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Dramatic theater breaks out at Planning Commission

January 25, 2013

Klassen dons boxing gloves, challenges Hertzog to fight

If they’d known what was coming, the members of the Mammoth Lakes Planning Commission might have wanted to sell tickets to their meeting Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 23.

Influenza arrives in Mono County

January 25, 2013

No deaths, vaccines are still available

Flu season in Mono County has officially begun.

The number of influenza cases steadily increased this past week, according to Mono County’s Public Health Officer Dr. Rick Johnson, and along with it, emergency room visits and hospitalizations.

Mammoth gives mobile food trucks a new look

January 25, 2013

Current ordinances conflict with state law

When Mammoth became a town, the town founders were adamant in their opposition to having mobile food trucks in town.

Whoops.

Since Mammoth incorporated in the mid-1980s, both the nature of mobile food trucks—the infamous “roach coaches” of the day—and California state law have come a long way.

Memorial service for Jeanne Standley Jan. 30

January 25, 2013

Mammoth Hospital Auxiliary members invite the community to join  them as they share happy memories and celebrate the life of Jeanne Standley who passed away on Dec.  24.

It will be Wednesday, Jan. 30, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Mammoth Lakes Community Center on Forest Trail. Standley was a charter and founding member of the Mammoth Hospital Auxiliary and served on the Board until 2012.

Memorial service for Jeanne Standley Jan. 30

January 25, 2013

Mammoth Hospital Auxiliary members invite the community to join  them as they share happy memories and celebrate the life of Jeanne Standley who passed away on Dec.  24.

It will be Wednesday, Jan. 30, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Mammoth Lakes Community Center on Forest Trail. Standley was a charter and founding member of the Mammoth Hospital Auxiliary and served on the Board until 2012.

Woman rescued near Sherwin Creek Road

January 25, 2013

A local woman was recently rescued near Sherwin Creek Road, after becoming incapacitated for an unknown reason.

According to the Mono County Sheriff’s Department, the rescue occurred Jan. 18 after the Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue (SAR) Team responded to a call for a 41-year-old local resident who was reported to be in need of help in the snow above the Sherwin Creek Road. 

Antelope Valley residents complete CERT training

January 25, 2013

The Antelope Valley area graduated 34 residents from a recent Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training program, according to the area’s county supervisor, Tim Fesko.

“It was a great show of community involvement and I am proud of everyone,” he said. The newly trained residents join a Mammoth-area group of residents who have also taken the training. CERT training gives residents the tools they need to help themselves and others in case of a local emergency.

New county-wide emergency plan available

January 25, 2013

Mono County now has a newly revised and updated Emergency Operations Plan—a 100-plus page plan that was developed in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and state agencies.

The document paints a detailed picture of all of the county’s potential threats, including earthquakes and other hazards, and lays out a detailed chain of command and plan of action for every agency in the county. 

RAW: ANOTHER UPDATE Jan. 24 Hospital visits restricted to family members as flu cases increase

January 23, 2013

The flu is hitting Mono County finally and a Mammoth Hospital official said Thursday morning (Jan. 24) that visits to patients at the hospital will be restricted to family members only in an attempt to slow the spread of the flu.