Archive - Jun 10, 2011
By
George Shirk - Times Senior Writer
As for high-altitude training in Mammoth, Dave McCoy had it down years ago.
Intensely interested in the interplay between high-altitude Mammoth (8,000-11,000 feet) and lower altitude Bishop (4,000 feet), McCoy had asked for a report on the subject from MMSAâs John Armstrong.
He got it two years ago, and in the whatever-goes-around-comes-around department, Armstrong presented the report at Wednesdayâs final topic-related RecStrats workshop at the Community Center.
The workshop had to do with establishing Mammoth as a high-altitude training Mecca.
By
George Shirk - Times Senior Writer
The town on Wednesday got its first look at a proposed âbowling centerâ along Old Mammoth Road.
It was as if fireworks had gone off overhead.
âFull speed ahead,â exclaimed Planning Commissioner Sharon Clark when she and two other commissioners saw the presentation.
The project is called âRock âN Bowl.â It is the brainchild of local real estate investor Dan OâConnell and Mammoth architect Bruce Woodward.
âItâs one of those things the town desperately needs,â Woodward said.
The commission took no action on the project, nor was it was asked to.
By
Wendilyn Grasseschi - Times Staff Writer
Despite rumors, unseasonable spring storms, more untimely cold temperatures and triple the normal amount of snow for this date, the road over Tioga Pass is still scheduled to open by the end of June.
âI can say with reasonable certainty that the pass will open within the next few weeks,â said Yosemite National Park Service spokesman Scott Gediman on Wednesday.
âWeâre this close,:â said Mono Countyâs interim public works director, Jeff Walters. âWeâre this close, but weâre not there yet.â
Hearty kudos to John Connolly and the Recreation Dept. crew for organizing Town Cleanup Day, which goes off tomorrow morning. Picnic at noon in Mammoth Creek Park. ...
Mammoth Motocross rolls into town next week (first practices are Thursday) and as usual we (and the restaurants) are jazzed. DC Moto is in on the act this year and will host a golf tournament at Sierra Star featuring DC motocross riders Tyler Bereman and Chris Plouffe in the competition....
Yosemite National Park will begin work on several park roads, beginning
next Monday, June 13. The majority of the work will occur in the El
Portal area, including Old El Portal, Rancheria, El Portal Trailer Court,
the El Portal office areas, and the El Portal Road. Work will also include
the Hodgdon Meadow area, residential and administrative roads, as well as
the main entrance road to Foresta.
The general scope of the project includes applying a seal coat over many of
the existing asphalt roads, either a chipseal or microseal. Additional
Yosemite National Park will begin work on several park roads, beginning
next Monday, June 13. The majority of the work will occur in the El
Portal area, including Old El Portal, Rancheria, El Portal Trailer Court,
the El Portal office areas, and the El Portal Road. Work will also include
the Hodgdon Meadow area, residential and administrative roads, as well as
the main entrance road to Foresta.
The general scope of the project includes applying a seal coat over many of
the existing asphalt roads, either a chipseal or microseal. Additional
