Archive - Sep 27, 2011 - News Article
By
Mike Bodine/Register Staff
Inyo Countyâs food banks and others are getting ready for what is expected to be a huge demand for holiday food baskets and, for many, a meal to get themselves and maybe their family through the day.
Inyo Mono Advocates for Community Action will begin accepting applications for the Holiday Food Basket Program next Wednesday, Oct. 5. The program provides holiday meal essentials to low-income households throughout Inyo County, Chalfant and Benton. The holiday food drive, set to begin in November, is also IMACAâs major drive to keep its food bank shelves full until the spring.
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Mike Gervais/Register Staff
J.D. Salingerâs popular âThe Catcher in the Ryeâ is considered requisite reading by both scholars and literary snobs, and locally, the community came together to read and discuss Sherman Alexieâs work âThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian.â
However, if the censors had their way, those books would have been banned from the shelves of libraries, classrooms and even book stores.
The efforts to ban books such as âCatcherâ and âPart Time Indian,â and ultimately the triumph of the First Amendment, are in focus Sept. 24 through Oct. 1 as the U.S. observes National Banned Books Week.
By
Mike Bodine/Register Staff
“Darkness falls across the land, the midnight hour is close at hand, creatures crawl in search of blood, to terrorize y’alls neighborhood.”
These immortal words are a prophecy of things to come this Halloween as Bishop prepares to join in on a world-record-breaking performance of the “Thriller” dance.
By
Mike Bodine/Register Staff
“Darkness falls across the land, the midnight hour is close at hand, creatures crawl in search of blood, to terrorize y’alls neighborhood.”
These immortal words are a prophecy of things to come this Halloween as Bishop prepares to join in on a world-record-breaking performance of the “Thriller” dance.
By
Mike Bodine/Register Staff
As the culmination of a month dedicated to addiction awareness, the public is invited to a recovery celebration at the Bishop City Park.
Throughout the month of September, National Recovery Month, there has been a push by the Inyo County Addictions Task Force and its partner agencies to raise awareness of those with addictions and those in recovery throughout Inyo County.
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
