- Press release from Caltrans Bishop – Bike to Work Week was a successful challenge due to five local agencies joining forces and encouraging their employees to participate. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Inyo County and Northern Inyo Hospital struck up a friendly competition challenging each [...]

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OVC Leaves OV Planning Committee
- Following is a press release from the Owens Valley Committee: The Owens Valley Committee (OVC) has finally given up on the Owens Lake Planning Committee. In the morning session of the Planning Committee meeting of May 15, 2013, DWP’s Marty Adams said, “It’s a lot to ask of anyone to continue to work with [...]
Letter to Sierra Wave: Mammoth rentals
- The following letter to Sierra Wave Media was written by Jim Taylor of Santa Monica: Councilmember Michael Raimondo has repeatedly expressed his opinion that the town of Mammoth Lakes needs to be ready for developers when the economy turns around. However, his recent comments on the single family home debate undermine his own aspiration. [...]

Popular spots open for Memorial Day weekend
- Forest Service press release: Inyo National Forest plans to open several popular high-country popular destinations for the Memorial Day Weekend. The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Visitor Center, Reds Meadow and the Upper Mammoth Lakes Basin areas will all be opening for the weekend. Because this is an unusually dry season, these areas are free [...]

Mono, Inyo Supervisors Announce Appointments
- Press release from Mono County Mono County, Calif. – On Tuesday, May 21, the Mono County Board of Supervistors announced its selection of Jim Leddy as the new Mono County Administrator. The selection follows an extensive recruitment process begun in January and guided by the Board’s efforts to strengthen strategic planning for the county. [...]

MCWD Tour set for this Friday
The Mammoth Community Water District is offering a tour; open to all, for the first time. MCWD is providing this tour as a way for customers to get a better understanding of what the District does to serve the Mammoth Lakes community. We will begin at 11:30 at the Mammoth Community Water District, 1315 Meridian [...]

Free Kids Events at Mule Days
- MULE DAYS PRESS RELEASE Letter to all parents of school children 2013 Bishop Mule Days will be here soon! This year there will be some new and exciting special activities for our local children and these activities are free! In fact, there is no entry fee associated with Mule Days, except to see the [...]
Mammoth Town Hall Meeting on Friday
- PRESS RELEASE FROM THE MAMMOTH LAKES POLICE DEPARTMENT The Mammoth Lakes Police-Community Hispanic Advisory Committee has finalized plans for the next Town Hall meeting scheduled for Friday, May 24 at 4:30 p.m. The Town Hall meeting will be held in the Emerald Room at the Grand Sierra Lodge, 1111 Forest Trail. Presentations will be [...]
Town of Mammoth Lakes Update
- Press release from the Town of Mammoth Lakes Town Manager Marianna Marysheva-Martinez’s Update: May 16, 2013: To the Town Council, Town staff, media and Mammoth Lakes residents and businesses: Below are highlights of noteworthy items from the past two weeks. Town Council: During the 5:00pm portion of the meeting, discussion of the Fiscal Year 2013-14 baseline budget continued. [...]
Letter to Sierra Wave from LADWP
- The following letter was written by James G. Yannotta, Manager Of Aqueduct, Los Angeles Department of Water Power: The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is providing this letter to the editor in response to the May 5, 2013 Sierra Wave story titled “Inyo officials concerned about environment, water agreement” because the story includes [...]

LADWP landscaping going ‘water wise’
- Following is a press release from the LADWP: The Inyo-Mono Master Gardener Program and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are partnering to implement a series of xeriscape garden beds at the LADWP Administrative Office on Mandich Street in Bishop. Over the next few months the Master Gardeners and LADWP will [...]

Letter to Sierra Wave: Saluting Inyo’s votes
- The following letter to Sierra Wave was written by Philip Anaya of Bishop: Dear Sierra Wave: (Tuesday) the Inyo County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 with one abstention (Mark Tillemans) to not reduce the irrigation water for the Ranchers of the Owens Valley. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, in its request to [...]
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University Peak (to the left), as seen from the largely still frozen Gilbert Lake, on 28April2013. Photographer Andrew Kirk said it was his intent "to balance sky, mountains, frozen lake, and thawed lake."
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