Archive - Jan 4, 2013 - News Article
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Special to The Inyo Register
In offering recent year-end reviews of 2012 county operations, more than a dozen department heads and elected officials spotlighted accomplishments that ranged from seemingly small victories to major realignments to simply continuing to deliver a high level of services and programs in the face of tight budgets.
Their reports were delivered during the last Board of Supervisors meeting of 2012, when they discussed what they said were the âhighlightsâ of the year in their departments.
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Mike Gervais/Register Staff
Just three days into the new year and state officials say a healthy-looking Sierra snowpack â with above-average stores of water west of Bishop â could mean an ample water supply for millions of Californians this spring and summer.
An abundant snow year in the Sierra generally translates to increased visitation at Mammoth Mountain, which, in turn, means increased traffic (and business transactions) along U.S. 395. A promising spring runoff for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power might not be out of the question, either.
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Deb Murphy/Sports Editor
Home Room had a vague function years ago: a place to study, or not, and to get brief notices from school administrators. That ancient definition of Home Room is far from what Bishop Union High School students will be involved in beginning Tuesday, Jan. 8.
The 30-minute period had been referred to as a âflex periodâ or an âadvisory period,â but will be officially Home Room with a flexible function exceeding the traditional concept.
