by News Staff | Feb 6, 2015 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
UPDATE: 9:30 AM The Round Fire: Acres: 7,000 – 30 percent contained 20 structures and outbuildings destroyed (preliminary county) 200 personnel; 47 engines; 29 fire crews, two bulldozers One injury to firefighter due to smoke inhalation Significant rain stopped...
by News Staff | Feb 6, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Rumors of the death of the Black Rock Fish Hatchery have been greatly exaggerated. The hatchery is not closed and Jim Erdman with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is not sure where the rumors came from. Fish stocking operations are down...
by News Staff | Feb 6, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy A grand re-opening of the Lone Pine Library is scheduled for Saturday, complete with free food, give-aways, a used book sale and entertainment. The library has been expanded into the old Sheriff’s substation, doubling its size and includes new flooring,...
by News Staff | Feb 6, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
By Deb Murphy The Rossy settlement conference has been postponed, again. The conference will now take place Friday, March 20 before Judge Phillip Argento. Kenneth and Dawndee Rossy and her attorney David Evans appeared in the Bishop Courthouse Thursday afternoon....
by News Staff | Feb 6, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
– Press release Pamela Jones, Superintendent of Big Pine Unified School District, was recently named the Administrator of the Year by Region 11 (Inyo, Mono, Kern, Kings and Fresno Counties) of the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA). Ms. Jones...
by News Staff | Feb 5, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy The City of Los Angeles has a lot at stake, even with the reduced scale of the Adventure Trails pilot project. Four of the seven approved dual-use routes lead to trailheads on land owned by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. “The land is open...
by News Staff | Feb 5, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release Limited funding is still available through the Town’s Woodstove Replacement Program for heating system upgrades throughout Mammoth Lakes! Property owners who would like to replace open fireplaces, woodstoves, or wood-burning inserts can still...
by News Staff | Feb 5, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release The Board of Directors at the Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fair met recently and got the ball rolling for the 2015 edition of their flagship event, the Tri-County Fair. The winning slogan was submitted by Joshua Hinson and is “The Tri-County Fair,...
by News Staff | Feb 5, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Shirley Blumberg, the first chairperson of the Mammoth Lakes Planning Commission, died on January 30 at age 91. She and her husband, Myron Blumberg, began visiting Mammoth in the early 1960s, when there were three chair lifts, two T-Bars and some rope tows. They...
by News Staff | Feb 4, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release from the Manzanar Committee LOS ANGELES — On February 3, the Manzanar Committee reiterated its opposition to any large-scale, industrial renewable energy development in the Owens Valley, especially that which would intrude upon the viewshed of...
by News Staff | Feb 4, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Tuesday reported its latest water conservation metrics showing that its customers used 20.9% less water in December than they...
by News Staff | Feb 4, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release from the Mammoth Community Water District Mammoth Lakes, CA –Mammoth Community Water District (MCWD) announced the need for increased conservation awareness in 2015 as California’s drought persists into its fourth year. MCWD depends on the...
