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March 10th, 2013
RAW: According to the Mono County District Attorney's office, on March 8, Mammoth Lakes resident, Gene Wayne Harris, was arrested on a warrant charging contact with a minor with the intent to commit a sexual offense.
On March 1, the Mono County District Attorney was referred an investigation through the MLPD School Resource Officer Program after Harris, 41, made inappropriate contact with a minor through her Facebook account.
March 7th
“Geez Fido, get out of the way, will ya? It’s about the third time today I’ve almost tripped over you.”
“I was just making sure you knew I was still here,” Fido said.
“It’s not like anybody could miss you. You’re 80 pounds of Big Red Lug.”
“But I don’t care about anybody. I care about you, you, and you.”
About $5.2 million in grants will begin to flow to ranchers and farmers in the Sierra after the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) Governing Board recently approved $5.2 million in Proposition 84 grant awards.
The grants aim to assist Sierra ranchers and farmers in 18 counties with conservation measures designed to protect California’s most important watersheds.
With the completion of this grant round, the SNC has awarded $52 million to nearly 300 projects in the Sierra in the past five years.
The Mammoth Lakes Police Department (MLPD) recently entered into an agreement with Police Reports, U.S., to expand public service to allow individuals involved in traffic collisions to purchase a copy of the report on-line.
Traffic Collision reports can be purchased for $10 by either coming in to the police station, calling, writing, emailing, or purchasing online.
Spanning three days, the Mammoth Biathlon includes a day of shooting and instructional clinics at Snowcreek Athletic Club and Tamarack Cross Country Ski Center, and two days of racing on the exclusive back side of Mammoth Mountain. The Mammoth Winter Biathlon takes place in partnership with the Eastern Sierra Nordic Ski Association, from Friday, March 22 to Sunday, March 24.
A wildland job fair will be held in Mammoth on Saturday, March 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the U.S. Forest Service Fire Station #2 on the Sawmill cutoff road junction with S.R. 203.
A seasonal firefighter can expect to earn between $10,000 and $25,000 during the season, depending on the fire severity that season.
For more information, contact 924-5543 and ask for Jeff Lucas or email Lucas at jlucas@fs.fed.us
Low-level offenders who might otherwise go to the county jail may have another alternative now in Mono County. Offenders can now pay a fee—$250—and complete “certain terms and conditions” in lieu of being charged and/or going to jail, according to the Mono County District Attorney’s office.
If counseling is needed, the offender pays for it, along with other costs. The case can be closed within six months with no conviction, if all the terms of the program are met.
Friends of the Inyo (FOI) welcomed Dr. Tom Boo of Bishop and Jo Bacon of Mammoth to its Board of Directors at its February board meeting.
FOI is a nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to the preservation, exploration and stewardship of the region’s public lands.
Tom Boo is a physician at Northern Inyo Hospital who believes that working with Friends of the Inyo will be a great opportunity to live by the maxim “think globally, act locally.”
Cerro Coso Community College has won reaffirmation of accreditation by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC).
Reaffirmation is granted when an institution is found to substantially meet or exceed the eligibility requirements, accreditation standards, and commission policies.
In October 2012, a team of Community College professionals from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges came to Cerro Coso campuses for on-site evaluations.
Shiny baubles, new technologies are far less important than making visitors feel welcome
Fourteen Mono County movers and shakers returned this week after a five-day “peer resort” tour of four family-oriented Vermont ski resorts.
What was the takeaway from the trip?
“It’s the chicken. It’s always been the chicken,” said Mono County Supervisor Larry Johnston about whether ski resorts need amenities or great customer service.
By
George Shirk, Times Managing Editor
U.S. women’s downhill coach has best year ever
Mammoth athletes John Teller, Tyler Wallasch, Madeline Riffel, and Trevor Jacob brought home gold and silver hardware and three national titles after competing at the 2013 Sprint U.S. Grand Prix held March 1-2 at Canyons Resort, Utah.
Jacob took the top spot in the Snowboard Cross and the U.S. Championship title after beating out the competition on a tight course with wet, rutted snow for his first career win.
By
George Shirk, Times Managing Editor
Wood explains action; Bacon and Eastman silent
Seething members of Mammoth’s Lodging community let their frustrations into the open this past week, taking the Town Council to the woodshed for a controversial TOT decision two weeks previously.
As the rest of the Sierra slides slowly into drought, Mammoth bucks the trend
California is sliding closer to a true drought after a record dry January and February failed to increase the winter snowpack, but the Mammoth area is bucking the state trend and is close to 90 percent of normal for this time of year.
March 6th
The price of “go fish”
March 6, 2013
It’s all about money. The local and out of town trout fishermen bring in a lot of revenue to the county, and in the process, get to relax and enjoy life.
But, there is a steep price to pay for their enjoyment.
First of all, there is a definite opposition from the fish and wildlife biologists to trout rearing and planting.
Their philosophy is that such practices disrupt the natural balance of nature and causes big problems for the eco-system.