the elementary school district, so the new...
by News Staff | Apr 3, 2009 | Past Posts
The strong and widespread impact of the life of Andrea Lawrence will mean a large and very public memorial on what would have been her 77th birthday, April 19th. Originally, the family thought the memorial would take place in May, but decided on the earlier date....
