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Arrests
Cody Calhoun Davis, 20, arrested for disorderly conduct: alcohol and underage in possession of alcohol in public in the North Village on Jan. 2
Gregorio Botello, 20, arrested for driving without a license on Main Street on Jan. 2
Matthew John Smith, arrested for assault with a deadly weapon: not a firearm or means likely to produce great bodily harm and possession/making/selling a dangerous weapon on Center Street on Jan. 3
Randia Katherine Rayle, 20, arrested for battery on a cohabitant/spouse/other on Hidden Valley Road on Jan. 3
Bren Ray Shamel, 36, arrested for resisting/obstructing an officer, operating a motor vehicle with the intent to evade, willfully flee or otherwise elude a pursuing peace officer and driving with a suspended license on Lodestar Drive on Jan 4
Geri Loverme, 50, arrested for disorderly conduct: alcohol on the corner of Minaret Road and Lake Mary Road on Jan. 4
Nicholas K. Burgess, 21, arrested for disorderly conduct: alcohol on the corner of Minaret Road and Lake Mary Road on Jan. 4
Citations
Shoplifting citation issued on Minaret Road on Jan. 2
Stoplamps required citation issued on Sierra Nevada Road on Jan. 2
Underage in possession of alcohol in public in North Village on Jan. 2
No street parking citation issued on Rainbow Lane on Jan. 2
No street parking citation issued on Rainbow Lane on Jan. 2
No street parking citation issued on Rainbow Lane on Jan. 2
No parking zone citation issued on Lakeview Boulevard on Jan. 2
No parking zone citation issued on Lakeview Boulevard on Jan. 2
No parking zone citation issued on Lakeview Boulevard on Jan. 2
No parking zone citation issued on Lakeview Boulevard on Jan. 2
Parking/stopping within 15 feet of a fire hydrant citation issued on Rainbow Lane on Jan. 2
No parking zone citation issued on Lakeview Boulevard on Jan. 2
No parking zone citation issued on Lakeview Boulevard on Jan. 2
Driving without a license citation issued on Main Street on Jan. 2
Unregistered vehicle citation issued on Lee Road on Jan. 3
Failure to yield right of way citation issued on Old Mammoth Road on Jan. 4
Unregistered vehicle citation issued on Meridian Boulevard on Jan. 4
Stop sign limit line citation issued on Azimuth on Jan. 4
Resisting/obstructing a peace officer citation issued on Lodestar Drive on Jan. 4
Disorderly conduct: alcohol citation issued on the corner of Minaret Road and Lake Mary Road on Jan. 4
Disorderly conduct: alcohol citation issued on the corner of Minaret Road and Lake Mary Road on Jan. 4
Using cell phone while driving citation issued on Meridian Boulevard on Jan. 4
Incidents
Grand theft property: $400+ incident reported on Meadow Lane on Jan. 2
Driving without a license incident reported on Main Street on Jan. 2
Petty theft incident reported on Sierra Nevada Road on Jan. 2
Unauthorized use of personal information incident reported on Jan. 2
Hit and run: failure to locate/notify owner incident reported on Meridian Boulevard on Jan. 2
Assault with a deadly weapon: not a firearm or means likely to produce great bodily harm incident reported on Lupin Street on Jan. 3
Lost property found incident reported in the North Village
Vehicle towed on South Frontage Road Jan. 3
Burlary incident reported on Main Street on Jan. 3
Defrauding the ski area incident reported at Chair 4 on Jan. 3
Defrauding the ski area incident reported at Canyon Lodge on Jan. 3
Hit and run: failure to locate/notify owner incident reported in Vons parking lot on Jan. 4
Resisting/obstructing a peace officer incident reported on Lodestar Drive on Jan. 4
Disorderly conduct: alcohol incident reported on corner of Minaret Boulevard and Lake Mary Road on Jan. 4 |
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Local merchants reflect on the past holiday season |
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Friday, 18 January 2008 |
By Stacey Powells
Mammoth Times Staff Writer
 This past holiday season was an odd one to be sure. With the lackluster numbers of Holiday season 2006 still in the back of everyone's mind, the question many locals pondered: “What was it going to be like for business owners for the 2007 holidays?”
Would there be enough snow to bring in the hordes? If there was snow, was it going to be too much so the hordes went back down to sea level? If they didn't go back to sea level, would they splurge and shop, or stay and ski?
The Mammoth Times took a casual survey of a sampling of business owners and this is what they had to say:
“We did great this past holiday season,” said Joe Contaldi, owner of Performance Athletics (Winter)/Performance Anglers (Summer). “Up to the beginning of the holiday we were very slow but as soon as people came to town we were slammed. We were up 40–60 percent from last year and I'm glad we got all that snow because in the long run it will help us all out.”
When Contaldi and family first moved up here two years ago it was in the middle of the big storm that hit our area during the holiday season and all the chaos that ensued. “There was no help. The roads were a mess and we were stuck. This year was great the way they handled everything and we are very appreciative that MMSA started making the snow when they did.”
Red Lily owner Patricia Vanders said they were steady up until Christmas, but have slowed down a bit. “This is my first winter and I did what I expected to do,” Vanders said. “I sold mostly all my Christmas trees with the exception of one that got stolen, but I was going to throw it out anyway.” Vanders is getting ready for the Valentine's Day rush which will be here before we know it.
“The season started out slow but once it picked up it was incredible,” said Emily Falkingham, manager of Van Heusen's. “When it's snowing outside, the shop is busy. When it's sunny, we are slow. It took a long time for the holiday shoppers to get here and it will be interesting to see what this winter brings, since gas prices aren't an issue anymore. The outlet stores are a great asset for this town and Van Heusen is up compared to the same week last year.”
Victor Hernandez, a cashier from local bakery Schats said they had a very good turnout for the holidays. “We are up almost 90 percent from last year,” Hernandez said. “It was steady and we sold out of bread twice just before the storm hit. Everybody was stocking up just in case.”
Dawn Vereuck, owner of Elegant Bath and Kitchen, said in general her business was up 11 percent from the 2006 holiday season. “It's partly because my business doesn't solely rely on the snowfall,” Vereuck said. “A lot of second homeowners and locals come into the store and because its a good location; my numbers are always pretty good.” During the first week in January, however, her sales were down 65 percent from the year before. “On Friday, Jan. 4, I had people purchase a few candles, but for the rest of the weekend it was hardly worth staying open. I was disappointed. We live in snow country and the possibility of a lot of snow is what happens in this town, so to tell people to leave if they have a medical condition was a bit over the top.”
The Town is gathering the hard numbers for the holiday season and we hope to have those for readers before the end of the month. Nearly everyone was delighted with the heavy snowfall the first week in January. The Night of Lights up at Canyon Lodge on Jan. 12 was a success with wall-to-wall locals and visitors “oohing and aahing” at the dramatic display. “I thought it was a spectacular event for a spectacular community. Some great things have happened here recently and instead of arguing about local politics for a night everyone came together to celebrate Mammoth..locals and guests alike. It was an evening to remember, “ said Mammoth Mountain Ski Area CEO Rusty Gregory.
With two weeks still to go, January 2008 is looking to be a smash because as one business owner put it, “We are packed and jammin' this weekend!”
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 January 2008 )
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