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THURSDAY, April 2, 2015
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Skating rink on thin ice at current digs
Town Council explores
Mammoth Creek Park as future
site
By George Shirk
Times Managing Editor
The Mammoth Town Council last
night began to grapple with its starcrossed Ice Rink and “Multi-Use Facility,” which suddenly seems destined
to abandon its current location by the
2016-17 winter season.
“The culmination of the productive
discussions with the Mammoth Unified School District and Mono County
Office of Education [has] determined
that the continued investment in a town
recreation facility located in the middle
of school district property has a number
of significant drawbacks and long-term
challenges for both parties,” the council
learned in a policy paper authored by
Recreation Director Stuart Brown, Pub-
lic Works Director Grady Dutton and
Town Manager Dan Holler.
“The best strategy is to look for an
alternative location for an improved
facility to serve the needs of the town for
the long-term.”
In the draft, which is available online,
the preferred location of a “permanent” facility is at Mammoth Creek
Park, where parking and infrastructure
already exist.
In the paper, the staff did not address
what concerns neighboring property
owners might have if such a facility were
built.
In the last two years, as the town
struggled to find a permanent outdoor
performance venue, Mammoth Creek
Park as a site drew considerable objections from property owners.
“This is not even close to the same
thing,” said Holler in an interview. “This
is totally different.”
In the white paper, the staff noted,
“The site is consistent with previous
See ICE RINK, page 21
Sierra Nevada bighorn
sheep restored to
Yosemite
Decades of effort rewarded this week
Times Staff Report
Photo by Susan Morning
Jane Baer, left, poses with daughter-in-law Sarah
Anderson, grand-daughters Spencer and Jeff, and son
Billy at the JLA Banked Slalom races last weekend at
Mammoth Mountain.
After near extinction and decades of effort, two
herds of endangered bighorn sheep were recently reintroduced to locations in Yosemite National Park, as well
as in Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, according
to park authorities.
Between March 26 and March 29 nine ewes and
three rams were moved from the Inyo National Forest
(where much of the restoration work has been done)
to the Cathedral Range in Yosemite National Park.
In addition, seven ewes were moved to the Laurel
Creek area of Sequoia National Park with an additional
three rams moved to that area on March 30.
The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, once a common
ungulate in the Sierra range, was listed as federally
endangered in 2000 after the population plunged to a
low of about 100 individuals.
The population has since increased to more than
600, which marks an important milestone towards their
recovery, federal authorities said.
Prior to the arrival of western settlers, which brought
unregulated hunting and diseases in their livestock,
See BIGHORN, page 20
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Mammoth Times
Thursday, April 2, 2015
EVENTS
DSES Spring EXPO,
April 4
Have fun, win prizes, and support
Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra at
their Spring EXPO on Saturday, April
4.
Check out their EXPO tent at the
bottom of Chair 11 and try a ski bike,
mono-ski or bi-ski to see the slope
from a different perspective. Help
them fundraise to keep adaptive
recreation possible for everyone by
buying a raffle ticket, setting up your
own web campaign, or donating.
There are prizes for the highest
fundraiser. Raffle tickets are $5 per
ticket or $20 for 5 tickets.
The grand prize is a one week
stay in a Starwood Vacation Network
Villa.
Choose from Hawaii, the Bahamas,
US Virgin Islands and more.
Mammoth Youth
Football and
Cheerleading
Registration Day, April
14
From 3-6 p.m. at the Mammoth
Middle School MPR on April 14, boys
and girls ages 6-14 who are living
in Mono County are encouraged to
come for registration and or more
information on youth football and
cheerleading.
Free MYFL Hoodie or T-shirt for
all who register and pay prior to the
first day of practice of July 27. Please
call Theresa Dessert at 619-851-8288
for more info or visit www.mammothyouthfootball.org
Recreation Open
House, April 14
Never have a slow day in Mammoth again by attending the Inaugural Summer Recreation Open House
on April 14 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the
Mammoth Middle School MPR.
The event is sponsored by the
Town of Mammoth Lakes Recreation
Department.
All parents are welcome to stop by
and browse at the tables of various
organizations offering recreation activities for infants, youth and teenage
children.
The Recreation Open House is
provided at no charge and the first
30 attendees will receive a “Parks
Make Life Better” water bottle, compliments of the Recreation Department.
For additional information please
contact Stephanie Daniel, Recreation
Supervisor at sdaniel@townofmammothlakes.ca.gov or call 760-934-8989
ext. 237.
Mammoth Invitational
Volunteer Shifts,
April 14
The Mammoth Invitational is a
weekend of friendly competition and
big mountain fun that includes U.S.
Ski Team and other pro athletes as
coaches, all for a good cause – kids. Volunteers will receive an employee/volunteer meal during their shift and an
invitation to the volunteer party, which
includes food, drink and giveaways.
Volunteers will be asked to attend
a brief volunteer meeting prior to
the event on Tuesday, April 7 at 5:30
p.m. at Canyon Lodge. Auction volunteers will be asked to stay for a training
immediately after 6:00-6:30 p.m.
The volunteer party will be
held Tuesday, April 14, 5:30-7:30
p.m. at Restaurant 53 in the Village. For more information, please call
Kristy at 760-709-1493 or email kristyw@
greenfoxevents.com
www.mammothtimes.com
Dismal snowpack
makes history
Golf fundraiser,
April 18
Fundraising Golf Tournament for
Wheeler Crest and Paradise Volunteer Fire Department.
4 person scramble, 9am shot gun
start at Bishop Country Club.
To sign up or become a hole sponsor, call BCC 760-873-5828.
Graph by LADWP
Manzanar Pilgramage,
April 26-27
Manzanar National Historic Site
invites the public to participate in a
weekend of special activities surrounding the Manzanar Committee’s 45th
Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage. Visitors
are invited to experience art, music,
dance, talks and more. All events are
free.
Taste of the Sierra,
May 1
Friday (5/1), 6-9 p.m. in Charles
Brown Auditorium. Enjoy great
food provided by area restaurants
& caterers. $25 includes two beverages. Proceeds benefit the Bishop Area
Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau. Spaces still available for restaurants & caterers, call April 760-873-8405
or email april@bishopvisitor.com
Graph by LADWP
Home and Garden
Show, Choo Choo Swap
Meet, May 1-2
Mark your calendars now so that you
don’t miss any of the great events taking place at the Tri-County Fairgrounds
the first weekend in May. As always, the
Home Show will be the same weekend
as the Choo-Choo Swap Meet, Taste
of Sierra, and the Altrusa Books and
Barns Jamboree. New for this year, a
Spring Craft Fair and City of Bishop
Youth Convention have been added.
For more information, call the TriCounty Fairgrounds 760-873-3588
Outdoor skills for kids,
Eastside Sports, June
20-24
Rotary Club of Bishop and Eastside Sports proudly present this new
program for Eastern Sierra youth,
ages 12-17. Kids will learn rock climbing, backpacking, mountain skills and
more! June 20-24. Free! No experience required. Space is limited.
http://eastsidesports.com/eastside/
esyouthoutdoors
Mammoth Pass was at 2 percent
of normal on March 30
By Wendilyn Grasseschi
Times Staff Writer
History was made this week when the
Sierra Nevada snowpack came in at its lowest level in history for the date.
April 1 is supposed to mark the wettest
part of the Sierra snowpack, the time when
the maximum amount of snow is on the
ground and before it begins to melt for the
spring.
Instead, this April 1 marked the worst
snowpack ever measured in the state with
an average of 5 percent of normal—and
some scientists believe it to be the worst in
hundreds.
“People should realize we are in a new
era,” Governor Jerry Brown said at a news
conference that was played on national
news channels.
“The idea of your nice little green lawn
getting watered every day, those days are
past.”
On the same day, Brown issued an
executive order calling for a mandatory
25 percent reduction on all of the state’s
hundreds of water supply agencies for the
coming year.
The reductions are not considered to
be voluntary and local agencies, like Mam-
moth’s community water district, will be
responsible for establishing the protocols
for how the reductions in use are accomplished and how water use is monitored,
according to state authorities speaking at
the conference.
The water crisis is right in our own
backyard, as well.
On the same week, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power measured
the water content of the snow at Mammoth Pass and concluded that there was
one inch of water in the snowpack—compared to a “normal” March 30 measurement of about 42 inches.
That leaves the pass at about 2 percent
of normal for this time of year and the rest
of the Sierra, especially the Southern Sierra, didn’t fare even that well, with locations
like South Lake out of Bishop measuring
exactly zero inches of water.
Mammoth water managers responded
on April 1 by calling for a special meeting
that day where a proposal to increase water
restrictions from a current ‘Level Two’ to
‘Level 3’ was unanimously approved by the
board of directors.
‘Level Three’ water restrictions include
items such as no watering between 9 a.m.
and 10 p.m., customers limited to only two
days of watering a week, notification of
leaks within 48 hours and more.
wendilyn@mammothtimes.com
Page Three
Mono Lake’s low level triggers historic
reduction in DWP diversions
Photo by Mono Lake Committee
Greg Reis, Mono Lake Committee and Brian Tonthat, DWP,
front, calculate Mono Lake’s level based on their readings of
the gauge on April 1. Lisa Cutting, Mono Lake Committee and
Brian Norris, DWP, look on.
April 1 measurements of the lake trigger about a
70 percent cutback to DWP diversions
ment of Water and Power will take a large hit to its allotted water
diversions this year, due to a low lake level brought on by four
years of record-setting drought.
Although the lake is not on the brink of ecological collapse
like it was during the heydays of DWP diversions, when the lake
was measured this week on April 1, it was almost exactly one foot
below the trigger level (6,380 feet above sea level) set in the 1994
State Water Board water licenses for DWP. That means DWP will
Times Staff Writer
For the first time since the state of California limited water
diversions from Mono Lake in 1994, the Los Angeles Depart-
See MONO LAKE, page 18
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
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NEWS BRIEFS
Free Workforce Education
classes and certificate
program
The Mono County Office of Education and Mono County Department
of Social Services are teaming up to
create a series of trainings to help you
focus on your strengths and learn new
skills.
Module 1, Career Development, will
help you explore strengths, set goals,
discover options and create a plan.
Module 2, Job Search and Resume,
will teach you how to develop networking skills, explore job search tools, create a strong resume and learn to make
resources work for you.
In Module 3, Interviews, you will
learn appropriate attire, practice
confidence, learn how to focus on your
strengths, and improve communication
skills.
Lastly, in Module 4, Professionalism, you will improve customer service
skills, practice conflict management,
set priorities, and focus on your goals.
You may attend all of these modules or
select them individually based on your
interests. Childcare and language translation services will be provided free of
charge with advance notice.
There will be two sessions offered at
the Mammoth Lakes Library. Session 1
is on Tuesdays from 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
starting with Module 1 on April 14.
The second session at the Mammoth Lakes Library is on Saturdays
from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. with Module
1 on April 18. Registration preferred
by April 6. Email tnguyen@monocoe.
org or call 760-934-0031.
Bishop’s White Mountain
Visitor Center closed until
April 27
The White Mountain Visitor Center
in Bishop is temporarily closing for a
re-design.
The visitor center will close after
business hours on April 3.
The redesign is expected to take
three weeks to complete. The visitor
center should re-open by April 27.
In the interim, visitor center staff
will be partnering with the Bishop
Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center
to continue to provide information
services, issue permits, etc.
WEEKLY QUOTE
“People should realize we
are in a new era. The idea
of your nice little green lawn
getting watered every day,
those days are past.”
Photo by Maya Jamal
Emily Wright and Willie Wood climbing on Iris Crag at Rock Creek.
Do you have an awesome photo you want to share with us? Please send a high-resolution photo
and a brief photo description to editor@mammothtimes.com and we might feature it here!
—Gov. Jerry Brown,
announcing water restrictions
for California. See story, P. 2.
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POLICE BLOTTER
Mammoth Times
THROWBACK THURSDAY
Juvenile takes father’s car on drive,
pays high price
A juvenile who took his/her father’s truck and
went on a long drive around Mammoth until he/
she was found by the father and made to walk
home (from the Motocross area) was arrested
on suspicion of vehicle theft and conspiring to
commit a crime, both felonies, as well as driving
without a license, a misdemeanor, on March 22.
According to police, the juvenile’s father signed
a document indicting the vehicle had been stolen.
The juvenile was released to the father (he would
probably have probably preferred jail!) and the
case was referred to juvenile probation.
A Mammoth woman arrested on
previous domestic violence charges
A Mammoth woman, 30, who had an outstanding warrant for a felony domestic violence charge,
was arrested without incident on March 27.
Drunk San Diego man plays hide-andgo-seek with police, loses
A drunk San Diego man, who led police on a
game of hide and seek in the forest north of The
Village in the early hours of March 28, was finally
arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public
after he tried to hide behind a tree and could not
give police a home address.
Police were initially called by The Village’s secu-
Photo Mammoth Times Archives
Wally Hoffman, editor of the Mammoth Times, back in
the day circa 1990s.
Photo Mammoth Times Archives
Sandy Hoffman, 1989.
Good Friday Service 7pm
Saturday 7pm (@ Grace Church)
Easter Sunday 9am
MAMMOTH CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
a redeemed people and a redemptive place
Mammoth Times
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POLICE BLOTTER
rity, who told police the man was “being aggressive.” After getting the man
to come out of the forest and sit on the
side of the road, and after trying unsuccessfully to call the man’s girlfriend
and to get a home address from the
man, who was dressed only in a t-shirt
and jeans in temperatures in the 40s,
police arrested the man because he
was too drunk to care for himself. His
blood alcohol level was 0.26 percent.
wallet were returned to respective owners this week.
Yeah! Nice people in the
blotter at last!
Glass pipe, honey oil found
after eviction
A missing pink bicycle and a missing
Woman loses wallet
A San Clemente woman, 48, lost
her wallet after leaving it in the Schat’s
Bakery on March 22.
The wallet contained about $300
of various denominations and credit
cards, insurance cards, etc.
Someone found a glass marijuana
pipe and some “honey oil” or concentrated THC, left behind during an eviction of some property on Manzanita on
March 27.
A drunk Romeo reluctant to
leave party gets arrested
A Mammoth man, 23, who attended
a large party on Crystal Lane on March
29 but who refused police’s orders to
leave the party with his friends after
the party was broken up by police
following numerous complaints, was
arrested on suspicion of being drunk
in public after he refused four times to
walk home.
By the fourth attempt, it was clear
to police the man’s friends could not
get the man, who kept saying he would
not leave without his girlfriend (the
girlfriend was nowhere to be found
nor was still in the house), home and
he was arrested because he was too
drunk to care for himself or give police
a address where he lived.
Later, at the police station, the man
made it clear to police that he was only
worried about his girlfriend and he was
“un-arrested” using a form for that purpose, then released to a sober friend.
Opinion
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Thursday, March 26, 2015
OUR VIEW
Rinky-Dink
We’re gratified to see the town move forward in
finding a permanent home for its ice rink, for a number of reasons.
First, with low-snow years now normal, it is obvious
that our residents and visitors have found ice skating to
be a viable alternative form of recreation. We applaud
the town for recognizing this also, and placing a high
priority on satisfying this unquestioned opportunity for
recreation.
Even more than that, though, we’re happy to see the
town move forward with a true, long-term plan for a
high-quality facility.
It is a curious fact that the residents in Mammoth
have somehow grown accustomed to our rinky-dink
approach to things here in town.
Even as Mammoth Mountain Ski Area has constantly upgraded its offerings—both in summer and
in winter—and has shown us what can happen in the
hands of qualified pros, we in the town have settled for
way, way less than that.
Our Main Street is unwalkable and ugly.
Old Mammoth Road is walkable, but still second-rate
in terms of actual places to go.
We have properties all around us that are in various
stages of dilapidation; our “Four Corners” intersection
at Main Street and Minaret Boulevard is a joke, right?
Every now and then, we do things correctly, such as
building a nice library.
Yet Mammoth (the town) is mostly just a hodgepodge of ugly strip malls and second-rate lodging.
That brings us back to the ice rink, which the town
has been trying to figure out since 1997, for heaven’s
sake.
Back then, we made do with second-rate stuff, believing that was the best we were ever going to do.
The town has been engaged in finding a permanent
location for a Multi-Use Facility. with a focus on the
operation of an ice rink since 1998.
From 1999-2004 the town operated a seasonal ice
rink at the Mammoth RV Park that was well attended,
but escalating costs that included annual lease payments, along with annual set-up and tear-down costs
compelled the town to enter into a long-term agreement with the Mammoth Unified School District
(MIJSD) and the Mono County Office of Education
(MCOE) on two acres of land adjacent to the District
offices to construct and operate a Multi-Use Facility.
From 2007-2010 the town operated the ice rink on
a temporary basis on leased district property with no
concrete slab and still averaged 6,373 skaters per winter.
In 2011, the town installed a permanent ice rink
slab and from 2012 it has been operating the facility
year-round as an ice rink in winter and the Mammoth
RecZone (inline/roller skating, skate ramps, volleyball,
etc.) in summer.
Visitation at the facility increases every year with
enhanced and expanded programming, and is becoming more of a recognized community asset that has
unrealized potential.
Yet the sad fact is that the rink is hidden, does not
have adequate parking for things like hockey tournaments, and the facilities there are in a constant state of
“temporary.”
Residents and visitors probably expected nothing
more, and settled back into our collective second-rate
mentality.
That is such the wrong thing to do.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Eastside Velo
Rocks!
I just want to give a big shout
out about the Eastside Velo Bike
Club. They are not just a club for
hammerhead riders. They are
committed to many aspects of riding including developing riders.
Two weeks ago I did a “c” ride on
their Sunday ride, and I was so
impressed. A board member Larry
Thank
you
The students and staff at
Mammoth Elementary School
would like to thank the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area and the
Mammoth Mountain Community
Foundation for their continued
support of our Alpine Ski Program. Over 258 students took
National
Public Health
Week
It used to be the minute the
“No Smoking” sign was turned off
rode with us and gave us pointers
and really encouraged us (only
two people) to be our best.
This Sunday was a season
opener and Randy Fendon of
Fendon Furniture donated a Lazy
Boy Recliner as a raffle prize. My
husband won it. I can honestly say
it is the most comfortable chair in
the world. Everyone needs one of
these. I was also told don’t always
expect such generous prizes but
thank you Fendon’s Furniture. We
also ended the ride with a yoga
stretch class for all.
I’m grateful to the board for
your time and efforts to create
such a fun and rounded club for
all. I really want to encourage
everyone to check out this great
club.
advantage the skiing, riding, and
racing that was offered to our students. Our appreciation goes out
to Woollywood Sports School, Jr.
Race Dept., and Ski Patrol… all of
whom help to make this program
possible. We would also like to
thank our local ski and snowboard
shops for their generosity in supporting our students with their
equipment. Finally, a special
thank-you goes out to our MUSD
Transportation Dept. for their
commitment to the safety of our
students.
in an airplane, the people in the
smoking section lit up.
The smoke circulated throughout the cabin until a dull blue
haze remained.
One passenger commented, “I
remember one domestic flight in
which I shared my son’s asthma
inhaler with three other people.
From then on, we carried an extra
inhaler for people who had difficulty due to the accumulation of
in-flight cigarette smoke.”
On this 25th anniversary of
smoke free airlines, think back
Thanks for all the good times,
Dan and Carrie Meyers
Mammoth Lakes
Janis Richardson
Sue Hartman
Alpine Ski Program
Coordinators
See LETTERS, page 7
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OPINION
Americans should ask: ‘Who’s your Daddy?’
Have you ever been accused of not loving your country? Or maybe the insinuation was that you didn’t love it enough. You
were critical of the way things were going
and that constituted “not loving America.”
Did you suggest some ways our tax policies
could be improved? Did someone suggest
you should move to another country if you
don’t like the way things are? You must not
be American enough, they said, and you
belong somewhere else.
The former Mayor of New York, Rudy
Giuliani, accused our President of not
loving America. He didn’t expand on that
thought so we don’t really know what he
meant. He was probably a good mayor of
New York City and was the right person
for his time during the 9-ll attack, but
things have gone downhill in his thinking since then. Actually, while Mayor he
proposed hiring a criminal as the first head
of the Homeland Security Department.
Hmmm…
Maybe if Giuliani had given us some
definition or parameters of “loving America” we could look around and see others in
the same light.
Let’s take Sheldon Adelson, for example. He loves the money his casinos rake
in. But does he love America the way it
is? You probably don’t care to know which
casinos in Vegas or Reno took your money
and allowed him to give $150 million to the
Republican Party and their many “funds”
expanding its capacity. The
during the 2012 elections.
water district is not getting
But it might be more inmuch result by calling ORteresting to note that AdelMAT names and pursuing
son owns two daily newsnonproductive legal chalpapers that supported the
lenges. Who loves the water
Likud Party and re-election
subscribers more than our
of Benjamin Netanyahu.
water district, right? They
Bill Moyers reported that
have our interests in mind
Adelson was even in the
when it comes to protecting
gallery to hear Netanyahu’s
our water, but do they know
tired, 20-year-old speech
Clint Hyde
when to quit spending our
to the Congress on how
OPINION
money?
President Obama doesn’t
Foreign car manufacturlove America and wants to
ers have built and sold cars
negotiate with Israel’s, or
in the U.S. for many years. Do they take
should we say, Netanyahu’s enemy, Iran.
some of their profit back to their home
Does Adelson own so many Congressbase country? Of course. Do the automen that he can dictate foreign policy?
workers and their unions love these car
He can bypass the voters, even though he
companies for the good jobs they provide?
couldn’t get them to un-elect Obama in
Yes, and they drive them, too.
2012 with millions of dollars in advertising.
Apple is not really a U.S. corporaAdelson must love America more than
tion anymore. Their production is all in
Obama loves America?
another country and billions of dollars
Since we are on the subject of Israel we
noticed recently that Mammoth Communi- in earnings are out of reach of the IRS in
ty Water District is still complaining that this Ireland and other countries. Sure, they pay
good salaries at the headquarters in Cuperforeign Israeli owned company is taking
tino, but Apple acts like a foreign entity. Do
geothermal heat from us and converting it
to energy. They pay good local salaries and they not love America? For that matter, do
they don’t send the energy out of the coun- they not love their investors, since some
of those billions will never get distributed,
try for resale. But MCWD brings up their
especially in the US?
“foreignness’” every time they talk about
Microsoft, Apple and Google combined
them. In the process they have spent over
$800,000 in legal fees to stop ORMAT from have parked over $2 trillion outside of
America, so we will never feel the love that
they would express if they paid taxes in our
country. Couldn’t they at least love us up
to 20 percent of that $2 trillion? Wealthy
individuals, foreigners and natural born
citizens of America, have used a bank
headquartered in The United Kingdom to
hide money in their subsidiary in Switzerland. Even though the HCSB officials
knew it was illegal, they did not have to fear
prosecution since on Wall Street, right here
in America, we have a lot of investment
company executives who belong in jail and
they escaped with a small penalty.
The State of California just removed
the “non-profit” status of Blue Cross Health
Insurance because this company has $4.2
billion in reserves. Blue Cross loves us so
much that they raised our insurance policies and increased their reserves to be sure
they can pay for our health bills.
Don’t you love America enough to
want to change all this? But then someone
might think you are a foreigner.
LETTERS
this public health policy.
Flight attendants testified before
Congress about lung cancer and heart
disease as a result of exposure in flight.
“The planes reeked of smoke...
lavatories, seats, blankets, pillows. When
the air-conditioners leaked, brown
liquid would run down the walls of the
aircraft,” one said.
Another reported: “At one point the
pilots had to ask all of the smokers to
put out their smokes to let the air clear.
“Flying back to the U.S. from Japan
in 1984, and sitting in the first row of
non-smoking and a Japanese businessman chain smoking, just in front of me,
the entire way, 11 hours, I sat with a wet
washcloth over my nose and got off the
plane with sinuses that were bleeding.
Misery,” remembers one Mammoth
resident.
Larry Cohen of the Prevention
Institute observes, “If there’s one thing
we’ve learned about catalyzing changes
that prevent illness in the first place, it’s
that passage of a single policy can be
like lighting a match—illuminating the
way towards strategies with greater impact and igniting the energy of leaders.”
Smoke free airline policy is just one
example of the benefits of public health
policy that improved the quality of life
and health for all.
Continued from page 6
and remember life before this law was
implemented—or maybe if you are
younger, you can’t even imagine being in an airplane filled with tobacco
smoke.
The smoke-free airline law was one
of the first smoke-free worksite laws
passed at the federal level. Flight attendants were a strong grassroots lobby for
Clint Hyde has lived a number of years in
European countries, traveled Europe, Asia and
Down Under on business, speaks several languages, and reads major newspapers daily. He
has lived in Mammoth for 11 years and can
be reached at clinthyde@aol.com. His column
reflects his own views and not necessarily those of
the Mammoth Times.
Nancy Mahannah
Mammoth Lakes
STREET SMART
What is your favorite activity to do in Mammoth?
By Jesse Rea
Times Staff Writer
“Seeing the meadows on
the west side of the 395 in
full bloom.”
“Skiing the backside of
Chair 5 to Chair 9.”
—Michelle Lussier
—Susan Ciaramella
“Skiing Dragon’s Back and
Telemarking.”
—Maria Fidler
“I enjoy mountain biking
Mammoth Mountain’s
Twilight Zone.”
—Henry Cruz
“I like to snowboard on
Chair 1!”
—Jude Higerd
“Hiking with Daddy at
Mammoth Creek.”
—Gideon Higerd
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Temporary closures in Shady Rest Campground area
A fire prevention project begins this week
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Photo by Deb Schweizer, Inyo National Forest
A GC Firewood contractor working for the Inyo National Forest thinning the Shady Rest
area pushes over a tree on April 1 during a forest thinning project designed to make the
forest around Mammoth less likely to burn during a wildfire event.
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As what looks to be an early and extreme fire season
approaches, locals are going to be seeing a lot of fire prevention work around communities, beginning this week
in the Shady Rest Campground Area.
Work will then extend over the spring and summer to
other areas of Mammoth and June Lake.
The Shady Rest project will require some temporary
closures of the area while crews work.
The work began this week, on March 31.
The Sawmill Road access should not be closed,
however, allowing access to Shady Rest Park during the
thinning project.
This “mechanical thinning project” will be done with
crews using chainsaws to take out individual trees in order
to thin the thick forest surrounding and inside of, the
campground and surrounding area, according to Inyo
National Forest authorities.
The idea is if the trees are not so close together, when
a fire does approach, it cannot spread as fast, which then
gives firefighters trying to defend a community more of
that all-important thing—time.
“The project is designed to provide needed defensible
space for the community of Mammoth Lakes in the event
of a wildland fire,” according to Deb Schweizer, the forest’s public information officer.
“Approximately thirty acres will be thinned in the Jeffrey pine forest in the area over the next month or so,” she
said.
“Generally, trees less than 20 inches dbh (diameter at
breast height) will be removed to open the forest and to
reduce ladder fuels that can help carry fire into the forest
canopy.”
While the primary purpose of thinning is to create a
zone of wildfire defensible space near private homes in
the Town of Mammoth Lakes, hazard trees may also be
removed, she said.
Kelsey Collins dies
in Oregon
Former Mammoth resident
Times Staff Report
Kelsey Collins, a well-known former Mammoth
resident who was an acclaimed author, elder advocate,
healer, and speaker, was pronounced dead on Sunday,
March 29 in her adopted hometown of Sisters, Oregon.
The cause of death was suicide.
Her work expertise was in elder care and her life’s
work was redefining the caregiver-caregivee experience.
“Kelsey’s daily, moment-by-moment practice was
to keep her heart wide open, no matter what,” wrote
Mammoth author Stacey Powells in a news release.
“She assisted and inspired others to do the same, by
reminding us that we don’t die any differently than we
live.
“Her book, ‘Exit Strategy,’ reminded us that we have
control over how we think about death, and possibly
even the way it will look when we transition from this
world to the next.”
“We are all going to exit at some point, and perhaps
our own exit strategies will help to live each day we have
here more fully, genuinely and lovingly,” Collins wrote
on her web page.
“That was Kelsey through and through,” Powells
wrote.
She was preceded in death by her son Chase, and
the love of her life, Bruce Capitan, who died in October 2009.
There will be a celebration of Kelsey’s life this coming summer on the backside of Horseshoe Lake, one of
her favorite places to meditate in the Mammoth Lakes
area.
The date and the time are yet to be announced.
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News snippets from here
and there...
By Mammoth Times Staff
Here’s to Cesar Chavez, the Martin Luther King Jr. of American farm
workers, who, with Dolores Huerta,
co-founded the National Farm Workers Association. In case you might have
forgotten, Tuesday was Cesar Chavez
Day, which was why government offices
closed down. …
The Town of Mammoth Lakes Recreation Department is hosting its firstever Summer Recreation Open House
on Tuesday, April 14 from 3-6 p.m. at
the Mammoth Middle School MPR.
This one-stop-shop for everything
recreation is the community’s opportunity to plan its summer of adventure
by interacting, learning, or registering
for the many diverse summer camps,
programs and activities offered in
our town. Over 15 organizations will
attend, from preschool programs on
up. …
Happy Birthday, bride-to-be Arya
Degenhardt. …
Sez one member of the Mammoth
Lakes Recreation Board of Directors,
when asked for an overall progress
report on how the new NGO is going,
“We’re behind on everything.” …
Just for the heck of it: Our Neighbor Walt has folding money riding on
a Sparty vs. Bucky final on Monday
night. …
This is Easter Week, and the projected total occupancy in Our Town
will top out at just 45 percent, down 20
percent from the same weekend a year
ago. …
Nothing quite like a mountain chickadee to remind us that cheesebugers
are good eatin’ …
Undaunted, Mammoth Town Manager Dan Holler has endured eight full
weeks in a neck brace after a nasty fall
on the ski hill at the end of January,
but he reports the brace will come off
soonly. …
The Top 3 reasons people say they
haven’t tried skiing or riding are: “no
resorts nearby,” “too expensive” and
“not sure how to start.” So says the Ski
and Snowboarding Association. …
Our digital friends in Bishop now
have an open Wi-Fi system along the
main drag, called “i-Main-Free Wi-Fi,”
making us wonder just what it’s going
to take for the Mammoth digerati to
catch up….
For the citizens who can’t wait for
the April 15 Town Council meeting,
bad news. It’s cancelled, because of
lack of agenda items coupled with
absense by Michael Raimondo and
Shields Richardson. …
There was, however, a Council meeting last night, in which the members
heard a spiel from Wild Iris, then
designated the month of April as Child
Abuse Prevention Month which “calls
upon all citizens, community agencies,
faith groups, medical facilities, and
businesses to increase their participa-
tion in efforts to support families,
thereby preventing child abuse and
strengthening the communities in
which we live.” …
There will be a memorial service for
long-time Mammoth Lakes resident
Shirley Blumberg, who passed away
in late January. The public is warmly
invited to help celebrate Shirley’s life,
friendships and many contribution to
our community. It will be on Saturday,
April 11, 4 p.m. at Cerro Coso College
in Mammoth Lakes. …
The 4th Annual “Alabama Hills
Day” is set for Saturday, April 11 from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Lone Pine. The
purpose of the event is to celebrate
the weird and scenic landscape, and
to educate the public about the wide
variety of groups/activities that access
and interact with the Alabamas. ...
Co-sponsored (again) this year by
the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group
and the Bureau of Land Management
the event showcases the rich history
and unique landscape of this area. For
more information please call Kevin
Mazzu, AHSG, Inc. Vice-President, at
760-784-5494. …
Wild cheers and cries of congratulations to Indoor Soccer League champion La Palma, who took the final, 5-2,
over Black Tie. Outdoor kicks begin as
soon as Rob Gill and the other futbal
players can pull it together. …
Our Pals at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife remind us
that the 2015 Big Game Digest is now
online, through the DFW website.
They’re cutting back on printing costs,
along with just abut everything else,
including trout stocking. …
Heads-Up Alert: the Mono County
Economic Development and Tourism
Commission has a special meeting set
for tomorrow (Friday, April 3) at the
June Lake Community Center. It begins at 10 a.m., if you’re wondering. …
In the Thinking Ahead Department,
be advised that tickets and camping
spaces for the 2015 Millpond Music
Festival went on sale Wednesday, and
that’s no foolin’ sez we. The festival
this year is Sept. 18-20. So far, confirmed on the Main Stage are Tony
Furtado, Incendio, Dave Gunning, and
March Fourth. …
In the Thinking Here and Now
Department, be advised that the Mammoth High School Associated Student
Body would like to invite everyone
to the annual Mock Rock and Talent
Show on Wednesday, April 8 at 6:30
p.m. in the Mammoth High School
Multi-Purpose Room. The event will
showcase students who are talented in
many disciplines, including dance and
music. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and
will close at 6:30. No late admittance
PLEASE. Entrance donation proceeds
collected at the door will be given to
the Round Valley Fire Relief Fund.
ASB will be selling baked goods, and
those proceeds will go towards the new
gym floor. …
We like good spellers around here,
so we love the winners of the Mono
Photo Submitted
California BLM Director Jim Kenna and Bishop BLM Field Manager, Steve Nelson will
both be attending this year’s Alabama Hills celebration.
County Elementary and Middle School
Spelling Bee held on March 26, 2015 at
Lee Vining Elementary School. So we
raise our collective dictionary to Ace
Selters, Rhona Palisac (firsts!) and to
Rachel Palisoc and Caelen McQuilken
(seconds!) and to all the kids who
parcipitated.
Mammoth Times
Photo by DSES
Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra volunteer Ross Aronson takes a guest for a test
drive during last year’s Spring Expo. Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra invites one and
all to meet the staff, find out about what it does and to try out some of the adaptive
equipment during Spring Expo, Saturday, April 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop by the
expo tent between Chairs 1 and 11 at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area and try out a ski
bike, mono-ski or bi-ski. Spring Expo is also a fundraiser for DSES. The group never
turns anyone away thanks to your generosity. Help DSES make adaptive recreation
possible for everyone. Set up your own web campaign (it’s easy), send it to people you
know and see what happens or make a donation of your own, While you’re at Spring
Expo, be sure to buy some raffle tickets for some great prizes. The Grand Prize is a
stay in a Starwood Vacation Network Villa—choose your location from Hawai’i, The
Bahamas, U.S. Virgin Islands and more for just $5 per ticket, or $20 for five tickets.
Remember, the more you buy, the more chances you get. For more info, call DSES at
760-934-0791 or visit www.SpringExpo.org.
Low interest loans available
to Round Fire victims
Times Staff Report
Low-interest federal disaster loans are
available to California businesses and
residents affected by the Round Fire that
occurred February 6, U.S. Small Business
Administration’s (SBA) Administrator
Maria Contreras-Sweet announced today.
https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.
Disaster loan information and application forms are also available from SBA’s
Customer Service Center by calling 800659-2955 or emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Individuals who are deaf or
hard-of-hearing may call 800-877-8339. For
more information about SBA’s disaster
assistance programs, visit http://www.sba.
gov/disaster.
The filing deadline to return applications for property damage is May 11. The
deadline to return economic injury applications is December 11.
NEWS BRIEFS
Auxiliary Scholarship
applications available, deadline
April 30
The deadline for submitting applications
to the Scholarship Committee is April 30
and awardees will be announced in June.
Each year Mammoth Hospital Auxiliary
awards college scholarships to residents of
Mono County who are pursuing a career in
a medically related field. The Scholarship
Fund was established in 1985 and since that
time we have awarded $484,000 to deserving locals.
Applications for the scholarships are
now available and can be picked up at the
Cast Off, Mammoth Hospital, and Mammoth Lakes Library. Applicants must meet
the following eligibility requirements:
1. Pursuing a course of study in a medically related field.
2. Be a current resident of Mono County
and resided there full time for a minimum
of two years or currently working in Mono
County full time for a minimum of two
years.
3. Completed two years of prerequisites
in a medically related college curriculum or
worked for two years in a medically related
field in Mono County.
Grant allows work to continue for
new recreation group
The National Forest Foundation (NFF)
awarded the newly formed Eastern Sierra
Recreation Collaborative (ESRC) with a
“Community Capacity and Land Stewardship Program” grant that will be used to
maintain the efforts of the ESRC as the
Inyo National Forest (INF) moves forward
with its Forest Management Plan Revision,
according to Mammoth Lakes Trails and
Public Lands Association member John
Wentworth.
The ESRC’s leadership team drafted
and submitted the grant application on December 15, 2014 and the grant awards were
announced this past week, he said, and
the grant will allow the group to continue
their work with the Inyo National Forest in
creating a 20-year forest management plan
that emphasizes sustainable recreation as its
foundation.
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Sports&Outdoors
Third Annual JLA Banked Slalom
Photos by Susan Morning
Jane Baer, left, and Dawn True are all smiles after True was awarded the “Uncle Billy
Award” in honor of Anderson’s uncle Bill. True who according to Baer, helped her the
most with the skate park and curated the “I Am Snowboarding” art project, which
raised $85,000 for the park.
Spencer Anderson with her JLA first place trophy after the Banked Slalom event at
Mammoth Mountain.
2014 Olympian Trevor Jacob won the Men’s Pro (Open). Jacob was a former member
of the Mammoth Mountain Junior Snowboard Team.
Billy Anderson, far left, announces the 13-15 division winners. MMSST had three on the
podium including Trent Wallentine (second for boys); Paige Lary (girl’s winner); and Sam
Christie (boys winner). Taking third for the boys was Jacob Fulton.
MMSST’s Maddie Mastro took second behind pro snowboarder Elana Hight in the
Women’s division.
Local master metal fabricator Dustin Del Guidice took third in the Pro Masters
division.
Local Mighty Mite skier and now also a snowboarder, Ewen Tomaier won for the Boys
6 and Under.
Sports&Outdoors
JLA
FIS Western Regionals
Honors memory of local snowboard legend
Jeff Anderson
MMST athletes take podium
results
By Susan Morning
By Susan Morning
For the Times
The Mammoth snowboarding community gathered on
Mammoth Mountain, Saturday and Sunday, March 28-29
to celebrate the life of professional snowboarder and original Mammoth athlete, Jeff Anderson.
Joining local riders were visiting pros, legends and
amateurs, who came to take part in the Third Annual JLA
Banked Slalom presented by Burton.
The event, designed by Jeff’s brother Billy and their
mom Jane Baer, began nine years after Jeff Anderson’s
tragic death on February 23, 2003.
The event is to help keep his legacy alive with a fun day
of shredding on the mountain he grew up on.
Last year the duo added the “Uncle Billy Award” in
honor of Anderson’s late uncle Bill, a Mammoth resident
who devoted much of his time to helping those around
him.
This year the award was given to Dawn True who according to Baer, helped her the most with the skate park
and curated the “I Am Snowboarding” art project, which
raised $85,000 for the park.
And this year another new event was added to the
venue, the Kid’s Banked Slalom.
It was held on Sunday with 19 youngsters taking part
including Jeff’’s nieces Spencer and Jeffrey.
This was the first competition for both of the girls and
they ended up sharing the Six and Under Female podium
with Spencer taking first and Jeffrey third, while Ellie Martin was second. It is Baer’s plan to continue growing the
kid’s event. Proceeds from the competition help maintain
Mammoth’s Volcom Brothers Skatepark, which opened
in 2011.
For the Times
MMST’s Alex Colby won the final race of the FIS series. Intermountain’s
Kyle Burcin was second and Luke Rodarte, representing the Far West
Division was third.
Mammoth Mountain hosted four Western Region FIS races March 23-26, including
slaloms on Monday and Tuesday and GS
races on Wednesday and Thursday.
Over the four days of competition, several Mammoth Mountain Ski Team members
earned outstanding results.
In the ladies slalom, Nikita Norton took a
pair of second place podium finishes.
Two of her teammates made the front
page on Monday with Natalie Riffel coming
in fifth, and Katherine Brown taking 13th.
Alex Colby finished ninth and 16th in the
men’s slaloms.
In the giant slaloms, Mammoth’s Erin
Maidman was seventh and 15th; Kayleigh
MacGregor was 13th both days, while Norton and Riffel earned fifth and ninth place
respectively on the final day.
Lucas Underkoffler had two front page
results with his 11th and 10th place finishes,
but the real highlight of the series came in
the final race, with Colby taking the win.
In the giant slalom races, Mammoth’s Erin Maidman was seventh and 15th.
Billy Anderson (in back) follows his daughter Jeff, who
is named after her uncle Jeff Anderson. This was Jeff’s
first competition and she ended up taking third, behind
her sister Spencer who won the Girls 6 and Under class.
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Lucas Underkofler had two front-page results with his 11th and 10th place finishes in the two GS races.
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Q&A
Stuart Brown
Stuart Brown, the Town of Mammoth Lakes’ unmistakable Australian recreation director
What hidden talent do you have?
Must be still hidden, although I was pretty handy with a
shearers comb.
What is your idea of bliss?
Recreation…All the time.
What scares you?
Recreation…none of the time.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Work in progress….Katherine is only 16.
With whom do you identify from history?
Have to recognize Captain Cook for discovering Australia
in 1770, Paul Hogan cause he’s just a funny guy and
conservationist Steve Irwin aka the “Crocodile Hunter,” a top
bloke whose life ended way too soon.
In your next life, you want to be…
I’d happily do it all over again…who wouldn’t, right!
What is your favorite way of relaxing?
Can’t go past sitting on the veranda with a hot cup of tea and a
good mystery.
Whom do you admire?
My parents…my dad “Boris” and mum “Mumbo” instilled in
me a love for life, family and being true to yourself.
What quality do you most admire in a man?
Being open and direct.
What among your traits do you dislike the most?
I wish I didn’t worry so much—not very Australian, doesn’t go
very well with “she’ll be right, mate!”
What trait do you most dislike in others?
Dishonesty—just tell it to me straight!
What or whom drives you up the wall?
Flat tires on my bike.
What is your extravagance?
A really long bike ride.
What is a favorite trip you have taken?
I tripped on my dog the other day—not very fun…I think you
mean destination right? Well, our trip to see Elton John last year
for our wedding anniversary was pretty spectacular. A bucket list
item for sure!
What quality do you most admire in a woman?
A sense of humor.
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What is the most despicable character flaw?
Easy, that would be Felonius Gru, often referred to by his
surname Gru, was a supervillain and jelly manufacturer, and
is now a consultant for the Anti-Villain League.
Do you ever lie?
No.
Who is the greatest love of your life?
My wife Julie of course—best friends for life!
When in your life were you the happiest?
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What do you most dislike?
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What is your motto?
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If you know anyone who is interested in being our next Q&A,
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Sports&Outdoors
Geoff “Goof” Carreiro Memorial Fun Race
Sixty-five student athletes take part
in the annual event
By Susan Morning
For the Times
On, Wednesday, March 25, Mammoth
Mountain hosted the annual Geoff “Goof”
Carreiro Memorial Fun Race.
Sixty-five student athletes turned out for
the event; the group included Mammoth
Elementary School and Mammoth Middle
School Ski and Snowboard Team athletes,
along with the Mammoth Mountain Jr.
Team’s U10’s, U12’s, and Chargers.
“We couldn’t have asked for better
weather,” said Mammoth Elementary School
teacher Janis Richardson, who is in charge
of the school ski/snowboard PE program
“March 25 gave us blue skies and plenty
of sunshine for the annual race.
The race dates back to 2009, when it
was set up in memory of longtime resident
and former ski coach Geoff Carreiro of the
Mammoth Elementary Ski Team.
“Geoff was a devoted coach who volunteered countless hours in helping young
skiers succeed,” Richardson said.
“Students who were unable to read his
name called him ‘Goof,’ hence giving the
name to this race.”
First, second and third place results for
the girls in the “best of” dual race include:
MES Ski Team_Hailey Calvert, Ciera Morrow, Chloe Wilson. MMS Ski Team_Emily
Posey, Eva Bissonette, Melissa Cook. U10_
Madeline LeFrancois, Gretchen Gooch,
Sierra Wight. U12_Erica Lynch, Bryn Urdi,
and Caity Rahmeyer.
In the boys divisions the first, second
and third place results are as follows: MES
Snowboard, Jake Westfall, Jonathan Hernandez, Jesse Dessert. MES Ski Team_Mert
Morgan, Logan Georgeson, Koa Need.
MMS Snowboard: Julian Harvey. MMS Ski
Team_Carson Dorough, Lucas Strazzere.
U10_Nevin Vanderhurst, Jace Urdi, Bodie
MacMillan. U12_Dylan Lach, Sage Boyer,
and Bjorn Karlen.
In the end Richardson said, “The Carreiro family plans to contribute $2000 from
a trust that was set up for donations to the
Mammoth Elementary Ski and Snowboard
Program.”
She then added, “Special thanks goes out
to Carl Underkoffler and the entire Mammoth Mountain Race Department staff for
their hard work involved in putting on this
event.”
Photos by Susan Morning
Jake Westfall won the Boys’ MES Snowboard division in last weekend’s Geoff “Goof” Carreiro Memorial Fun Race at Mammoth
Mountain.
Sixty-five athletes took part in the annual Geoff “Goof” Carreiro Memorial Fun Race last weekend at Mammoth Mountain.
NEWS BRIEFS
Tioga Road, two other
park roads will be under
construction until Memorial
Day
In June of 2014, the park began a
multi-phased maintenance project to
repair the Tioga Road corridor, the
park’s east-to-west highway that connects Groveland and Lee Vining. The
primary rehabilitation work involved a
15-mile segment from the Crane Flat
intersection to just east of the White
Wolf Campground and will continue
this spring. The construction work
includes improvements to culverts,
grading, pavement resurfacing, new
signage, and road striping.
In March, the park began the first
phase of improvements to the Yosemite
Lodge parking area in Yosemite Valley. The completed project will include
an expanded parking area just west of
Yosemite Lodge. The additional spaces
will help to improve traffic flow in Yosemite Valley by parking vehicles west
of Lower Yosemite Falls. A future phase
will include the installation of permanent bathroom facilities.
Improvements to the parking area
at Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias
began in September 2014 but the
grove, trail, and parking lot are open
to the public. The project entails
improvements to the restrooms, new
interpretive signs, a designated bus
drop-off location, an improved picnic
area, and better-organized parking.
For more information on construction projects in Yosemite National
Park, please visit www.nps.gov/yose/
planyourvisit/roadwork.htm.
For those approaching 65, a
free workshop
If you have questions about Medi-
care or are turning 65 soon, come to a
presentation of “Roadmap to Medicare
2015,” the basics of understanding
Medicare.
Also an introduction to HICAP
(Health Insurance Counseling and
Advocacy Program) and how it can
help you.
This is free to the public, all are welcome at the Mammoth Lakes Library,
in the Ellie Randol Conference Room,
on Tuesday, April 14 at 6 p.m.
For more information or to schedule an individual appointment, contact
Katherine Little at HICAP of Inyo and
Mono Counties at 760-872-2043.
Out&About
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HAPPY BOULDERS
Photos by John Rea
Zach Shaver and Kierra Coffin visiting from Las Vegas to experience the excellent climbing at "The Happy Boulders".
Zach Shaver and Kierra Coffin visiting from Las Vegas to experience the excellent climbing at “The
Happy Boulders”.
Jade Everett and Steve Angster down from Reno to enjoy
climbing “The Happy Bolders”.
Mark Molina and Kelly Liebhart spectating the climbers after a great
day of fishing.
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MONO LAKE
now have to cut its diversions by nearly 75 percent this
coming year, from 16,000 acre feet per year to 4,500 acre
feet per year.
“We measured the lake level today, five of us from the
Mono Lake Committee and three from DWP and we all
agreed, the lake was at 6,379.01 feet, meaning the lower
diversion schedule is triggered,” said Geoff McQuilkin,
the director of the Mono Lake Committee, which has
long fought for the lake’s protection.
That is because back in 1994, after much litigation
and negotiation and decades of unregulated diversions
that threatened to bring the lake to a state of ecological
collapse, the state determined that 6,380 feet was the
lowest the lake could go before DWP would have to
reduce water diversions.
Now, as of April 1, it is officially lower than that, and
as such, the cut in diversions, mostly from Rush Creek,
are triggered.
McQuilkin said the 6,380 number was chosen because it allows the lake to maintain a healthy ecosystem,
an ecosystem that just happens to provide habitat for
millions of migratory birds and nesting and breeding
grounds for the majority of California gulls in the state.
Although the new lake level does not mean the lake
is in imminent danger of ecological collapse, if the
drought continues, things could get a bit dicier, he said.
“If the lake drops to 6,377, which is possible next
year if the drought were to continue, that’s when we will
have to begin to consider other options because at that
point, the land bridge that connects the mainland to the
islands will be mostly exposed,” he said.
The land bridge that McQuilkin references is a thin
spit of land that connects the mainland of the lake on
its northern shore east of Mono City to Negit Island and
surrounding small islets, the historic nesting and breeding grounds for the gulls and other birds. If the land
bridge is in place, predators such as coyotes can trot on
over and engorge themselves on an all-you-can-eat egg
and chick buffet, something that occurred in the past
when a sharp decrease in the entire population of the
state’s California gulls was, at least in part, linked back to
the exposure of the land bridge.
If the lake drops even lower, other issues, such as
increased salinity become a problem, cutting the reproductive success of the brine shrimp and alkali flies that
feed the hundreds of thousands of gulls and other birds
during the summer season.
“By 6,375 salinity issues become a concern,” he said.
“Mono Lake is a salty lake and we love it that way, but it
can get too salty.”
For its part, DWP’s comments were short and to the
point.
“Today’s annual reading of Mono Lake’s water
level by LADWP told the story of a state in the midst of
historic drought conditions,” said Amanda Parsons, a
spokeswoman for the agency. “Levels were lower than
anyone would like to see, but will allow for 4,500 acre
feet of water to be exported by LADWP from the Mono
Basin this year, under the stipulations in the 1994 Mono
Lake Decision 1631.”
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battle continued to April 2
Neither side won the day Wednesday, hearing
continued
Times Staff Writer
The Mammoth Community Water District and representatives from the local air pollution control district,
went to court Wednesday with the hearing continuing into
Thursday, April 2, according to air district Senior System
Research Analyst Phill Kiddoo.
At issue is an ongoing legal dispute over a proposed new
geothermal plant near Mammoth.
Kiddoo is slated to replace former Great Basin Unified
Air Pollution Control District director Ted Schade next
week at an air district meeting on April 8, where his contract
is expected to be approved.
The project is proposed by Ormat Technologies for
a site near the existing power plant, and will generate an
estimated 33 megawatts of geothermal energy.
The water district has long argued that Ormat and the
assorted state and federal agencies that have approved and/
or certified the environmental analysis of the project, have
not provided an adequate analysis, and, have not provided
an adequate monitoring/mitigation plan, should the new
plant, if built, begin to impact Mammoth’s water supply.
The air district certified the environmental analysis
document last year, which triggered the lawsuit against the
air district by the water district.
Kiddo said he expects the judge to favor the air district’s
argument.
“We have a long history of protecting the environment
here and we expect to continue to protect the environment,” he said late Wednesday evening, April 1.
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The warm, dry winter has left the Eastern Sierra mostly
free of snow at elevations under 10,000 feet and many places
normally buried under snow for another two months are
already accessible—including the Lakes Basin, where on this
past Sunday dozens of people were hiking the roads and
the bike trail—even though the roads were not yet open to
vehicles.
That begs the question—after years of criticism for its glacial response to public demand for earlier seasonal access to
the basin, will anything change this year for the Inyo National
Forest, which manages the basin?
The answer is, yes.
“We are working with the Town of Mammoth now to
open the roads as soon as possible,” said Deb Schweizer.
She said she believes the road to the basin might be open
within the next few weeks. In the meantime, the lack of open
restrooms in the basin early in the dry spring seasons, which
has been a particular thorn in the town of Mammoth’s side as
dozens and sometimes hundreds of visitors have been visiting
the basin before the restrooms are fully open—with a predictably disgusting and smelly outcome—has also been at least
partially addressed.
“It is still freezing at night and our restrooms and water
systems are not equipped for winter temperatures so those
systems on sewer are not open, but our vault toilets are open,”
she said.
In other areas of the county, the road to Rock Creek Lake
and to the Mosquito Flat trailhead is open to the Rock Creek
Pack Station, she said.
The remainder of the road is scheduled to be open in
time for Fishing Opener, April 25 at the latest, she said.
There is no estimate yet when the road to Reds Meadow
will open, she said.
Tioga Pass Road is another high profile road that is a
critical link to the rest of the state but an inquiry to Yosemite
National Park this week resulted in no concrete dates for the
pass opening date. Once the road opens, it is likely to be on
a “vehicle pass through” status temporarily (no stopping or
recreational use) until the park can get all of its restrooms
and other visitor facilities open, federal authorities said.
Mammoth Times
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ON HEALTH
PRP and what it means for us
‘Platelet-rich plasma’
By Brian B. Gilmer M.D.
Mammoth Orthopedic Institute, Mammoth Hospital,
For the Times
As researchers, therapists and surgeons
our goal after injury is to properly repair
torn tissue and protect that repair until the
body heals.
Over the last several decades our ability
to create mechanically stronger repairs has
improved dramatically. However, few if any
new treatments have improved the quality
or rate of healing.
In general, healing occurs with the
delivery of nutrients and cells by the blood
to the damaged area. Recent research has
aimed at understanding which parts of the
blood help stimulate healing and using
them in the treatment of musculoskeletal
problems.
The result is platelet-rich plasma, or
PRP, which is a blood-derived product that
composed of variable parts of growth factors, platelets, and white blood cells.
To get PRP a sample of blood is drawn
and spun very quickly so that all the parts
of the blood settle into distinct layers.
Then these parts can be put back together
in various combinations and injected into
the tissue we are trying to heal.
The growth factors in PRP recruit other
healing cells, stimulate cells to divide and
create new cells, attract and build new
blood vessels, and increase the formation
of new tissue. Most importantly, the combination of growth factors organizes and
directs the healing process similar to the
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An example of a PRP procedure.
way a conductor organizes a symphony.
Research on PRP has been undertaken
for a wide spectrum of musculoskeletal
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encouraging for all problems, there are
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to name a few.
One of the most attractive features of
PRP is that because it is harvested from a
person’s own blood, the likelihood of an
allergic or adverse reaction is very low.
As we gain more knowledge about
PRP, we will be better able to tailor our
treatments and expand the uses to help
patients recover better and faster.
At Mammoth Hospital, our orthopedics
and sports medicine team is both using
and studying this new technique as we continually work to treat our patients better.
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BIGHORN
Continued from front page
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bighorn sheep populations likely numbered in the thousands.
The restoration work was done by the California
Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Yosemite,
Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks, the Inyo
National Forest and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, all
of which worked together on the complex operation to
restore the sheep to the Sierra Nevada.
This latest chapter in the multi-year recovery effort
involved the capture of Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep in
wilderness areas on these federally managed lands, according to a news release. CDFW staff and volunteers, as well
as veterinarians, biologists, and staff from other agencies,
assessed the health and safety of the animals throughout
the entire process. Each animal was fitted with a radio collar and a Global Positioning System (GPS) collar in order
to track its movements over the next several years.
The newly released bighorn sheep are expected to
thrive in their new homes because both of these historically occupied areas have superb summer habitat with
adequate forage, are close enough to other Sierra Nevada
bighorn sheep to provide the potential for connectivity
among herds and are far enough from most domestic
sheep grazing areas to provide a buffer from potential
disease transmission.
“This is a legacy event for Yosemite National Park and
the bighorn sheep,” said Don Neubacher, Yosemite National Park Superintendent.
“We are ecstatic to see bighorn sheep in the Cathedral
Range for the first time in more than 100 years.
“With this week’s reintroductions, we now have bighorn distributed throughout all geographic areas identi-
fied as critical habitat in the recovery plan,” said Tom
Stephenson, the CDFW recovery plan leader.
Bighorn were first reintroduced to Yosemite National
Park in 1986. These small herds still persist, and can
sometimes be seen summering along the Sierra crest, on
such peaks as Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs. However,
the areas inhabited today represent only a fraction of the
bighorn sheep’s former range, and until a more robust
population is established, one of Yosemite’s greatest
wilderness icons will remain at risk, according to the news
release.
The Cathedral Range, near the Tioga Pass entrance to
Yosemite, offers bighorn sheep superb habitat with steep
cliffs and rocky outcrops for evading predators and lush
vegetation for remaining healthy and strong. It also has
the advantage of providing geographic separation from
disease-carrying domestic sheep, and potential connectivity with existing herds.
Federal land managers did not do the work alone.
Other organizations, namely the Yosemite Conservancy,
funded equipment and experts to bring the new herd into
Yosemite National Park, as well as the GPS collars to track
the animals’ movement and location, according to the
news release and over the past 20 years, Yosemite Conservancy has funded nearly $630,000 to help protect bighorn
sheep by supporting research, translocation efforts, radio
and GPS collars.
The Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Foundation and
the Wild Sheep Foundation funded the translocation into
Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park.
Details and registration at
friendsoftheinyo.org/foiD7/owenslakefestival
Photo by Dan McConnell
Jane McKeever, Julia Runci and Donnique Aalvu (front, left to right) with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife
and Fred Adams, retired CDFW employee and John Weyhausen of the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Foundation (back,
standing left to right) get a bighorn ewe from the Cottonwoods Lakes area in the Eastern Sierra ready for transport to
her new home in Yosemite or Sequoia Kings Canyon national parks earlier this week.
Photos by Yosemite Conservancy/Steve Bumgardner
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep are released into Yosemite National Park this week.
Mammoth Times
BIGHORN
ICE RINK
A close-up of a Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep being released.
planning work for the area and the
General Plan.”
The siting problem arose recently
when the town staff and the Mammoth
Unified School District attempted to
come to a long-term plan for the rink.
The town rents the property from the
school district.
Those discussions yielded some
sobering realities, such as a long-term
commitment to a Multi-Use Facility
managed by the town in the middle
of District property may not be in the
best interest of the district, and it may
not be in the interest of the town to
continue to invest in a limited term
facility.
Further, it would limit the planning
efforts of the district, to most efficiently meet future educational needs, and
it may create some “unintended conflicts” with other facilities, such as the
library, which may grow in the future.
Moreover, a continued lease agreement was not seen as a cost effective
means to provide the improved facility
either by lease or purchase of the
property; the current location has
operational constraints; and the site
is constrained in size and location,
thereby limiting the town’s ability to
develop future complementary community amenities.
To say that there are irreconcilable
differences would be an understatement.
The town staff, however, says it is
still committed to a permanent ice
rink, and that next winter, there will be
a skating season at the current site.
Bighorn basics
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep are well known for their large size, strength
and ability to negotiate precipitous terrain.
Adult males, called rams, stand over three feet tall at the shoulder and
weigh up to 220 pounds; females, called ewes, weigh up to 155 pounds.
Both rams and ewes have permanent horns; rams’ horns are massive and
coiled, whereas ewes’ horns are shorter with less curvature.
Bighorn sheep display a range of body coloration, from dark brown to almost white, and have a large white rump patch and a short, dark tail. Rams
live to be 10 to 12 years old, and ewes live to be 12 to 17 years old.
During breeding season (rut), bighorn rams compete for their right to mate
with ewes. Dominance behavior includes kicking, butting, neck wrestling,
and dramatic horn clashes that sound like thunder.
Breeding generally takes place in November. Starting at two years old,
ewes give birth to one lamb between late April and mid-June. Mothers typiJHSS`^LHU[OLPYSHTIZI`Ä]LTVU[OZVMHNL;OLSHTIZILJVTLPUKLWLU
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The Mammoth Creek Park site
made all kinds of sense, the staff report
indicated.
The west side of the park encompasses 4.97 acres, is owned by the
town and provides the better location
option based on the criteria used to
complete the site review. Also, the West
side provides current paved parking,
which may be expanded in the future.
The park has existing supporting
amenities including a children’s’ play
area, lawn and public restrooms.
The site and the proposed facility
are also consistent with previous planning work for the area.
According to the town’s General Plan, Mammoth Creek Park was
planned to include amenities such as
appropriate active recreation; family recreation; a place to hold special
events; provide access to Mammoth
Creek; and have concessions and facilities, including parking and restrooms.
The council, for its part, did not act
definitively on the plan, but it learned
that the town has set aside approximately $825,000 for the initial roof
project that includes the Measure R
capital reserve of $300,000.
The relocation will have additional
costs. Based on the cost of the original
facility, relocation expenditures may
range from $400,000 to $600,000. The
additional costs are anticipated to be
funded primarily through an internal
loan structure, with repayment to be
made by funds currently used for lease
payments.
If approved, a more refined budget
and funding option would be developed.
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Places of worship
Calvary Chapel of June Lake
- Sunday services are at the June Lake
Community Center at 10 a.m. Kids’
church and childcare. Contact Pastor
Ron at (760) 648-8259.
Community Presbyterian
Church, Lee Vining - Adult Sunday
school, 9 a.m. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.
Third Street and Mono Lake Avenue.
For more information, call Rev. Rebecca
Watkins at (760) 647-6556.
Grace Community Church - An
Evangelical Free Church. Sunday services at 10:00 a.m. Children’s Minstry is
available. Located at 217 Sierra Manor,
across from the high school. Contact
Billy Daugherty, pastor, at (760) 9141866 - GraceInMammoth.org.
The Lighthouse Church of Mammoth meets at 546 Old Mammoth Rd.
(in the old Oaktree Bldg.) on Sundays
at 6pm. To receive prayer or for further
information please call Pastor Dave
Nelson at 760-934-6637 or visit us online
at lighthouseglobal.org/mammoth
Mammoth Christian Fellowship - A Bible-centered fellowship
meeting at the Mammoth Middle School
MPR. Worship service: Sunday 9 a.m.
Nursery and Children’s Program also at
these times. Call (760) 914-3930 or visit
www.mammothchristian.org for more
information.
Mamoth Community Church- A
place where the Word of God is made
clear and a closer relationship with God
is encouraged. Services: Sunday School
at 9 am; Worship Service at 10 am; Ski
Up Service at McCoy Station at 1:30
pm; AWANA Club and Youth Meetings
available. Call Pastor Isidro Ocampo
at (760) 709-1905 or visit www.mammmothcommunitychurch.com. Right
next to the new courthouse. Servicios en
Espanol Domingos a las 6 pm.
Mammoth Lakes Lutheran
Church - 379 Old Mammoth Road.
Corner of Old Mammoth Road and
Meridian Blvd. Pastor Kent Puls. Sunday
Worship 8:45 a.m. Visitors welcome.
Sunday School available during service.
Thursday Bible Study at 7:00pm. Our
preschool is Monday through Friday
from 8:00am - 5:00pm. It is open to all
children ages 3 to 5.
(760) 934-4051.
St. Joseph
Catholic Church - in
Mammoth Lakes on
Ranch Road just off
Old Mammoth Road,
a mile and a half from
Main Street. Mass:
Saturdays, 6 p.m.; Sundays, 8 a.m.,
and 5:30 p.m. in Spanish. Daily Mass:
Monday through Friday at 7 a.m. in the
rectory. In Lee Vining at Our Savior of
the Mountains mission, end of 2nd St,
Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. In Bridgeport
at Infant of Prague mission, east side
of 395, south of town, Sunday Mass at
12 noon. Father Jorge Roman, Pastor.
(760) 934-6276 or go to www.mammothcatholicchurch.org.
The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints – Mammoth
Lakes Branch- 2174 Meridian Boulevard. Corner of Azimuth Drive and
Meridian Boulevard. Sacrament Meeting
starts at 11 A.M. Visitors welcome. Call
President Jeff Meads at (760) 914-0390
or go to www.lds.org for more information.
Church on the Mountain has a 40
year history as a vibrant community in
the Eastern Sierra. Located in Crowley
Lake, Sunday services are held at 10:00
am. We offer midweek service Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm in the main
sanctuary. Church on the Mountain is
located at 384 S. Landing Road. Visit
churchonthemountain.org or call (760)
935-4272 for more information. We
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