Archive - Jan 2013
January 30th
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
This week, the Bishop City Council was split on how to select its fifth member and fill the seat vacated by Jeff Griffiths when he took his position as Second District Inyo County Supervisor at the beginning of the year.
Ultimately, the council decided to appoint the fourth highest vote-getter from the November election, but that motion was only approved to avoid a special election.
By
Marilyn Blake Philip/Register Correspondent
Owens Valley Medicare and Medi-Cal recipients, which comprise at least half of Northern Inyo Hospitalâs patients, can expect changes in the near future â changes in the way their health care is managed and, consequently, provided.
Following federal mandate, NIH is in initial negotiations with Renown Health, a Reno-based Accountable Care Organization, which could result in reduced Medicare claims by initiating a new payment and managed care structure.
Tracy Edna Webster
1960-2013
Tracy Edna Webster, age 52, resident of Bishop for 35 years, born in Ridgecrest on Oct. 28, 1960, passed away Jan. 27, 2013 peacefully at home with family.
Tracy moved to the Owens Valley in 1978 where she met her husband of 30 years, Danny. Tracy worked as a dental assistant for 29 years. She was a loving mother and wife.
She is survived by husband, Danny; their children, Danielle (Cubby) and grandson, Rylan, and Brooke (Richard); parents, Earl and Edna Powers; and many nieces and nephews.
January 29th
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
Police on Tuesday released surveillance photos of two men wanted in connection to last weekâs break-in at Holy Smoke Texas Barbecue in Bishop.
According to the Bishop Police Department, the two male subjects are being sought as suspects in the PDâs grand theft investigation stemming from a burglary at the Main Street eatery that occurred at about 2:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25.
The men appear to be African American male adults in their early- to mid-20s.
January 28th
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
As the state moves forward with its Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, local officials fear Inyo is identified mostly as a mitigation area for projects in other counties rather than its potential for solar, wind and geothermal energy potential.
The Inyo County Board of Supervisors, last week, reviewed seven alternatives that have been developed for the DRECP, which identifies areas throughout the West that are suitable for renewable energy projects along with areas that are suitable for mitigation projects associated with large-scale renewable energy projects.
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
In a show of force, nearly 100 local, state and federal firefighters responded to a blaze southeast of Bishop this weekend to ensure high winds didnât drive the fire into local communities.
According to CalFire, the lead agency on the blaze, the fire broke out at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday south of Warm Springs Road and east of the Owens River.
CalFire Forester Glenn Barley said the cause of the 15-acre Spring Fire is still under investigation.
âThe fire was burning in medium brush with strong, 18 mile per hour winds, and low humidity (13 percent) helping to spread the flames,â Barley said.
By
Marilyn Blake Philip/Register Correspondent
Eastern Sierra health officials regard a recent tobacco survey as both flawed in areas and, in others, as indicative of changes for which to strive.
Both Inyo and Mono counties and the City of Bishop received overall F grades in all three categories of the American Lung Associationâs State of Tobacco Control 2013 â California Local Grades report. Mammoth Lakes fared better with an overall C, having failed in only one of the categories.
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
Police Chief Chris Carter has identified âa person of interestâ in the investigation into the theft of public funds from the Bishop welfare office.
According to Carter, his officers and the Inyo County District Attorneyâs Office executed a search warrant at 8:30 a.m. Friday morning at the home of Dondee Rossy, 46.
He said Rossy was not arrested as a result of the search warrantâs execution, nor have any charges been filed against her at this time.
Janice E. Groff (Sweger)
1937-2013
Janice Groff, 75, passed away peacefully following a long illness on Jan. 15, 2013 in Brea.
Janice was born May 15, 1937 to Lewis E. Sweger and Eunice (Dixie) Bright in Mojave. Three years later her brother, Larry Paul Sweger followed. Janiceâs childhood years were spent in and around the Lone Pine/Big Pine area with countless hours spent at the familyâs silver mines. This began her lifelong love of rocks, minerals, geodes, science and nature and her collection of antique purple glass.
Mary Ann âSunshineâ Billingsley-Moore
1956-2013
Mary Ann âSunshineâ Billingsley-Moore passed Jan. 14, 2013 at the age of 56 at the Hospice of Kitsap from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). She loved all who came to visit her in her last days and hours.
Mary Ann was born on July 3, 1956 to Colonel (Cricket) and Martha Billingsley of Chico. The family later moved to Chalfant.
