Archive - News Article
April 9th, 2013
BISHOP â The Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fairgrounds is looking to community members to show support for local students by sponsoring the 2013 Junior Livestock Show.
The livestock show is the culmination of the exhibitorsâ hard work and dedication to their projects.
The Fairgrounds is looking for sponsorships to offset the cost of awards, judges and other expenses associated with the production of the event.
âRewarding our local youth for their efforts only fortifies the values parents and leaders have sought to instill,â a press release from the Fairgrounds states.
April 8th
By
Marilyn Blake Philip/Register Staff
After a four-year journey of training and testing, a local teen is moving from dreams to career plans as he looks onward and upward to the next step on his lifeâs path as an aviator.
On March 27, Blum attained his official Federal Aviation Administration airmanâs certificate, aka pilotâs license.
âI did very well,â Blum said, with a broad smile.
Captain Blum began his flight training at the age of 13. Since then, he has worked several jobs, kept up with home schooling to graduate in 2014 and spent hundreds of aviation-training hours studying, testing and flying.
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is preparing to move forward with a 500-killowatt solar project on Owens Lake.
Last week, the LADWP released a Notice of Intent to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the proposed Owens Lake Solar Demonstration Project, claiming that there are no significant impacts associated with the project.
If approved by the State Lands Commission, the project will be constructed on an area of the lake where the LADWP has already constructed dust control measures by spreading gravel.
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
Construction crews are hitting the streets of Bishop to install fiber-optic cables that could provide residents with improved Internet capabilities.
Contractors with Praxis, the company building the Digital 395 project, started work on Bishop streets Thursday, April 4, and are scheduled to complete their work in town in the next few weeks. Until the project is complete, residents can expect some traffic delays on city streets.
By
Marilyn Blake Philip/Register Staff
As part of their efforts to expand and modernize, the Paiute Palace Casino and the Bishop Paiute Tribal Council are adding new services, staff and amenities to accompany what they call an improved Las Vegas-style look.
April 6th
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
Less than a month after reaching an agreement with Inyo County to mitigate impacts to services created by the Hidden Hills Solar Project, the proponent, BrightSource Energy, Inc., has pulled its permit application and put the project on hiatus.
BrightSource announced this week that it has withdrawn its application for the 250 megawatt, 3,280-acre project proposed in southeast Inyo County, citing âchallenges associated with the project schedule and uncertainty around the timing of transmission upgrades.â
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
With the population of the endangered Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep at 500 and rising, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is attempting to establish a new herd near Olancha Peak.
The DFW worked March 25-27 to relocate 14 bighorn sheep from healthy herds to the Olancha Peak area, which was home to a herd that died out in the early 1900s.
The creation of the Olancha Peak herd represents the first reintroduction of Sierra bighorn to historical habitat since 1986.
By
Mike Gervais/Register Staff
Mixed reviews are coming in for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Powerâs proposal to develop a workable plan for long-term dust and habitat control on Owens Lake.
Upcoming festivities will celebrate a Southern Inyo treasure with tours, films, workshops and a membership drive this month.
The Alabama Hills Stewardship Group will hold its Second Annual Alabama Hills Day from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, April 13 in Lone Pine at the convention center, in the film museum and out among hills.
AHSG invites the public to participate in this special, free event. Family and friends are welcome to show their support for the Alabama Hills, enjoy a unique learning experience and make this another successful event.
By
By Marilyn Blake Philip Register Staff
Local crisis centers are reaching out to the public by adding awareness-raising events to their ongoing services as a part of this monthâs nationwide Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Prevention Month campaigns.
In the face of pervasive sexual abuse against women, men and children, Owen Valleyâs Wild Iris Crisis Centers are increasing their activities in tandem with Aprilâs national Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
