Archive - Mar 11, 2013
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
Investigators have determined that the Five Bridges Fire that broke out Friday morning north of Bishop was âsuspiciousâ in nature.
CalFire Public Information Officer Bill Peters said that an official cause of the blaze has not yet been determined, but investigators have said the fire was human-caused.
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
Inyo County recently received $88,000 to manage invasive weeds along the Lower Owens River.
The Sierra Nevada Conservancy Governing Board approved $5.2 million in Proposition 84 grant awards last week to assist Sierra ranchers and farmers in 18 counties with conservation measures designed to protect Californiaâs most important watersheds. The funding award includes $88,249 for weed control in Inyo and Mono counties, which will be used along the Lower Owens River Project.
By
Marilyn Blake Philip/Register Correspondent
Cancer survivors, their families and the community are invited to walk in honor of cancer patients and cancer survivors at the second annual Shine on the Sierra Luminary Walk this week.
This culminating, public event is in memory of and in support of cancer patients â those who died, those who still struggle with all forms of the disease and those who have vanquished it.
The luminary walk is the big finalĂ© to Bishop Unified School Districtâs Feb. 25 through March 15 district-wide Pennies for Patients fundraising campaign to benefit the Leukemia Lymphoma Society.
