Archive - Sep 2011
September 27th
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
One of Bishopâs most important cultural resources is getting some financial aid from Southern California Edison.
According to Emma Williams of the Bishop Paiute Tribe, SCE has awarded a $10,000 grant for restoration of the Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Cultural Center on West Line Street in Bishop.
Williams said the Edison grant will be used to install a new security system.
âThe whole grant will probably go to the new electric security system, which we hope to have up next month,â Williams said. âThere are also ongoing projects, like archiving and updating the database.â
September 22nd
Thomas Herbert ‘Clem’ Clements
1921-2011
Warren D. Pueblo
1954-2011
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 at Brune Mortuary Chapel in Bishop for longtime Bishop resident Warren D. Pueblo. Shirley Summers will officiate. Burial will be at Sunland Cemetery in Bishop. A cry-dance will be held the evening of Saturday, Sept. 24 at 60 N. Barlow Ln.
Born Feb. 17, 1954 in Bishop, Warren passed away Sept. 17, 2011 at Renown Medical Center in Reno. He was 57.
James Music
1953-2011
James Music was born March 28, 1953 in Aransas Pass, Texas and passed on Aug. 14, 2011 in Prescott, Ariz.
He was the son of the late Wanda Vickery of Benton, Calif. and the late G.B. Music, Jr. who rests in Texas.
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
High-speed broadband capability is coming to Inyo County and local contractors and vendors are being asked to help speed it along.
According to Dan Stone, president of the Owens Valley Contractors and Vendors Association, the California Broadband Cooperative, Inc., which is funding the Digital 395 project, is working with the OVCVA to ensure local businesses are on board and have first dibs on economy-boosting contracts the project will bring.
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
What started as an effort to educate those on the front-lines of Inyoâs tourist-based economy about local attractions, has blossomed into a series of tours open to anyone and everyone interested in some of the areaâs more overlooked destinations.
Based on the success of the Bishop Area Chamber of Commerceâs âFrontline Tourist Providers Toursâ in August, which saw hotel, visitors center and other service industry employees taking advantage of the opportunity to better assist tourists, the Chamber has launched a similar program for the public at large.
By
Mike Bodine/Register Staff
An inter-tribal gathering, a sharing of different tribal cultures, a dance, social party, spiritual event and for some a way of life â a pow wow is a combination of all these things, according to Wanda Summers, one of the organizers of this yearâs 31st Annual Pabanamanina Gathering and Pow Wow to be held on the Bishop Paiute Indian Reservation this weekend.
September 20th
Inyo County Sheriffâs Investigator Shane Scott was among 13 first responders to receive the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, Californiaâs highest public safety award, for their bravery and commitment to the people of California. Above, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris (l) joins Governor Jerry Brown (r) in presenting the award to Scott on Sept. 14 in Sacramento. Scott has received many commendations following his selfless act of pulling 22-year-old Derek Thomas from a burning vehicle on Aug. 9, 2010.
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
Federal officials are considering closing the Tecopa Post Office while residents in that community fight to keep it.
The U.S. Postal Service has posted a notice to customers in Tecopa that it is proposing to close the local office and consolidate operations with Baker 50 miles away.
âWeâre studying it right now, looking at the advantages, disadvantages and savings, so it is important for customers there to speak up,â U.S. Postal Service spokesperson Eva Jackson said.
By
Mike Bodine/Register Staff
Road construction will soon start in and around Fort Independence. The work will include the building of a new, full-access semi-truck-friendly entrance into the Winnedumah Winnâs Casino and resurfacing of roads on the Fort Independence Reservation proper.
There have been concerns from some tribal members and land owners that the project will disturb Native American archaeological and burial sites. Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians Chairperson Israel Naylor said through a spokesperson he âensuresâ that all measures have been taken not to disturb any archaeological sites.
