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REGPA approved - The Inyo Register
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REGPA
approved
Five-year process comes to close
with acreage limits established
By Mike Gervais
Associate Editor
Inyo County leaders approved on Tuesday a new Renewable
Energy General Plan amendment that will guide solar energy
development for the foreseeable future.
The REGPA outlaws wind energy development, and provides development caps for solar projects designed to ensure
that Inyo isn’t overrun by industrial-sized solar facilities.
Tuesday’s vote brings to a close nearly five years of work,
anticipation, anxiety and public involvement.
Senior Planner Cathreen Richards explained that the county’s REGPA is a response to growing interest in renewable
energy development. “Inyo has excellent solar development
potential” and the REGPA will help guide local land-use development.
When the county presented a draft of the REGPA to citizens
in the fall and winter of 2013, residents turned out en mass to
comment on the plan. Many expressed fear that wide-sweeping
Renewable Energy Development areas (portions of the county
the Planning Department deemed suitable for renewable energy development) could turn the county into a massive industrial solar field.
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NIH earns safety award
Northern Inyo Hospital Clinical Nurse Informatics Quality Specialist
Robin Christensen and Medical/Surgical Unit Nurse Manager
Barbara Smith demonstrate how the Hoyer Lift device can safely
raise patients while reducing the potential for nurse lift injuries as
NIH Chief Human Relations Officer Georgan Stottlemyre stands in
as the “patient.” Use of devices like this and other practices have
earned NIH top employee safety honors and $5,000 from its workers’ compensation provider. The provider, ALPHA Fund chose NIH
as its 2014 Champion Award in December. It awarded the honor
Feb. 19 at its annual participants’ meeting in Newport Beach,
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Arts................... 13
Badge................. 8
Calendar............ 9
Classifieds........ 10
Editorial.............. 4
Faces................. 13
Obituaries.......... 2
Pro Sports........ 15
TV Listings.......... 8
Weather............. 2
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Scientists will
eventually stop
flailing around
with solar
power and focus
their efforts on
harnessing the
only
truly unlimited
source of
energy on
the planet:
stupidity …”
– Scott Adams,
Cartoonist
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where Stottlemyre, NIH’s chief human relations officer, accepted
the award. According to hospital administrators, Chief Nursing
Officer Kathy Decker played a key role in leading NIH to boost its
safety efforts. Decker’s achievements included starting a Safe
Patient Handling Committee that involved staff input; developing a
log of lifting equipment and devices to be used with safety scenarios; revamping nurse training on lifting equipment; developing
a Safety Ergonomics Rounds team and monthly body mechanics
class.
Photo by Barbara Laughon/Northern Inyo Hospital
Forest Service to share
draft Travel Analysis
INF has
scheduled public
meeting
in late April
Register Staff
Community members are
invited to meet with Inyo
National Forest officials next
month to hear about progress
on a new evaluation of the
forest’s road system.
The INF will hold a public
meeting to share the Draft
Travel Analysis Report from
6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 21 at
Cerro Coso Community
College in Bishop.
The Travel Analysis
Process is required by the
2005 Travel Management
Rule and requires that forests
provide a safe, financially and
environmentally sustainable
road system that can realistically be maintained.
“Due to increased use,
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Eastern Sierra Four-Wheel Drive Club members Mike Johnston and
Sherrie Skare help with a maintenance project on a road under the
guidance of the U.S. Forest Service. The Inyo National Forest is
being tasked with providing a financially and environmentally sustainable road system that can be realistically maintained.
Photo submitted
County supports
LADWP’s Bishop
Creek plan
City proposes
reducing
irrigation water
to prevent creek
from drying up
this summer
By Mike Gervais
Associate Editor
Inyo County has provided
its support for a plan to
reduce irrigation on Los
Angeles Department of Water
and Power lands this summer
to mitigate impacts of
California’s ongoing drought.
Last week, the Inyo County
Board of Supervisors
approved a letter to the
LADWP stating that it will not
protest a 23 percent reduction of irrigation water on
department-owned lands
north of Bishop Creek.
The Inyo County-Los
Angeles Long-Term Water
Agreement provides for continued irrigation on certain
land in the Owens Valley,
including the leases north of
the creek that are irrigated by
the Bishop Creek Canal.
The agreement also provides that irrigation may be
reduced during dry years, if
the Board of Supervisors and
LADWP Board, acting through
the Standing Committee (a
working group of Inyo
County and LADWP staff and
local organizations) agrees.
Dr. Bob Harrington,
Inyo County Water
Department
Director
With spring runoff from
the Sierra forecast to be 75
percent less than normal this
year, Inyo County Water
Director Bob Harrington said
that there will be a reduction
of irrigation water, regardless
of the county’s decision.
However, providing the letter of support that was
approved last week provides
the LADWP some assurances
that Inyo won’t contest the
reduction.
Ultimately, Harrington
explained, the county doesn’t
have jurisdiction over the
Bishop Creek flows, which are
managed under the Chandler
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2 THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015 obituary notices
Hazel L. Crowl
1932-2015
Hazel was born July 28,
1932 in San Francisco. She
went home to be with the
Lord Jesus Christ on March
18, 2015 in Reno, Nev. with
her loving children by her
side.
She was a business
woman twice in her lifetime, owning Rainbow Bar
and
Hazel’s
Kitchen
Restaurant, both in Bishop.
Many people knew and
loved her, as she was a fixture at the Bishop Grill as a
waitress for more than 30
years. Her last job was at
the
Palace
Casino
Restaurant, where she
retired. She always said the
best part of her work was,
“visiting with her customers.”
Her hobby when not
working was bowling. She
was an avid bowler. She
taught her children and
grandchildren the sport of
bowling. She also loved
spending time with her
family, picking pine nuts
and barbecuing. If her children or grandchildren had
a sports game, you could
find her there cheering
them on. She was their
number one fan and was
very proud of her grandchildren.
She is survived by her
husband, John Crowl; two
sons, Kyle Crowl and
Norman Charley; her three
daughters, Carla Bacoch
and her husband Michael
Bacoch Jr., Veronica Charley
and Vanessa Charley and
her
husband
Harry
Butterbredt; grandchildren,
Dua, Isaiah, Micah and Jacob
Bacoch; sisters, Janice and
Joyce Harney; aunt, Beulah
Evans; and numerous cousins, nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in
death by her son, Clayton
Charley; and great-grandson,
Kannon
Lee
Butterbredt.
Services for Hazel will be
held at 11 a.m. Saturday,
March 28 at the Bishop
Indian Gymnasium on
Barlow Lane in Bishop with
Pastor Donna Thomas officiating. A luncheon will follow. Interment will be in her
beloved Owhyee, Nev. She
will be greatly missed by
all, but her memories will
live on.
services
Hazel L. Crowl
July 28, 1932-March 18, 2015
Services for Hazel will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 28 at the Bishop Indian
Gymnasium on Barlow Lane in Bishop with Pastor Donna Thomas officiating. A luncheon will
follow. Burial will be in her beloved Owhyee, Nev.
Ray Gene Duff
Jan. 2, 1963-March 13, 2015
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 28 in Reno at “His Light Christian
Fellowship” church located at 2295 S. Virginia St.
Donald “Mutt” Robert Clarkson
July 8, 1928-Feb. 10, 2015
A celebration of life to be held at 11:30 a.m. on Mutt’s birthday, April 11, at the Masonic
Hall, 156 E. Line St, Bishop. In lieu of flowers anyone wishing to make a donation in Mutt’s
name can do so to the Laws Railroad Museum.
Don Banta
July 8, 1928-Feb. 10, 2015
An outdoor celebration of Don Banta’s life will be held for friends and family on June 13,
2015 at the Lee Vining Community Presbyterian Church.
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Adopt-a-Crag
BISHOP – Friends of the
Inyo, the Bishop Bureau of
Land Management Field
Office, the Bishop Area
Climber Coalition and the
Access Fund Conservation
Team will host an Adopt-aCrag event on Saturday, April
4.
All are invited to attend
and help care for the climbing
areas on the Volcanic
Tablelands after a busy climbing season.
Volunteers will be working
to help out the Happy and
Sad boulders from 9 a.m.noon. A free volunteer bagel
breakfast will be provided
at 8:30 a.m.
Those who would like to
attend should meet at the
Happy Boulders parking area
at 8:30 a.m. and be sure to
wear closed-toe shoes, long
pants and work-appropriate
clothing.
Contact Andrew at
andrew@friendsoftheinyo.
org or (760) 873-6500 with
questions or visit www.friendsoftheinyo.org for more information.
Breakfast cancelled
LONE PINE – The Lone Pine
VFW 8036 Ladies Auxiliary
will not be hosting a breakfast
in April.
The Auxiliary’s Sunday
breakfast will return on May
10, with the annual Mother’s
Day brunch.
Special court session
BISHOP – Inyo County
Superior Court will hold a
special court session in
remembrance of longtime
local attorney Linda Anisman
at the Bishop Courthouse,
located at 301 W. Line St., on
Tuesday, April 14. All members of the public are invited
to attend.
Anyone wishing to speak
or make a presentation
should contact Court
Executive Officer of the Inyo
Superior Court Pamela Foster
by email at pamela.foster@
inyocourt.ca.gov or by phone
at (760) 872-6728.
Those not able to attend,
or who would prefer not to
speak publicly at the session,
may submit written comments that will be read into
the record. Written comments
and submissions will be
accepted through 5 p.m.
Monday, April 13 and should
be sent to Foster’s email or
faxed to (760) 872-4984.
Tickets on sale now
BISHOP – Tickets are now
on sale for Playhouse 395’s
2015 spring show, “Guys &
Dolls.” Set in the 1940s, gamblers, missionaries and night
club performers mix it up in
this hilarious satire set in New
York City and Havana, Cuba.
Show performances run the
last three weekends in April
in the newly-renovated Bishop
Union High School
Auditorium.
“With his clever storytelling, witty lyrics and luscious
melodies, author Frank
Loesser has crafted an engaging tale of life on the wild
side of New York,” a press
release from Playhouse 395
states. “No plot spoilers here,
just suffice it to say you’ll
love how they thrash out at
least most of the solutions by
the final curtain.”
Playhouse 395 is also
launching a new, streamlined
online ticking system, Brown
Paper Tickets. Tickets are
available at www.playhouse395.com or by calling
(760) 920-9100.
Easter Eggstravaganza
BISHOP – The City of
Bishop, with help from community sponsors, is holding
its annual Easter
Eggstravaganza at the Bishop
City Park this Saturday, March
28. An Easter egg hunt for
children ages 0-10 begins
promptly at 10 a.m. Areas will
be designated for separate
age groups. Children ages
3-10 who come early can
enter a coloring contest for a
chance to win various prizes.
There will be three age categories.
For more information, call
City of Bishop Community
Services at (760) 873-5863.
With the band
Last week the Vanguard University guitar ensemble performed live at Bishop Union High School,
courtesy of the Bishop Community Concert Association. Following the performance, which was
free to local community members, the performers posed for a photo with BUHS students Carla
Orozco, Yeehobie Jackson and her sister, Coco Jackson.
Photo by Eileen Dougherty
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Decree. That court order
requires
that
Southern
California Edison maintain
certain flows out of its reservoirs in the Bishop Creek
Canyon and into Bishop
Creek.
“The recommended reduction in irrigation is part of an
effort to better manage flows
in Bishop Creek during this
ongoing drought,” Harrington
said, explaining that during
the 2013-14 irrigation season,
low runoff, low storage in
South Lake and Lake Sabrina,
and the court-mandated flows,
“resulted in insufficient water
in Bishop Creek to maintain
flows in West Bishop Irrigation
ditches in the fall and winter,”
Harrington said.
The recommended reduction, which equates to about
2,520 acre-feet, should allow
Edison and the LADWP to continue putting water into the
canal year-round.
“It’s a better way to manage
the water release, to spread it
out, with more continuous
flows,” Harrington said. “We
have talked with some of the
lessees, and they don’t like an
irrigation reduction,” but there
is a consensus that the reduction is better than having the
creek dry up this summer.
“The LADWP appreciates
the Inyo County Board of
Supervisors’ response to
California’s current drought
conditions by implementing a
23 percent reduction in irrigation of Department-owned
lands along Bishop Creek,”
LADWP Public Relations
Representative
Amanda
Parsons said Wednesday.
“When LADWP conducted an
analysis of Bishop Creek flows
at the request of Inyo County
Water
Department
in
December 2014, the 23 percent reduction was evaluated
as an option which was possible only under certain water
flow conditions.
“Unfortunately,” Parsons
said, “since the original analysis was conducted, drought
conditions have become so
dire that there is not enough
water from Bishop Creek to
achieve this 23 percent reduction of irrigation. Extreme dry
conditions have existed
throughout the winter causing
a fourth consecutive year of
drought. LADWP asks all water
users to please be mindful of
the drought, use water responsibly, and conserve as much
as possible.”
answer questions about TAP,
and have the Draft TAR available for review at the public
meeting.
“TAP does not designate
the minimum road system,
but rather a set of recommendations,” Schweizer said. “It
will not close roads, add
roads to the system or otherwise change the current road
system. However, TAP will be
used to inform future planning regarding management
of the forest’s roads.” Schweizer also said that
TAP does not replace the
decision made during Travel
Management, Subpart B;
which designated routes for
the
National
Forest
Transportation System for
the Forest. “Rather, TAP will
help to identify possible
changes to the road system
that was identified in Travel
Management,”
Schweizer
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aging infrastructure and
decreasing budgets, the forest cannot maintain all roads
to standards for safety and
environmental protection,”
INF Public Affairs Officer Deb
Schweizer said in a statement. “TAP fulfills the requirement in Subpart A of Travel
Management that states each
forest uses a science-based
roads analysis to help identify the minimum road system.”
Essentially, the INF is
charged with creating a route
system that it can afford to
maintain.
The Inyo National Forest,
as well as other national forests in the country, is required
to complete TAP by Sept. 30,
2015 to receive federally
appropriated funds for its
road system.
Under TAP, the forest must
determine the risks, benefits
and opportunities for every
designated system road and
identify possible changes or
repairs to the road system.
These may include safety, the
cost of maintenance, recreational experience or environmental impacts.
The results will be shared
in a Travel Analysis Report.
At next month’s meeting,
INF staff will share how they
developed the Draft TAR,
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“The REDAs were met
with general dislike” when
presented in early 2014,
Richards said, explaining
that “most concerns dealt
with ‘utility scale’ development.”
In response, the Planning
Department presented an
updated REGPA to the
Board of Supervisors this
week.
To alleviate fears that
the REGPA would essentially advertise Inyo as a
haven for large-scale renewable energy development,
the Planning Department
proposed a 20 megawatt
cap on all solar energy facility in the county.
In addition, the individual REDAs include a cap, to
ensure that 10, 20 megawatt facilities aren’t built in
the same general area, creating the industrial atmosphere citizens said they
want to keep out of Inyo.
However,
during
Tuesday’s public hearing,
residents echoed a fear that
Planning Director Josh Hart
voiced during the 2013-14
reviews of the project.
Essentially,
Hart
explained, because 98 percent of Inyo County is controlled by state, federal or
City of Los Angeles agencies, if the county’s renewable energy guidelines are
too strict or too limiting, an
energy developer could
simply look to build on
Inyo County land that is
not within the jurisdiction
of county officials.
If a developer were to
site a project on Bureau of
Land Management property, for example, it would be
exempt from county guidelines and restrictions.
That “unintended consequence” of attempting to
regulate development was
a constant topic of discussion during Tuesday’s
meeting.
Sally Miller, of the
Wilderness Society, said
Tuesday that the proposed
20 megawatt cap “is poor
planning and could have
unintended consequences.”
That comment was
echoed by Susan Sorrells,
Stephanie Dashiell of
Defenders of Wildlife, Chris
Ellis of Coso Geothermal
and several others.
Ultimately, the Board of
Supervisors opted to cap
new renewable energy
development by area, rather than megawatts. The
thinking is that developers
will be given a certain number of acres to work with,
Cathreen Richards,
Senior Planner,
Inyo County Planning
Department
Josh Hart,
Inyo County Planning
Director
and as the technology
improves, they will be able
to make better use of that
acreage.
The board also left the
overall cap on each development area.
In addition to those
changes,
the
county
approved an amendment
that does not allow wind
energy development, and
allows only photovoltaic
solar development.
Wording also stresses
the importance of water
resources, and requires
developers to conserve
water.
The Board of Supervisors
also removed solar energy
development areas (formerly REDAs) from Chicago
valley, and limited the
Charlston View SEDA to
only private property. Fifth
District Supervisor Matt
Kingsley, whose district
includes Charlston View,
said part of his duty as a
county leader is to protect
the rights of private property owners.
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Intense, passionate dislike
By Gary Lake
Why do so many
Republicans feel such
intense, passionate dislike
(the dictionary definition of
hate) for President Obama? I
think, maybe, I have an
answer.
It’s because he has been
successful … successful in
spite of their best and persistent efforts to make him
a failure. Which means that
part of their “passionate
dislike” is because of their
failure to make him a failure
– and, of course, it’s his
fault.
Republicans, you cannot
escape your history. Your
stated goal from the beginning was to make Obama a
“one-term president.” Your
strategy was to denigrate
and obstruct whenever you
could, and you certainly did,
and still are. Yet, Obama’s
presidency was successful
enough in his first term that
he won a second. And then,
in your frustration, you doubled-down on your denigration and obstructionism.
But, after six years, it’s still
not working for you – further intensifying your passionate dislike and hate. It’s
no wonder conservatives are
such a bitter, grumpy lot.
In 2009, Obama inherited
the Bush legacy: wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq and an
ignored economy that in
2007 began collapsing into
what historians are calling
The Great Recession – “the
worst recession since The
Great Depression.” If you
consider where we were
then, and where we are now,
and the lack of cooperation
President Obama has
received from Republicans,
our only-half-white president deserves respect and
support, even from the
opposition party – not their
“intense, passionate dislike.”
I’m sure historians will give
Obama his due, and sooner
than we think. The contrast
between Obama’s administration and that of George
W. Bush – which
Republicans so badly want
us to forget – is remarkable
and will only serve to
enhance the Obama legacy.
Consider how much faster our recovery from the
blunder years of the Bush
Administrations might have
been if Republicans had
chosen to work with
President Obama by investing in America, rather than
against him with their propensity for austerity. It was
a choice they made in their
anger and frustration of two
lost elections. Much of the
problem has been the quality of Republicans in our
Congress, especially the
House of Representatives,
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who dislike government as
much as they dislike our
president, and in the chaos
of the recession they saw an
opportunity to strangle
some of it. And they’ve
given it their best shot, but,
ask yourself – has that been
a good thing for either our
society or our economy?
So why do they continue
working against this president? … 2016. Beyond their
hate of Obama and his success is the possibility of
more successes in his
remaining two years. And if
more success is forthcoming
it bodes well for the
Democratic Party in the next
election, and the Republican
Party can’t want that. So
they’re looking to the future
… or screwing up his future,
which is our future as well.
Let me give you three examples of potential successes
that would be good for
Obama, his party and the
country:
Immigration reform:
There is a bill, passed by the
U.S. Senate, now in the
House of Representatives
and buried in committee,
that if brought to floor for a
vote would pass and be
signed by the president.
Speaker of the House John
Boehner would like a vote
on the bill, but is afraid of
the extremists in his party
who hate both Obama and
government (and they don’t
much like him either), so
the bill just sits and waits,
as it continues to damage
their party.
The Voting Rights
Amendment Act: In 2013
the Supreme Court voted
five to four, in a purely ideological vote, that Section 4
of the Voting Rights Act of
1965 was unconstitutional.
This allowed states dominated by Republican legislatures to immediately begin
passing laws discriminating
against citizens they judged
would more likely vote for
Democratic Party candidates. Even many
Republicans agree that a
replacement for the law
declared unconstitutional is
needed. Thus The Voting
Rights Amendment Act of
2014, a bipartisan bill,
which quickly died in the
113th Congress.
Reintroduced in the 114th
Congress, it is now buried in
the House Judiciary
Committee chaired by
Republican Rep. Bob
Goodlatte of Virginia. But
the Virginia Republican
won’t let it go to the floor
because he knows it would
easily pass in a bipartisan
vote.
And thirdly, let’s look at
what 47 Republican
Senators are up to in their
infamous one-page letter to
Iran warning them that any
deals made with the U.S. can
be undone by the next president. The letter is a condescending lecture that is
already becoming an embarrassment to the 47 Senators
that signed it, and also our
nation. Simply put, the
Obama Administration is
negotiating with Iran to
stop, or delay for 10 years,
their efforts at obtaining
“The Bomb.” Winston
Churchill said it well: “Jaw,
jaw, jaw is better than war,
war, war.” But those 47
Republican Senators, in
their hate of Obama, are
attempting to kill diplomacy
and reduce our options with
Iran, to either a complete
capitulation by them – or
war with them.
Wouldn’t a 10-year
respite, with strict inspections, be better than war,
war, war? Why can’t we wait
and see? President Obama
might succeed. Maybe not,
but what’s their hurry? And
why have so many
Republicans jumped in bed
with Israeli Prime Minister
Netanyahu, who thinks his
interests would be well
served if he could manipulate the U.S. into war with
Iran? Maybe Congress, if
they’re all that hawkish,
especially in the Middle
East, should consider reinstating the draft?
Intense passionate dislike, the definition of hate,
often clouds rational thinking. Success can be shared.
If Republicans had read the
writing on the wall after
Barack Obama won his first
presidential election, and
then his second, and worked
with him to solve America’s
problems, like immigration
and voting rights and let
him negotiate with Iran,
they could now be sharing
in his successes – take some
credit, even brag about it.
And aren’t the successes
of our president shared by
the nation, all of us? Isn’t
that what’s most important,
the success of America?
(Gary Lake has lived off
and on [mostly on] in the
Bishop area since 1943. He
is a retired art teacher who
taught at Bishop Union High
School from 1965-89.)
IN APPRECIATION
OV School grateful
for help in creating
successful
production
Mr. Dan Moore, superintendent
of Owens Valley School in
Independence, wishes to extend
an enormous thank you to Mary
Kate
McLaurine
and
Emily
Bradford, tour directors/actors
from Missoula Children’s Theatre,
for their guidance and direction in
this
year’s
production
of
“Blackbeard the Pirate.”
We would like to express our
undying gratitude to our pianist,
Sharon Clark. Also, a hearty thank
you to Bruce and Elsie Ivey, Owens
Valley School Board, Owens Valley
Booster Club, all the teachers and
the maintenance staff for all the
long hours and hard work it takes
to put on the performance.
We are especially proud of all
the following students who
rehearsed hard all week on their
parts and gave an outstanding
performance on Friday, March 21
at the Owens Valley School gym in
Independence: Blackbeard Heidy
Gonzalez; Bluebeard Shawnau
Johnson; Redbeard Nichole Asher;
Greybeard Naiya Warren; Peachfuzz
Nathan Pischel; Beach Bums
William Howard, Justice Knox,
Mackayla Howard, Sarah Faircloth,
Marrisa Watterson; Sailors Orion
Nash, Dante Allen, Joseph Patin,
Julian Carter, Michael McAlister;
Mermaids Nevaeh Castaneda, Lily
Floyd, Laura Allen, Lily Martinez,
Brinley Mummelthie; Crabs A.J.
Wilder, Emma Gonzalez, Laura
Watterson, Steven Allen; Parrots
Jasmine
Martinez,
Waucoba
Hunter, Riley Floyd, Brenna Leon,
Amelia Winter, Lily Strawn, Luis
Daggett, Jacob Pischel, Ian
Watterson, Evelyn Thornburgh and
Kaylee Floyd.
Once again, congratulations to
all on a job well done!
Respectfully,
Dan Moore,
Superintendent,
Owens Valley School
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Lies and betrayals
of the Obama
Administration
Regarding the Tuesday, March
10 Top of the Morning in The Inyo
Register titled “Playing with foreign
policy”:
The author needs to get more
than one news channel on his TV
besides MSNBC and try Fox for a
change. He states Boehner’s “inviting Netanhayu to speak before
Congress was a treasonous move
to embarrass Obama.”
The author needs to look at all
the outright lies and arrogant
betrayals Obama and his administration has done to the citizens of
the USA. Since he’s been in office
he’s done more to hurt this country
than any other president. Dick
Cheney is correct in saying he’s the
worst president this country has
ever had. He makes Jimmy Carter
look like Ronald Reagan. He says
he’s for helping the working class
people of this country; instead,
right away, he vetoes the Keystone
pipeline which would have provided hundreds if not thousands of
jobs. He’s put more restrictions on
coal-fired power plants and on the
coal-producing industry, which creates more expense for the middle
class.
And who can forget those
famous lies: “If you like your doctor, you can keep him, period” and
“If you like your insurance, you can
keep it, period.” He’s all about himself.
The latest is he’s blaming the
Bush Administration for the problems in the Middle East. The truth
is he screwed up by pulling all
those military personnel out of
that area. He’s so arrogant he won’t
listen to the people who told him
that would be a big mistake.
Don’t forget those famous comments: “The Taliban is on the run,”
“ISIS is a JV team” and he drew “a
line in the sand.” Obama cut military spending and God help us if
we ever get into a serious conflict.
James Eyerly III
Bishop
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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015 5
Bishop Lions Club member Stan Smith presents exchange student Barbara Reichart with early birthday
presents, including a Lions Club T-shirt, while Bishop Lions President Paul Bedell looks on. Reichart
presented this week’s Lions Club meeting program.
Photo submitted
Exchange student
speaks at Lions meeting
Club surprises
guest with early
birthday presents
Register Staff
Rotary
International
Exchange student Barbara
Reichart, studying this year at
Bishop Union High School,
recently made her second visit
to the Bishop Lions Club.
Reichart was the program
presenter for the club’s meeting this week, speaking on her
experiences in Bishop this
year with three Bishop and Big
Pine host families. She added
a narrative of her hometown
of Linz, Austria and her family
back home. As it turns out her father
and grandfather are Lions in
Austria and they had sent a
local club banner which
Reichart presented to the
Bishop Lions during her first
visit.
This past week, Bishop
Lions Club President Paul
Bedell was ready and gave
Reichart a Bishop Lions banner to take back home when
she leaves in June.
This week’s meeting was
also the opportunity for a surprise since Reichart’s current
host family told the Lions that
she will turn 17 on March 25.
Much to her surprise, the Lions
presented Reichart with early
birthday gifts including a
Bishop Lions T-shirt and Pine
Creek Lions ballcap, an
American silver dollar, an
American Kennedy half-dollar
and American chocolate,
which they admitted is not as
excellent as Austrian or
German or Swiss chocolate.
Bishop Lions President Paul Bedell presents exchange student
Barbara Reichart with a Lions Club flag this week – a gift in return
for the Austrian Lions Club flag she gifted to the club earlier this
year.
Photo submitted
Learn to properly
freeze, ferment food
Master Preservers
to hold
workshop;
sign-ups
encouraged now
Register Staff
The Eastern Sierra’s Master
Food Preservers are again
offering tips, tricks and, ultimately, money-saving strategies.
Whether it’s making sauerkraut out of leftover cabbage
or freezing the last of the
summer tomatoes, the UCCE
Inyo and Mono Counties’
Master Food Preservers can
teach residents techniques to
not let their produce and other
food items go to waste.
The Masters will be offering “The Art of Fermentation
and Freezing Workshop” from
2-4 p.m. Saturday, April 4 at
the Jill Kinmont Boothe School,
166 Grandview Rd., Bishop.
The workshop will cover
important concepts in fermenting and freezing foods as
Attendees of the Master Preservers’ upcoming workshop will learn
how to make homemade sauerkraut (above) and be taught general
fermentation skills and freezing secrets.
File photo
a means of preserving them.
“You will learn how to
make homemade sauerkraut,
general fermentation skills,
freezing secrets, handy tips
and tricks,” a spokesperson
said.
Reservations are required
as space is limited. This class
has a $15 materials fee to
cover expenses. To reserve a
place in the class, take a $15
check or cash to the UCCE
Office at 207 W. South St.,
Bishop.
For more information, call
Cathy at (760) 873-7854. Class
is filling up fast. Deadline for
reservations is March 31 or
when class is full.
The Inyo Register
6 THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015 Byng Hunt named to ESLT Board
Former Mono
County
Supervisor
looking forward
to preservation
work
Special to The Inyo Register
Top of the class
Inyo County Sheriff’s Lt. Eric Pritchard, Inyo County
Correctional Officer Kenneth Bigham and Inyo County Sheriff
Bill Lutze (l-r) celebrate Bigham’s March 19 graduation from
the Basic Correctional Deputy Academy Class 76 in Riverside.
The 10-and-a-half week academy includes physical training,
firearms training, first aid/CPR, fire life safety training, chemical agents training, defensive tactics and classroom-based
learning. There were 27 total graduates in this class and
Bigham earned the honor of graduating as “Top Overall
Recruit.”
Photo courtesy Inyo County Sheriff’s Office
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Storage AUCTION
Saturday, March 28, 2015 • 10 a.m.
Located in Chalfant
1/4 mile north of Chalfant Mercantile
Thousands of items sold in 22 separate lots.
Construction tools, kitchen cabinets, antiques,
appliances, furniture and much more.
Look for signs!
Bishop Veterinary
Hospital
It’s that time of year again, Spring has arrived and
unfortunately so have the rattlesnakes, so be sure to
make an appointment to get your canine friends their
rattlesnake vaccinations. If they were vaccinated last
year, then now is a good time to get their annual
booster. If they have never been vaccinated before,
bring them down ASAP for their first shot and then get
their booster in 30 days. In addition to offering the
vaccine, we will be hosting a Rattlesnake Avoidance
Training Class on Saturday, April 11th.
Call the office for more details
on the class if you are interested in participating.
Eastern Sierra Land Trust
is welcoming long-time
Mammoth Lakes resident and
Eastern Sierra advocate, Byng
Hunt, to its Board of
Directors.
Hunt recently retired from
his role as Mono County
District 5 Supervisor, a position he had held since 1999.
After supporting ESLT’s work
as a member of this nonprofit for many years, Hunt
said he is thankful for the
opportunity to now help
advance its land conservation
work in the Eastern Sierra.
“Throughout my years in
local public office, I have
always admired the work
being accomplished by ESLT,”
Hunt said. “The mission of
the organization rings true
with me in many ways. Land
resource conservation, restoration and stewardship are
key to preserving and sustaining our unique quality of
life here in this dramatically
beautiful Eastern Sierra.”
ESLT works with willing
landowners who wish to permanently conserve the scenic, agricultural, natural, recreational, historical and
watershed values of their
land – qualities of vital importance to the future of the
landscape and community.
ESLT offers its expertise
and conservation tools to
The Eastern Sierra Land Trust board includes (back row, l-r) Byng
Hunt, Randy Keller, Tony Taylor, (middle row, l-r) Will Richmond,
Bob Gardner, (front row, l-r) Tim Bartley, Executive Director Kay
Ogden and Marie Patrick. The board also includes Jan Hunewill
(not present).
Photo courtesy Eastern Sierra Land Trust
help families preserve their
working farms and ranches,
protect the region’s critical
wildlife habitats and offer the
entire Eastern Sierra commu-
nity the opportunity to connect with the region’s treasured lands.
From Hunt’s point of view,
the agency’s work is “all
about who we are, and how
we wish to remain: viable
communities integrated with
nature through a strong land
ethic.”
An avid outdoorsman,
Hunt has lived, worked and
played in Mammoth Lakes
for more than 40 years, and
has been a leader in the
Eastern Sierra community for
decades. He served as a planning
commissioner
for
Mammoth from 1989-1992,
and then as a Town councilman for the following six
years. He also served as
mayor of Mammoth Lakes
from 1995-1996, and during
a 16-year tenure on the Mono
County Board of Supervisors,
he served more than four
years as chairman of the
board.
Hunt is married to Joanne,
an ER nurse at Mammoth
Hospital, and has three
daughters and six grandchildren.
“Byng shares our deep love
of the special landscapes that
make the Eastern Sierra so
unique,” ELST Board President
Bob Gardner said. “He values
our agricultural heritage, rare
wildlife and unparalleled recreational opportunities alike.
We are delighted to welcome
his passion and expertise to
our organization.”
Hunt said he recognizes
that it will take work, but said
he looks forward to making
an impact as an ESLT board
member.
“It will take considerable
effort to assure the future of
our vistas, farms, ranches
and historic sites,” Hunt said.
“ESLT is an important means
to that end, and I personally
look forward to contributing
to these efforts where I am
able.”
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(Letter #2 in a series.)
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
I have heard some people in Bishop claim that the Founding Fathers
intended for the United States to be a Christian nation, and that – by
changing the motto of this country (in 1956) from “E Pluribus Unum”
to a religious motto and now by getting small towns across America
to adopt a religious motto and display it in their City Council Chambers – certain Christians are merely fulfilling the wishes of the Founding
Fathers. This begs the question, “If the Founding Fathers wanted this to
be a Christian nation, why didn’t they make it a Christian nation?” Did
they just forget? Did they get too busy with other things? Could they
not figure out a way to write it into the Constitution? Maybe this is what
happened:
– Did you remember to put in the part where we want this country to be
Christian?
– Me? I thought you were going to do that.
– How could I do it? I’ve been running around getting signatures.
– Well, I’ve been getting everybody’s okay on the Bill of Rights.
– Okay, go check with Ben and see if he did it, then get back to me.
A few hours later …
– What did Ben say?
– He said he didn’t do it, and I checked with John and he didn’t do it
either. It looks like no one put it in the Constitution.
– What? How can that be? We’re working on something really important here. We’re starting a new country and we should be able to
make it the way we want it. Well, at least we put it in the Bill of Rights
that we want this to be a Christian country.
– I have some more bad news. It looks like when Tom was writing
out the part where we say, “Congress shall enact laws making this a
Christian nation,” he accidentally wrote, “Congress shall make no law
regarding an establishment of religion.” He says it was late and he had
been writing all day. He’s sorry.
– Well, that’s just great. Okay, at least we had our motto carved in
wood so we can hang it in the Senate chambers: “In God We Trust.”
– More bad news. The wood carver got his orders mixed up and he
carved “E Pluribus Unum” instead.
– It looks like we completely messed up and accidentally didn’t make
this a Christian country. What we’re going to have to do is tell a select
group of Americans that we really wanted this to be a Christian country, and they can inform the American public for centuries to come
that the Founding Fathers REALLY wanted America to be a Christian
country. We just forgot.
Sincerely,
Jan Clover,
Bishop
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Judy Swain submitted this photo of her business, Big Pine
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Not one but two sales associates with Coldwell Banker
LeeAnn
Rasmuson
and
Associates, Inc. recently
received honors from the
global company that place
them among the industry
elite.
Nancy Lowthorp has been
named to Coldwell Banker’s
International President’s Elite,
while Cindy Freeman has
earned membership to the
International
Diamond
Society.
According to a press
release, only the top 2 percent
of all sales associates worldwide in the Coldwell Banker
system qualify for the
International President’s Elite
Award. Similarly, only the top
11 percent of all sales associates qualify for membership
to the International Diamond
Society.
“We are extremely proud of
these two hardworking professionals,” broker Jake
Rasmuson
said.
“These
achievements are directly
related to Nancy and Cindy’s
hard work, dedication and
commitment to excellence. We
are fortunate to have them on
our team.”
Both
Lowthorp
and
Freeman are independent contractors of Coldwell Banker
LeeAnn
Rasmuson
and
Associates, Inc., which has
been an affiliate of the Coldwell
Banker system for 35 years.
Its offices are located at 370
Cindy Freeman,
Sales Associate
Nancy Lowthorp,
Sales Associate
W. Line St., Bishop, and can be
reached at (760) 873-4264 or
CBmail@BishopRealEstate.
com, or online at www.bishoprealestate.com.
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8 THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015 BADGE BYLINE
The following is a compilation of information taken from the daily activities logs
at the Bishop Police Department and the
Bishop and Lone Pine Inyo County Sheriff’s
departments. Since most cases have yet to
be adjudicated, all charges should be considered allegations.
March 6
12:22 a.m. – Hospital advises PD
that a subject is calling the ER after
being denied meds by ambulance
and is being threatening staff.
2:08 p.m. – Keough Street resident
requests to speak to officer regarding possible drugs found in yard.
3:38 p.m. – PD receives report
that a vehicle traveling at a high rate
of speed at North Sierra Highway
and Wye Road almost hit pedestrians in the crosswalk. Referred to
other agency.
8:03 p.m. – Lone Pine deputies
receive report of subject with dog
harassing pedestrians. Linda Mankunas is arrested for allegedly using
offensive words in a public place
that are inherently likely to provoke
an immediate violent reaction and
resisting a peace officer.
March 7
2:01 a.m. – Bishop resident reports to Sheriff’s Department a female subject is refusing to leave his
residence.
1:41 p.m. – Taco Bell reports to
PD there is a female subject passed
out in the bathroom. Referred to
other agency.
2:52 p.m. – PD receives report
that two subjects got out of vehicle on Sunland Drive and climbed
barbed wire fence. Referred to other
agency.
3:10 p.m. – Deputy makes contact
with suspicious subjects. No further.
Subjects are in a field picking sage.
3:47 p.m. – PD receives report
that a male adult stole a blue BMX
bike from Main Street mini-mart and
rode it across the street to a motel.
Bike had gold rims with “Colony”
written in white letters on it.
4:06 p.m. – Citizen finds wallet
full of Social Security cards. Referred
to other agency.
5:47 p.m. – PD receives report
of several subjects who have been
drinking, including a female with a
dog, are going in and out of the front
bathrooms and playing around in
the front playground at the park.
March 8
11:02 a.m. – PD receives report
related to ongoing issues between
adult female and all teenage children
spreading rumors. Civil problem.
3:52 p.m. – PD receives report of
a hot dog in a white Cadillac in North
Main Street restaurant parking lot.
Dog is OK.
3:55 p.m. – Resident advises PD
that she is being harassed by a subject. She has told him on numerous
occasions to leave her alone but he
continues to try and contact her. Options explained.
5:01 p.m. – Sheriff’s Department
receives report of a suspicious vehicle: black sedan with tinted front
windows and no front plate, driving
around Big Pine and randomly parking and sitting. No one exits vehicle.
Vehicle is gone on deputy arrival.
Deputy unable to locate vehicle.
March 9
1:44 p.m. – PD receives report of
a $2,400 loss from a scam. Report
taken.
2:27 p.m. – PD receives report that
an ex student is on school grounds
and he is not allowed to be on campus. Would like officer to advise.
2:52 p.m. – PD receives report of
a brush fire behind the sewer ponds.
Fire Department handles.
5:46 p.m. – PD is advised that an
intoxicated male subject who tried
to drive away from the bowling alley
is currently slumped over the wheel
in the parking lot. Kamal Bhakta is
arrested for alleged probation violation, resisting arrest and public intoxication.
9:44 p.m. – Bishop resident reports to Sheriff’s Department that
subjects have been doing construction all night and resident wants
them to stop. Subjects are warned
and advised.
11:57 p.m. – Resident reports to
PD an unknown subject ran through
the backyard and attempted to get
into the garage. Subject gone on officer arrival.
March 10
4:35 p.m. – PD receives report of
a verbal altercation between resident
and her ex-boyfriend on East Line
Street. Ex-boyfriend took car and
house key and tossed them down by
the canal. Per resident, he also took
a shelf from outside residence and
tossed it, which then shattered.
8:49 p.m. – Sheriff’s Department
receives report of a brush fire in Big
Pine. Fire Department handles.
March 11
8:43 a.m. – Sheriff’s Department
receives report of a brush fire in
Bishop. Fire Department handles.
12:52 p.m. – Resident in PD lob-
by with detailed journal of juvenile
daughter’s relationship with an
adult male. Report taken.
1:55 p.m. – Resident reports
to PD that over the past five to six
weeks they have received IRS scam
calls saying they were going to come
to house and arrest resident. Citizen
assisted.
2:41 p.m. – Resident comes in to
Bishop Substation for advice regarding his adult children being “kicked
out” of their residence and to report property stolen by their landlord. Resident is advised to have the
adult victims come make a report to
law enforcement.
6:36 p.m. – Sheriff’s Department
assists at scene with brush fire. Report taken.
March 12
8:44 a.m. – Lone Pine resident
requests deputy regarding the receipt of harassing phone calls from
subject and family. Resident has
received numerous hang-ups from
an unknown number. Harassment
report taken.
9:20 a.m. – Resident reports to
PD that $750 was taken from them
using debit card at the Bishop Vons;
money was used at a Target in Hayward.
12:08 p.m. – Citizen advises PD
that three vehicles are parked and
fishing at U.S. Highway 6/Laws and
have a barbecue right by brush. Citizen is concerned for safety of land.
Referred to other agency.
12:08 p.m. – Big Pine resident requests to speak to a deputy regarding a subject that keeps harassing
her.
1:35 p.m. – Sheriff’s Department
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receives report of a traffic collision
with major injuries near Olancha.
Units assist CHP.
3:36 p.m. – Joseph Falon is arrested for allegedly intentionally interfering with a lawful business or
occupation carried on by the owner
or agent of a business establishment
open to the public.
4:16 p.m. – Bianca Cruz Babcock
is arrested on active warrants and
transported to Inyo County Jail for
booking.
6:09 p.m. – Sheriff’s Department
receives report in Lone Pine that a
male subject took money from tip
jar and left business.
10:11 p.m. – Resident reports to
Sheriff’s Department a mutual combat domestic violence incident between herself and another subject.
Deputy unable to locate the other
subject. Report taken.
March 13
12:24 p.m. – PD receives report
of possible drug activity inside East
Line Street residence.
1:15 p.m. – Resident advises PD
she was riding her bike home on
East Line and a male subject in a tan
Audi or Honda yelled at her to get
off the road. She is concerned for
others’ safety because of the male
driver.
3:49 p.m. – Resident reports to
PD she left her vehicle parked at
the canal and East Line, locked, and
when she came back her wallet had
been taken out of her purse on the
floorboard. Report taken.
5:18 p.m. – PD receives report
of multiple subjects hanging out in
bank parking lot breaking glass bottles. Subjects are warned.
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Castle “The Lives of Others”
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› Because I Said So (2007) Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore.
›› Made of Honor (2008) Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan.
(:02) Movie
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Human Trafficking Agents try to stop the enslavement of women and children.
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Pawn Stars
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Vikings “Born Again”
(:03) Vikings
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The First 48 “Murder Rap”
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››› Under Siege (1992, Action) Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey.
›› National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983, Comedy) Chevy Chase.
›› National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985) Chevy Chase.
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›› Paid to Kill (1954) Dane Clark, Paul Carpenter.
›› The Gambler and the Lady (1952)
›› Dead on Course (1952) Zachary Scott.
›› Pulp (1972, Suspense)
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››› Dirty Dancing (1987, Romance) Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach.
The 700 Club
38 19
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Austin & Ally
Dog With a Blog (:20) Another Cinderella Story (2008) Drew Seeley
Liv & Maddie
Dog With a Blog K.C. Undercover I Didn’t Do It
Jessie
Dog With a Blog I Didn’t Do It
A.N.T. Farm
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Fixer Upper Waco, Texas.
Rehab Addict
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House Hunters Hunters Int’l
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Beat Bobby
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Chopped Canada
All-Star Academy “Frenemies”
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Beat Bobby
Chopped Canada
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››› The Other Guys (2010, Comedy) Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes.
Archer
(:31) Archer
(:01) Archer
The Other Guys
44 40
137 248 (FX) (4:30) ››› Iron Man (2008, Action) Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard.
Daily Show
South Park
(:28) South Park Hollywood, FL Workaholics
Kevin Hart: Grown Little Man
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain
Daily Show
Nightly Show
45 37
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››› Ocean’s Thirteen (2007) George Clooney. Danny Ocean and his gang seek to right a wrong.
›› Rounders (1998, Drama)
46 76 16 168 325 (SPIKE) ››› Ocean’s Twelve (2004) George Clooney. Indebted criminals plan an elaborate heist in Europe.
WWE SmackDown!
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Walker, Texas Ranger
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Family Feud
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Love-Raymond Love-Raymond King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens
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Real Housewives/Beverly
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Man v. Food
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Joel Osteen
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Wonders of the World
Turning Point
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Turning Point
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Passport: Earth
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Six Million Dollar Man
››› Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) Mel Gibson, Tina Turner.
››› Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
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The Waltons “The Intruders”
The Waltons “The Search”
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The Middle
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Golden Girls
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2015 NCAA Basketball Tournament Utah vs. Duke.
CBS 2 Sports Central
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Women’s College Basketball Stanford vs. Notre Dame.
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MLB Preseason Baseball Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Angels Post
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25 27
(FXSP) The Game 365 A Piece of the Snowboarding
›› Limitless (2011, Suspense) Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro.
››› Public Enemies (2009, Crime Drama) Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard.
Hawaii Five-0 “Ma Ke Kahakai”
26 42 22 138 245 (TNT) (4:00) › Law Abiding Citizen
2015 NCAA Basketball Tournament Michigan State vs. Oklahoma.
Inside/Madness Family Guy
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27 41 13 139 247 (TBS) 2015 NCAA Basketball Tournament: Wolfpack vs. Cardinals
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›› Fast Five (2011, Action) Vin Diesel. Dom Toretto and company ramp up the action in Brazil.
Modern Family Modern Family
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Intervention “John”
Intervention A mother of four.
››› The Other Man (2008, Drama) Liam Neeson, Laura Linney.
Intervention “John”
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Bering Sea Gold
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Bride by Design Bride by Design Say Yes, Dress Say Yes, Dress Bride by Design Bride by Design
32 73 26 183 280 (TLC) Say Yes, Dress Say Yes, Dress Say Yes, Dress Say Yes, Dress 19 Kids and Counting The first Duggar daughter wedding.
Insane Pools: Off the Deep End
Insane Pools: Off the Deep End
Insane Pools: Off the Deep End
Insane Pools: Off the Deep End
Insane Pools: Off the Deep End
Insane Pools: Off the Deep End
33 64 24 184 282 (AP) Insane Pools: Off the Deep End
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Ancient Aliens
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Criminal Minds “Roadkill”
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Criminal Minds “To Hell ...”
Criminal Minds “... And Back”
Criminal Minds
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›› Out for Justice (1991) Steven Seagal, William Forsythe.
›› Body of Lies (2008, Drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong.
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››› Camelot (1967) Richard Harris. Adaptation of the Lerner-Loewe musical about King Arthur.
(:45) ››› Finian’s Rainbow (1968) Fred Astaire.
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››› Pitch Perfect (2012, Musical Comedy) Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin.
The 700 Club
38 19
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Jessie
Girl Meets
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K.C. Undercover K.C. Undercover Jessie
Girl Meets
Liv & Maddie
Dog With a Blog Star-Rebels
Star-Rebels
Dog With a Blog Jessie
39 18 17 173 291 (DISN) Jessie
Bella, Bulldogs Thundermans Nicky, Ricky
››› The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
SpongeBob
Full House
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Fresh Prince
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Friends
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Jack & Triumph
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Love It or List It, Too
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Diners, Drive
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›› Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) Voices of Ray Romano.
›› Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) Voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo.
›› Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012, Comedy)
44 40
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Daily Show
South Park
(:27) Tosh.0
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain
Futurama
Futurama
South Park
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Archer
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Cops
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Jail
Cops Screams. Cops
Cops
Cops
Bellator MMA Live
Glory
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46 76 16 168 325 (SPIKE) Cops
›› The Punisher (2004, Action) Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Will Patton.
12 Monkeys “Shonin”
Helix “Plan B”
12 Monkeys “Shonin”
48 75
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Walker, Texas Ranger
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Hal Lindsey
Harvest
Perry Stone
›› Mary of Nazareth (1995) Myriam Muller, Didier Bienaime.
Frederick Price Contemporary Bless the Lord Creflo Dollar
Bless the Lord Dtln. Jerusalem
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College Volleyball UC Irvine at BYU.
Studio C
Studio C
College Volleyball UC Irvine at BYU.
Studio C
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NCIS: Los Angeles “Collateral”
Parks/Recreat Parks/Recreat Parks/Recreat Parks/Recreat Parks/Recreat Parks/Recreat Percy Jackson & the Olympians
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The Waltons “The Burn Out”
The Waltons “The Burn Out”
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The Middle
The Middle
The Middle
The Middle
Golden Girls
Golden Girls
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The Inyo Register
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015 9
Aunt worried about brother’s adult daughters
Dear Annie: I am very
concerned about my brother’s daughters, ages 18 and
20. My brother and his wife
divorced when the girls were
young. He and his ex do not
get along and communicate
poorly. She often berates him,
and he remains silent.
Their daughters were shuttled back and forth between
their parents’ homes, but
they lived mainly with their
mother. Last fall, she
announced that she had had
enough and the girls would
now live with their father
while they attend college
nearby.
The girls have been with
my brother and his wife for
several months, and they are
miserable. They have no
friends there. They communicate very little with their
father and stepmother and
remain in their bedrooms
most of the day. My brother’s
wife has reached out to them,
to no avail. The older girl is
doing well in school, but the
younger one dropped out.
She promised to get a job,
but hasn’t found one yet. I
don’t think she is very motivated.
My brother buys his daughters whatever they want, but
they have little respect for
him. He buries his head in the
sand when it comes to the
problems in his home. My
nieces have no direction and
little self-esteem. The atmosphere in their house is toxic,
and I can’t stand by and do
nothing. What do you suggest?
– Concerned Aunt
Dear Aunt: We can tell
that you care a great deal
about your nieces, but they
are both adults. They do not
need to live with their father
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Thursday, March 26
friends of the bishop library
The next meeting of the Friends of
the Bishop Library will be held at 4:30
p.m. at the library, 210 Academy Ave.
The group will elect new officers and
approve the new bylaws. All members
of the community are welcome.
Bishop lions club to meet
The Bishop Lions will meet from
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. at their clubhouse in
the Patio Building at Tri-County
Fairgrounds, Bishop. The program for
this week is Kathy Copeland, CEO for
the Wounded Warrior program based in
Mammoth Lakes. Copeland will address
the local Lions regarding the national
Wounded Warrior program and its local
fundraising efforts, including support for
the newly-announced Wounded Warrior
live-in rehabilitation facility in Mammoth
Lakes. Copeland’s Wounded Warrior
activities include a ski and bike and trail
use physical rehabilitation and counseling program to get military veterans
adjusted for their return to productive
and positive civilian life.
Lower Owens River Talk
The University of California White
Mountain Research Center invites the
public to a free lecture next Thursday at
7 p.m. Larry Freilich, Inyo County mitigation manager for the Lower Owens River
Project, will present “The River Runs
Through it.” WMRS is located at 3000 E.
Line St. Call (760) 873-4344 for more
information.
OV Spaghetti dinner fundraiser
A spaghetti dinner is being held in
cooperation with the Owens Valley
Booster Club to raise funds for
AstroCamp for OV Middle School.
Takeout orders will be accepted from
4:30-5:30 p.m. and dine-in will happen
from 6-7 p.m. The menu includes spaghetti, garlic bread, salad and dessert for
$10 for teens and adults or $7 for children under 12. There will also be entertainment, music, a silent auction and
raffle prizes. For more information, visit
Astrocampschool.org.
Take off pounds sensibly
The local Take Off Pounds Sensibly
group, which promotes weight management with a philosophy that combines
healthy eating, exercise, wellness, education and peer support, will meet at 6
p.m. at the Highlands Mobile Home
Park Senior Club House. The TOPS group
is open to men, women and teens. For
more information, call Teresa at (760)
872-6729.
Weight Watchers meeting
A Weight Watchers group meets
from 5:30-6 p.m. Thursdays, with
weigh-in from 5-5:30 p.m., at St.
Timothy’s Church, 700 Hobson St. in
Bishop. Visitors are welcome to attend.
Friday, March 27
Elks’ ‘nuttin’ fancy friday’
The Bishop Elks Lodge is having its
Nuttin’ Fancy Friday, a casual/low-cost
meal being served in the bar area. On
the menu this Friday is meatball sandwiches and chili dog Frito boats, served
from 4-8 p.m. Proceeds support Elks’
charities. For more information, call
(760) 873-3221.
Lone Pine farmers market
The next Owens Valley Certified
Farmers Market will take place from 4-6
p.m. at the Metabolic Studio IOU
Garden, Main and Willow streets, in
Lone Pine. As the days get longer, leafy
green vegetables are coming in strong.
This Friday’s market will feature lettuce,
spinach, chard, kale, leeks, microgreens,
root vegetables, eggs, baked goods, and
local arts and crafts. For more information, call (760) 915-0185.
Saturday, March 28
Easter Eggstravaganza
The City of Bishop, with help from
community sponsors, is holding its annual Easter Eggstravaganza at the Bishop
City Park. An Easter egg hunt for children
ages 0-10 begins promptly at 10 a.m.
Areas will be designated for separate age
groups. Children ages 3-10 who come
early can enter a coloring contest for a
chance to win various prizes. There will
be three age categories. For more information, call City of Bishop Community
Services at (760) 873-5863.
Artists’ workshop
Family, friends and community members are invited to the first-ever Artist’s
Way Workshop Open House scheduled
for 3 p.m. at The Imagination Lab, 621 W.
Line St. in Bishop. Workshop participants
and facilitator Marilyn Blake Philip will
present original creative works – photos,
poems, quilting, photo frames and matting, stain glass, sketches, watercolors,
collages, journals and more – which
were created during the recent 12-week
workshop. For more information, call
Blake Philip at (760) 920-8013.
VFW ladies dinner
The Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post
8988 will be serving dinner from 5-7
p.m. at 484 Short St., Bishop. The menu
includes open-faced turkey sandwiches
along with mashed potatoes, vegetables,
cranberries and pie for dessert. Cost is a
donation of $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12. Call (760) 873-5770 for
information.
BP Fire Dept. grand opening
The Big Pine Volunteer Fire
Department is inviting the public to its
grand opening of the new engine bay,
a building and property that are owned
by the community of Big Pine. The
event starts at 3 p.m. and will be followed by dinner at 4 p.m. Burgers, hot
dogs, beans and potato salad will be
served. A tour of the new bay, plus
revealing of a memorial plaque and
station sign will take place. Live music
will be played by Rearview Mirror.
Elks Officer installation
The Bishop Elks Lodge will be
holding its 2015/16 Installation of
Officers. this would be a good time to
come and check out the Elks for anyone who’s ever wondered what the
organization is all about. Lounge opens
at 4 p.m. and Installation starts at 5
p.m. For more information, call (760)
873-3221.
Chocolate mountain hike
Friends of the Inyo will be taking its
annual hike up Chocolate Mountain
today. The group will be exploring a
spectacular example of a western Great
Basin mountain range and attempting a
summit of Chocolate Mountain in the
Piper Mountain Wilderness. This will be
an all-day adventure with sweeping
views and strenuous walking. This is an
all-weather event so come prepared for
any and all weather conditions. This trip
has a size limit so RSVP. Contact Andrew
at andrew@friendsoftheinyo.org (760)
873-6500 with questions or to RSVP.
Monday, March 30
Dr. Bill Schmidt Dedication
The Lone Pine Unified School
District invites the community to a
Dedication Ceremony of the Lone Pine
Sports Complex in memory of Dr. Bill
Schmidt. The ceremony will be held at
3 p.m. at the Sports Complex at 726 N.
Main St. A tree and bronze plaque will
be unveiled as the assembled share
and celebrate all that Bill Schmidt gave
to the Lone Pine community. Call Shari
Valdon at (760) 876-5579 ext. 252 for
information about this event or to make
a donation to the Bill Schmidt Fund to
benefit the sports complex.
Hula girls
The Hula Halau O Koru meets
every Monday at 5:45 p.m. at the Jill
Kinmont Boothe School on Grandview
Drive. New dancers are always welcome. For more information, call
Kymberlee Nalumaluhia at (760) 8739818 or email at hawaiihulagal@gmail.
com.
bridge in bishop
The Bishop Bridge Club will meet
at 12:15 p.m. at St. Timothy’s Church
Hall, 700 Hobson St., Bishop. For more
information, call (760) 873-4325.
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY
Venus exploring the early part of
Taurus tunes us in to the many ways
we can fill our experience with beautiful sights, sounds, tastes, smells and
physical feelings. This sensual passage also has a way of making us
think that these pleasures are worth
whatever amount money is being
asked for them. True quality cannot be
bought.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Try
new things, even if you’re pretty sure
you won’t like them. A too-limiting
belief about what kind of person you
are will restrict the range of experiences you could be enjoying.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
The rotten-apple theory suggests it
only takes one to spoil the bunch.
Someone who lacks integrity is a
danger to the group. Take courage
and stand up against those who are
on the wrong path.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). If
your mood dips, your mind may
become occupied with concerns that
weren’t there when you were feeling
good. Keep worry at bay by continuing to do the things that contribute to
a high level of positive energy.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
The old rule won’t apply, and the new
rule hasn’t been made yet. While
things are in flux, take this opportunity
to shake things up. Bonus: You’ll
expand your network in the process.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Just
because someone is not on your
wavelength doesn’t mean you
shouldn’t at least try to communicate.
Your efforts to connect will be meaningful and will lead to gains in the
distant future.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If
you don’t act when you see the
opportunity, someone with less experience and wisdom will. Take initiative.
It won’t be as much work as you think,
and you’ll get help once you commit.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). While
your community service may be commendable, today your compassion
will not be measured by the degree to
which you knock yourself out to help
others. It is better assessed by the
kindness you afford yourself.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). To
Holiday Mathis
get to happiness, you do not always
have to go through the dark forest of
unhappiness. It helps that you’ve
been there before and already understand the contrast. Avoid the forest,
and try a new path.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Overnight success is a matter of
preparation, the likes of which takes
years, not hours, to cultivate. Continue
doing the work in good faith. Keep a
strong grip on your optimism, as it’s
one of your best qualities.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
You’re an independent with your own
ideas about how things should unfold.
If you dare to stand alone, you won’t
be alone for long, mainly because
you’re right.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
You may not start out in an optimum
mood, but you can get there with a
little work. Remember how you overcame your last big challenge. Review
the steps you took. You will learn from
yourself.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
Someone should only be able to hurt
you once. If you get hurt by the same
person twice, it means that on some
level you’re agreeing to it. You can be
friendly and loving and still stay inside
your own emotional boundaries.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March
26). You’ll get what you need indirectly this year. Unexpected relationships will be emotionally fulfilling.
Next month, a personal risk will lead
to lifestyle upgrades. May shows you
clearing up misunderstandings to
move forward with an exciting venture.
You’ll become a leader at work in
August. Taurus and Cancer people
adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 47,
33, 50, 41 and 13.
WEEKEND LOVE FORECAST:
ARIES: Stop looking for the proof
that someone is into you, and just
relax in the knowledge that you are
lovable. TAURUS: Your taste is simple:
the best of everything. GEMINI: By
taking the time to find out who someone really is, you’ll also help that person gain self-knowledge. CANCER:
Too much agreement is bad for a
relationship, but so is too much tension. The right amount of tension is
wonderful. LEO: Your charm will keep
pulling someone back even if that
person is afraid of being hurt by the
attraction. VIRGO: You’ll love the power-rush that comes from making people laugh. LIBRA: Dating will be more
fun if you don’t call it a “date.”
SCORPIO: It’s OK to be the agitator.
After all, it’s the grain of sand that
makes the oyster form a pearl.
SAGITTARIUS: Loved ones may have
a short memory. What you did in the
past won’t matter as much as what
you’ve done lately. CAPRICORN:
Equal affection is rare. Usually, someone loves and does a little more than
the other. AQUARIUS: As you prove
to yourself that you don’t need someone, this person will feel drawn to you.
PISCES: Any story can be interesting
or boring – it’s the telling that matters.
You’ll find an enchanting spin.
COUPLE OF THE WEEKEND:
With the Aries sun reflecting off of the
Leo moon on Sunday, these two fire
signs kindle quite a blaze. The rest of
us are warmed by the glow – not that
Aries and Leo will notice. Mesmerized
by the heightened version of themselves they become when their energies combine, this couple will exist in a
world all their own. The spell will continue to hold well past next week’s full
moon.
To find out more about Holiday
Mathis and read her past columns,
visit the Creators Syndicate Web page
at www.creators.com.
unless they choose to. Dad
seems quite willing to support them financially, and
their stepmother has tried to
help. If the atmosphere is as
toxic as you say, both girls
would be eager to relocate.
We think a lot of this is the
girls’ choice and unconnected
to Dad’s home. If you truly
want to help, please spend
more time with your nieces,
either in person or online. See
what’s going on. Perhaps you
could give the younger one
pointers on finding a job. She
may be unmotivated because
Dad doesn’t demand that she
find employment, which he
should. At the very least, you
would be another source of
emotional support for them.
Dear Annie: When my
husband and I married, his
family let me know they
didn’t like me. He already had
an ex-wife, and their two children were the only ones who
counted.
My husband and I adopted
several children of various
the fact that the grandparents cared little for them. My
husband seldom visited them
because of it. When he died, I
found his mother’s obituary,
which he had hidden from
me. I was hurt all over again
when it listed by name two
surviving grandchildren and
“five stepgrandchildren.”
– Over It Now
Dear Over: In situations
like this, it is always the
grandparents who lose out.
How sad for everyone.
Kathy & Marcy
races and nationalities. It
amazed me that my in-laws
acted as though I had adopted them by myself, “burdening” my husband, when, in
fact, he loved them unconditionally. We loved all of the
children, including the kids
from his first marriage.
Our children picked up on
Annie’s Mailbox is written
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Sugar, longtime editors of the
Ann Landers column. Please
email your questions to
anniesmailbox@comcast.net,
or write to: Annie’s Mailbox,
c/o Creators Syndicate, 737
3rd Street, Hermosa Beach,
CA 90254. To find out more
about Annie’s Mailbox and
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Creators Syndicate writers
and cartoonists, visit the
Creators Syndicate Web page
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The Inyo Register
eASTeRN SIeRRA CLASSIFIeDS
COUNTY OF INYO - ADDICTIONS
COUNSELOR II OR III (PART-TIME)
10
Department - Health & Human Services, Behavioral Health Division
Location - Countywide
Salary Counselor II - $18.24/hour
Counselor III - $20.01/hour
Up to 19 hours per week - No County
benefits
020 HAPPINESS IS ...
HAPPINESS IS ÉA
LANON
Help and Hope for Families and Friends
of Alcoholics
MONDAY NIGHT GROUP meets at the
Methodist Church in Bishop (corner
Fowler & Church Streets) every Monday from 7:00PM - 8:30PM.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT GROUP meets
at Northern Inyo Hospital Administration
Building in Bishop, every Wed. from
6:00PM - 7:30PM. For more information call 760-873-8225
HAPPINESS IS....
NAMI Eastern Sierra
(National Alliance on Mental Illness)
FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP
Join our local Inyo-Mono Group on the
FIRST Wednesday of EVERY month.
APRIL 1 • MAY 6 • JUNE 3, etc.
First United Methodist Church
205 N. Fowler, Bishop
In the Ò Adult LoungeÓ
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS
IS food a problem for you? Do you eat
when you!re not hungry? Go on eating
binges for no apparent reason? Is
weight affecting the way you live?
Bishop Overeaters Anonymous
welcomes you Ð no dues, fees, or
weigh-ins. For more info, call Marilyn at
760-872-3757 or 760-920-8013.
Bishop Overeaters Anonymous
Saturdays 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
Calvary Baptist Church Library
1100 W. Line St., Bishop
040 BARGAIN CORRAL
9FT. COUCH, OATMEAL color, good
cond. $70. 760-876-4143
FRESH GREEN EGGS - Great for
EASTER! From farm raised chickens,
$5.00 per dozen or $7.00 for 18 egg
carton. 760-873-8643
PRINCESS SINGLE BED, brass frame.
Very good cond. $175. 760-876-4143
TWO MULE DAYS BELT BUCKLES Bronze, 20th Anniversary. $40 each or
$75 for both. 760-873-8643
045 HELP WANTED
COUNTY OF INYO - ADDICTIONS
COUNSELOR II OR III (PART-TIME)
Department - Health & Human Services, Behavioral Health Division
Location - Countywide
Salary Counselor II - $18.24/hour
Counselor III - $20.01/hour
Up to 19 hours per week - No County
benefits
Minimum Qualifications:
Addictions Counselor II - Certification
as a drug and alcohol counselor is required plus a minimum of two years of
experience (one year defined as a minimum of 1776 total hours of full- or
part-time compensated or uncompensated work experience, in accordance
with Title IX) providing alcohol and/or
other drug treatment and recovery services, including both counseling and
educational services.
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Classifieds
873-3535
Addictions Counselor III - Certification
as a drug and alcohol counselor is required plus a minimum of three years of
experience (one year as defined in accordance with Title IX above) providing
alcohol and/or other drug treatment and
recovery services, including both counseling and educational services.
Minimum Qualifications:
045 HELP WANTED
Addictions Counselor II - Certification
as a drug and alcohol counselor is required plus a minimum of two years of
experience (one year defined as a minimum of 1776 total hours of full- or
part-time compensated or uncompensated work experience, in accordance
with Title IX) providing alcohol and/or
other drug treatment and recovery services, including both counseling and
educational services.
Addictions Counselor III - Certification
as a drug and alcohol counselor is required plus a minimum of three years of
experience (one year as defined in accordance with Title IX above) providing
alcohol and/or other drug treatment and
recovery services, including both counseling and educational services.
To obtain a complete job description
and an Inyo County application form,
visit www.inyocounty.us or call (760)
878-0407. Deadline for application:
Applications must be received no later
than 5:00 p.m., April 9, 2015 (postmarks not accepted). Must apply on
Inyo County application form.
EOE/ADA.
BISHOP PAIUTE TRIBE
Accepting applications for the following:
Environmental Department
Natural Resource Technician Ð Permanent Full-Time
$14.42 - $20.19/Hourly ($29,994.00
-$41,995.00 Annually) DOQ Ð Closes
04/07/15
Natural Resource Intern(s) Ð Temporary, Seasonal
5 positions available for young adults
ages 17-25, seasonal work period from
May-August 2015
$12.00/Hourly Ð 30 hours/week Ð
Closes 04/07/15
Native Plant Technician Ð Permanent
Full-Time
$14.42 - $20.19/Hourly ($29,994.00 Ð
$41,995.00 Annually) DOQ Ð Closes
04/07/15
Fiscal Department
Accounting Clerk III Ð Permanent
Full-Time
$24.72 - $34.61/Hourly ($51,417.00 $71,989.00 Annually) DOQ Ð Close
04/07/15
Public Works Department
Water & Sewer Technician (Irrigator) Ð
Permanent Full-Time
$15.45- $21.63/Hourly ($25,896.00 $44,990.00 Annually) DOQ - Close:
04/07/15
Please visit the Tribal Website or HR
Office for job descriptions and applications.
Complete,
Tribal
Application
< http://www.bishoppaiutetribe.com/assets/employment/BITCEmploymentApplication.pdf> and attach with your Resume and Cover Letter
to: www.bishoppaiutetribe.com/Careers
50 Tu Su Lane, Bishop, CA 93514
Phone (760) 873-3584, Ext. 248 / Fax
(760) 872-1897 HR Dept.
Indian Preference: Native American
Indian preference shall apply pursuant
to the prevailing
Bishop Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance and the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (24 U.S.C. 450, et seq,)
25 CFR 271.44 and other relevant laws.
ANSWERS
To obtain a complete job description
and an Inyo County application form,
visit www.inyocounty.us or call (760)
878-0407. Deadline for application:
Applications must be received no later
than 5:00 p.m., April 9, 2015 (postmarks not accepted). Must apply on
Inyo County application form.
EOE/ADA.
BENEFITS:
Comprehensive benefit
package includes medical, dental, vision, prescription drug plan for employee26,
and
dependents and life insurthursday, MarCh
2015
ance for employee. Membership in social security and the Public Employees
Retirement System (CalPERS) re045 HELP WANTED
quired. 045 HELP WANTED
- COUNTY OF INYO CLOSING DATE: Completed online
ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST, SCIENTIST,
application and required materials due
OR SENIOR SCIENTIST on or before Friday, April 10, 2015 by
HYDROLOGY
4:00 p.m.
Department - Water
Location - Countywide
TO APPLY: Applicants must apply onSalary :
line at www.edjoin.org (application reAssociate Scientist - $4960-$6030
quirements and complete job descripScientist $5450-$6628
tion available online). Contact Shari
Senior Scientist $5725-$6951
Valdon, Lone Pine Unified School Dis(The above monthly salary is paid over
trict Office, 301 South Hay Street, Lone
26 pay periods annually)
Pine or phone (760) 876-5579 Ext. 252
for questions or further information.
Associate Scientist - A Bachelor's
EOE
degree or higher in hydrology, water
resources, or related environmental or
earth science field. Three years'
LONE PINE
experience in specialty field or equivaUNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
lent post-graduate study beyond
Notice of Opening for Full Time
Bachelor's level.
Teacher for the 2015-16 School Year
Scientist - A Master's degree or higher
in hydrology, water resources, or related environmental or earth science
field. Three years' experience in specialty field or equivalent post-graduate
study beyond Master's level.
Senior Scientist - A Master's degree or
higher in hydrology, water resources or
related environmental or earth science
field. Three years' experience in specialty field or equivalent post-graduate
study beyond Master's level, plus three
years of governmental experience.
Knowledge of water issues and related
environmental issues in Inyo County is
desirable.
To obtain a complete job description
and an Inyo County application form,
visit www.inyocounty.us or call (760)
878-0407. Deadline for application:
OPEN UNTIL FILLED. Must apply on
Inyo County application form.
EOE/ADA.
LONE PINE
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Notice of Opening for Full Time
Teacher for the 2015-16 School Year
POSITION: (1) Sierra Alternative Learning Academy Community Day School
Grades 9-12
QUALIFICATIONS:
Valid California
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential.
Certification to teacher English Learners required. Experience preferred.
SALARY: $43,480-$75,760 Depending on units with up to 12 years of experience allowed for initial placement on
the salary schedule, plus 3% for earned
Master's Degree. Full health benefits.
START DATE: On or about August 24,
2015
CONTACT: Applicants must apply at
www.Edjoin.org . Contact Shari Valdon
at the Lone Pine Unified School District
Office, 301 S. Hay Street, Lone Pine,
Phone (760) 876-5579 for information.
CLOSING DATE:
Completed online application and related materials
due on or before April 13, 2015.
EOE
NOTICE OF OPENING
CONFIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE
SECRETARY
POSITION:
Confidential
Executive Secretary -
LOCATION: Lone Pine Unified School
District Office
POSITION: (1) Elementary Teacher
Combination Class Grades 3-4
QUALIFICATIONS:
Valid California
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential.
Certification to teacher English Learners required. Experience preferred.
Spanish speaking preferred.
SALARY: $43,480-$75,760 Depending on units with up to 12 years of experience allowed for initial placement on
the salary schedule, plus 3% for earned
Master's Degree. Full health benefits.
START DATE: On or about August 24,
2015
CONTACT: Applicants must apply at
www.Edjoin.org . Contact Shari Valdon
at the Lone Pine Unified School District
Office, 301 S. Hay Street, Lone Pine,
Phone (760) 876-5579 for information.
CLOSING DATE: Completed online
application and related materials due
on or before April 6, 2015.
EOE
HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC AND
READY MIXER DRIVER Possible
housing available. Please fax or email
resume
to
760-648-7887
mrm@schat.com
HOUSEKEEPERS, SERVERS,
BARTENDER WANTED
Bishop Creek Lodge now hiring for
seasonal positions. Contact Karrie
760-873-4484
045 HELP WANTED
045 HELP WANTED
CASHIER & MANAGEMENT POSITIONS! Flyers Energy is looking to fill
multiple positions at our convenience
store located in Bishop, CA. Apply online. http://www.flyersenergy.com/company/careers.shtm
HOUSEKEEPERS / FRONT DESK
Olancha RV Mobile Home Park. Call
Elizabeth 818-368-1151
HOUSEKEEPING POSITIONS FULL &
part time. Apply at Best Western Bishop
Lodge, 1025 N. Main St., Bishop.
INYO MONO ADVOCATES FOR
C OMMU N ITY ACTION, IN C .
(IMACA) has the following open positions in the Child Development &
Family Services program in Bishop
and Mammoth Lakes:
Eligibility Recruitment Selection
Enrollment & Attendance Program
Specialist (E.R.S.E.A.)
$12.85-$14.90/Hr DOQ
Non-Exempt, 40 Hrs/Wk, Full Benefits
Closing: Thursday, March 26, 2015
@5pm
Resource & Referral Specialist
$13.39 - $16.11/hr DOQ
Full Time, Full Benefits
Closing date- open until filled
Bilingual & Family Services Assist.
$11.09 - $12.55/hr DOQ
Full Time, Full Benefits
Closing date- open until filled
Application and complete job description available at the IMACA Office or
online
at
www.imaca.net
http://www.imaca.net> : Call
<
873-3001
or
email
kduncan@imaca.net for questions.
To apply, please submit your complete application, resume, cover letter
and applicable transcripts to the
IMACA Head Start Administration
Office at 218 S. Main Street, Bishop,
CA 93514
NOW HIRING!
Bus Persons,
Sales Assistants /
Cashiers
Please fill out an application
at Erick Schat!s Bakkery,
763 N. Main St., Bishop.
THE TIMBISHA SHOSHONE Tribe is
currently accepting proposals for a
RECORDING SECRETARY and
PLANNING CONSULTANT for the
Tribe's Pre Disaster Mitigation grant.
Please visit the Tribe's website
www.timbisha.com for the full RFPs.
Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, P.O. Box
1779, Bishop, CA 93515. (760)
872-3614.
Environmental@timbisha.com.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES
REVENUE SPECIALIST
Salary Range is $37,840-53,244
The Town of Mammoth Lakes is looking
for an outstanding Revenue Specialist
to join the Town's evolving Finance Department. This person must be smart,
fun, hard-working, solution-oriented, a
team player, organized, and have a
passion for customer service. He/she
must have at least one year of related
experience and a high school diploma
or GED; a Bachelor's Degree is preferred. Come be a part of the changing
face of local government in Mammoth
Lakes and make a difference in our
community!
Check out the Town's website for a full
job description, a Town application, and
instructions on how to apply:
www.townofmammothlakes.ca.gov
FILING DEADLINE: Open until filled
with preliminary application period closing on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at
5:00pm.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Presenting some of the best kept secrets in town.
IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE
California Business and Professions Code Section 7027, et sec. requires that any advertisement by a licensed contractor include the
contractor's license number. Section 7027.2 says that unlicensed persons whose work qualifies under the minor work exemption, less
than $500 including material and labor, may advertise, provided that he or she shall state in the advertisement that they are not licensed.
The California Contractors State License Board publishes a free booklet, 'What You Should Know Before You Hire A Contractor.' For free
information call, 1-800-321-CSLB.
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design
START DATE: On or about May 4,
2015
DESCRIPTION: Under the direct supervision of the Superintendent, the Executive Secretary performs a wide variety of secretarial and communication
tasks in the areas of personnel, instruction, recording secretary at all meetings
of the Board of Trustees, and
school-community relations. The secretary will provide support and assistance
to the Chief Business Official.
Puzzle Date:
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Positions
AvAilAble
New PositioNs
Dealer - Part Time
Floor Person - Part Time On-Call
Hostess Cashier - Part Time
Must be 21 or older to work at The Paiute Palace Casino.
Full-Time Employee Benefits:
FMedical
FDental/Vision
FVacation
SALARY RANGE: $3,865.21 to
$4,928.41 per month, depending on experience (2014-15 District Office Salary
Schedule). Work year is 12 months.
FSick Leave
FPaid Holidays
F401K
Applicants must meet requirements to qualify for a Paiute
Palace Gaming License. Applications are available at the
Casino Cashier’s Cage 2742 N. Sierra Hwy., Bishop, CA 93514.
Phone: 760-873-4150 ext. 214 & 220.
Applicants should be aware that the Paiute Palace Casino is not
a smoke free environment.
www.paiutepalace.com
Paiute Palace Casino is an Equal Opportunity Employer
within the confines of the Indian Preference Act.
QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge of correct English usage, spelling and punctuation, modern office practices and
procedures; skillful use of computer
(Microsoft Office programs); understand
and carry out complex oral and written
instructions. Ability to establish and
maintain positive relationships with staff
members, as well as the public; adapt
to a changing environment and handle
multiple priorities; learn and interpret
laws, rules and regulations. Ability to
type accurately at a rate of 60 words
per minute.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
High
school graduation or equivalent; three
years minimum experience in clerical
or secretarial work of a responsible nature requiring frequent contact with the
public, preferably in the public school
system; college course work related to
office practices, communications and/or
computer applications or closely related
fields, preferred.
PERFORMANCE TESTING: A typing
certificate (must include the name, address, and phone number of the issuing
agency along with the net wpm and
length of test of at least 3-minutes) verifying a minimum net rate of 60 wpm is
required with submission of the application. Typing certificates from web-based
programs are not accepted. Applicants
meeting the minimum requirements will
take an examination to measure computer, secretarial and English usage
skills prior to the date of interviews. The
successful candidate will be required to
submit fingerprints for criminal history
check and provide negative tuberculosis verification, as mandated by law.
SALARY RANGE: $3,865.21 to
$4,928.41 per month, depending on experience (2014-15 District Office Salary
Schedule). Work year is 12 months.
BENEFITS: Comprehensive benefit
package includes medical, dental, vision, prescription drug plan for employee and dependents and life insurance for employee. Membership in social security and the Public Employees
Retirement System (CalPERS) required.
CLOSING DATE: Completed online
application and required materials due
on or before Friday, April 10, 2015 by
4:00 p.m.
PHONE (760) 873-3535 | FAX (760) 873-3591 | 1180 N. MAIN ST., STE. 108, BISHOP, CA 93514 | E-MAIL CLASSY@INYOREGISTER.COM
TO APPLY: Applicants must apply online at www.edjoin.org (application re-
The Inyo Register
045 HELP WANTED
SOCIAL WORKER – One (1)
24 Hours Per Week - Bishop
Service coordination for individuals with
developmental disabilities. Bilingual in
English and Spanish speaking and writing preferred. Minimum requirements:
Bachelor!s degree in social work or related field. Master!s degree preferred.
One year of applicable experience.
Possession of valid California driver!s license and vehicle. Starting salary
$19.077 hourly.
Filing deadline:
MARCH 31, 2015. Send resume to
Kern Regional Center, Human Resources, 3200 N. Sillect Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93308. NO PHONE CALLS.
EOE.
165 HOUSES FURNISHED
1 ACRE HORSE
PROPERTY
2 BED / 2 BATH plus office.
$2600/mo. Fully landscaped with
spectacular views. In Bishop. Preview
this property at:
www.SierraResortRealEstate.com
Maggie Larson, Broker
760-937-4502
TRAILS COORDINATOR
MAMMOTH LAKES, CA In partnership with Mammoth Lake Recreation,
Mammoth Lakes Trails & Public Access (MLTPA) is seeking candidates
to submit qualifications and a letter of
interest for the position of Trails Coordinator. A successful candidate will
report to MLTPA's Board of Directors
while supporting Mammoth Lakes
Recreation as they implement the
Town of Mammoth Lakes' component
of the Mammoth Lakes Trail System.
For more information, send an email
to hr@mltpa.org with "Trails Coordinator" in the subject line or visit
www.mltpa.org
090 FURNITURE
JUNE LAKE FURNISHED Duplex cabin
2Bed/1Bath $800/mo + Sec deposit.
Propane + electric not included. Call
Donna 760-920-1356 or Luis
760-914-3755
170 HOUSES UNFURNISHED
1BED/1BATH-BIG PINE
Quiet, private location. New fridge,
oven & paint. Washer/Dryer hookups,
no pets. $700/mo. Agt.
760-937-5455
MUST SEE!
MOVING! EVERYTHING LESS than 2
years old! Espresso color: dining room
table + 4 chairs, portable wine rack, 2
book cases, 2 standing closets, office
desk. Black Kenmore refrigerator. Art. 2
modern bar stools. 4 shelf utility rack.
Call for pics: 310-892-2146
105 MISCELLANEOUS
WANTED
Does anyone have a Kombuca
mushroom? 575-973-8852
140 PETS
185 BUS. PROPERTY FOR RENT
NEED EXTRA ROOM?
Warehouse / Workshop / Storage
400 Sq. ft., near South St., Bishop.
$250/mo. For more info. please call
760-873-5795
760-937-2064
195 WANTED TO RENT
PROFESSIONAL LOOKING FOR
unique accomodation opportunity in
Bishop. Considering sharing of house
or condo with like person. Seldom
home on weekends. Prefer ground
floor, close to town, although out of
town considered. Need privacy and
responsible arrangement, no drugs,
no parties, no indoor smoking. This
could be a mutually beneficial
arrangement for the right person.
Please reply with information pertaining to this request and a short bio on
yourself and your vocation. Address
to:
Blind Box E
c/o Inyo Register
1180 N. Main St., Suite 108
Bishop, CA 93514
205 ACREAGE & LOTS
2BED/2BATH
PLUS BIG 24x40 shop, on Dixon
Lane, Bishop. Large bedrooms, 1400
sq. ft. Covered carport, large fenced
yard with creek. $1395/mo. + dep.
Available April 1.
775-720-1240
5.83 ACRE PARCEL
Unobstructed views! Underground
utilities adjacent to BLM. Owner
financing. Only $84,000. Contact
Broker, Maggie Larson
760-937-4502
220 HOUSES FOR SALE
3 BED / 1-3/4 BATH
MALTESE MIX PUPPIES
Males & females, 8 weeks old, have
had first shots, healthy. Looking for
forever homes. $300.
760-377-7373
Victorian style, 2 story house.
Laundry room, kerosene heat,
fireplace insert, antique wood burning
cook stove and gas stove/oven, front
porch, fenced front & backyards,
storage shed. $1350/mo. + deposit.
760-920-0565
MINI AUSSIE
9 Week old mini aussie male pup.
Black/white markings. Both parents
registered. Sweet personality. $400.
Call 760-872-3708
3BED/2BATH - BENTON
Manufactured Home on 1 Acre, horse
corral, detached 2 car garage, lots of
trees. Owner financing possible.
$235,000
760-920-9058
155 APTS. UNFURNISHED
3BED+ DEN, 1-3/4 BATH
212 E. PINE, BISHOP. Walk 3 blocks
to Jack!s. New flooring, garage with
storage, no backyard, front & side
yard. Gardner incl. New paint inside &
out. No smoking. Credit check.
$1300/mo. + $1300 sec. dep. Call
Tonya:
1BED/1BATH - BISHOP
760-873-4161
760-937-2151
Lots of natural light, quiet street.
Close to shopping, park and canal.
No pets, non-smoking, 12 mo. lease.
$650/mo. + deposit.
3BED/3.5BATH
REMODELED 3,587 SQ. FT. 3 bedroom home situated on .81 acre, 3
car garage, pool and barn.
Broker, Maggie Larson
EasternSierraHomesforSale.com
760-937-4502
230 MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE
760-258-9466
1BED/1BATH UPSTAIRS, $700/MO. +
$700 dep. 2BED APT., $685/mo. +
$685 dep. 1 BED $585/mo. + dep. Call
760-873-7339.
2BED/1BATH UPSTAIRS, CARPORT,
laundry facilities on site. No smoking,
no pets. $750/mo. + $1200 dep.
760-275-0372
LUXURY
MCLAREN ESTATE
4 BED/ 5 BATH - Office, formal dining
& living rooms. Unfurnished home
includes gardener. $3,000/ mo.
Maggie Larson, Broker
www.SierraResortRealEstate.com
760-937-4502
175 MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT
INDEPENDENCE
1 BED/1 BATH DUPLEX
Beautifully renovated with new tile
floors, kitchen countertop, stove, refrigerator, carpet, etc. Nicely landscaped, gardener is included. Rent is
$625/month. Call for details.
775-790-0091
CLIP HERE & TAKE WITH YOU
560 WEST BUSH ST
LONE PINE
Duplex Charmer - 2 Older mobile
homes. 0.31 Acre double lot with 100'
ft. frontage on W. Bush. Unit (A)
1bed/1ba. Unit (B) 2bed/1ba recently
renovated. Live in one & rent the
other. Easy walking distance to both
downtown & stocked trout fishing.
Rental potential between $14.4K-18K
per year. Excellent opportunity for
right buyer. OWC owner may carry
with good down. Zillow.com for more
pictures. Call for a showing.
760- 264 -3988
260 TRAVEL TRAILERS
1BED/1BATH - BISHOP
Nice yard with trees, large storage
shed, screened in porch. Shady Rest
Trailer Park, 399 E. Yaney. $600/mo.
plus deposit. Call for appointment.
760-873-3430
ELM TREE TRAILER PARK
Large and small trailers with patios &
storage units starting at $475/mo.
Judy 760-935-0088 or 760-914-2834
180 SPACE FOR RENT
LARGE 1BED /1BATH
Home & W. Elm. Stove/fridge,
washer/dryer, swamp cooler, storage
room. No pets. $800/mo. + deposit.
STORAGE SPACE - Cement floor,
15x16, large enough for car storage. In
town location. $224/mo. 760-258-9684
K & L STORAGE
760-872-6194
5x10 - $50
10x15 - $95
Collins Rd., Bishop 760-872-2910
LARGE 2BED/2BATH BISHOP - 2 car
garage, laundry & decks. Call Judy
760-935-0088 or 760-914-2834
STORAGE UNITS - Many sizes available: 6x10, 8 x12, 10x16, 10x20. C all
for
new
customer
special.
760-873-7339
160 CONDOS FOR RENT
SIERRA RESORT PROPERTY MGMT
Maggie Larson, Owner Broker
(760)937-4502
www.SierraResortRealEstate.com
2003 KEYSTONE 5TH
WHEEL TRAVEL
TRAILER
Montana 3575 RL 35! Ft., Artic Pack,
3 slides, Queen Sleep Number bed,
washer/dryer, good cond. $14,900.
760-872-3718
275 AUTOS
The Inyo Register
For Home Delivery call
873-3535
T.S. NO. 20140238 LOAN NO.:
FEET OF THAT PORTION OF
1025138189/WHEELER NOTICE
LAND DESCRIBED IN THE DEED
OF TRUSTEE'S SALE UNDER
TO BISHOP UNION HIGH
DEED OF TRUST YOU ARE IN
SCHOOL, RECORDED MAY 13,
THURSDAY,
MARCH 26, 2015 11
DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF
1908 IN BOOK 15 PAGE 114 OF
TRUST, DATED August 14, 2002
DEEDS IN THE OFFICE OF THE
UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO
COUNTY RECORDER OF INYO
320 PUBLIC NOTICES
320
PUBLIC
NOTICES
320 PUBLIC
PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT
COUNTY,
STATE NOTICES
OF CALIFORNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC
NIA. The property heretofore deECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
scribed is being sold "as is". The
SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLAELEMENT UPDATE
street address and other common
NATION OF THE NATURE OF
designation, if any, of the real
THE PROCEEDING AGAINST
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
property described above is purYOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A
ported to be: 224 COURT PLACE
LAWYER. Notice is hereby given
a Public Hearing will be held and
BISHOP, CALIFORNIA 93514
that UNIONBANCAL MORTGAGE
conducted by the Planning ComCORPORATION, as trustee, or
mission of the City of Bishop on
APN# 001-121-22 The undersuccessor trustee, or substituted
signed Trustee disclaims any liTuesday, March 31, 2015 at 7:00
trustee pursuant to the Deed of
ability for any incorrectness of the
P.M. in the Bishop City Council
Trust executed by RICHARD H.
street address and other common
Chambers, 301 West Line Street,
WHEELER, A MARRIED MAN AS
designation, if any, shown herein.
Bishop, California, to hear citizen
HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE
The total amount of the unpaid
input on the current draft 2015
PROPERTY Recorded 9/4/2002 in
balance of the obligation secured
Economic Development Element
Book N/A Page N/A Inst. #
by the property to be sold and reaupdate.
sonable estimated costs, ex2002-0003370 , The subject Deed
penses and advances at the time
of Trust was modified by Loan
The City of Bishop is currently upof the initial publication of the NoModification recorded as Instrudating its Economic Development
tice of Sale is $89,066.92. The
ment 2002-0005419 and recorded
Element, which is an important
Beneficiary may elect to bid less
on 12/30/2002. of Official Records
part of the overall General Plan.
than the full credit bid. In addition
in the office of the County ReThe update focuses the city's stratto cash, the Trustee will accept a
corder of Inyo county, California,
egy for supporting, strengthening
and pursuant to the Notice of Decashier's check drawn on a state
and diversifying the community's
fault and Election to Sell there unor national bank, a check drawn by
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a state or federal credit union or a
able public policies to enhance
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check drawn by a state or federal
economic development
20140003775 of said Officials Resavings and loan association, savcords, will SELL on 4/27/2015 at
ings association or savings bank
The Draft Economic Development
2:00 PM : In the upstairs lobby of
specified in Section 5102 of the FiElement may be inspected in the
Inyo-Mono Title Company, 873 N.
nancial Code and authorized to do
Public Works Department at 377
business in this state. In the event
Main Street, Bishop, CA at public
West Line Street, Bishop or the
tender other than cash is acauction to the highest bidder for
City of Bishop Internet site at
cepted, the Trustee may withhold
cash (payable at time of sale in
www.ca-bishop.us , any persons
the issuance of the Trustee's Deed
lawful money of the United States)
wishing to comment are invited to
until funds become available to the
(NOTE: CASHIER'S CHECK(S)
attend, or send comments to the
payee or endorsee as a matter of
MUST BE MADE PAYABLE TO
Planning Commission, P.O. Box
right. Said sale will be made, but
UNIONBANCAL MORTGAGE
1236, Bishop, CA
CORPORATION) all right, title and
without covenant or warranty, exinterest conveyed to and now held
pressed or implied, regarding title,
by it under said Deed of Trust in
possession or encumbrances, to
STATEMENT OF
the property situated in said
satisfy the indebtedness secured
ABANDONMENT OF USE OF
County and State described as:
by said Deed, advances thereunSEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT "A" EXFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
der, with interest as provided
HIBIT A PARCEL 1: PARCEL "D",
therein, and the unpaid principal of
IN THE CITY OF BISHOP,
THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S)
the note secured by said deed with
HAVE ABANDONED THE USE
interest thereon as provided in
COUNTY OF INYO, STATE OF
OF THE FICTITIOUS
said Note, fees, charges and exCALIFORNIA, OF THAT CERpenses of the trustee and of the
TAIN RECORD OF SURVEY, REBUSINESS NAME:
trusts created by said Deed of
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THE COUNTY RECORDER OF
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bidding on this property lien, you
SAID COUNTY, BEING A PORBishop, CA 93514
should understand that there are
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tee auction. You will be bidding on
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County of Inyo; Original File No.:
CLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR INPlacing the highest bid at a trustee
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GRESS AND EGRESS OVER
auction does not automatically enTHE EASTERLY 12 FEET OF
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5040 Plant Five Rd.
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FEET OF THAT PORTION OF
Bishop, CA 93514
auctioned off may be a junior lien.
LAND DESCRIBED IN THE DEED
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If you are the highest bidder at the
TO BISHOP UNION HIGH
County Clerk of Inyo County on
auction, you are or may be reSCHOOL, RECORDED MAY 13,
MARCH 4, 2015
sponsible for paying off all liens
1908 IN BOOK 15 PAGE 114 OF
(IR 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2/15,
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office at the Courthouse Annex Building at 168 North Edwards Street in
public, as a courtesy to those not
cashier's check drawn on a state
Agent.
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present at the sale. If you wish to
or national bank, a check drawn by
(IR 3/24, 3/26/15, #11582)
learn whether your sale date has
a state or federal credit union or a
The 30-day public comment period for the Draft MND begins on March
been postponed, and, if applicacheck
drawn by a state or federal
T.S. NO. 20140238 LOAN NO.:
26, 2015 and ends on April 24, 2015. A public hearing to consider recble, the
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savings
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sav1025138189/WHEELER NOTICE
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document
to thetime
Inyoand
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for the
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property,
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association
or savings
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OF TRUSTEE'S SALE UNDER
Board
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specified
in Section
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of the Fi- May
Commission
meeting
Wednesday,
27,call
2015.
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willinforbeDEED OF TRUST YOU ARE IN
mation regarding
sale
nancial
Code a.m.
and authorized
to of
doSupervisors
gin at 10:00
at the Board
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the trustee's
Inyo County
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business
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or visit Street
this Internet
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224
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in Independence,
TRUST, DATED August 14, 2002
tender
other than
cash are
is encouraged
achttp://www.nationwideposting.com
CA. All interested
persons
to attend and be heard.
UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO
cepted,
the
Trustee
may
withhold
(IR
3/26/15,
#11587)
regarding the sale of this property,
PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT
the issuance of the Trustee's Deed
using the file number assigned to
MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC
until funds become available to the
this case T.S. No. 20140238. InSALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLApayee or endorsee as a matter of
formation about postponements
NATION OF THE NATURE OF
right. Said sale will be made, but
that are very short in duration or
THE PROCEEDING
AGAINST
✄
that occur close✄
in time to the
without covenant or warranty, exYOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A
scheduled sale may not immedipressed or implied, regarding title,
LAWYER. Notice is hereby given
ately be reflected in the telephone
possession or encumbrances, to
that UNIONBANCAL MORTGAGE
information or on the Internet Web
satisfy the indebtedness secured
CORPORATION, as trustee, or
site. The best way to verify postby said Deed, advances thereunsuccessor trustee, or substituted
ponement information is to attend
der, with interest as provided
trustee pursuant to the Deed of
the scheduled sale. The mortgage
therein, and the unpaid principal of
Trust executed by RICHARD H.
loan servicer, beneficiary, or
the note secured by said deed with
WHEELER, A MARRIED MAN AS
interest thereon as provided in
authorized agent has not obtained
HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE
said Note, fees, charges and exfrom the commissioner a final or
PROPERTY Recorded 9/4/2002 in
penses of the trustee and of the
temporary order of exemption purBook N/A Page N/A Inst. #
trusts created by said Deed of
suant to Section 2923.53. The ti2002-0003370 , The subject Deed
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meframe for giving notice of sale
of Trust was modified by Loan
BIDDERS: If you are considering
specified in subdivision (a) of SecModification recorded as Instrubidding on this property lien, you
tion 2923.52 has been met. UNment 2002-0005419 and recorded
should understand that there are
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the scheduled sale. The mortgage
also be aware that the lien being
loan servicer, beneficiary, or
auctioned off may be a junior lien.
If you are the highest bidder at the
authorized agent has not obtained
auction, you are or may be refrom the commissioner a final or
12
THURSDAY,
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26,
2015
sponsible for paying off all liens
temporary order of exemption pursenior to the lien being auctioned
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ther of these resources, you
should be aware that the same
04/09/2015
lender may hold more than one
(IR 3/26, 4/2, 4/9/15, #11584)
mortgage or deed of trust on the
property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY
GREAT BASIN UNIFIED AIR
OWNER: The sale date shown on
POLLUTION CONTROL
this notice of sale may be postDISTRICT
poned one or more times by the
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or
a court, pursuant to Section 2924g
The GBUAPCD is soliciting proof the California Civil Code. The
posals for environmental complilaw requires that information about
ance and resource management
trustee sale postponements be
services related to the dust control
made available to you and to the
projects on Owens Lake. The republic, as a courtesy to those not
quest for proposal packet is availpresent at the sale. If you wish to
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learn whether your sale date has
http://gbuapcd.org/Information/Enbeen postponed, and, if applicavironmentalRFP2015.pdf
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ble, the rescheduled time and date
more information call (760)
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mation regarding the trustee's sale
Short Street, Bishop California,
or visit this Internet Web site
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day, April 17, 2015.
regarding the sale of this property,
(IR 3/21, 3/24, 3/26, 3/28/15,
using the file number assigned to
#11567)
this case T.S. No. 20140238. Information about postponements
REQUEST FOR
that are very short in duration or
QUALIFICATIONS
that occur close in time to the
scheduled sale may not immediInyo County Health and Human
ately be reflected in the telephone
Services (ICHHS) is seeking qualiinformation or on the Internet Web
fied respondents to provide Quality
site. The best way to verify postAssurance Case Reviews for Child
ponement information is to attend
Welfare and Juvenile Probation
the scheduled sale. The mortgage
cases. Request for Qualifications
loan servicer, beneficiary, or
(RFQ) applications will be acauthorized agent has not obtained
cepted until 12:00 noon on Monfrom the commissioner a final or
day, April 13, 2015. RFQ packets
temporary order of exemption purare available by contacting ICHHS
suant to Section 2923.53. The tiat (760) 873-3305.
meframe for giving notice of sale
(IR 3/21, 3/24, 3/26, 3/28, 3/31,
specified in subdivision (a) of Sec4/2, 4/4, 4/7, 4/9/15, #11580)
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
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03/26/2015,
04/02/2015,
The Bishop
Paiute Tribe
is soliciting proposals from qualified Automo04/09/2015
tive Repair Shops to provide vehicle maintenance services. Vehicle
(IR
3/26, 4/2, 4/9/15,
#11584)
maintenance
services
RFQ will include solicitation documents necessary for the quote packets, such as types of services requested.
The Bishop Paiute Tribe Community Development (CDD) at normal intervals sends all of its vehicles out for routine maintenance and servicing. CDD would like to formally request quotes for normal routine maintenance servicing of its vehicle for period of twelve (12) months. Requested quotes will be for example the following:
•Tune-Up
•Oil Change
•Tire Rotation & Balance •Fluid Check & Fill
•Transmission Flush
•Alternator Replace
A tentative list of services will be included with the Request for Quote
Documents.
To request an RFQ packet please contact Charles England, Director,
CDD Office phone (760) 872-4356 or e-mail charles.england@bishoppaiute.org , and you may contact Darrell Duckey, Program Specialist,
CDD at (760) 872-4356 or e-mail at darrell.duckey@bishoppaiute.org.
This request is not restricted to Indian Organizations or Indian-Owned
Economic Enterprises; however, the award will be awarded in accordance with 24 CFR 85.35 & 1003.510, of the Indian Civil Rights Act (Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968) and the Bishop Paiute Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO), which provide a 10% preference
for Indian Organizations or Enterprises. To qualify for the preference,
proof must be submitted with the bid packet. In addition, this request is
opened to response from other minorities and women-owned business
enterprises in accordance with Executive Order 11248 of September
24, 1965 as amended by requirements for compliance with the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101-6107) and Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794).
A 6% Tribal Sales Tax is applicable on all materials and equipment delivered and installed on the Bishop Paiute Reservation. A bid accepted
by the Bishop Paiute Tribe through the Community Development Department (CDD) shall not include any State of California Sales/Use Tax.
The Bishop Paiute Tribe as a federally recognized Tribe is exempt from
state taxation. As such, a contractor must comply with State of California tax laws in order not be responsible for Sales/Use Taxes for materials, equipment, fixtures and other personal property incorporated in the
subject which is the subject matter of the contract. It is suggested that
contractors, in order to accomplish a tax exempt transaction, obtain a
State Resale Permit. As such, contractor will be the retailer who sells
personal property to the Tribe, with the title passing on the Bishop
Paiute Reservation. The Tribe through the CDD will provide the successful contractor with a certificate of tax exemption for purposes of the
California State Board of Equalization.
The Bishop Paiute Tribe's Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO) will
apply to all contracts with an administrative fee of 4.0% applicable to
any contract exceeding $1,000.00. The selected contractor will be required to execute a TERO Compliance Agreement and adhere to Indian
preference in hiring. For more information regarding the TERO requirements you may contact Lee Cox, TERO Office at (760) 873-7893.
Contractor is informed that the Bishop Paiute Tribal Council is committed to fostering an alcohol, drug and controlled-substance-free workplace on the Reservation. Towards this end, the Tribe reserves the right
to conduct substance abuse testing at any time during the course of the
performance of the herein contract. Such testing may be administered
to any person who works on the job site. Any worker who refuses to
take a drug test may be subject to banishment from the work site and
the Reservation. Refusal by any company owner, employee or official
who works on the work site to take a drug test may be grounds for terminating this Contract Agreement.
Attention is directed to the requirement for compliance with the Tribal
Prevailing Wage Ordinance (T2001-02 Amendments #3), pursuant to
Title 25 U.S.C. 4114 (b) Section 104 (b).
By submitting a quote, it is understood that the Bishop Paiute Tribe is
required to comply with “Subawards to Debarred and Suspended Parties” (24 CFR 84.35). This regulation requires the Bishop Paiute Tribe to
research and obtain written verification from the System of Federal
Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov by checking the Excluded
Parties list to determine whether or not a person, contractor or any
other relevant party to the contract may be on the debarment, suspension and/or limited denial participations list. The Bishop Paiute Tribe is
required to ensure that all contractors, regardless of the type of service
to be performed, are not Debarred, Suspended, or ineligible contractor.
Grantees and subgrantees must not make any award or permit any
award (subgrant or contract) at any time to any party which is debarred
and suspended or is otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation in Federal Assistance programs under Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension.
The owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids. A responsive responsible Request for Quotes must include the Quote Form, Notarized
Non-Collusive Affidavit, for of Certifications and Representations, a
copy of the appropriate Automotive Repair License and Proof of Indian
Preference (if applicable). The selected contractor will be required to
provide proof of liability, workers compensation and insurance prior to
contract execution.
Interested Automotive Repair businesses will submit quote proposals
no later than Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. local time at
the CDD office, post-marked mailed quotations will be accepted, but
facsimile and e-mailed proposals will not be accepted. Please make
sure the quotations are made to the attention of Charles England, Director, Bishop Paiute Tribe, Community Development Department, 270
See Vee Lane, Suite 5, Bishop, California 93514.
(IR 3/19, 3/21, 3/26, 4/4/15, #11574)
The Inyo Register
SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
Here’s a list of nonprofit organizations and/or services available to the
public. Call the number listed (if provided) at the end of each entry for
more details. (This column runs on a
“space available” basis only, and to
update, call 873-3535.) We are not
responsible for outdated listings unless
updated information has been given
to us either in writing or over the
phone.
Support
Al-Anon — A 12-step group
for families and friends of alcoholics meets Mondays (7 p.m.)
at the Methodist Church (Fowler
and Church streets) in Sunday
School building, Bishop, and
Wednesdays (6 p.m.) at
Northern
Inyo
Hospital
Administration Building (West
Line Street and Pioneer Lane),
Bishop. Questions? Call (760)
873-8225.
Alcoholism — Christ in the
Vineyard is a Christian 12-step
recovery group for both the
alcoholic and concerned others.
It meets each Sunday from
12:30-1:30 at Valley Presbyterian
Church, 2912 W. Line St., Bishop.
Questions? Call 873-8960.
Alcoholics Anonymous –
There are several meetings a
day, every day. For meeting
times and locations, call
(760) 873-6700 in Bishop;
(760) 876-5692 in Lone Pine;
(760) 934-3434 in Mammoth
Lakes; (760) 932-7418 in
Bridgeport; or visit www.easternsierraaa.com.
American Red Cross – A
Disaster Action Team (DAT) covering the area of the Bishop
Fire District was formed in
2004. The Bishop DAT provides
emergency services of the Red
Cross for small disasters for
single-families or a few families
such as house or apartment
fires or when essential necessities are lost in a crisis. Larger
disaster relief efforts are handled by coordination with Inyo
County Health and Human
Services, other social service
organizations, and/or surrounding Red Cross chapters. For
more information or to volunteer with the American Red
Cross, please contact Ted Metz
at (760) 872-6599.
Bereavement Program –
Hospice of the Owens Valley, a
nonprofit program of Pioneer
Home Health Care, Inc., presents a periodic, eight-week
community service bereavement program/support group
led by a bereavement specialist
on Tuesdays, starting at noon.
The Bereavement Program
offers support and information
on how to cope with grieving
the loss of a loved one. Contact
Jennifer Johnston, MSW at
(760) 872-4663.
Bishop Paiute Tribe’s Legal
Advocacy Program (WLAP) —
Assists victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault and stalking. Services
available to the Bishop Paiute
Tribal Community include: crisis
intervention; peer counseling
and support; legal assistance
with matters resulting from victimization; advocacy and
accompaniment; safety planning; community education and
outreach; and referrals when
requested. Call (760) 8739018.
Child Care Connection,
Baby Care Network — Toy
lending, provider training, child
care referral, child care subsidies, free information (brochures, etc.) Contact 873-5123
ext. 0 or toll free (888) 9995669 or FAX: (760) 873-5017
for answers to questions.
Counties of Inyo-Mono
Veteran Service Office –
Provides assistance to the men
and women who served in the
Armed Forces of America, their
dependents and survivors in
obtaining benefits from the
Department of Veteran Affairs.
Provides outreaches throughout Inyo-Mono counties. For
further information, call (760)
873-7850, fax 872-1610, e-mail:
icvso@qnet.com or visit www.
countyofinyo.org/vso.
Desert
Sierra
Breast
Cancer Partnership – Offers
free breast exams and mammograms, yearly, to income eligible women, age 40 and older.
For more information or to find
out how to qualify, contact the
Breast Cancer Early Detection
statewide toll-free Consumer
Information Helpline, 1-800511-2300.
Eastern Sierra Area Agency
on Aging (ESAAA) — Eastern
Sierra Area Agency on Aging
ESAAA) is the one-stop center
for services to seniors in both
Inyo and Mono counties. The
agency furnishes information
and assistance, provides senior
centers for lunch, activities,
socialization, case management
and linkage services. ESAAA
also delivers in-home meals
and provides health insurance
counseling and advocacy programs. Contact ESAAA at (760)
873-6364 or (800) 510-2020.
Eastern
Sierra
Legal
Assistance Program – ESLAP
provides free legal help to lowincome residents of Inyo, Mono
and Alpine counties. Priorities
for ESLAP include legal issues
such as landlord-tenant, evictions, public benefits, debtor
protection, elder law, health,
education and employment
law. Located at 873 N. Main St.,
Ste. 120, Bishop, CA 93514
(first floor of the Title Building).
Call (760) 873-3581 or (800)
736-3582.
Eastern Sierra Breast
Cancer Alliance (ESBCA) –
Non-profit
organization that
provides resource information,
cancer support group, financial
aid and wellness luncheons
providing info on on healthy
lifestyles for Inyo and Mono
residents. This organization
helps cancer patients dealing
with any type of cancer, not just
those with breast cancer. The
ESBCA Resource Center is
located at 2957 Grandview Dr.,
Bishop. Visit www.esbca.org or
write to P.O. Box 1523 Bishop,
CA 93515. Call (760) 872-3811
to schedule an appointment.
Financial assistance – For
income-eligible households
with deprived children (absent,
deceased, unemployed parents), or for indigent adults,
contact any Social Services division of Inyo County Health &
Human Services, 914 N. Main
Street, Bishop, 872-1394, or
380 N. Mt. Whitney Drive, Lone
Pine, 876-5545, or Tecopa Hot
Springs Road, Tecopa, 8524141.
For Adoptive Parents — A
support and educational service
group for adopting and adoptive
Eastern Sierra individuals and
for those in process of adoption.
For more information, call Leslie,
935-4356 or Nancy, 387-2228.
HICAP of Inyo and Mono –
Health insurance counseling
and advocacy program. Free
counseling
for
Medicare,
Medicare supplemental insurance, prescription drug insurance and advantage plans in
Inyo and Mono counties. Call
(760) 872-2043 or 800-4340222; or email klittle@hicapimc.
org.
Hospice Lending Library
– Open to the community.
Excellent information and
resources for grief and loss.
Library is located in the office of
Pioneer Home Health Care, 162
E. Line St. in Bishop. Hours of
operation are 1-5 p.m. Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. Contact
Ruby Allen for more information at (760) 872-4663.
Inyo County Behavioral
Health – Offers ongoing mental health, alcohol and drug
treatment services for people
who live in Inyo County and
receive MediCal or who are
income eligible. We offer our
drop-in clinic to anyone in the
public who has an urgent
behavioral health need and-or
needs assistance to connect
with appropriate services in the
community. The drop-in clinic is
offered in Bishop at 162 J Grove.
St. Mondays from 9-11 a.m.
and Tuesday-Friday from 1-3
p.m. The drop-in clinic is also
offered in Lone Pine at 380 Mt.
Whitney on Wednesdays from
1-3 p.m. Call 873-6533 with
any questions.
Inyo County Health and
Human Services Resources
Library – The Resource Library
has books and videos available
on a variety of topics such as:
Parenting, Pregnancy & Health
Issues, Self Esteem, Eating
Disorders,
Alcohol
and
Substance Abuse, Tobacco
Prevention, Community Action
Programs and much more. For
more information on how to
access the resource library, contact April at (760) 872-0900.
Inyo-Mono Advocates for
Community Action (IMACA)
– Provides emergency services
such as food, shelter and energy assistance. Low-income
housing is available to those
who meet eligibility requirements. For more information
call (760) 873-8557 or stop by
our offices at 224 S. Main Street,
Bishop, Mondays-Fridays, 8
a.m.-5 p.m.
Inyo-Mono Senior Legal
Program – Inyo-Mono Senior
Legal Program provides free
legal help to 60-year and older
residents of Inyo and Mono
counties on most legal issues.
Located at 873 N. Main St.,
Bishop, CA 93514 (first floor of
the Title Building). Call (760)
873-3581 or 1 (800) 7363582.
Mediation – Eastern Sierra
Mediation Services is a community service sponsored by
the Superior Court of California,
County of Inyo. Mediation is a
proven process for helping people resolve their disputes, for
example between neighbors,
buyers and sellers, tenants and
landlords, and other civil disputes. Mediation is available
before or after litigation is filed
with the Court. Contact (760)
872-4852 or inyo.adr@inyocourt.ca.gov for more information.
MOPS
(Mothers
of
Preschoolers) – Every mom is
welcomed, accepted and
inspired to reach her potential
and recognize her influence
within her family and her world.
MOPS believes that better
moms really do make a better
world. Moms and moms-to be,
with
children
through
Kindergarten are invited to join
us for snacks, crafts, guest
speakers and more. Meetings
are the second Tuesday of each
month (September through
May) from 6-8 p.m. at Church of
the Nazarene, 900 W. Line St.,
Bishop (across from the hospital). Child care will be available
for attending mothers. Fee for
childcare is $1 per child. Meeting
fee is $5 per meeting, per mom,
with scholarships available. Find
the group on Facebook under
MOPS Bishop or call CBC at
(760) 872-8136. More information about MOPS is available at
MOPS International’s website,
www.mops.org. Narconon — Do you have a
family member who can’t quit
using drugs? If nothing seems
to work, call Narconon.
Narconon provides free assessment, evaluation and referral
services to internationally-recognized alternative and traditional facilities. When continuing relapse is a problem, call
Narconon at (800) 468-6933
or visit the website at www.
addictionservices.com.
Overeaters Anonymous —
Is food a problem for you? Do
you eat when you’re not hungry? Do you go on eating binges
for no apparent reason? Is your
weight affecting the way you
live your life? Try Overeaters
Anonymous, a no dues, no fees,
no weigh-ins, no diet 12-step
fellowship. For more information, call (760) 872-3757 or try
a meeting in the library of
Calvary Baptist Church, 1100 W.
Line St., Bishop, Saturdays at 10
a.m. and Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.
Parenting
Info
and
Support – Trainings and special events are open to teachers
and parents. Free lending library
and parenting resources available. Call Child Care Connection
at 873-5123, ext. 25.
Ryan White HIV CARES
Program – Confidential emergency assistance for those
affected by HIV/AIDS. For more
information, call Health division, Inyo County Health &
Human Services, 873-7868.
Speech-to-Speech — For
Californians with speech disability, call Shelley FriedsonWilliams, Outreach Consultant,
(800) 854-7784 for immediate
assistance. For other inquiries,
call: (916) 444-2230 V/TTY;
(800) 500-4498 V/TTY; or, FAX
(916) 444-3026.
TOPS — Take Off Pounds
Sensibly, a nonprofit group,
meets Thursdays, 5:30-6:30
p.m. in clubhouse, Highlands
Adult Mobile Home Park. For
more information, call Pat at
872-1256 or Betty at 9382632.
Wild Iris Family Services
— Wild Iris offers support groups
for those affected by domestic
violence and sexual assault. The
groups offer discussion on topics of interest to group participants. Groups are held on
Wednesdays
the
Bishop,
Coleville and Lone Pine offices
and on Fridays at the Mammoth
Lakes office. All groups begin at
noon. For more info, call:
Bishop,
(760)
873-6601;
Mammoth Lakes, (760) 9342491; Lone Pine, (760) 8764740; Coleville/Walker, (530)
495-1500.
Women in Military Service
for America, Inc., Foundation
— WIMSA is looking for women
who have served in any branch
of the military, living or deceased.
This is not a club, no meetings,
no dues just a one-time charter
minimum fee. If you have questions call 1 (800) 222-2294
(Washington D.C.).
Board meetings
Big Pine
Big Pine Unified School District
Board of Trustees: First Monday of
every month, 6:30 p.m. in Room 2 of
the High School Building (unless otherwise specified).
Big Pine Community Services
District: Third Wednesday, 7 p.m. in
Service District office.
Bishop
Bishop City Council: Second and
fourth Monday, 7 p.m. at Bishop City
Hall, 377 W. Line St. 873-5863.
Bishop Chamber of Commerce &
Visitors Bureau: Third Thursday,
Board of Directors meets at 11 a.m.,
General Membership meets at noon,
Whiskey Creek Restaurant, 524 N.
Main St., Bishop, 873-8405.
Bishop
Rural
Fire
Protection District: First Thursday at
the Bishop Fire Station, 209 W. Line
St. 873-5485.
Bishop Union School District:
Third Thursday of the month at 6:30
p.m. at the Bishop Union High School
Library, 301 N. Fowler St., Bishop.
City of Bishop Parks and
Recreation Commission: Fourth
Wednesday of the month, 5:15 p.m.,
in the Council Chambers, 301 W. Line
St., Bishop.
Eastern Sierra Breast Cancer
Alliance (ESBCA) organization: First
Wednesday of each month, 5:15 p.m.,
at Northern Inyo Hospital in Bishop.
For more information, call ESBCA at
(760) 920-8946; leave a message. Or
write to P.O. Box 1523, Bishop, CA
93515.
Freedom in Motion: Board of
Directors meets the third Tuesday of
January, April, July and October at 7
p.m. at the Bishop Pizza Factory. Call
(760) 933-2606 for more information.
Inyo-Mono Association for the
Handicapped (IMAH) Board of
Directors, meets third Thursday, each
month , 5:30 p.m., IMAH office, 371 S.
Warren St., Bishop. Call the Beth at
the IMAH office, (760) 873-8668.
Inyo County Democratic Central
Committee: The Inyo County
Democratic Central Committee meets
at 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of
each month at 800 S. Barlow Ln. in
Bishop. For more information call
(760) 258-1320.
Local
Transportation
Commission: Third Wednesday in
the Bishop City Council Chambers..
Call Jeff Jewett, 878-0263.
Northern Inyo Hospital Auxiliary
Board: Second Wednesday, 10 a.m.,
hospital, Sharon Moore, 872-4198.
Pioneer Cemetery District
Board: Meets the third Thursday of
each month at 9 a.m. at the West Line
Street Cemetery.
Tri-County Fair Association:
Meets the third Wednesday of the
month, with some exceptions. For
more information, call Jim Tatum, 8733588.
Cartago/Olancha
Cartago Mutual Water Co. Inc.:
First Saturday each month, noon, at
well-house. Also, annual meeting, second Saturday in May, 10 a.m.. Write
— Attn: Tom Dack, Cartago Mutual
Water Co., Inc., P.O. Box 209, Olancha,
CA 93549.
Independence
American Legion Post 265 –
Meets the second Wednesday of each
month, except for June, July and
August, at 7:30 p.m. at the Legion Hall
in Independence. For more information call Jim Bilyeu at 878-2216.
Independence Civic Club: Meets
first Monday of every month at the
Lions Clubhouse; potluck at 6:30 p.m.
and business meeting at 7 p.m. Call
(760) 878-2053 or visit www.inyocounty.info.
Inyo-Mono
Resource
Conservation District: Second
Wednesday each month, 7 p.m., Inyo
County Courthouse, supervisors’
chambers. Write: 136 Edwards St.,
Bishop 93514 or Rt. 1, 851 Goodwin
Rd., Lone Pine, CA 93545.
Independence Cemetery District.
The third Tuesday of every month at 9
a.m. in the cemetery building. Call
(760) 878-1000 for more information.
Owens Valley Booster Club:
Meets 5:15 p.m. first Tuesday of the
month at the school.
Keeler
Keeler Community Service
District (water supply): Second
Tuesday each month, 6 p.m., Keeler
firehouse. Write: P.O. Box 107, Keeler,
93530.
Lone Pine
Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce:
First Tuesday, 7 a.m. at 120 S. Main,
876-4444.
Lone Pine Community Services
District (sewage disposal): meets third
Thursday, 7 p.m., Statham Hall, 138 N.
Jackson St., 876-5987.
Lone Pine Unified School District
Board of Trustees: Most meetings
are held the third Wednesday of each
month at 5 p.m., District Conference
Room, 301 S. Hay St. No meetings will
be held in July. 876-5579.
Southern Inyo Hospital Board:
Fourth Thursday, 3 p.m. at the hospital, 501 E. Locust, Lone Pine, 8765501.
Southern Inyo Hospital Auxiliary:
Alternating board and general membership meetings every other month.
For more information, call SIH at 8765501 or Grace at 876-5218.
Volunteer Hospice of Southern
Inyo: Meets monthly at Southern Inyo
Hospital. For more information, call
SIH at 876-5501.
Mustang Mesa
Mesa Community Board of
Directors: meets on the third Thursday
of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the
Cudney residence located at 408
Arboles Drive on Mustang Mesa.
Olancha
Olancha Community Services
District (fire and rescue): Meets third
Thursday, at 6:30 p.m. at the Olancha
firehouse.
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FACES&places
13
thursday, march 26, 2015
Spring is in the air at Bishop City Park
Residents and visitors picnicking in the beautiful weather
Kellen McGovern, 4, of Bishop, got to take advantage of the beautiful weather this week by heading to the Bishop City Park. Above,
McGovern takes a new new toy car from his McDonald’s Happy
Meal for a ride down the slide at Bishop City Park.
Spring is in the air and that means that residents and visitors are
flocking to Bishop City Park to enjoy the mild weather. Above,
(l-r) Maryann Horton, Brett Pringle, Stewart Pringle and Sean
Pringle, all of Dyer, Nev., enjoy their lunch at the City Park
Tuesday.
Casey Razzkowski of Mammoth and Paxton Ceoats, 3, of Alaska,
walk Razzkowski’s two dogs, Evy and Indie at the at the Bishop City
Park.
Helene Groven of Alberta, Canada unloads her ice chest for lunch
at the park Tuesday.
River Davis, 3, of Murrieta, enjoys the Bishop City Park playground
after eating her lunch there with her mom Tuesday.
Grethe and Henning Jensen and their Shepherd Brasso, of Santa
Barbara and Mammoth, enjoyed the sunshine and mild temperatures while having lunch at the park Tuesday. The couple said they
came down from Mammoth to take a hike and have a sandwich
from Schat’s, get some gas and return to Mammoth.
Yvonne Katzenstein of Bishop and Andy Nurie of New York grabbed
lunch from Taco Bell before heading over to the Bishop City Park
on Tuesday.
Four-year-old Kellen McGovern of Bishop plays in the Bishop City
Park with River Davis, 3, of Murrieta.
Annie and Brian Cox of Colona Bridge, British Columbia, Canada
take a break from their travels up north to enjoy lunch in Bishop on
Tuesday. The couple said they come through Bishop often and
enjoy the park and the community.
The Barrows, Johanna, Brody (4 months), Aidan, 4, and Andrew, all of Ashland, Ore. stretch out their
legs and stop for a bite at the City Park Tuesday. The family was on its way home from visiting family
in Victorville. The couple said they have stopped in Bishop several times on their travels and sometimes
get a motel.
Photos by Liddy Butler
Monet Biancucci and Marli Collins, 8, enjoy sandwiches from Schat’s Bakkery at the city park Tuesday.
Biancucci said they were on their way to Benton Hot Springs for spring break from Bend, Ore.
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sports
14
thursday, MARCH 26, 2015
Bishop girls stage
comeback to win
Down to their
last chance,
Bishop Lady
Broncos stage
a rally
Register Staff
Bishop senior Jeremy Fie looks at a pitch against the Burros early this month. Fie had a key bunt which
led to the tying run, forcing extra innings against Frazier Mountain on Tuesday.
Photo by Louis Israel
Bronco varsity boys
win big in extras
Broncos scored the runner
from third to tie the game.
“We came out slow and
this time of year the bats are
either on, or they’re not.” It
Bishop turns it
on late to beat
Frazier Mountain
Register Staff
A 7-run differential is odd
for an extra-inning game, but
9-2 was the final when the
Bishop Varsity Broncos beat
Frazier Mountain on Tuesday.
They tied the game in the
seventh, and then posted 7
runs in the (extra) eighth
frame.
Frazier Mountain scored a
single run in the second, and
then one more in the sixth.
Bishop scored one in the
third, and entered the seventh down 2-1.
“Jeremy Fie had a runner
on second, and he needed to
lay down a push bunt. I told
him he’s got to lay down the
best push bunt … he’s been
working on that for years,”
said Coach Chris Walston.
Fie’s bunt was perfect, moving the runner over, and the
needed to
“lay(H)e
down a push
bunt. I told him
he’s got to lay
down the best
push bunt … he’s
been working on
that for years.
”
– Chris Walston,
Bishop Broncos Head Coach
took until the extra inning for
the bats to break out in this
game, but when they did, they
did in force, scoring 7 to
break it open in the extra
inning.
On the mound, Bishop got
an amazing performance
from Alex Chinzi to set up
the comeback. Chinzi pitched
all 8 innings, striking out 15,
and giving up not a single
walk.
Coach Walston was obviously pleased with the end
result. Still, he couldn’t help
but admit, “I wouldn’t mind
the bats getting started in the
first or second!”
Lorenzo Parra and Clyde
McCoy each had a hit, Jake
Traynor and Joe Mayhugh
each had a run, Patrick Mitton
had a hit and 2 runs, Jeremy
Fie and Justin Hollowell each
had a hit and a run, Alex Sipes
had an RBI as well as a hit and
a run, Colton Riesen had a hit,
a run, and 3 RBIs, and Brodie
Maloney had 2 hits, a run and
3 RBIs.
Next up, they head to Kern
Valley on Friday. “It’s our
rivalry school. These guys are
pumped up.”
Justin Hollowell is getting
the start and game time is
3:15.
Lone Pine faces Vasquez
Both Golden
Eagle teams come
up empty in
away games
Register Staff
Both Lone Pine baseball and
softball teams headed out on
the road to play Vasquez on
Tuesday and it was a tough
day for both.
Softball
The Lady Golden Eagles got
shut out in their match by a
final of 13-0.
The first two innings were
good; Lone Pine kept Vasquez
off the scoreboard. Catcher
Juliann Jones and shortstop
Jessianne Joiner teamed up
twice to get outs on runners
attempting to steal. Celia Ray
made a stellar catch in deep
left field.
Other stats don’t quite tell
the tale either, such as Lacie
Jones and Jessianne Joiner
batting .500 in the game. Jones
also pitching well, racking up 6
strikeouts and giving up only
5 hits.
“We fell short on batting.
Even though our timing was
good, we couldn’t seem to find
the holes,” said Coach Liz
Jones.
As for giving up 13? Simply
put, “errors got us this game.”
The Lady Golden Eagles
have a chance to right the ship
with a home game against
Desert Christian, today at
3:15.
Baseball
The Golden Eagle boys had
a similar looking game, losing
to Vasquez 11-1.
Despite good pitching,
errors were the trouble in this
game too.
“We were tied 1-1 in the
third before we got knocked
around. The pitching was
good, we’ll be alright,” said
Coach Mike Button.
Lone Pine’s run was scored
by Doug Moore who took
home on a passed ball.
The Golden Eagles will also
be looking to rebound today.
They play Desert Christian too
at 3:15.
Teammates (l-r) Bailee Piper, Korina Toledo and Aurora Toledo
enjoy the sun before an early season home game. All three scored
in the go-ahead seventh inning against Frazier Mountain on
Tuesday.
Photo by Darcy Ellis
the game. Next up Aurora Toledo
smacked a hard grounder to
third base, errored by a Falcon’s
infielder. Aurora Toledo made it
safely to first, and the play
scored her sister Korina Toledo
put the Broncos ahead by a run.
Next up, Cienna Martinez
singled to right field scoring
Barlow and Aurora Toledo,
bringing the score to 7-4
Broncos.
In the bottom of the inning,
Riesen closed her complete game
in style, shutting down the three
Falcons batters with 9 pitches to
seal the win.
The Lady Broncos hope to
follow up their sweetest win of
the season with another success-
TRACK
Thursday, March 26
Lone Pine @ Desert Christian
3:15 p.m. varsity girls and boys
Thursday, March 26
Lone Pine @ Kern Valley w/ Cal City
3 p.m.
Friday, March 27
Bishop @ Kern Valley
3:15 p.m. JV and varsity girls and boys
Saturday, April 4
Lone Pine @ Michelle Perry Invitational, Quartz Hill H.S.
9 a.m.
ful road trip on Friday, when
they head to Kern Valley for a
3:15 game.
JV Girls
Meanwhile the JV Lady
Broncos played a slightly different looking game – they took
down Frazier Mountain 16-0.
Nice hits for Bishop JV’s
improving offense came from
Vicky Begay, Yeehobie Jackson,
Gracie Soto and Ashley Worley
who went 3-3.
Morgan Cunha pitched,
recording 6 strikouts as well as
scoring 2 runs on offense.
The JV team also travels to
Kern Valley on Friday for a 3:15
game.
On the Owens
Caddisflies
It is officially spring and
caddis have begun hatching
on both the Upper and Lower
Owens and trout have taken
notice. Caddis are small
mothlike insects from the
order Trichoptera meaning
“Hairy Wing” closely related
to butterflies and moths. They
are easy to identify by the
way they fold their wings in
against their abdomen while
at rest looking like little tents.
Caddisflies go through a complete metamorphosis, egg,
larva, pupa, adult and have
about a one year life cycle.
Caddis are separated into
five groups based on the larva’s behavior: free-living caddis do not make cases to live
in, they roam free preying on
smaller aquatic insects for
food. Saddle case caddis build
their cases out of small pebbles and sand and carry their
cases on their backs sort of
the way a turtle carries its
shell. Tube case caddis make
portable cases out of plant
and wood material. These
caddis larva travel around eating decaying plant matter and
can retreat into their case if
disturbed. Net spinning caddis build shelters out of silk
and spin a web near the
entrance to catch their food,
usually small bits of detritus
and organic matter which
they pick out of their web and
eat. Purse case caddis construct their cases out of silk
and fine sand when they are
ready to pupate. These caddis
are very small, often called
microcaddis. The larva stage
makes up the majority of a
caddis’ one year life, pupation
takes about one month and
they live for a few days to a
week as adults.
Fishing a caddis hatch can
be tricky. Trout will usually
key in on one stage of the
black and olive
• Bugger variations #10-14
in black and olive
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Columnist
hatch and you will have to
determine if they are taking
pupa, emergers, adults, egg
layers or spent caddis before
you can be successful.
Catching a few adults and
taking a stream sample and
matching the adults to the
larva you find can take the
guesswork out of your equation, then just match size and
color with your fly!
UPPER OWENS
Flow: 45 cfs.
Still pretty slow here.
Expect to take a walk and
cover lots of water to find
that big fish and, as always, a
stealthy approach is a great
idea. A dry dropper is a great
way to fish that skinny water
where an indicator would
spook fish. Spring spawners
are going to be here shortly!
Flies: • Zebra and Tiger Midge
#18-22
• B.H. Prince #18-16
• San Juan Worm
• Guides Choice Hares Ear
#12-14
• B.H. Flashback Pheasant
tail #18-16
• Micro May #18-20
• Parachute Adams #18-22
• B.H. Mini Leech#10-14 in
LOWER OWENS
Flow: 75 cfs.
The fishing is excellent
right now on the Lower
Owens. BWOs and Caddis are
hatching just before midday
and keep an eye out for
Yellow Stoneflies that have
been starting to make an
appearance. Nymphing has
been great before and after
the hatch.
Flies:
• E/C Caddis #16
• Parachute Caddis black
or peacock#16
• Spent Partridge Caddis
#16
• Parachute BWO and
Adams #14-16
• Klinkhammer BWO #1416
• BWO Cripple #14-16
• Zebra and Tiger Midges
#16-20
• Jig Frenchy #16
• Hares Ear #12-16
• WD-40 #20-22
• UV Scud #8-12
• Griffiths Gnat #20-24
• Parachute Midge Emerger
#20-24
• Ballard Spider #8-10
• Hornburg #12-10
• B.H. Mini Leech #14-10 in
black and olive
(Jarett Coons was born in
Bishop and spent the majority
of his life fishing and hunting
from Lone Pine to Bridgeport.
When his father took him to
Intake II, Coons got his first
trout on a dry fly, and he, too,
was hooked. In January 2010,
he started Sierra Mountain
Trout Guide Service with the
goal of recreating that
moment on Intake II for his clients all over the Eastern
Sierra.)
shorts
Sharie Swenson Memorial Golf
Tournament
prep schedule
BASEBALL/SOFTBALL
The Bishop Varsity Lady
Broncos have blown the competition away in the last few games,
but Tuesday afternoon they
proved they can come back to
win close ones too, as they beat
the Frazier Mountain Falcons 7-4
on the strength of a seventh
inning (the final inning) comeback.
The Broncos took the lead
early, scoring 3 runs in the first
inning. The Falcons came back
with 2 in the second and 2 in the
third to make the score 4-3.
The pitcher’s duel was on
from there. Bishop’s Samantha
Riesen shut the Falcons down
after the third, throwing a complete game, facing 28 and striking out a whopping 14.
Not to be outdone, Falcons’
pitcher Mickela Brown threw a
complete game of her own, striking out 9 Broncos and shutting
the Bishop Ladies out for 5
straight innings after the first.
Which set the stage for the
seventh inning, Broncos still
down by just 1 run.
Bailee Piper led off with a
single down the third base side. Korina Toledo followed with
another single, and Piper moved
all the way to third on error.
Sabrina Barlow then singled to
right, bringing Piper home to tie
Saturday, April 25 there will be a golf tournament to honor the memory of Sharie Swenson
who was the victim of a drunk driving accident.
She was 15 years old. Proceeds go to scholarships for Palisades High School students. Cost
for BCC members is $55 and for non-members
it’s $75.
For more information, contact Kathryn
Kessler-Daniels (760) 873-7398.
DSES hosting Spring Expo
Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra invites
one and all to meet its staff, try out some
of its adaptive equipment during Spring
Expo, Saturday, April 4 from 8:30 a.m.-2
p.m. Stop by our the DSES tent between
Chairs 1 and 11 at Mammoth Mountain Ski
Area and try out a ski bike, mono-ski or biski.
For more information, call DSES at (760)
934-0791 or visit www.SpringExpo.org.
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national sports
15
thursday, MARCH 26, 2015
The Sportsbook
Around the Leagues
Djokovic beats Federer, Serena
withdraws at Indian Wells
World No. 1 men’s tennis player Novak Djokovic
won his fourth Indian Wells
title after beating Roger
Federer in three sets last
Sunday. This was a successful defense of the title he
earned last year and puts
the two men level at four
Indian Wells crowns each.
Djokovic dropped just
five games in beating Andy
Murray in the semifinals on
Saturday, although Federer
fared better in a 6-3, 6-7,
6-2 loss at the PNB Paribas
title in Indian Wells, Calif.
Djokovic is in such
frightening good form that
it is hard to see if there’s
anyone that can stop him
in 2015, although that may
change with the clay-court
season and the French
Open just around the corner.
The world’s top two
men’s players met for the
38th time, second-most
among rivals in the Open
era (second only to Djokivic
vs. Rafael Nadal at 42
times). Federer leads the
series 20-18 and had won
three of their last four
meetings going into the
final.
Federer just made too
many mistakes at crucial
times, piling up 43
unforced errors to 35 for
Djokovic. The Serbian-born
No. 1 player connected on
63 percent of his first
serves, while Federer’s
serve let him down. He
double-faulted to trail 4-2
in the third set as Djokovic
won the last four games of
the match.
Federer insisted people
shouldn’t read too much
into this loss. “I have beat
him the last couple
times. It is not like I lost 10
in a row,” said Federer. “A
lot depends on how well he
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sports Columnist
serves and returns. We usually play in finals so we are
both peaking at the same
time.”
Federer and Djokovic
have combined to win eight
of the past 12 Indian Wells
titles but this is the first
time they have met in backto-back finals. Even though
he had the crown on his
side, Federer, from
Switzerland, couldn’t overcome his poor serving and
43 unforced errors.
Djokovic surpassed his
coach Boris Becker’s 49 singles titles to become the
12th player in Open era
history with 50 ATP Tour
crowns.
In the women’s final on
Saturday, Simona Halep
beat Jalena Jankovic 2-6,
7-5, 6-4 in an exciting final.
Jankovic looked in control
after winning the first set
with three breaks of serve
and breaking early in set
two. But world No. 3 Halep
broke the Serbian four
times in a second set that
saw six successive breaks.
The Romanian looked
down and out on more
than one occasion as she
struggled with a foot problem and Jankovic gave her
an almighty let-off when
she passed up the chance
to serve for a second
Indian Wells title. But in the
end, the battling qualities
of Halep got the third-seed
over the line and the title.
World No. 1 women’s
player Serena Williams
withdrew before her semifinal at the BNP Paribas
Open last Friday night with
a right knee injury, 14
years after her sister Venus
did the same thing and
triggered an angry reaction
from the fans that drove
Serena to boycott the tournament since that incident. Venus withdrew in
2001, propelling Serena
into the final, which she
eventually won. The crowd
booed her then which started her boycott.
The world’s top-ranked
player was to play thirdseeded Simona Halep in the
second semifinal. “A couple
of days ago at practice I
really injured my
knee,” Williams said.
“Today I was struggling to
even walk.”
After Williams’ brief
comments to the crowd
last Friday before her
scheduled match, in which
she didn’t clarify she had
withdrawn, fans applauded
with only a few boos. As
she walked off, the
announcer told the fans
that she wouldn’t be playing and he apologized.
(Craig Jackson is a relatively new resident of
Bishop after spending his
entire life in Orange
County, California. An avid
hiker and lover of the outdoors, he is also a diehard
sports fan, especially baseball and football. He mostly
enjoys hiking in the Sierra
Nevada with his son Kevin.)
Baseball indulgence
’Tis the season for sports
media to indulge. Look for
increased talk from your favorite writers and commentators
about apple pie, a certain Kevin
Costner movie, and maybe
even a “Homer at the Bat” reference.
Yes, it’s baseball season, so
never you mind. My turn.
•••
I particularly enjoyed my
colleague’s
(Around
the
Leagues) column last month
on the pros and cons of rules
to speed up baseball. Here’s
why. When it comes to sports
I’m somewhere between hardline cynical and full blown
communist. I love baseball and
I despise the endless showboating, music being played
for every single batter no matter what the situation, and
replay rules that add more
minutes to the game and often
make no sense.
So obviously I am in full
support of adding rules which
reign in the dog and pony acts
and shorten the game.
But in all my cynicism I forgot something. My father’s
favorite play in baseball. Yes,
I’m talking about my dad in a
baseball column. I told you,
this is the time for that.
My father used to tell me
his favorite moment in a baseball game was just after a batter hits a double. Not the hit
itself, but the very moment
after the slide into second
base. The batter pops up, looks
around, and can ask for time
to compose himself. But a tiny
little game plays out in that
moment. Why ask for time-out
if the moment is advantageous
to you?
So sometimes the runner
gets up and looks around
before asking, staying on the
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sports Columnist
bag or close to it quickly
assessing: where’s the ball?
Did it roll away? Can I take
third, or try to force a bad
throw with an aggressive step
that way? Or am I in danger of
getting tagged out from
behind? Just dive back to the
bag and ask for time?
And depending on the runner’s decision, the defenders
have an opportunity for gamesmanship too. Throw to third
immediately and end any
threat? Throw in behind and
maybe catch the runner leaning? Or, best of all, fake the
toss and try the ol’ hidden ball
trick?
That great moment can happen for one reason. Baseball is
untimed. Unless there’s specifically a time-out, the ball is live.
When the pitcher is holding
the ball too long and the crowd
starts to boo – that’s not a
pause in the game, that is the
game.
When Chuck Knoblauch
stopped to argue with the ump
while holding the ball – that’s
not a pause in the game, that is
the game. (He forgot. The runners didn’t – they all kept running and scored behind him.)
When the second baseman
fakes the toss back to the
pitcher after a double and then
tags the runner on the butt as
he comes off the bag – that’s
not a pause in the game, that is
the game.
Egos and commercial greed
have necessitated adding rules
to keep the game length reasonable. But it’s a shame that
the game that governed itself
with the beauty of its own
design for 100 years is now
bloated and must be governed
by stick-on rules. As much as I
know we need rules to get the
pace up, we need to avoid anything that would constrict the
great “pause” moments that
are the game.
•••
If anyone followed the firstround March Madness tout
bets I described in last week’s
column, you already know. All
four 12 seeds lost. Myself, I
didn’t touch it. I’m not taking
the hit on this one, people. I
told you guys this tout is a
disaster. And for all that, the
payoffs on Buffalo and Wofford
wouldn’t have been that great
had they won anyway. A bettor
would have needed to go two
for four or bettor to profit.
The bet-all-four of a particular seed underdog strategy
would have worked this year
betting all four 14 seeds. But
I’ve never heard of anyone
doing that.
Ah, March Madness. What a
tease.
(Louis Israel was born in
Rockaway Beach, N.Y. and
worked for many years as a
cigar salesman during the day
and stand-up comic at night.
In 2008 he moved to
California where he has been
playing poker, writing and following the sports scene with a
passion.)
A Sporting View
The Philadelphia Story
“Chip” is a nickname for
Charles, or anyone who has
been deemed to be carved
off of an old block, and while
that is a bit silly, it’s not necessarily a bad nickname. And
when you consider that Chip
Kelly (real name: Charles) is
from New Hampshire and
rose to fame by guiding
Oregon to, well … fame,
what he is putting together
in Philadelphia oddly seems
to make sense.
And that’s really Chip
Kelly’s Philadelphia story. He
comes from a weird place
and he does weird stuff, but
it all seems to fall into place.
New Hampshire and Oregon
are beautiful places. New
Hampshire is known for
dairy products and primaries, and Oregon is known
for having wide-open spaces.
Philadelphia is famous for
things primarily covered in
cheese, and now, thanks to
Chip, the spread offense.
What is the spread
offense? Apparently, it was
championed at SMU by a
gentleman named Rusty
Russell, or at least that’s
what everyone who loves
football at a particular Texas
steakhouse I visited one
night insisted. I’ll take their
Mark Vasto
sports columnist
word for it because he
sounds like a great guy. I’m
not sure though if he
“invented” an offense that is
basically what you think it is:
the offense you ran in your
backyard as a kid. You know
… the one where everyone
spreads out and goes down
field, and the quarterback
starts each play with hands
somewhere they’d rather be.
On the whole, and thanks
to Chip, most NFL players
these days would rather be
in Philadelphia. And that’s
saying a lot, since this has
got to be one of the weirdest
off-seasons in NFL history.
Rex Ryan is building a
“bully” in Buffalo, the Jets
signed Darrelle Revis, the
49ers are imploding before
our very eyes … I mean, why
even wait to start the season? Let’s just go now. Let’s
set another kickoff after the
Mayweather fight. It’s all anyone talks about. The NFL has
completely blown every
other sport off the back
pages. What are we going to
talk about? The Los Angeles
Clippers? Please. People are
talking about Philadelphia in
places other than
Philadelphia! This is amazing.
I kid Philadelphia, but I
am not kidding when I say
that Chip is really up to
something good over there.
Trading for a mishandled
Sam Bradford, signing the
disrespected Demarco
Murray, meeting with the
revered Tim Tebow … it
makes for great theater.
Truly, he’s putting a team
together that has – pardon
the pun – a huge chip on its
shoulder. Let’s see if it flies
now.
(Mark Vasto is a veteran
sportswriter who lives in
Kansas City. © 2015 King
Features Synd., Inc.)
How’s Obama’s bracket?
In March, President Obama’s bracket draws more scrutiny than his domestic policy. So how’s he
doing? Like a lot of people, the President fell for Buffalo, and after some indecision, he fell for
Wyoming too. But as of press time he’s alive with Notre Dame, Duke and Arizona. And of course
he’s got Kentucky to win it all. But who doesn’t?
nba standings
nhl standings
As of March 25
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic
Toronto Raptors
Boston Celtics
Brooklyn Nets
Philadelphia 76ers
New York Knicks
Central
Cleveland Cavaliers
Chicago Bulls
Milwaukee Bucks
Indiana Pacers
Detroit Pistons
Southeast
Atlanta Hawks
Washington Wizards
Miami Heat
Charlotte Hornets
Orlando Magic
W
42
31
29
17
14
L
29
39
40
54
57
46
43
35
30
27
26
29
36
40
44
53
40
32
30
22
17
31
38
39
50
As of March 25
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Northwest
Portland Trailblazers
Oklahoma City Thunder
Utah Jazz
Denver Nuggets
Minnesota Timberwolves Pacific
Golden State Warriors
L.A. Clippers
Phoenix Suns
Sacramento Kings
L.A. Lakers
Southwest
Memphis Grizzlies
Houston Rockets
San Antonio Spurs
Dallas Mavericks
New Orleans Pelicans
44
41
31
27
16
25
30
39
44
54
58
46
38
25
18
13
25
33
45
51
50
47
44
45
37
21
23
26
27
33
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Montreal
NY Rangers
Tampa Bay
NY Islanders
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Washington
Ottawa
Boston
Florida
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Columbus
Carolina
Toronto
Buffalo
W
46
46
46
44
40
39
39
37
36
33
29
31
34
26
27
20
L
20
19
21
25
22
21
24
24
25
26
29
31
35
36
41
46
OT
8
7
7
5
11
12
10
11
12
14
16
11
4
10
6
7
WESTERN CONFERENCE
P
100
99
99
93
91
90
88
85
84
80
74
73
72
62
60
47
St. Louis
Anaheim
Nashville
Chicago
Minnesota
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Calgary
Los Angeles
Dallas
Colorado
San Jose
Edmonton
Arizona
46
46
45
44
42
43
38
40
36
35
33
35
20
22
21
22
21
22
25
26
24
27
23
28
27
30
40
44
7
7
8
6
7
4
12
6
14
10
12
8
13
8
99
99
98
94
91
90
88
86
86
80
78
78
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The Inyo Register
ARTS&LEISURE
16
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015
Geek Girl
Girl power
Charlton Heston playing aging cowboy Will Penny on the Bishop set of the film “Will Penny,” shot back
when the Eastern Sierra could count on cold winters and plenty of snow.
Photo courtesy Chris Langley
Inyo Film Journal No. 304
Winter locations around Bishop
provide backdrop for ‘Will Penny’
The desolate, harsh winter locations of the Eastern
Sierra around Bishop are the
perfect setting for the story
of “Will Penny,” as Charlton
Heston does some of the
best work of his long acting
career portraying an aging
cowboy.
The film came out of episodic television from a
script developed for Sam
Peckinpah’s series “The
Westerner” in 1960. Heston
tells he was handed an
incomplete script for the
film, which normally
wouldn’t have even landed
nearby. Alfred Eaker
explains that the actor
“immediately expressed
interest in taking on the role
of the aging, illiterate cowboy Will Penny.” Eaker continues, “Heston was
informed that the writer,
Tom Gries, was insistent on
directing. When Heston
inquired on Gries’ directing
experience, he found it consisted of ‘a couple of television programs.’” Heston put
up a mild protest until he
learned that Gries would not
sell the movie script without
the writer also directing. He
decided to do the picture
with Gries directing.
Later, Heston would write
of Gries that he was “a gifted, mercurial, oddly unpredictable and somewhat
childlike man” who was not
“a good captain, which a
great director must be but
rose to the occasion when
he had ‘the right material.’”
The direction of some of the
actors is definitely uneven,
but the great strength for
the film lies in Heston and
Joan Hackett’s understated
performances. In the end it
is a character portrait and
the story of a May/
September love affair, shy
and unconsummated as was
the style of courting in
those long ago days.
Where the direction fails
is with the villains. Donald
Pleasance as the Preacher
Quint and his boys Rafe
(Bruce Dern) and Romulus
(Matt Clark) are either off
the mark or over-the-top.
Pleasance chews the scenery
as only a great actor can do
when let off the leash by the
director. On the other hand,
Hackett as the young mother Catherine Allen delivers a
poised and modulated per-
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formance and her son
Horace played by the director’s son, Jon Gries, contributes an emotional and
affecting portrayal.
The film attempts to be
as realistic about the life of
the cowboy at the end of a
cattle drive as can be imagined. However, parts of the
film are also filled with clichés about what the work
on the trail was like: harsh,
demanding and back-breaking toil day after day. The
movie begins at the end of
one of those drives, and it is
clear from the get-go that at
nearly 50, Penny is feeling
his age. Today nearing 50 is
more like being in the prime
of life but back during those
20 or so years when the
West was actually happening, Penny is well on his way
to becoming an old man.
Heston looks and acts
perfectly in the beginning of
the film as an aged cowpoke
but as the movie progresses
and he gets a bath and
meets Allen, he seems to get
younger and younger and
look more and more like a
handsome matinee idol. All
the actors, a collection of
very fine character actors,
look so dirty and disheveled
you can almost smell them.
While the art director and
costume designer used
bleach and good old dirt to
age the clothing, all the
actors’ perfect pearly white
teeth glisten out from the
darkened, unshaven and
smeared faces revealing
their real true occupation.
This is one of those local
movies where the setting
assumes a role of its own. It
looks cold, harsh with snow
clouds hovering over the
mountain ridges to the west
much of the time. It is a
Sierra winter; remember
when it used to snow a lot?
All the cast and crew had to
get up from the warm motel
beds, go out and face the
cold, the wind and the
storm clouds everyday. The
snowy weather is a perfect
metaphor for the harshness
of the life of the people in
the 1880s. It reminded me
of the spaghetti Western
“The Great Silence,” which
Quentin Tarantino showed
his people in the Lone Pine
Museum when working on
“Django Unchained.”
(Rumor has it that his present project, “The Hateful
Eight,” is being filmed in a
location known for its
snowy winters even now.)
Heston gets the job of
line-runner for the Flatiron
Ranch and that is when he
encounters Allen again with
Horace, in the real fix of
having been abandoned by
their guide. They are setting
up to weather the winter
squatting in the line-rider’s
cabin.
The effort to have the
movies tell the story as realistically as possible is mostly successful. I did keep
thinking how difficult it is
to get into the mind of a
historical character that
lived in a world so very different from ours. For me the
first scenes of the cowboys
at the end of a long drive
are the most effective and
as the film continues it
becomes more and more a
Hollywood love story, somewhat more romantic than
gritty. That really doesn’t
take away from the intentions of the filmmakers in
the end. Lucien Ballard’s cinematography is excellent
and the ambiance if not the
detail of the Old West is still
delivered in the film.
Anyone who loves our
landscape, yet hasn’t seen
the film, should find a copy.
At this point, if nothing
else, it will remind you of
when we used to have real
winters, being viewed in the
livingroom without any of
the accompanying discomfort.
(Chris Langley is an independent writer and film historian living in Lone Pine. He
can be reached at 760-9371189 or at lonepinemovies@
aol.com.)
bRiefS
Artists’ workshop at The Lab
Fiddlin’ Pete at the plaza
Family, friends and community members
are invited to the first-ever Artist’s Way
Workshop Open House scheduled for 3 p.m.
this Saturday at The Imagination Lab, 621 W.
Line St. in Bishop.
Workshop participants and facilitator
Marilyn Blake Philip will present original creative works – photos, poems, quilting, photo
frames and matting, stain glass, sketches,
watercolors, collages, journals and more –
which were created during the recent 12-week
workshop.
For more information, call Blake Philip at
(760) 920-8013.
Because of staffing issues, Fiddlin’ Pete has
not been able to perform at the Borax Museum
barbecues as previously advertised, and the
barbecues will not take place again this week.
However, he has been playing outside on the
plaza at Furnace Creek in front of the General
Store where visitors can simply walk up and
enjoy the show. The large area is shaded and
comfortable in the afternoon, and dinner and
pizza are available in the plaza restaurants.
Fiddlin’ Pete performs from 5-9 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday, through April 25.
If the barbecues don’t pan out, he’ll be at the
plaza across the street.
Fox has announced that
it will resurrect “The
X-Files” for a six-episode
run. Production will start
this summer, but no air
date has been announced.
Original creator/writer
Chris Carter is on board
along with original stars
Gillian Anderson and
David Duchovny (that’s
right – I gave Gillian
Anderson top billing. Try
and stop me.). I’m not too
excited to hear this news.
After a lackluster last couple of years not to mention that terrible “I Want
to Believe” movie, has anyone been clamoring for
more “X-Files”? Other than
those involved in the show
who have mortgages to
pay, that is.
Carter, in a statement,
mentioned that now is the
“perfect time to tell these
six stories.” He’s kind of
right, now that the entertainment industry is crazy
for both reunion shows
and limited series. More
intriguing is his use of the
phrase “six stories.” Could
we be in for six standalone episodes? The monster-of-the-week episodes
during “The X-Files” heyday produced some of the
series’ best episodes (not
to mention some of the
worst). It’s kind of surprising if the show doesn’t go
the alien conspiracy route
(which has also had mixed
results) since the stakes
and endgame would be
much higher for the limited series rather than a
bunch of random weirdos
and creatures. I’d much
rather invest my time in
something that has a
point. What about you?
Would you rather see classic “X” or conspiracy “X”?
Or do you just not care
either way? …
Word on the street is
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that Carol “Captain
Marvel” Danvers will have
a cameo in “Avengers: Age
of Ultron.” As you might
have heard (or read in this
very column), Captain
Marvel will be getting her
own movie, and exposing
her to the moviegoing public in what is certain to be
a blockbuster is a smart
move. I’m even more excited to see “Ultron” now.
Another unconfirmed
rumor is that Danvers will
be played a famous
actress. For months there
has been talk that Oscar
nominees Jessica Chastain
and Emily Blunt, among
others, have been in contention for the role. If I get
a vote (and, in the world’s
greatest tragedy, I don’t),
my vote would go to Blunt.
I really hope the role goes
to Emily Blunt and not just
because Jessica Chastain
bothers me on a personal
level. EB is likeable, funny
and kicks major butt. Did
anyone see her in “Edge of
Tomorrow”? She was such
a bada$$ …
Speaking of women and
Marvel, the comics giant
has been making a concerted effort at diversity
including bringing female
superheroes to the forefront. This move includes
introducing more titles
starring female characters
including the brand-new
Thor, who happens to be a
woman. Later in the year,
the company will release a
bi-monthly trade paperback called “A Force
Presents” that will include
previously published
issues of female-led titles.
The first volume will feature the first issues of Ms.
Marvel, She-Hulk, Thor,
Captain Marvel, Black
Widow and Unbeatable
Squirrel Girl. The paperbacks are geared toward
female and younger readers who don’t necessarily
read comics. The hope is
to place the collection in
the Young Adult section of
book stores rather than in
the comics section. “A
Force Presents” would then
act as a gateway to
Marvel’s other titles. This
new initiative on Marvel’s
behalf is more mercenary
than benevolent now that
companies are realizing
that people other than
white guys buy things. And
it’s working since the new
Thor comic is selling more
than the previous launch
for the male Thor. But cynicism aside, I’m excited for
this.
I think it’s great to give
younger people the option
to read about smart, capable women rather than
whatever degrading
Twilight knockoff that is
popular at the moment. I
love comics and think that
if the story is good, then
everyone and not just girls
or geeks or geek girls
should read them.
(Jennifer Ellis holds a
Bachelor of Arts in Creative
Writing from U.C. Santa
Cruz, but is most proud of
her George R.R. Martin
autographs.)
Bob at the Movies
A moderately tolerable
knockoff
‘Insurgent’
About a year ago, I wrote
in my review of “Divergent”
that I didn’t consider it a
knockoff of “The Hunger
Games.” I now feel the
need to tweak that stance.
Calling the series a fullblown knockoff might be a
bit harsh, but the similarities are too numerous to
ignore. Both franchises are
based on a book series
aimed at teenagers about a
strong female protagonist
who finds herself compelled to lead a violent revolution against a heartless,
oppressive government in a
dystopian future. There are
differences of course, but
they’re both trying to play
to that inexplicably lucrative teenagers-in-bleakfutures crowd. To put it
another way: I doubt that
there are many people lining up to see “Insurgent”
who weren’t at the theater
for “Mockingjay Part 1” last
fall.
As the movie opens, our
hero Tris (Shailene
Woodley), officially of the
combative Dauntless faction, is hiding from the
smart and evil Erudite faction led by Jeanine (Kate
Winslet). She’s wanted for
interfering with Erudite’s
eradication of the kindly
Abnegation faction, an
attack that claimed both
her parents; and for being
a Divergent, meaning that
she doesn’t really belong to
any faction. She’s with her
boyfriend Four (Theo
James), brother Caleb
(Ansel Elgort) and rival
Peter (Miles Teller). They
have to flee from their
peaceful Amity sanctuary
when Peter turns on them,
as Peter tends to do.
The team splits up and
Tris and Four next try to
hide out with Four’s moth-
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er (Naomi Watts) who is the
leader of an army of
Factionless, people who
definitely belong to a faction, but got kicked out.
She tries to recruit them
for a revolution, but there’s
some bad blood between
her and Four and soon our
heroes are reaching out yet
again, this time to the just
Candor faction, for protection. Tris wants to leave to
go after Jeanine and
Erudite as revenge for the
attack on Abnegation, and
Jeanine needs a Divergent
as strong as Tris to open a
mystical box that she
thinks will grant her some
sort of ultimate power. The
meetup is inevitable, it’s
just a matter of who has
leverage.
Needless to say, the plot
is complicated. It’s not that
the world of the
“Divergent” series is rich in
detail and you’ll grow to
love it. It’s more like if you
can make a connection
between any two scenes in
this movie that aren’t right
next to each other, than
you’ll feel rewarded for
solving such a complex
puzzle. Maybe this worked
in the books where readers
could go back and clarify
certain details when the
movie is going to keep
chugging along with or
without your understanding.
But it’s not all bad. If
nothing else, this franchise
has a really compelling lead
actress with Shailene
Woodley. Tris is pretty typical of characters in this
genre. She’s haunted by a
guilty conscience because
she’s gotten people killed,
yet always manages to be
strong when she needs to
be. With Shailene Woodley
playing her, it’s like you’re
seeing a character like this
find strength within herself
for the first time. This is
especially true of scenes
late in the movie where
Tris has to pass a series of
simulated tests to open
that stupid box.
You know how I know
that the “Divergent” series
doesn’t want to distance
itself from other Young
Adult franchises like “The
Hunger Games”? The last
book, “Allegiant,” is being
split into two movies.
That’s a dirty trick it has
picked up from its contemporaries. So now I have to
see not one, but two more
of these moderately tolerable knockoffs.
One and a half popcorn
boxes out of five
The film is rated PG-13
for intense violence and
action throughout, some
sensuality, thematic elements and brief language.
Its running time is 119
minutes.
(Robert Garver is a graduate of the Cinema Studies
program at New York
University. He has been a
published movie reviewer
since 2006. Contact him at
rrg251@nyu.edu.)