Left to right, Kimmy O'Connell, Allison Weber and Kary Walker run the Booster Club bake sale at Mammoth Unified School District's Mock Rock and Talent Show at Mammoth High on April 15. Photo/Wendilyn Grasseschi
Never have a slow day in Mammoth again by attending the Inaugural Summer Recreation Open House on April 14 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Mammoth Middle School MPR. The event is sponsored by the Town of Mammoth Lakes Recreation Department.
The Inyo National Forest will hold a public meeting to share the Draft Travel Analysis Report (TAR) on Tuesday, April 21 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Cerro Coso Community College in Bishop, 4090 W. Line Street.
Phillip L. Kiddoo is the new Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) for the local air pollution control district, replacing former officer Ted Schade who retired at the end of last year.
The popular Mammoth Lakes Basin and Twin Lakes area could open to vehicles by end of April, weather permitting, according to Inyo National Forest authorities, who will meet with Town of Mammoth Lakes and other Basin stakeholders today to work out the details.
On the morning of Wednesday, April 8, at approximately 10 a.m., the Mono County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding a stranded backpacker near Glass Creek. A male backpacker, 43, from Ramona, Calif., began a two week backpack trip.
The first winter storm of the year came in spring—the irony was not lost on drought-weary locals—and dropped about 14 inches of powder at the 8,200 foot level in Mammoth and 18 to 24 inches on Mammoth Mountain, including the crest, according to Mammoth weather forecaster Howard Sheckter.
A winter-like spring storm system will push into the Eastern Sierra early Tuesday with the heaviest snow expected during the daytime hours but with snow continuing into the night and into Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service, which posted a Winter Weather Advisory beginnin