Archive - Jul 21, 2011
Joyce Ilene Imboden
1928-2011
Isaura Franco-Gonzalez
1938-2011
Isaura Franco-Gonzalez, age 74, resident of Bishop for 31 years, born in Picachos, Nayarit, Mexico on June 10, 1938, passed away on July 18, 2011 in Pomona.
A great mother, strong woman and humble person who loved flowers, she was the glue that held the Franco family together and will continue to be.
Dolores ‘Dee’ Daniels
1941-2011
Dolores “Dee” Daniels, 69, resident of Bishop for 18 years, born in Inglewood on Sept. 3, 1941, passed away on July 18, 2011 at Renown Medical Center.
Dee was retired from the Mammoth Lakes Water District, where she worked for 16 years, and was a resident of Mammoth Lakes from 1984-1994.
By
Mike Bodine/Register Staff
Two local girls have been traveling all summer, going to pow wows and representing the Owens Valley.
Now the two, Junior Miss Pabanamanina and Miss Big Pine Paiute Tribe, want to dance and represent their communities, cultures and tribes at a giant Idaho pow wow and are hoping the public can help them get there.
Miss Big Pine Paiute Tribe Bailee Piper, 13, and 11-year-old Aurora Toledo, Junior Miss Pabanamanina, have set their sights on the 48th Annual Shoshone Bannock Festival on the Fort Hall Reservation, Fort Hall, Ida.
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
Crews with the Inyo National Forest have begun converting words on paper from the 2009 Travel Management Decision into actual, on-the-ground actions.
As residents travel through the Inyo National Forest this summer they will likely see a diverse array of volunteers, partners and forest crews placing signs on newly designated routes, disguising and blocking unauthorized roads and fixing problem sections of system routes to ensure that they will be stable and can remain open for motorized use.
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
County leaders decided Tuesday to hold off on a motion that would waive building permit fees for residents of Big Pine who are rebuilding after the Center Fire earlier this year.
The potential move comes on the heels of Inyo County Public Works receiving requests from fire victims to waive certain building code provisions, such as snow load requirements and fire safety measures that were not required of older homes due to a grandfather clause.
