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News Breifs 10/9 |
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Saturday, 10 October 2009 |
Cerro Coso offers workshop in
Environmental Portraiture
The Cerro Coso Community College, Eastern Sierra College Center, Bishop Campus is offering a Community Education workshop on the “Introduction to Environmental Portraiture.” This one-day workshop will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 at the Bishop Campus, Computer Classroom, Room 120-1. $65 fee. The workshop includes critique and discussion of the student’s photography. This class is limited to 20 students and the minimum age is 15 years.
Students are to print and complete the “Student Registration Form” found on the College Web site at www.cerrocoso.edu/communityed under Bishop Campus. For more information, call (760) 872-1565.
Time to think about chains
Caltrans District 9 will hold a Chain Installer informational meeting Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 at 2 p.m., at the District 9 Office located at 500 South Main Street in Bishop. This is an information only meeting to discuss requirements for purchasing a 2009/10 Chain Installer Permit. Permits will not be available for purchase at this meeting. If interested in obtaining a Chain Installer Permit, but unable to attend the informational meeting, you can contact the Caltrans District 9 Encroachment Permits Office at (760) 872-0674.
The Halloween spirit
Halloween in the Trails this year will be from 5 - 8 p.m. If you would like to make a candy donation, there will be a donation box at Vons. We look forward to seeing you all on the 31st.
Destination Marketing
Organization transition
The Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) Transition Board is making final decisions on the Executive Director job description and recruitment schedule. They hope to have an Executive Director in place early in 2010.
Start Smart aims to reduce car fatality rates for teens
California has the second highest fatality rate nationwide, involving drivers between the ages of 15-20. To combat the growing problem, California Highway Patrol is conducting Start Smart classes for teens and their parents. The program is specifically geared toward reducing collisions and injuries involving teen drivers.
Start Smart, Driving Smart to Stay Safe takes place at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, at the CHP Office in Bishop. Course is free to all drivers between 15 and 20. Register by Oct. 12. For more information, call Officer Dennis Cleland, (760) 872-5960.
Middle school swap meet
The annual Mammoth Middle School Organization Swap Meet will be on Sunday, Nov. 1, from 12 - 4 p.m. Entry is $3.
Get in free when you bring your Vons Club Card and sign up as a new member of the Vons E Scrip program. Sign up two or more Vons Club Cards and receive a $5 Looney Bean Gift Certificate, while supplies last.
If you are interested in selling at the Swap Meet, rent a table at the MMSO Swap Meet; business table for $70 and family table for $30.
For more information, call (760) 920-0853 or e-mail
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Sierra Roller Hockey League
The Sierra Roller Hockey League is holding registration nights on October 6, 14 and 22, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the DWP building located in Bishop. Pre-register the $30 insurance fee online at www.usahockeyregistration.com under “Inline”, print a copy and bring it to any of the registration nights. SRHL fees are from $70 to $135. For more information, call (760) 872-1563 or visit http://srhl.bishopweb.com/.
Transfer of Park Maintenance
The transfer of the Park Maintenance division from the Tourism and Recreation Department to the Public Works Department took effect on October 1 as part of the Town’s restructuring process. The reorganization is intended to improve efficiency by using street workers to help with park functions when needed and using park workers to help with streets.
Downtown Neighborhood
District Plan Workshop
Mammoth Mountain will host a facilitated public workshop to discuss the Downtown Neighborhood District Plan on October 13 at Little Eagle Lodge from 6-8 p.m. The workshop will include an opportunity for public input and discussion
Information related to the DNDPs is available on the Web site: http://www.ci.mammoth-lakes.ca.us/comdev/districtplanning.htm#dp. Those unable to attend may participate online at www.mammothmountain.com/mainstreetNDP.
New superior courts building
Mono County Supervisors Byng Hunt and Tom Farnetti along with town council members Jo Bacon and Wendy Sugimura initiated a series of joint meetings to discuss improvements to the design of the new Superior Courts building that will be located on the civic center site at the southwest corner of Main Street and Sierra Park Road. Although the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) and design team didn’t follow advice provided by the Town’s Planning Commission and Advisory Design Panel, and the design fell short of local expectations, the supervisors and council members agreed it was important to work with the AOC Courts to achieve the best possible outcome for the entire site and entrance to town.
Town and county staff will work with the AOC to improve the exterior color and material of the Courthouse, overall landscape design, provide water and power to allow special events at the larger site, and parking lot improvements.
Mammoth ranks #9 in SKI magazine survey
SKI Magazine ranked Mammoth Mountain #9 in the annual Top 50 Reader Resort Survey. Deer Valley, Utah; Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.; and Vail, Colo held the top three spots, while Mammoth came in behind Squaw Valley, Calif. (8) and ahead of Steamboat, Colo. (10).
Other Top 10 rankings for Mammoth Mountain included: Lifts (1), Terrain Parks (1), Terrain/Variety (4), Grooming (6), Terrain/Challenge (7), Overall Satisfaction (7), and Scenery (8). Review the results online at www.skinet.com/ski/resorts/2009/09/top-10-lists-reader-resort-survey.
Projected average resort
occupancy* is as follows:
Fri., Oct. 9 - Sat., Oct. 10 = 28%
Sun., Oct. 11 - Thu., Oct. 15 = 15%
(*as reported by the Tourism & Recreation department |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 17 October 2009 )
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