by News Staff | May 17, 2013 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
Bodie was just hitting its stride in 1880 as a wild and lawless mining camp that was trying to become a little more of a civilized town. That tumultuous year and the famed gold mining town is the setting for “No Trees for Shade: Bodie, California, 1880.” The tale of...
by News Staff | May 15, 2013 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
A film with local ties, Watershed, will be show twice this week in the Eastern Sierra, free screenings Thursday in Mammoth Lakes and Friday in Independence. The local tie is Forrest Pound, who grew up in the Owens Valley and is a former employee with us here at Sierra...
by News Staff | Mar 11, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power confirmed Monday that the agency was conducting a controlled burn north of the community of Independence. The burn sent the smell of smoke into the town. Winds were mostly calm, and the fire remained controlled. (Photos...
by News Staff | Feb 24, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Sunday morning, fire broke out somewhere near the Lone Pine dump and spread north and south, whipped by extremely high winds. Lone Pine Fire Chief Leroy Kritz said that eight agencies responded. At 6pm Sunday, the fire had calmed way down and crews were being...
by News Staff | Mar 29, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Night Sky Party At Museum in Independence The public is invited to a Night Sky Party on the grounds of the Eastern California Museum in Independence on Friday, March 30, starting at 7 p.m. The event will feature star gazing using the Eastern California Museum’s...
