Archive - 2012
October 12th
Just like every other man in America during the time, I too registered for the draft on my 18th birthday in 1942.
I immediately enlisted in the Naval Officer’s Training Program and was in school when the Normandy invasion took place.
I had just received my commission a month before the horrific battle on a small island in the Pacific, called Iwo Jima. During that battle, near the end of March and into April of 1945, I was in my final training for duty aboard a 110-foot wooden-hulled sub-chaser.
By
George Shirk - Times News Editor
An old, disagreeable friend of Mammoth showed up at the door last week in the form of a familiar issue that suddenly has been made new again.
The issue is whether the town should legalize renting single-family homes.
Jaymin, the ubiquitous and adorable yellow lab who has been at Mammoth resident Leigh Gaasch’s side for more than a year, is leaving for college.
A “Puppy in Training,” Jaymin was recalled to the Guide Dogs for the Blind campus in San Rafael to begin her formal guide work training.
This week, Mammoth High School named sophomore Sierra Gilfoy as its Athlete of the Week.
A setter on the JV volleyball team, Gilfoy’s setting skills, as well as her exceptional swerving, helped lead the team to three straight road victories at Silver Valley, Boron, and Mojave.
“At practice she gives 110 percent and even stays afterwards to improve her skills,” said Athletic Director Chris Powell. “Sierra is a great asset to the team.”
October 5th
By
George Shirk - Times News Editor
Pressed on all sides by a $2 million-a-year squeeze, the Mammoth Town Council Wednesday questioned if it pays its cops too much.
Three candidates are vying for two open seats on the Mammoth Unified School District.
John Stavlo, a retired aerospace executive and electrical engineer, comes in as an incumbent, appointed to the school board early this past winter to fill the seat vacated by the late Dr. Andrew Bourne.
Incumbent Greg Newbry is not seeking reelection, vacating a second seat.
Shana Stapp, a special education teacher with Mono County, and Luis Villanueva, the general manager of the Village Lodge, are the other candidates for the two open seats.
Two people were found dead at a Bishop residence Sept. 23 and investigators are trying to find out why. At about 12:40 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, Inyo County Sheriff’s investigators received notification of two deceased bodies in a home on Pa-Ha Lane, according to a press release.
Inyo County Coroner Leon Brune released the following names: Helena Spratt, 18, Bishop and Chase Tague, 27, Bishop.
The annual Mammoth Middle School Organization Ski & Sports Swap comes to Mammoth Oct. 13. Here are the details.
When: Oct. 13, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Mammoth Middle School.
What: Come and shop for deals on skis, snowboards, skates, soccer gear and sports equipment of all kinds. Admission is $5 per family. Proceeds go to MMSO.
If you have a pile of gear clogging up your closets and garage, then rent a table at the Swap and sell your stuff. Tables are $25 or $50 for businesses.
A bill that might have put more money into the state’s fish hatchery program passed late last month and Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a provision allowing $1 million to go toward the hatchery program infrastructure.
“I hope and pray this bill turns out to be the panacea that (CalTrout) would like us to believe, but I sincerely doubt it,” said local aquaculturist Tim Alpers.
There will be an Eastern Sierra Unified School Board candidate forum Oct. 16 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Lee Vining Elementary School
Candidates Arya Degenhardt, Jimmy Little, Pamela Haas-Durhart and John Peters are vying for two seats, and will be given three questions with a Q&A session following. The event will be moderated.
For more information, call Anna Strathman at Lee Vining Elementary at 760-647-6460.
What we really need is less town government
October 12, 2012
As a business owner and resident of Mammoth Lakes, I am angry—angry that once again the Town of Mammoth Lakes appears to be taking out its shortcomings on its residents and police.
All we heard about last time there was a budget shortfall was what would be “fair.” Apparently fair was cutting 10 percent from every department.
Forget for a moment that fair should never have been a consideration. You know what would be fair? Making the over-staffed entity responsible for the current financial mess take the cuts.