Archive - Jul 22, 2011
By
George Shirk - Times Senior Writer
When Matthew Lehman gets a hot idea, he sure doesn’t waste much time between “floating” it and kicking it into action.
Mammoth’s councilman and Mayor Pro Tem suggested two weeks ago that Mammoth should perhaps devise some sort of “economic stimulus plan."
By Wednesday night’s regular Town Council meeting, he had legislation on the table in the form of a plan prepared by the town staff. He also had a list of immediate action items, delivered by letter. Lehman had to be out of town for Wednesday’s meeting and so was not present.
By
Wendilyn Grasseschi - Times Staff Writer
Three visitors are presumed dead after plunging over Vernal Fall in Yosemite National Park Tuesday afternoon at approximately 1:30 p.m, bringing the total of water-related deaths to six this year.
Hormiz David, a 22-year-old-male from Manteca, Ninos Yacoub, a 27-year-old-male from Turlock and Ramina Badal, a 21-year-old-female from Modesto, came to the park for a day trip with a group of family and friends.
By
George Shirk - Times Senior Writer
Fido rolled over on his side and let out a long breath.
“To live alone one must be a beast or a god, says Aristotle. Leaving out the third case: one must be both - a philosopher.”
“Whaa?” I says.
Fido repeated it.
“I’ve heard this before,” says I to Fido. Me, I was listening to the baseball game.
“It’s Friedrich Nietzsche,” says Fido.
“I can hardly believe my ears,” I says to him. “You buy that?”
“Dunno,” says Fido. “I’ll believe anything if there’s a biscuit in it.”
The bears are romping in the Lakes Basin, reports the Bear Whisperer, but enjoy the cubs while you can. Mortality rate is an astonishing 51 percent, says he. …
Six new wildlife warning signs are up around town, but not on S.R. 203. Caltrans has rules, you know. …
The Fire Department and Chief Brent Harper are marking trees up near The Bluffs in their continuing effort at fire reduction. Homeowners there will get a 75 percent rebate for forest cleanup, he says, and no complaints so far. …
