by News Staff | Mar 10, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
LADWP news release BISHOP, CA – Friday evening, the Inyo Mono Alpine Cattlemen’s Association’s Spring Tour Dinner Meeting was held at the Talman Pavillion. The meeting included updates on information relevant to ranching interests at the local, regional,...
by News Staff | Mar 10, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
Interagency News Release March 11, 2019 – This is the sixth day of an intense multiagency search for missing Marine Corps 1st Lieutenant Matthew Kraft, a 24 year old man from Washington, Connecticut. 1st Lt. Kraft is 6’1” and 185 pounds. 1st Lt. Kraft’s planned...
by News Staff | Mar 8, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
Mammoth Mountain and the Town of Mammoth Lakes has been hit with lots of snow this winter. This generally translates into a good thing. Great skiing and boarding, beautiful views and water to recharge the aquifers. For our local Radio Station, Sierra Wave Radio ALT...
by News Staff | Mar 8, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Just a week since the passage of legislation designating the Alabama Hills a National Scenic Area, the Bureau of Land Management and Stewardship Group held the first workshop, step one in the journey to a plan determining how the area will be managed...
by News Staff | Mar 8, 2019 | Obituaries
Leland H. Brown, 1923 – 2019 Leland Hugh “Lee” Brown died on March 4, 2019 at his home in Bishop surrounded by family. Lee was born in Bakersfield, California on January 21, 1923. He moved to Bishop after serving in the Army Air Corps in World War II as an aircraft...
by News Staff | Mar 8, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy The Alameda County judge’s order overruling the Los Angeles Department of Water’s request to dismiss Mono County’s suit may include some hints as to how the legal battle over dewatering ranch leases may go. The basis of the County’s suit is the...
by News Staff | Mar 8, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release The annual meeting of the non-profit Friends of the Eastern California Museum on Saturday, March 9, will feature a presentation by local historian David Carle discussing his latest book, “Putting California on the Map: Von Schmidt’s Lines,” a biography...
by News Staff | Mar 7, 2019 | Obituaries
Alois Benedict Coufal 1927 – 2019 Alois Benedict Coufal, age 91, resident of Bishop for 28 years, was born in Brainard Nebraska on April 12, 1927. He passed away peacefully in his sleep early on the morning of March 5, 2019 at Northern Inyo Hospital. He was surrounded...
by News Staff | Mar 5, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy David Kuznitz merges artistry and high tech at his new woodshop on East Line Street in Bishop. He’s also redefined the concept of woodshop. DK Woodworks turns out cabinetry and architectural elements with an old-world look and surgical precision using...
by News Staff | Mar 5, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Elvira T. Heit 1925-2019 Elvira “Ellie” Heit was born in 1925 in Cheefoo, China. Her father Theo Rosenthal was a brewer of Estonian descent and her mother Alma was a housewife of German descent. Her father died while she was quite young and at age eleven, she moved...
by News Staff | Mar 5, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press releases Mammoth Lakes, CA – Artistic Director Shira Dubrovner announced that MLRT and Mountain Culture Month are hosting Todd Offenbacher on Wednesday March 6th at Edison Theatre. An adventurer, TV host, and mountain guide hailing fromTahoe, Todd...
by News Staff | Mar 5, 2019 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Press release TODAY! Tuesday, March 5 at 7pm PST KPIX 5 CBS San Francisco news has scheduled a broadcast from Wounded Warrior Operation Mountain Freedom, February 2019. If you are in the San Francisco area tune in on your television. You may also go to the KPIX 5 CBS...