Archive - 2012
December 28th
By
Marilyn Blake Philip/Register Correspondent
School gardens, space flight, Facebook passwords, predatory lenders, suspicious irrigation equipment and reporting elder abuse are all the subject of new laws taking effect in the new year.
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By Wendilyn Grasseschi/Mammoth Times Staff
June Mountain Ski Area just might be more difficult to keep closed than it is to keep open.
Although the ski area will not open this winter, the mountain itself is still there â big, gorgeous, tree-free, covered in a deep blanket of white â and itâs proving irresistible to some snowmobilers and backcountry skiers.
Thereâs only one problem.
It might get them hurt, or even killed.
Thatâs because the ski area right now is neither fish nor fowl, neither a true, groomed and heavily managed ski area, nor a true wilderness backcountry.
That makes it dangerous.
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
Several local residents have taken an oath, swearing to look after some of the communityâs most vulnerable citizens.
On Monday, Dec. 17, Presiding Inyo County Superior Court and Juvenile Court Judge Dean Stout conducted a swearing-in ceremony for the first group of Court Appointed Special Advocates for the Eastern Sierra in the historic courtroom in Independence.
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
A routine California Air National Guard training exercise came to an abrupt halt Thursday afternoon when an F-16C fighter jet from Fresno crashed on Owens Lake about 10 miles south of Lone Pine.
According to the Air National Guard, the pilot was able to safely eject from the aircraft after reporting an in-flight emergency at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
Phillip Dean Smith
1924-2012
Louisa V. Marquez
1918-2012
Ace T. Bengochia
1979-2012
Duane Norman Thackeray
1925-2012
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
In a continuing effort to prevent New Yearâs revelers from driving while intoxicated, public and private enterprises are offering free or affordable rides home Dec. 31 for residents and visitors who have had too much to drink.
The Automobile Club of Southern California will be offering its Tipsy Tow service for the 16th consecutive year and Eastern Sierra Transit Authority will be running its Dial-a-Ride services in Bishop and the trolley in Mammoth until 2 a.m.
By
Marilyn Blake Philip/Register Correspondent
Northern Inyo Hospitalâs slogan is âPeople You Know Caring for People You Love,â but many of its staff, past and present, are not feeling cared for or loved due to a recent, unannounced change in the way it enforces its employee medical leave policy.
