Archive - Aug 17, 2012
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George Shirk - Times News Editor
It might not pass the sniff test, as it were, but anecdotal evidence suggests our bears like music.
By
George Shirk - Times News Editor
As first-time events go, last weekend’s Mammoth Margarita Festival entered the summer festival scene with modest expectations.
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Wendilyn Grasseschi - Mammoth Times Staff Writer
It is going to take about $1.2 million a year to maintain year-round air service and Mammoth’s tourism chief thinks the best way to pay for it is to add a small fee to every transaction to go toward an air-service fund.
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Wendilyn Grasseschi - Mammoth Times Staff Writer
A severe and largely unanticipated drop in lake levels at Lake Mary due to evaporation and other factors may push Mammoth into some outdoor watering restrictions as soon as this week.
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Wendilyn Grasseschi - Mammoth Times Staff Writer
The future of a land trade that Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is pursuing for land at the base of Main Lodge may be at risk, according to Mono County Supervisor Vikki Bauer.
A proposed land trade with the U.S. Forest Service for the parcel of federal land needs the approval of Congress, since the forest service does not have enough land to trade to match the value of the property, she said. Congress must get involved when it takes a certain amount of cash to make up the difference in value and land available.
Mammoth Lakes Tourism on Thursday announced a partnership with Nalgene, the American Park Network, and Brita Hydration Station on a plastic bottle trade-in program in support of the Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association (ESIA).
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Wendilyn Grasseschi - Mammoth Times Staff Writer
Mammoth is not the only place in the county facing increasing bear problems these days, as the dry summer forces hungry bears out of the woods and into human communities.
Walker residents found that out first hand recently, when they tried to drop off their garbage at the county dump.
At least one bear has been active at the dump this year, to the point that the dump has been closed a few times to avoid human and bear encounters.
By
George Shirk - Times News Editor
The Gateway ‘Welcome’ project is $108,395 over budget estimates, but it still is moving forward.
Construction could begin as early as September for the two signs on both sides of S.R. 203 after the Town Council Wednesday evening approved more public art funds to the project.
Those funds are earmarked and not a part of the general fund, the council emphasized in explaining the move, although that did not mollify the concerns of Councilmember Joe Bacon.
Recently, Matt Graeff, the middle linebacker for the team, was diagnosed with cancer and will miss the season while he fights and recovers.
Graeff is currently undergoing chemotherapy and acted as the guest barber Aug. 15 as the team came together to rally for him and shave their heads.
The coaches welcomed Graeff as a coach but wished he were on the field with his fellow teammates.
According to the coaching staff at Mammoth High School, this season will be dedicated to him.
Support the Mammoth Huskies and Graeff on Friday, Aug 24, at the Gault/McClure stadium.
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Warren Miller — Special to the Times
It is already the middle of August and in a couple of months I will have to start doing a pushup or two every day to get back in shape for a winter of (fill in the blank).
MONET agents eradicated a large marijuana operation located on Forest Service lands in the Inyo National Forest this week as part of the campaign of the Mono Narcotic Enforcement Team (MONET) to combat the cultivation of marijuana within Mono County,
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Wendilyn Grasseschi - Mammoth Times Staff Writer
Longtime Mammoth resident Bruce Torrence has a new book out, with a book signing at the Booky Joint scheduled for this weekend.
The book, “The Hollywood Canteen Where the Greatest Generation Danced with the Most Beautiful Girls in the World,†documents Torrence’s long relationship to the world of Hollywood, and most particularly, to the history of the famous canteen that served as a source of solace and entertainment for more than 3 million soldiers who were headed into the inferno of World War II.
Stacey Powell's "Just Life" — Who wants to be a millionaire?
August 17, 2012
Everyone dreams of winning the lotto and becoming a millionaire.