Archive - Sep 2012
September 20th
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Death Valley National Park
Long known as the hottest, lowest and driest place in the United States, Death Valley has now been officially recognized as the hottest spot on the planet.
The World Meteorological Organization has announced that the official highest recorded surface temperature of 56.7° C (134° F) was measured on July 10, 1913 at Greenland Ranch (Death Valley). Full details of the assessment are given in the online issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (http://journals.ametsoc.org/toc/bams/current).
George W. Alexson
1920-2012
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Mike Gervais/Register Staff
Local law enforcement kept millions of dollars worth of drugs off the streets Tuesday by eradicating a large-scale marijuana cultivation operation near Lone Pine.
The Inyo Narcotic Enforcement Team, Inyo County Sheriffâs Department, California Highway Patrol, U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management worked together to destroy approximately 4,000 marijuana plants that were discovered on Forest Service land in the Lubken Canyon area.
âThe site appeared to have been abandoned by the cultivators days prior to the operation,â INET Commander Juan Martinez said.
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Special to The Inyo Register
Each day after school, anywhere from 10-20 students at Owens Valley School walk straight from their classrooms over to the Kids Club, which may be forced to shut down next week.
At the Kids Club, which is operated by the nonprofit Healthy Communities of Southern Inyo, students sign in, do their homework, and then spend the rest of the time playing until it is time to go home or Mom and Dad picks them up when they get off work.
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Marilyn Blake Philip/Register Correspondent
A nationally-recognized speaker will address Owens Valley parents next week about the nature, dangers and prevention of escalating cyberbullying and other media threats to their school-age children.
Bishop Unified School District Superintendent Barry Simpson invited John Vandenburgh, a program developer and trainer for youth development and violence prevention, to address local parents about the increase in cyberbullying incidents affecting local youth.
âIâve seen him at conferences. Heâs a very dynamic person; I think students will really relate to him,â said Simpson.
September 13th
Timothy Branson
1953-2012
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Mike Gervais/Register Staff
Inyo is among 17 counties to have state-funded courthouse projects green-lighted by a Court Facilities Working Group this month.
Before local court officials return to site selection and construction planning efforts for the bond-funded Bishop Courthouse, the CFWGâs recommendation must be approved by the State Judicial Council Oct. 26.
The CFWG spent more than two days last week hearing presentations from dozens of county court officials attempting to save their projects from the chopping block.
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Marilyn Blake Philip/Register Correspondent
A long-time, local proponent of Inyo National Forest conservation and interpretation has been nominated for a prestigious, national award for his expertise and public service.
Less than a week after the grand opening of the new Schulman Grove Visitor Center in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Interpretive Specialist John Louth was nominated for the Gifford Pinchot Excellence in Interpretation and Conservation Education award for his work in the development of the centerâs exhibits.
