by News Staff | Dec 11, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The Eastern Sierra Chamber Orchestra and Chorus, with featured guests Richard Hihn, piano, and soprano Christine Richards join again to present a special program of holiday music. Celebrate the season and enjoy beloved musical favorites ranging from “White...
by News Staff | Dec 10, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo County Waives Temporary Food Facility Fees for Cottage Food Operators (CFOs) selling adjacent to Certified Farmers Markets; Owens Valley Growers Cooperative announces support for south county CFOs to sell at Independence and Lone Pine Markets. (Press Release)...
by News Staff | Dec 10, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Formal Press Release Passing of Division Chief Bill Anderson It is with great sadness that Mammoth Lakes Fire Department reports the passing of long time friend and colleague William (Billy) Anderson, retired Division Chief with MLFD. Chief Anderson was diagnosed...
by News Staff | Dec 10, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Dirt bikes may be coming to your neighborhood soon! by Daniel Pritchett In December 2011 I called attention to a proposal to use Bishop City Park as a staging area for Off- Highway Vehicles (OHVs) under the new Adventure Trails program. This proposal was so bad I had...
by News Staff | Dec 10, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
December 14 ~ ICARE Shopping Day @ Spellbinder Books, 124 S. Main, Bishop Spellbinder Books and ICARE invite you to the 14th Annual ICARE Shopping Day on Saturday, December 14th. Just purchase a $5 ICARE Donation Ticket at the store from 10 am to 6 pm and receive 20%...
by News Staff | Dec 10, 2013 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Superintendent of Schools Terry McAteer and Assistant Superintendent Pamela Jones are pleased to announce that Noah Keathley from Owens Valley High School won first place in the high school division and Kennah Davis from Round Valley School won first place in the...
by News Staff | Dec 9, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
William (Billy) Karg Anderson, passed away in San Diego on December 6th, 2013 due to complications from brain cancer. Billy was born on March 9th, 1947 in Akron Ohio to late parents Don and Louise Anderson. He lived in Mammoth Lakes and Corona Beach Mexico, and spent...
by News Staff | Dec 9, 2013 | Obituaries
Jesse Ray Smith, born September 1, 1931, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, December 6, 2013. Born in Wewoka Oklahoma, Jesse served bravely in the Army during the Korean War. In 1964, while working at Helms Bakery, he met Jeanne St Pierre and on...
by News Staff | Dec 8, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Friday night in the frigid cold and dark, a 19-year-old man fell through the ice on a pond near Black Rock Fish Hatchery just north of Independence. Firefighters and others came to his rescue. The stranded man was reportedly only wearing his underwear. The report went...
by News Staff | Dec 8, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
When Inyo Supervisors meet Tuesday, they will hear a request from the County Administrator to extend the contract of Allan Kotin, who consults on the County Office Complex project. The request would add $10,000 to the total amount not to exceed $70,000. The Board will...
by News Staff | Dec 8, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Tonight the Bishop City Council will consider termination of dispatch services for Symons Ambulance Service. The Bishop Police Department and other City officials have tried for a number of months to collect money Symons agreed to pay for dispatch services and to...
by News Staff | Dec 7, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
(From Mammoth Fire Chief Brent Harper) Our extremely good friend, colleague, and fellow firefighter; Bill Anderson passed away last night. Bill Anderson was with Mammoth Fire for almost 40 years, serving the last seven years as a full-time division chief. ...
