Archive
April 27th, 2012
After 14 years of pushing and pulling, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area finally landed its Big Congressional Land Battle.
By
George Shirk - Times News Editor
The Mammoth Lakes Planning Commission next month will address a bang-bang issue on how firearms may be sold in Mammoth.
April 24th
By
George Shirk - Times News Editor
It was not the best way to start the workweek.
Shortly after 7 a.m. on Monday, the Eastern Sierra’s phones blinked out. It left Mammoth and other Eastern Sierra customers with varying degrees of phone and Internet service or none at all.
The Mono County Sheriff’s Department said phone service might be restored by Tuesday at 5 p.m., but phone service was back online much earlier than that. By Tuesday morning, limited phone and Internet access was back
April 22nd
By
George Shirk/Times News Editor
It’s time to put up or shut up for Mammoth in its judgment battle with Mammoth Lakes Land Acquisition, but the town isn’t exactly quite ready to shut up and surrender.
April 21st
It was pretty much quiet around Our Little Burg in the week ending April 20.
Calls for Service/Officer Observations
By
Neil Mulholland - President and CEO, National Park Foundation
This week, every American has something to celebrate. In fact, we have 397 things to celebrateour national parks. It is National Park Week -- a time when each of us can appreciate what we all have inherited as Americans and what many consider to be our best idea.
A little-known fee that will cost most homeowners in Mono County outside of Mammoth Lakes about $150 for every “habitable dwelling” they own will be sent out this June, if a last minute appeal to the law doesn’t work.
Hike details
Length: 1-8 miles one way
Above average temperatures and a below average snowpack are allowing road plowing efforts to begin earlier than normal this spring.
The Town of Mammoth Lakes will begin plowing roads in the Mammoth Lakes Basin on Monday, April 23. Opening of the Lakes Basin to vehicles will be dependent upon snow, ice and road conditions.
April 20th
By
George Shirk/Times News Editor
Marijuana moved to the front burner Wednesday, when the Mammoth Lakes Town Council slapped down an interim moratorium on adding a second medical marijuana dispensary.
By
George Shirk/Times News Editor
Here’s just a sliver of what Internet Hades looks like:
Mammoth schools are bracing for another potential round of budget cuts that could trim as much as 10 percent of the district’s incoming revenue next January, if at least one of two ballot initiatives that would funnel money to the schools are not approved by voters this November.
By
George Shirk/Times News Editor
It’s not carved in stone and it’s a long way off, but bus riders in Mammoth will see some reduction in transit service this year.
Just Life: You should always question authority
April 20, 2012
Los Angeles. It's the place I used to call home and it's the place I avoid at all costs unless I'm down for a family issue (good or bad) or business (also good or bad).