Archive - Mar 2011
March 10th
J. Patrick Farrell
1934-2011
No funeral services have been announced for J. Patrick Farrell.
Born Jan. 25, 1934 to Gertrude and William Brian-Jennings Farrell, Pat died March 5, 2011.
Margaret Jane McMurtrie Lay Carrington
1932-2011
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 10 at St. Timothy’s Anglican Church, 600 Hobson St., in Bishop for Margaret Jane McMurtrie Lay Carrington. Burial will follow at the East Line Street Cemetery in Bishop.
Born Dec. 23, 1932, long-time Bishop resident Janie Carrington died March 5, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family.
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
After more than two years of controversy, complaints and appeals to federal authorities, the Timbisha-Shoshone Tribe will have its day at the polls to elect a new tribal government.
Friction between two factions of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, which has members spread throughout the country, has created a situation where two separate tribal elections are held each year, creating a dispute about which Tribal Council is the recognized body.
By
Mike Bodine/Register Staff
The budget crunch in Washington may soon be felt locally with the Obama Administrationâs proposed cuts to social programs.
On the chopping block are grants that help fund food banks and housing programs that will be cut in half if the budget proposal passes.
Inyo-Mono Advocates for Community Action is the local organization that provides these social services, and has been holding a series of town hall meetings throughout the area to discuss the proposed cuts and their implications. The meetings will also offer suggestions for action to those who want to speak up for these services.
Thomas Michael âMikeyâ Tharp, a 38-year-old Bishop resident, is in custody at the Inyo County Jail on allegations of child molestation.
Tharp is facing one felony and one misdemeanor charge of molestation and an additional misdemeanor charge of failing to register as a sex offender.
According to Sheriffâs Department Public Information Officer Carma Roper, âinvestigators became aware of Tharp after the parents of two alleged victims came forward.â
By
Mike Bodine/Register Staff
Voters of the City of Bishop exercised their constitutional rights on Tuesday electing Jeff Griffiths and Jim Ellis to serve on the City Council for the next four years.
The final tally had incumbent Griffiths with 430 votes, newcomer Ellis with 350 and incumbent Bruce Dishion with 315 out of a total of 673 ballots cast.
The final numbers were preceded by a suspenseful 30 minutes of numbers slowly dribbling in after the polls from the cityâs two precincts closed at 8 p.m.
March 8th
By
Mike Bodine Register Staff
The March 8 Municipal Election for the City of Bishop was decided a scant 45 minutes after the poll closed with Jim Ellis and incumbent Jeff Griffiths decided by voters as Bishop City Council members for the next four years. This will be Griffths' second term and Ellis' first at a publicly elected post.
Margaret Jane McMurtrie Lay Carrington
1932-2011
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 10 at St. Timothy’s Anglican Church, 600 Hobson St., in Bishop for Margaret Jane McMurtrie Lay Carrington. Burial will follow at the East Line Street Cemetery in Bishop.
Born Dec. 23, 1932, long-time Bishop resident Janie Carrington died March 5, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family.
Students throughout Inyo County will soon be getting mandatory vaccines in response to what state health officials are calling the worst outbreak of whooping cough in five decades.
According to Inyo-Mono Public Health Officer Dr. Richard Johnson, California experienced the most cases of Pertussis â whooping cough â in 2010 than it has seen in 52 years.
Johnson noted that, as in the rest of the state, Inyo County âhad several casesâ of Pertussis among school-age children.
By
Mike Bodine/Register Staff
The first fruits of the long-term lease for the Bishop City Park will be celebrated this week with the ground breaking of a long-awaited arboretum.
The arboretum will represent the ecosystems and flora of the area â the Sierra Nevada, the valley floor and the White-Inyo Range.
In conjunction with the statewide Arbor Week, March 7-14, the city plans to celebrate with a formal dedication of the Childrenâs Christmas Tree, a 16-foot Giant Sequoia that will serve as the gateway to the arboretum, or tree museum.
