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 The Alabama Hills are a recreational hub in Southern Inyo, but increased visitors means increased costs for clean-up and road maintenance. The Alabama Hills Stewardship group hopes that a federal designation on the site will provide federal funds for management. File photo By Mike Gervais
Register Staff
2-6-2010 County officials are still cautious when it comes to choosing a designation for the Alabama Hills, but a grass roots movement to find a management plan continues moving forward.
The Alabama Hills Stewardship Group Designation Subcommittee provided the Board of Supervisors with an update on the designation process on Tuesday.
While all five board members pledged support and gratitude to Sub-Committee members, the Supervisors were also leery of inviting more federal management into the Eastern Sierra.
Committee members Kevin Mazzu, Chris Langley and Doug Thompson explained the history of the group’s search to find a designation.
“The idea is to preserve the fantastic landscape of the Alabama Hills and choose a designation before someone else comes in and asks for something we don’t want,” Mazzu said Tuesday.
Photographer David Muench wrote a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein in Feb. 2007, asking that the Hills be designated a National Monument. In Sept. 2008 the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group began looking into the designation process, meeting with Feinstein staffers, local interest groups and user groups in the Hills.
Seven designations were identified, including the “status quo” option of leaving the Hills without a federal designation.
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A living look at Manzanar life |
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 |
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By Mike Bodine
Register Staff
2-4-2010 There will be some new additions to the Manzanar National Historic Site that will give visitors a taste of what life was really like for Japanese-Americans at the former internment camp.
Ground breaking on two demonstration barracks will happen Saturday, Feb. 13. These barracks will be built using the original blueprints, Alisa Lynch, public information officer for the site, said Tuesday.
The idea of the barracks is to show how people lived at the camp and how they adapted to the environment over the years.
Lynch explained that even former internees gave input on the project, to make it as true and accurate a representation as possible.
The Manzanar War Relocation Center confined more than 10,000 Japanese Americans in 36 blocks between 1942-45. Each of these blocks contained 14 barracks, a kitchen and mess hall, a recreation building, latrines, and laundry and ironing rooms.
Barracks 1 and 8 of Block 14 will be reconstructed. Barrack 1 will represent life when the camp first opened in 1942 and Barrack 8 will be a representation of what life was like 1945.  The Manzanar War Relocation Center as seen during World War II. The center, now a national historic site, will be rebuilding some of the barracks as demonstrational props to show visitors what life was like for the more than 10,000 Japanese-American interned their between 1942-45. Photo by Ansel Adams |
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LADWP extends ranch leases |
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 |
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Register Staff
2-4-2010 It appears Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Interim General Manager David Freeman is making good on at least one of the promises me made during a recent visit to the Owens Valley.
The LADWP announced this week that, for the first time since the 1970’s, it has approved five-year ranch leases for 60 properties in Inyo and Mono counties.
This is a return to the LADWP’s practices of the 1940s and 1950s.
During his visit to the Owens Valley in January, Freeman vowed to look at several areas of concern for local residents and businesses, including LADWP land holdings and leases.
While his agency has not yet moved forward on the land releases, Freeman said his department would meet with county officials in the coming months to work on that. In the mean time, the department decided to extend the local ranch leases.
“We are pleased to offer longer term leases for our 60 ranching partners in the Eastern Sierra,” Freeman said. “Approving these longer leases will strengthen the ability of the ranchers to make plans and improve their operations. It will help the Department by insuring that the ranchers remain in place for many years, protecting the land and watershed. And it will help Inyo and Mono counties by continuing ranching practices that have been in existence for more than 100 years and contribute millions of dollars to the local economy each year.”
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Hospice says farewell to longtime director |
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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By Mike Bodine
Register Staff
2-2-2010 The Hospice of the Owens Valley is saying goodbye to several veteran volunteers, and greeting some new faces.
On Sunday, Jan. 31, Hospice workers, friends and family bid farewell to retiring Director Janie Carrington, Family Care Coordinator Marga Foote, Social Worker Flora Nash and Hospice’s Medical Director, Dr. Asao Kamei. Eaech of these volunteers have been with Hospice for more than 20 years.
Carrington was the main attraction, as guests lined up to wish her well. As of the end of December 2009, her last month as director, Carrington had clocked in 11,044 volunteer hours in her 25 years with Hospice. This does not include the years she spent in the paid position of director. And most of these hours were done after Carrington was done with her day job as a nurse.
Foote said Carrington was at the very first training class in May 1984 and has been on board ever since. Foote also credited Carrington for turning the local Hospice into a “reputable organization” from its reputation as a group of “old ladies.”
Carrington also “had a knack for knowing what needed to be done” Foote said, adding “She will still be the driving force behind us all.”
“Hospice is the love of my life,” Carrington said, “And I don’t want to leave, but I’ll be around.”
Then after the shower of accolades and praise, Carrington humbly said, “I hope what I’ve done has done some good for the community.”  A full house attended the farewell party of many Hospice of the Owens Valley volunteers and its director. From right, retiring Social Worker Flora Nash, retiring Director Janie Carrington, the new Director Tami McDermith, the new patient Care Coordinator Dara Powell, the retiring coordinator Marga Foote and the retiring Medical Director Dr. Asao Kamei. Photo by Mike Bodine |
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