by News Staff | Apr 8, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy This year’s fish stocking program is a touchy subject. With Fishmas less than three weeks away, how do tourist-dependent communities deal with the fact state budget cuts have whacked away half the poundage of trout dropped by the Department of Fish and...
by News Staff | Apr 8, 2015 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy “The times they are a changin’ ” When Bob Dylan wrote those lyrics back in 1964, the “drug scene” focused on pot and hash, with psychedelics a bit in the future, cocaine and meth even farther out. Those were the days when recreational...
by News Staff | Apr 8, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Steve Aaron Bradley, 59, a nearly lifelong resident of Big Pine and Bishop, died Thursday, April 2, 2015, at his home in Big Pine. Steve was born in San Bernardino, Calif., but raised in Big Pine, his family’s longtime home. Steve attended Big Pine Schools and went...
by News Staff | Apr 3, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
– Information submitted One of the most generous and yet invisible programs conducted by the Bishop Lions Club is the construction and installation of handicapped ramps for residents confined to a wheelchair or walker or other limitation to normal mobility. Lion...
by News Staff | Apr 3, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
By Rob Gill After ten intense weeks the 2015 Mammoth Indoor Soccer League concluded its action this past Sunday in the Mammoth High School Gymnasium. The league began with eight co-ed teams vying for the championship with the top four contenders advancing to last...
by News Staff | Apr 3, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Mammoth Community Water District press release Mammoth Lakes, CA – The Mammoth Community Water District’s (MCWD) Board of Directors voted to raise the District’s water shortage conditions from Level 2 to Level 3 at a special meeting on April 1st. The...
by News Staff | Apr 3, 2015 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy The 6,000-square foot orthopedic/physical therapy clinic slated to open in late spring on South Main Street in Bishop is a bone of contention between area hospitals. The clinic is an expansion and relocation of Mammoth Hospital’s existing PT facility...
by News Staff | Apr 2, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release Recently Completed Cooperative Effort Included California Department of Fish and Wildlife, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A multiagency operation was recently concluded that returned two herds of...
by News Staff | Apr 2, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release SACRAMENTO – Following the lowest snowpack ever recorded and with no end to the drought in sight, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Wednesday announced actions that will save water, increase enforcement to prevent wasteful water use, streamline...
by News Staff | Apr 2, 2015 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Daniel Crowell McClenaghan of Bishop, Calif. Oct 8 1947 – March 28 2015. Pastor Daniel passed suddenly before dawn on Saturday March 28, while sleeping, only to awaken in the presence of his Creator and Lord Jesus Christ. All who know and love Daniel are trying...
by News Staff | Apr 2, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Ida Lee (Cox) Williams passed away on March 23, 2015 in Bishop, CA . Ida was born in Plano, Texas on November 18, 1922, to Laban Ruban Cox and Ither Lee (Wilson) Cox. Whe she was at the age of two, her parents moved to Imboden, Arkansas due to her father’s...
by News Staff | Mar 31, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Starting again Wednesday, April 1st , outdoor irrigation in the City of Bishop will only be allowed between the hours of 5 pm and 9 am. This state-mandated restriction had been relaxed during the cold winter weather because of safety concerns related to freezing....
