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THURSDAY, March 26, 2015
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Freshman introduces anti-TOT legislation in Assembly
Matthew Harper, Huntington
Beach, would abolish
Mammoth’s lifeline
By George Shirk
Times Managing Editor
An odd piece of legislation made its
way into the California State Assembly last
week, drawing quick and quizzical responses from Mammoth town leaders.
The bill, AB 1220 and introduced by
Republican Matthew Harper of Huntington Beach, would abolish the Transient
Occupancy Tax (TOT) statewide, affecting or destroying general funds from the
budgets of the smallest tourist towns to the
largest, such as San Francisco.
“It is a long shot at best,” said Mammoth Chamber of Commerce Director
Craig Schmidt, “but crazier things have
happened in SacTown when good people
aren’t paying attention.”
Schmidt and his membership have
joined with Mammoth Lakes Tourism in
an effort to quash what chance the bill
might have.
So has Mono County, whose administrative officer, Jim Leddy, has a wide network
of contacts in Sacramento.
“I spoke with Paul Smith, the staff person to the Rural County Representatives
of California,” Leddy said after the subject
surfaced during a liaison meeting between
the town of Mammoth Lakes and Mono
County late last week.
“This group is a rural county association
which advocates for or against legislation.
Paul said that RCRC had sent a letter opposing the bill.
“Further Paul said that the bill should
be opposed by local governments and that
it did not have a good chance of moving
through the Legislature.”
Mammoth Town Manager Dan Holler,
also at the liaison meeting in the TownSee ASSEMBLY, page 18
IRS scam
takes
local toll
Mammoth man
bilked after fake
threat of jail
Times Staff Report
Team Austria came in fourth in the Mighy Mitrs World Championships last Saturday at Mammoth Mountain. Member of the team include Landon
Witherell, DJ Gray, Siena Ledesma, Michael Mabry, Katherine Truax, Cody Ellsworth, Ben Wheeler, Isla Bruland, and Cassie Mabry.
A sophisticated scam
using the IRS as a cover has
bilked a Mammoth man of
thousands of dollars.
The scammer, authorities said, told the man he
was going to be audited
if he didn’t pay a certain
amount; threatened him
with jail; told him not to tell
anyone about the call, and
then read him his Miranda
rights before getting off the
phone six hours later.
According to Mammoth
Lake Police, by the time
the whole thing was over
this week, the man,
See SCAMMER, page 8
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Mammoth Times
Thursday, March 26, 2015
EVENTS
Zabriskie Point now
open, wildflowers
abloom
Free Snowmobile
Avalanche Awareness
Clinic April 3
Just in time for springtime visitors,
Death Valley National Park announced
that access to Zabriskie Point and surrounding areas are now open. Major
rehabilitation work at the site that
took place during the winter has been
completed. Unstable support walls
were repaired to improve safety conditions, and concrete benches have been
installed on the walkway leading up to
the vista point.
Due to prevalent fall and winter precipitation in the park, wildflowers are
abundant on alluvial fans and in swales
and gullys across the park landscape.
For more information about Death Valley and to plan your trip to the park, see
www.nps.gov/deva or see www.facebook.
com/DeathValleyNP for wildflower
updates.
Forest roads plan up for
review, April 21 public
meeting
Schulman Grove Road
in Ancient Bristlecone
Forest open
Because of the warm, dry winter,
road crews have been able open the
road to the Schulman Grove, according
to the Inyo National Forest. It had been
previously closed at Sierra View. The
Visitor Center remains closed. The road
is gated one-half mile beyond the Schulman Grove parking lot and substantial
snow still exists along Patriarch Grove
Road.
Visitors should still expect snow in
the shaded slopes in the Schulman
Grove. Currently, the Methuselah Trail
is under snow; however the sun-exposed
Discovery Trail is free of snow.
Please expect limited services if you
travel to the grove. Lastly, although
California is experiencing a serious
drought, light snow pack does not mean
no snowpack. Please travel prepared for
winter conditions at 10,000 feet. The
road will close again in the event of a
winter storm.
Save a (wild)life, March
22, April 12, April 16
Eastern Sierra Wildlife Care volunteers are needed to help care for
orphaned and injured wild birds and
mammals or with rescues, transport,
education, fundraising and more. A
free New Volunteer Orientation will be
held on Sunday, March 22, 1-3 p.m. at
ESWC’s center located at Keough’s Hot
Springs. If you choose to work with the
animals, required training workshops
will be held on April 12 and April 26.
Call Kelly at 760-872-1487 to reserve a
space or for further information.
Chocolate Mountain
hike, March 28
Love mountains and chocolate?
Why not join us for our annual visit to
Chocolate mountain. A beautiful peak
in the Piper Mountain Wilderness, this
hike explores an exceptional example
of the Great Basin desert landscape,
March 28. Please join us for this strenuous, rewarding hike, with a treat at the
summit. More information is available
at friendsoftheinyo.org or by calling
760-876-6500. Space is limited so, please
RVSP by emailing Andrew to reserve
your spot.
ALL winter sports enthusiasts are
welcome, June Mountain Conference
Center. $5 suggested donation for the facility, Friday, April 3 at 6:30pm. If there is
enough snow, the field session will be on
Saturday, April 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
the Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area
(BWRA, near Sonora Pass.
For More Information contact USFS
Avalanche Specialist, Adam Babcock at
760-932-5820 (w); [email protected] and check out our
website www.bridgeportavalanchecenter.
org\
The fate of local forest roads including access and maintenance is the topic
of an April 21 meeting in Bishop, with
the Inyo National Forest seeking input
from the public.
The meeting takes the next step after
a years’ long effort to identify and sign
all the forest’s roads to the next level,
asking the public which of those roads
should be maintained and at what level.
Due to increased use, aging infrastructure, and decreasing budgets,
the forest cannot maintain all roads to
standards for safety and environmental
protection. Under federal regulations,
the Inyo and all forests in the country
must determine the “risks, benefits, and
opportunities for every designated system road and identify possible changes
or repairs to the road system,” according to forest authorities. At the April 21
meeting, the Inyo National Forest staff
will share how they developed the draft
plan, answer questions about the plan,
and have the draft plan available for
review.
The plan will “not designate the
minimum road system, but rather a set
of recommendations. It will not close
roads, add roads to the system, or otherwise change the current road system.
However, the plan will be used to inform
future planning regarding management
of the forest’s roads.
The meeting is April 21 from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. at the Cerro Coso Community
College in Bishop. For more information, contact Deb Schweizer at 760-8732427 or email her at debraschweizer@
fs,fed,us
Owens Lake Bird Festival
April 24-25
Sign up now and reserve your lodging
in Lone Pine for an exceptional weekend of birding and discovery at Owens
Lake Important Bird Area.
The festival kicks off Friday evening,
April 24 with a reception at the Lone
Pine Film History Museum featuring
the film, The Legacy of Owens Lake. On
Saturday, local experts will lead a series
of tours on and around the lake in the
morning and afternoon. Four fascinating speakers will offer insights about the
lake and its birds over lunch. The day
will close with an evening reception at
the Interagency Visitor Center showcasing Robin Black’s photography exhibit
Second Chance: The Owens Lake Project. For more information including a
complete list of tours and leaders, visit
friendsoftheinyo.org.
www.mammothtimes.com
Record high temps for Friday
Showers possible for Saturday
Times Staff Report
Weather forecasters at the National
Weather Service in Reno said Wednesday
that record high temperatures are possible
for Friday,
At the same time, they said weak low
pressure may move into northern California on Saturday for slight cooling, and a
low chance of showers and thunderstorms.
“Well above average temperatures
continue early next week under high pressure,” the NWS said.
“The main forecast concerns through
the end of the week will be the potential
for record temperatures on Friday and low
chances for showers/thunderstorms on
Saturday afternoon and evening north of
Interstate 80,” the NWS said in its scientific discussion.
“High pressure strengthens across the
region Thursday, bringing a warming, drying trend to the Sierra and western Nevada.
“Temperatures will warm slowly today
from yesterday, with a more noticeable
warmup on Friday.
“The record high for Reno on Friday is
only 75. That record will likely be broken
with a forecast high of 80 degrees. Sur-
face pressure gradient tightens on Friday
in response to a cold front pushing into
northwest California.
“This will allow west winds to increase
across the Sierra and western Nevada with
wind gusts between 30-35 miles an hour for
the afternoon and evening.”
The chances for significant rain were
still under analysis, the forecasters said.
“The forecast for this weekend with
regards to the showers/thunderstorm
chances is still looking quite murky.
“The NAM/European model (ecmwf) match up fairly well with bringing a
shortwave across Oregon and far northern
California, which would result in mainly
increased cloud cover and low chances
for showers across northeastern California
and northwestern Nevada. Conversely, the
GFS shows this shortwave closing off across
northern California and ejecting across
central Nevada. This solution would result
in increased chances of showers across
western Nevada and the Sierra, as well
as sufficient instability to produce some
thunderstorms.
“We have left out slight chances for
thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon/evening for now since forecaster confidence
for the weekend forecast is low.”
[email protected]
8-Day Forecast
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Hiker airlifted out of Matternhorn Peak area
Hiker with broken leg airlifted
to safety on March 21
Times Staff Report
A hiker who suffered a broken leg
was airlifted out of the backcountry near
Matterhorn Peak, near Bridgeport on
Saturday, March 21, according to the
Mono County Sheriff’s office.
The incident was first noted when the
Mineral County Sheriff’s office in Hawthorne Nevada received a 911 call regarding a hiker who had a broken their leg in
a fall near Matterhorn Peak, approximately 15 miles southwest of Bridgeport in the
Sawtooth Mountain Range.
The 911 call was transferred to Mono
County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch but was
terminated due to the hiker’s poor cell
phone reception, according to a press
release. Attempts to re-establish contact
with the hiker were unsuccessful so
the exact whereabouts of the hiker was
unknown. At approximately 3:40pm,
Mono County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Mono Village at Twin Lakes
where the hiker’s vehicle was located at
the trailhead used for access to the Matterhorn Peak area.
The Mono County Sheriff’s Search
and Rescue (SAR) team, and a California
Highway Patrol (CHP) helicopter out
of Auburn, CA, was dispatched to aid in
the location and search and rescue of
the injured hiker. Due to high winds, the
CHP helicopter had limited capability
of searching the peaks and valleys above
12,000 feet, so a larger helicopter was
requested. Just prior to dark, a rescue
helicopter from Fallon Naval Air Station
reached the search area and located the
hiker at approximately the 10,000 foot
level on a steep slope just below the crest
of a ridgeline known as “The Cleaver,”
two miles north of Matterhorn Peak. The
Navy helicopter tried numerous times to
lower a medic to the hiker but was unsuccessful due to high winds, the steep slope
angle and darkness.
That evening, Mono SAR personnel
began hiking to the injured hiker’s location. A larger helicopter, and assistance
from the Inyo County Sheriff’s Search
and Rescue Team, was requested for
Sunday morning, March 22. While SAR
personnel were climbing to the hiker’s
location, a California National Guard
CH-47-F Chinook helicopter from Stockton was able to lower a crewman to the
hiker’s location and hoist them into the
helicopter. The hiker was flown to Bryant
Airfield in Bridgeport and transferred to
Mono County Paramedics. The medics
then transferred the hiker to Careflight
for transport to Renown Medical Center
in Reno for further treatment.
The CH-47-F helicopter was one of
ten delivered to the National Guard in
December. This rescue was the first one
for this model. New equipment on this
model was a critical component in the
helicopter being able to rescue the hiker
in high altitude, windy conditions and a
steep slope location. The helicopter pilot
was able to use new ‘hover hold’ features
to maintain a precise position near the
cliff face during the extraction operation.
Other agencies providing valuable
assistance in obtaining and coordinating
military resources used in this rescue
were the California Office of Emergency
Services (CalOES) and the Air Force
Rescue Coordination Center in Langley,
Virginia.
Mammoth Wellness burglary suspect arrested
Justin Alan Platt turned
himself in a week after
burglary attempt, threats to
employee
Times Staff Report
An 18-year-old Mammoth man,
Justin Alan Platt, has been arrested as a
suspect in the Mammoth Lakes Wellness marijuana dispensary burglary.
On Wednesday March 18, at about
9:45 p.m., Justin Alan Platt was brought
to the Mammoth Lakes Police Department by his father, to turn himself in
for the burglary at Mammoth Lakes
Wellness.
Mammoth Lakes PoliceoOfficers
have been diligently working on this
case since it was reported during the
early morning hours of March 9th,
2015. Platt was eventually identified as
one of the suspects and a warrant was
obtained for his arrest. Platt has been
out of the area, but was in contact with
officers to negotiate his surrender.
Although Platt was taken into custody,
the investigation into the burglary and
subsequent threats to the employee
continues and additional arrests are
possible.
Platt was processed at the Mammoth Lakes police station, and then
booked into the Mono County jail. His
charges are 459 PC/burglary and 422
PC/criminal Threats and bail has been
set at $50,000. Additional charges of
conspiracy to commit burglary may be
considered by the District Attorney’s
office based on the Mono County investigation
The Mammoth Lakes Police Department would like to thank the community for being so involved in this
investigation and for providing numerous tips, some of which ultimately led to
a successful conclusion.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
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NEWS BRIEFS
Grant allows work to continue
for new recreation group
The National Forest Foundation
(NFF) awarded the newly formed Eastern
Sierra Recreation Collaborative (ESRC)
with a “Community Capacity and Land
Stewardship Program” grant that will be
used to maintain the efforts of the ESRC
as the Inyo National Forest (INF) moves
forward with its Forest Management Plan
Revision, according to Mammoth Lakes
Trails and Public Lands Association member, John Wentworth.
The ESRC’s leadership team drafted
and submitted the grant application on
December 15, 201,4 and the grant awards
were announced this past week. He said,
the grant will allow the group to continue
their work with the Inyo National Forest
in creating a 20-year forest management
plan that emphasizes sustainable recreation as its foundation.
“While MLTPA’s primary focus is on
the Mammoth Lakes Trail System, we
are pleased and proud to be partnered
with the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and
HighBar Global Consulting and to serve
as the non-profit sponsor for the ESRC,”
Wentworth said.
Tioga Road, two other park
roads will be under construction
until Memorial Day
In June of 2014, the park began a
multi-phased maintenance project to
repair the Tioga Road corridor, the
park’s east-to-west highway that connects
Groveland and Lee Vining. The primary
rehabilitation work involved a 15 mile segment from the Crane Flat intersection to
just east of the White Wolf Campground
and will continue this spring. The construction work includes improvements to
culverts, grading, pavement resurfacing,
new signage, and road striping.
In March, the park began the first
phase of improvements to the Yosemite
Lodge parking area in Yosemite Valley.
The completed project will include an
expanded parking area just west of Yosemite Lodge. The additional spaces will
help to improve traffic flow in Yosemite
Valley by parking vehicles west of Lower
Yosemite Falls. A future phase will include
the installation of permanent bathroom
facilities.
Improvements to the parking area at
Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias began
in September 2014 but the grove, trail,
and parking lot are open to the public.
The project entails improvements to the
restrooms, new interpretive signs, a designated bus drop-off location, an improved
picnic area, and better organized parking.
For more information on construction
projects in Yosemite National Park, please
visit http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/roadwork.htm.
WEEKLY QUOTE
“Crazier things have happened
in SacTown.”
Photo by Susan Morning
Mammoth’s Jenise Spiteri was fifth in the Ladies Snowboard Halfpipe during the Rev Tour competition.
Do you have an awesome photo you want to share with us? Please send a high-resolution photo
and a brief photo description to [email protected] and we might feature it here!
—Mammoth Chamber of
Commerce director Craig Schmidt,
on the chances that anti-TOT
legislation would pass through the
State Assembly. Story P. 1
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NEWS BRIEFS
Mammoth Times
THROWBACK THURSDAY
Low interest loans available to Round Fire victims
Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to California
businesses and residents affected by the Round Fire that occurred
February 6, U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet announced today. https://disasterloan.sba.
gov/ela.
Disaster loan information and application forms are also available from SBA’s Customer Service Center by calling 800-659-2955
or emailing [email protected]. Individuals who are
deaf or hard-of-hearing may call 800-877-8339. For more information
about SBA’s disaster assistance programs, visit http://www.sba.gov/
disaster.
The filing deadline to return applications for property damage
is May 11. The deadline to return economic injury applications is
December 11.
Auxiliary Scholarship applications available, deadline
April 30
Each year Mammoth Hospital Auxiliary awards college scholarships to residents of Mono County who are pursuing a career in a
medically related field. The Scholarship Fund was established in 1985
and since that time we have awarded $484,000.00 to deserving locals.
Applications for 2014 Scholarships are now available and can be
picked up at the Cast Off, Mammoth Hospital, and Mammoth Lakes
Library. Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
1. Pursuing a course of study in a medically related field.
2. Be a current resident of Mono County and resided there full
time for a minimum of two years or currently working in Mono County full time for a minimum of two years.
3. Completed two years of prerequisites in a medically related college curriculum or worked for two years in a medically related field in
Mono County.
The deadline for submitting applications to the Scholarship Committee is April 30 and awardees will be announced in June.
Photo Submitted
Byng Hunt, left, and Gordon Alpers, 1999.
Good Friday Service 7pm
Saturday 7pm (@ Grace Church)
Easter Sunday 9am
MAMMOTH CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
a redeemed people and a redemptive place
Mammoth Times
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POLICE BLOTTER
Burglar steals $7,800 worth of equipment
out of locked car
Someone stole $7,800 worth of equipment including computers, cameras and a snowboard by breaking
the window of a locked car parked at the Sherwin
Villas sometime between March 17 and March 18. If
the car had not been locked, the crime that occurred
would have been a “theft,” but because the car was
locked, the crime is categorized as a burglary.
Drunk guy on skateboard drops beer in
front of cops
A Mammoth man, 19, was arrested on suspicion
of being a minor in possession of alcohol after police
found the man riding down Lupin Street near Dorrance Street on a skateboard with an open can of
beer in his hand on March 15. When police stopped
the man, the man’s skateboard broke and the man
dropped the beer. He then picked it up and started
drinking the foam off the beer and police arrested
him.
Man starts fight with neighbor—in front
of police
A Lee Vining man, 45, was arrested on suspicion
of being drunk in public on March 17 after police
received reports of the man “causing a disturbance.”
When police arrived at the Lupin Street area where
the reporting party first contacted police was calling
from, they talked to the man, whom they knew from
previous encounters, and who was drunk. The man
said he had gotten into an issue with his neighbor but
that things were all right. Then, as police were leaving,
the man got into a fight with the neighbor and he was
arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public.
If you’re driving drunk, at least make sure
your headlights work
A Mammoth woman, 27, was arrested on suspicion of
driving drunk on March 17 after police stopped her on
Main Street for a missing front headlight and then noticed
she was drunk. When the woman’s blood alcohol was
tested, it was at 0.26 percent, or almost four times the legal
limit for driving. She was booked and released to the care
of a sober friend.
Walking home backwards
A Mammoth man, 26, who was seen wandering North
Frontage Road clearly drunk was arrested on suspicion
of being drunk in public after he didn’t seem to know
where he lived—he said “The Chutes” but then started
to walk home in the opposite direction—and displayed
other signs of being drunk. When he was tested, his blood
alcohol was 0.292 percent.
Opinion
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OUR VIEW
The longest summer
Spring arrived last week but really, this year, it’s more
like this is the beginning of summer.
When is the last time anyone remembers being able
to hike most of our trails almost to the 10,000 foot level
in the first week of April?
There were kids playing in the local swimming pools
last week—we kid you not. Sure, said kids were crazy,
but nevertheless, there they were.
The roads to everywhere are free of snow, the creeks
are running free, even the lakes in the backcountry are
letting go of their ice.
It looks like late May in a normal season out there
and that means only one thing—our summer season is
here.
Of course we all know the reason—not only are we
in a deep drought, but it’s been outright hot for much
of the winter, with temperatures routinely breaking
records month after month, day after day, coming in at
10 degrees to 20 degrees above normal.
But at the moment, the tools to stop said drought
and heat don’t exist and what the rest of the state
mourns—and rightly so—we here in Mammoth and
the high Eastern Sierra should be celebrating—a summer season that has already started.
What if we treated it that way?
What if we started an aggressive and targeted
effort—right now—to let people know just how darn
beautiful it is right now and how many, many places
that are normally closed,—like the Bristlecone Ancient
Forest—instead of giving up April and May and even
June as a shoulder season?
Waiting until July 4 to claim it’s summer here seems
like a waste of—a whole lot actually.
For the last few years, summers have been picking
up steam here, with more and more visitors headed our
way during the summers.
Real estate agents tell us, more and more of them,
that people are now buying for the summers, as the
heat in other parts of the country makes life there in
the summers increasingly miserable
Our summers haven’t replaced winter, but maybe
they should. If there is anything we have learned from
the past decades as a resort town—and learned with a
vengeance in the past four years—it is that we always get
a spring, summer and fall.
Always.
The one season we might not get—yep—is winter.
The one season we have pinned so much on, for so
long.
Have you been out there yet this spring/summer?
It’s downright gorgeous.
The skies are still clear and bright, with none of the
smoke that has plagued our last few summers.
The creeks are clear and bright and the trails empty
and free.
The light is pure spring, clear as water, limpid and
silver.
The lower elevations are beginning to green up even
here in Mammoth, and if you have not yet been down
to Lone Pine and points south and east into Death Valley and the desert ranges, you are missing something
rare and wonderful—wildflowers thicker than any time
in the past decade.
Go north and even Bridgeport is turning green and
this time, when fishing season starts in a few weeks, the
entire Sierra will be wide open.
Despite the drought, it’s already one of the most
beautiful summers ever out there and if we think outside the box, we might figure out a way to make lemonade out of lemons this year and thrive in a way very few
places in the state will have the opportunity to.
Why not?
Political cartoons published in this newspaper—as with letters to the editor and op-eds—do not necessarily reflect the
opinions of Mammoth Times, its employees or its parent company. These cartoons and the opinions expressed in guest
op-eds are merely intended to present food-for-thought in a different medium.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Advocating
for older
adults
To the Editor:
We’re hoping to inspire the
curiosity of residents interested in
advocating for older adults in our
communities. Any registered voter
over the age of sixty (60) residing
within Mono or Inyo County can
apply to serve in the California
Senior Legislature (CSL).
Senior Senators and Senior Assembly Members voluntarily represent their counties as members
of the CSL. Their primary mission is to gather ideas for model
legislation that improves the quality of life for aging Californians
for consideration at the State and
Federal levels.
The current filing period and
upcoming election is to fill a
vacancy to finish the remaining
three years of a four-year term in
the CSL Assembly.
For an application packet,
contact the Department of Social
Services at 760-924-1770 or Eastern Sierra Area Agency on Aging
at 760-873-3305.
Please consider applying. The
filing deadline for completed
packets is no later than Thursday,
April 30 at noon.
Have fun while making a difference in the lives of your fellow
County-men and women!
Kathy Peterson, Director,
Mono County Social Services
Jeff Hunter, Advisory Council
Member, Eastern Sierra Area
Agency on Aging
Our Docs
Rock
Monday, March 30 is National
Doctors Day. On behalf of our
Board of Directors and the entire staff at Mammoth Hospital, I
want to take this opportunity to
acknowledge and recognize the
wonderful group of physicians
who serve our community here
in the Eastern Sierra.
With the nation’s healthcare
delivery system in continuous
turmoil, our medical staff has
embraced a “Patients First” philosophy and continues to place
the healthcare needs of our
residents and guests as their top
priority.
When I started this position
20 years ago, I never imagined
that we would grow to have
more than 50 high quality,
board-certified physicians on
our staff representing 20 different specialties.
We are truly blessed to have
such a fine group of amiable and
dedicated professionals leading
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OPINION
Climate Change—So What?
Sixty-degree days in March! Level two
water restrictions! Even if the U.S. cuts its
carbon emissions, China will keep building
coal-fired power plants to meet its energy
needs. It’s not as if we can do anything
about the weather.
Pope Francis disagrees and has issued a
dire warning about the catastrophic effects
of global climate change. He is now preparing a lengthy 2015 message (an encyclical)
on climate change to deliver to the world’s
1.2 billion Catholics, urging them to take
action on moral and scientific grounds.
The Pope will also try to influence the September U.N. climate meeting in Paris, and
call a summit of the world’s main religious
leaders.
The climate encyclical will undoubtedly ignite a firestorm of criticism from
conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh,
and condemnation from a number of
right wing evangelicals, and resistance from
Republicans in the Senate.
Limbaugh recently excoriated the Pope,
calling him a Marxist for connecting the
dots between unfettered capitalism, “a new
tyranny,” and climate change. The Pope
was building on his earlier remarks about
the evils of the “idolatry of money” and the
importance of guaranteeing all citizens
“dignified work, education, and healthcare.” Limbaugh vociferously disagrees,
ignoring the fact that social
forward a bill to construct
justice is central to the New
the controversial Keystone
Testament.
XL pipeline. The pipeline
The Pope is calling
would carry oil from the tar
on Christians to become
sands of Canada to the Gulf
“Custodians of Creation…
Coast and on to China and
Creation is not a property,
overseas markets. President
which we can rule over
Obama vetoed the bill, but
at will; or, even less, is the
the Senate can always attach
property of only a few.
Keystone to an appropriaCreation… is a wonderful
tion bill that the President
Kirk Stapp
gift that God has given us,
won’t veto.
OPINION
so that we care for it and
With the new Republiuse it for the benefit of all,
can majority in the Senate,
always with great respect
Senator Jim Inhofe has
and gratitude,” he said.
ascended to the head of the Senate EnviThe Pope will also face opposition from
ronment and Public Works Committee.
the evangelical Cornwall Alliance for the
Inhofe, a climate change denier, believes
Stewardship of Creation. The Alliance has
that making public policy should be left
declared the environmental movement to
to a higher authority. “The arrogance of
be “un-biblical” and a false religion. They
people to think that we, human beings,
argue that it is arrogant for human beings
would be able to change what He is doing
to believe they can permanently harm what in climate is to me outrageous.” Inhofe
an omnipotent God has created. Defendalso dismissed top military leaders and the
ing Cornwall’s anti-environmentalism, E.
Department of Defense, which reports that
Calvin Beisner, Alliance’s national spokesextreme weather will play a major role in
man, argues that the use of fossil fuels
global instability.
is in keeping with the core principles of
House Representative, Colonel Paul
Christianity.
Cook (Ret.), representing Mammoth
In sync with the Cornwall Alliance,
Lakes, ignored the DOD’s warning and
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s voted for the approval of the Keystone
first act as majority leader was to bring
pipeline. Congressman Cook continues
Mammoth Times
LETTERS
Continued from front page
our mission “to promote the wellbeing and improve the health of our
residents and guests.”
From all of us at Mammoth Hospital, we want to extend our honor and
gratitude to all our physicians who do
so much to make our lives better here
in the Eastern Sierra. Our docs rock!
Sincerely,
Gary Myers, CEO
Mammoth Hospital
The SFR
Debate
To the Editor:
Current and past Town Councils in
Mammoth Lakes have discussed expanding nightly home rentals from our
resort zones into our residential zones.
This issue has the potential to
fundamentally alter the nature of our
community and therefore should be
decided by the community, not the
Town Council.
Volunteers have been collecting signatures for the “Let Mammoth Decide.
org” initiative, which will put this issue
on the ballot. My vote will be “yes” to let
all of us decide.
We, the people, need to vote to settle
this issue … democracy at it’s best.
—Kelly Berger
—Logan Brummer
—Susan Berger
—Mike Wildman
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and really enjoy
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to laud (and inflate) job creation, stating
there will be twenty thousand construction
jobs with another 200,000 estimated to be
created indirectly. Cook: “Creating a pipeline from Canada will actually be better for
the environment … It’s a potential win-win
situation.”
How does Mammoth win if 97 percent
of climate scientists are right, that the
planet is warming? It goes without saying,
as the climate warms, the snow line will
steadily retreat up the slopes.
Outranking Colonel Cook, Retired
Brigadier General Steven Anderson (the
Army’s senior logistician in Iraq from 20062007), has argued that the pipeline, “would
set back our renewable energy efforts for
at least two decades, much to our enemies’
delight. It would ensure we maintain our
oil addiction and delay making the tough
decisions regarding energy production,
management, and conservation that we
need to start making today.”
Given the scientific prognosis, you’d
think the ski industry and resort community leaders would be screaming for action
on climate change. So far, the silence has
been deafening.
Kirk Stapp is a longtime Mammoth resident,
a former Town Councilman and a retired teacher
in the Mammoth Unified School District. He can
be reached through [email protected].
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Guinness.”
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and always enjoy
playing in the snow,
hiking from the
Sherwins to Shady
Rest Park and even
mountain biking the
Rock Creek Trail.”
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Temporary closures in Shady
Rest Campground area possible
A fire prevention project begins
this week in the highly popular
recreation area near Shady Rest
park and campground
By Wendilyn Grasseschi
Times Staff Writer
As what looks to be an early and
extreme fire season approaches, locals
are going to be seeing a lot of fire
prevention work around communities,
beginning this week in the Shady Rest
Campground, then extending over the
spring and summer to other areas of
Mammoth and June Lake.
The Shady Rest project will require
some temporary closures of the area
while crews work.
The Sawmill Road access should not
be closed, however, allowing access to
Shady Rest Park during the thinning
project.
This “mechanical thinning project”
will be done with crews using chainsaws
to take out individual trees in order to
thin the thick forest surrounding and inside of, the campground and surrounding area, according to Inyo National
forest authorities.
The idea is if the trees are not so
close together, when a fire does approach, it cannot spread as fast, which
then gives firefighters trying to defend
a community more of that all-important
thing—time.
“The project is designed to provide
needed defensible space for the community of Mammoth Lakes in the event
of a wildland fire, according to Deb
Schweizer, the forest’s public information officer.
“Approximately thirty acres will be
thinned in the Jeffrey pine forest in the
area over the next month or so,” she
said. “Generally, trees less than 20 inches
dbh (diameter at breast height) will
be removed to open the forest and to
reduce ladder fuels that can help carry
fire into the forest canopy.”
This all means the sound of chainsaws and big equipment might be
audible to users of the highly popular
area behind Shady Rest, but the thinning project is considered to be a critical
part of wildfire prevention work near
Mammoth, she said.
The thinning will restore the area to
a more natural forest structure in terms
of how the forest in the area historically
appeared when fire was a part of the
ecosystem, Schweizer said.
For example, prior to the modern
era of suppressing wildfires as a part of
routine forest management (a policy
that has slowly changed to give way to
a more flexible policy toward allowing
some wildfires to burn and doing more
prescribed burns), the Shady Rest area
would have had considerably fewer
trees than it does now, they would have
been spaced farther apart, and the trees
themselves would have been larger.
There is another benefit to thinning
the forest during this time of drought,
as well.
“This project will help create a more
resilient forest during this long-term
drought by reducing competition for
water, nutrients and sunlight, Schweizer
said. “Many areas in California are seeing trees dying from bug kill and/or for
lack of water. Thinning provides better
opportunities for the survivors to be
stronger and therefore more resistant
to bug and fungal infestations that can
target drought-stressed trees.”
While the primary purpose of thinning is to create a zone of wildfire defensible space near private homes in the
town of Mammoth Lakes, hazard trees
may also be removed, she said.
SCAMMER
who wishes to remain anonymous, had
wired $2,100 via Western Union to the
scammers and he had charged about
$1,500 on a credit card. He had also started
the process to purchase about $2,400 of
pre-paid cards, but stopped before that
transaction went through.
“They told him they were from the IRS
and that he was being audited and that he
needed to pay them immediately or he
would be fined $4,500 or face three years
in jail,” said Mammoth Lakes Police Senior
Records Supervisor Crystal Schaefer.
The critical thing to remember is that
the IRS never calls people, she said.
“They will always send you correspondence vie the mail,” she said.
“If the IRS is calling you, something
is wrong with that call. This was a very
together man, but they were very convincing,” she said.
“They threatened him, telling him not to
get off the phone, and they told him not to
tell anyone who he was talking to, even his
wife. They even read him his Miranda rights
and told him that the court hearing was
going to start that day and that the entire
conversation was being audio recorded.”
The event came to an end when the
man went to the police station to report the
suspicious call, after he had already made
the two transactions noted above. While
at the police station, the scammers called
the man, and one of the Mammoth Lakes
Police officers picked up the phone instead.
At that point, the scammer hung up, but
not before the officer could hear “phones
ringing in the background,” according to
Schaefer.
“It seems like they had a pretty extensive
operation,” she said.
The man might get the charges on his
credit card reversed but the money sent via
Western Union is gone and there is no way
to recover it, she said.
The ‘IRS scam’ is not completely new
to the Mammoth area, police said. About a
year ago, locals began to receive some calls
from people calling themselves IRS officials
but at least as far as local police know, there
were no victims, just reports to the police of
the calls.
However, about a year ago the so-called
‘SCE scam’ did take some victims, including
several business owners who paid thousands
of dollars to avoid what they were told was
the imminent shutoff of their electricity.
That scam affected about a half dozen
locals, although there were also dozens of
calls to the police from locals who said the
scammers had tried, unsuccessfully, to bilk
them of their money.
The IRS scam case has been sent to the
FBI for further investigation, according to
police.
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What’s up, up here?
News snippets from here
and there...
By Mammoth Times Staff
Ten ski resorts in California have
now closed, but Mammoth is hanging in there as resort owners turn
toward warm-weather marketing.
During the 2010-11 winter ski season,
the resorts in California averaged
about 7.4 million visitors, said Bob
Roberts, president and chief executive of the California Ski Industry
Assn. “It’s taken a toll, but it’s not
Armageddon,” Roberts said. “We
have seen this coming.” This season,
ski visits will total just 5.3 million. …
Even so, Mammoth continued to
be a ski town there this week, with
weekend occupancy projections set
to top out at 52 percent on Saturday
night. …
It hasn’t reached a crisis point,
exactly, but members of the Mono
County Board of Supervisors are
beginning to hear complaints from
the Crowley/Swall/Round Valley
nabes about non-commercial (small)
planes buzzing about. It’s all in
violation of the flight path rules, and
nobody is in an all-out snit about it
yet, but pilots are being reminded of
the flyover rules and regs. …
Things we see out and about
include an older gent at the Sierra
Nevada Resort and Spa’s Duke’s Bar,
keeling over during a Chamber event
that featured a drink called “The
Corpse Reviver.” Didn’t quite come
to that, but our crack team of firstresponder paramedics showed up
just in case. …
The word is out that about 2,000
runners will be here June 21 for the
third annual Mammoth Half Marathon. Getting to feel like a normal
event, with improvements to the
course each time it comes around. …
What with the Eastern Sierra
Land Trust in the news these days,
it’s worth a mention that the ESLT is
looking to bring on a second, halfterm AmeriCorps Member to serve
with the organization from April 13
to Sept. 30. Because the position
is set to begin so soon, the ESLTers
are interviewing candidates RIGHT
NOW….
Early bird tickets for the Mammoth Lakes Film Festival are still
available until March 31. Purchase
an Early Bird All Movie Pass for $99.
This will get you up to 15 screenings.
The price will go to $125 on April 1.
Get your tickets at goo.gl/pH8p8P
(case sensitive). …
After a successful first-year event,
the Mammoth Lakes Repertory
Theatre is about to produce another
Mad Hatter’s Tea Fundraiser. The
fundraiser will take place “down the
rabbit hole” at the Sierra Event Center Mall on Sunday, May 3, from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $45 and attendees are encouraged to wear their
maddest hat! The event is sponsored
Mammoth Times
by Kathleen Rudder and benefits the
Mammoth Lakes Repertory Theatre.
Call 760-934-6592 for more information.
We continue to hear good things
about Zip Books. The Mono County
Library is now offering Zip Books,
a project funded by the California
State Library through a grant from
Library Services and Technology Act
(LSTA). Using a “buy vs. borrow”
model, Zip Books is a fast, cost-effective method to secure the books you
want to read. If the book or audiobook that you want isn’t currently
part of the library’s collection, the
library will order it from Amazon
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To participate, you must be a Mono
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standing. …
It’s football season! Well, it’s
football sign-up season anyway. April
14th, from 3-6 p.m., sign up for
Youth Football or Cheer in the Multipurpose room at Mammoth Middle
School. Boys and girls age 6-14 (as
of Aug. 1) are welcome to register.
See what they’re are all about. Lots
of information will be available. All
participants who register and pay in
full prior to the first week of practice
will receive a free MYFL hoodie or
T-shirt. Call 619-851-8288 for more
information. …
Interested in the Big Game? The
Nevada Department of Wildlife
wants to remind everyone that the
big game tag application process
opened last Monday. Hunters have
an array of hunts; mule deer, elk,
pronghorn antelope, mountain goat,
black bear and three species of bighorn sheep (Desert, California and
Rocky Mountain), to choose from.
Deer, elk and antelope offer options
for male or female of each species,
as well as several options for weapon
type, including muzzleloaders. …
Big-time entertainment at the next
Town Council meeting Wednesday,
when the Ice Rink comes into view
as an agenda item. Where the town
stands with the school district is
open for discussion, as is a roof over
the rink, parking issues, the whole
she-bang. …
Also up for discussion is the crackpot TOT legislation that the State
Assembly has in hand and which is
suggesting a ban on TOT altogether.
It’s doomed legislation, but there
hasn’t been a softball opportunity
like this for the Town Council to
sound off on in quite a while. …
For the 15th straight year, the
Photo Submited
Trish Moyer, left, and ace cyclist (and Mono County Sheriff) Ingrid Braun, members of the
Eastside Velo Club, are set to open the cycling season this weekend. For more information
about the club and its scheduled rides, visit the Eastside Velo Club web site.
Ooolation Festival singers will be
back at the Parsons Memorial Lodge
in Tuolumne Meadows and at the
Mono Basin National Forest Scenic
Area Visitor Center in Lee Vining
in early August. These concerts are
a wonderful way to celebrate our fa-
vorite Sierra places, bringing together great harmonies, soulful soloists,
energetic movement, traditional folk
melodies and original compositions.
Cool group, those Ooolations, sez
we.
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Q&A
Jeff Simpson
Mono County Economic Development Department in Mammoth
What is your idea of bliss?
Watching the Dodgers with my Dad.
What hidden talent do you have?
I make food disappear.
What scares you?
Budget meetings.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Meeting my wonderful bride and surviving the first six
months of marriage…. (I hear it’s all downhill from
here!)
With whom do you identify from history?
John Muir—It’s all about the Eastern Sierra
Whom do you admire?
Vin Scully.
In your next life, you want to be …
A pro athlete in any sport… I’ll even take some
combination of Table Tennis and Cricket.
What among your traits do you dislike the most?
Illiteracy… There, their, they’re????
What is your favorite way of relaxing?
Watching sports with friends.
What trait do you most dislike in others?
Arrogance.
What quality do you most admire in a man?
Integrity.
What or whom drives you up the wall?
iPhone aeromechanic autoimmune autocorrect.
What quality do you most admire in a woman?
Integrity.
What is your extravagance?
Travel. It’s the only thing in life that actually makes you richer.
What do you most admire in your friends?
Humor.
What is a favorite trip you have taken?
My honeymoon to Japan and Thailand with my beautiful bride!
Who is your favorite fictional or non-fictional hero?
Steve Jobs. He changed how the world communicated
while revolutionizing the phone, tablet, music and
computer industries.
What is the most despicable character flaw?
Spitefulness.
Photo Submitted
Jeff Simpson
What do you most dislike?
Vegetables.
When in your life were you the happiest?
Studying abroad in Torino, Italy during the 2006 Winter
Olympic Games. Hint: very little emphasis on “studying”
What is your motto?
Hakuna Matata (It means no worries!)
Do you ever lie?
I LOVE to lie… on the beach with a cold Corona!
Who is the greatest love of your life?
Jessica Simpson! Not that one… Jess, my wife!
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Photos by Susan Morning
The Mighty Mites and their parents in a colorful group photo last Saturday on Mammoth Mountain.
Members of Team Switzerland pose with one of the Ski
Patrol pups. Members include: Indy Boyer, Elena Frigola,
Tanner Knott, Macy Tassell, River Chiang, Emma Frigola
Chiara Llaca, Madeline Chang, Erika Tontti and Elizabeth
Shew.
Mighty Mites end race season with smiles, parade
Team Norway takes top spot
By Susan Morning
For the Times
The Mighty Mites started their big day on Saturday,
March 21 with a little face painting, a trip up to McCoy Station for team photos with Woolly, a visit with the ski patrol
pups and then a parade down Broadway.
All the traditional pomp and circumstance of an opening ceremony, including music booming over the hill,
cowbells ringing and flags flying, greeted these future ski
stars as they paraded down the slope.
After a little guidance on how to approach the racecourse, the eager racers were ready to charge down
through the gates.
Prior to the race the group was divided into seven
teams, with each team representing a different country.
Now it was up to each of the diminutive racers to do their
best to help “their country” land on top of the podium.
Although the World Championships are not an
individually based event, there were some notable results
brought in by a few of the competitors.
Seven year-old Campbell Burrows, who won both runs
of the Mighty Mite Fun Cup on March 8, came out of the
starting gate with the same aggressive skiing that he exhib-
Ellie Crall recording the fastest time for the girls. Crall,
racing under the Norwegian flag, also led her team into
first place.
Whoosh! There goes Maya Eisner, racing for Team Italy.
ited two weeks ago.
However, all-out racing does not always work out, as was
the case for Burrows when he caught a tip and went down.
But, Burrows, representing Australia, collected his gear,
re-grouped and came back for his second run with just as
much confidence as he showed earlier in the day. This
time there were no mistakes and Burrows crossed the
finish line with the fastest time of the day.
Following Burrows with the second fastest time of the
day was Italy’s Alexander (Kimi) Basamakov, who at 6
years old still has two more years as a Mighty Mite.
Basamakov actually had the fastest time in the first
run, but Burrows’ second run time bumped him into
second. Austria’s Landon Witherell followed in third
with fourth place Ellie Crall recording the fastest time for
the girls.
Crall, racing under the Norwegian flag, also led her
team into first, while Burrows and his Australian teammate were second and Team Switzerland, led by Indy
Boyer came in third.
The Mighty Mites will wrap up their season with their
final weekend of training March 28-29.
U.S. WESTERN REGIONALS
Barrett Calvin was eighth in the GS at the Western
Region U16 Championships, held at Mt. Bachelor earlier
this month.
Mack Carkeet and Eva Yguico both had top 20 results at the Western Region U16 Championships at Mt. Bachelor.
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Team Two Nil wins third race in Junior VCs
Finals last weekend
at Mammoth
Mountain
By Susan Morning
For the Times
The third 2015 Junior
Village Championship race
was held Sunday, March
22.
The race, sponsored by
Roberto’s Café – the popular Mexican restaurant
owned by locals Joanie and
Dan Schaller – was also the
final JVC race of the season
and would determine what
team would walk away with
the coveted JVC “perpetual
trophy.”
In the individual results,
Petra’s Siena Beeghly
continued her winning
streak taking the fastest
time for the U10 girls, with
her Petra’s teammate Piper
Wilkison coming in right
behind her in second.
Sierra Wight, skiing for
Jersey Mike’s was third.
In the U10 boys Mono
Market’s Bodie McMillian
captured the fastest time,
with Kittredge Sports’ Cooper Hindshaw and Dylan
Jeffries joining him on the
podium, in second and
third respectively.
The U12 podiums had
Photos by Susan Morning
The older U14s showed some impressive skiing with
Mono Market’s Evin Haworth having two very fast runs
that would turn out to make her the fastest girl, and
third fastest overall. Kendall Lach (Footloose) and Sasha
Mueller (John’s Pizza Works) were second and third.
Petra’s Piper Wilkison was second for the U10 girls.
three different teams represented for the girls with
Erica Lynch (Footloose)
in first, Chaney Szeto
(Two Nil) in second and
Madison Jayne (Burgers)
in third.
On the boy’s side,
another Footloose racer,
Daniel Schneider, earned
The U12 podium had three different teams represented
for the girls with Erica Lynch (Footloose) in first, Chaney
Szeto (Two Nil) in second and Madison Jayne (Burgers)
in third.
the top spot, with Mono
Market’s Liam Gooch and
Bjorn Karlen (Command
Performance) joining him
in second and third.
The older U14s showed
some impressive skiing
with Mono Market’s Evin
Haworth having two very
fast runs that would turn
out to make her the fastest girl and third fastest
overall.
Kendall Lach (Foot-
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Rev Tour returns to Mammoth
Surprise final stop; low snow
at Mt. Hood
By Susan Morning
For the Times
On Feb. 16 the statement came out,
“We regret to inform everyone that
due to adverse snow conditions the
U.S.Revolution Tour in Mt. Hood Meadows, March 9-13, has been cancelled.”
But wait!
A few days later the a new notice was
posted,
“We are happy to announce the 4th and
final stop of the 2015 Revolution Tour has
been rescheduled for the following week
March 16-20 at Mammoth Mountain!”
The third stop of the tour was held Feb.
8-11 at Mammoth, and most of the features
were still in place and only need to be
brought back to competition standards.
The work began, and on March 17 the
Men and Women’s Ski slopestyle events
took place, with Mammoth Freeski Team’s
Kathryn Alexander taking third place.
This also made Alexander the 2015 U.S.
Revolution Tour Women’s Overall slopestyle winner.
In the Men’s Slopestyle, Mammoth
Mountain Ski and Snowboard Team’s
(MMSST) Alexander Gladatsky-Yeadon was
42nd.
The following day, in the Ski Halfpipe
contest, Mammoth’s Sierra Bowman was
fourth for the women, while GladatskyYeadon was fifth and Cameron Brodrick
landed in seventh.
Thursday, the competition moved
into the snowboard side with Mammoth
Snowboard Team athlete Chloe Kim winning the slopestyle event and the Overall
Snowboard Slopestyle title.
Brock Crouch was third for the men;
Joss McAlpin, seventh; Sam Christie, ninth;
Matthew Williams, 13th; Andre Escobar
21st; Drayden Gardner 24th; Liam Whiley, 26th; OK Ho-gwang, 34th; and Judd
Henkes, 58th.
The event wrapped up on Friday, March
20 with the halfpipe contest and some
major surprises.
In the first run for the women, Kim
– SNOWBOARDER magazine’s Rookie
Rider of the Year, Winter X Games 15 halfpipe gold medal winner and Burton U.S.
Open silver medal winner – fell near the
top of the pipe.
Teammate Maddie Mastro did the same
thing.
Unfortunately, Kim wasn’t able to make
a clean run on her second time down and
she could do no better than eighth. Mastro
ended up ninth, while Jenise Spiteri topped
them both, finishing in fifth.
In the Men’s competition, Mammoth
placed five athletes in the top 20, including:
Henkes, seventh; Joshua Bowman, ninth;
Freeman Andrews, 12th; Crouch, 17th; and
Christie 18th.
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loose) and Sasha Mueller
(John’s Pizza Works) were
second and third.
In the U14 boy’s division Charlie Regellbrugge
and Bruno Amon-Franceschi, who both spent the
prior weekend taking part
in the U14 Performance
Camp at Sugar Bowl,
jockeyed back and forth
for first and second, with
Regelbrugge winning his
first run in the red course
and Franceschi doing the
same in the blue.
In the second race the
racers switched courses,
and Regelbregge tied
Amon-Franceschi’s first
time, while Amon-Franceschi came in with the
second fastest “red course”
time. This gave Regelbrugge the win for the U14
boys, Amon-Franceschi
second, and Sam Beutner
third place.
Although Amon-Franceschi didn’t win for the
U14 boys, his fast skiing
helped his Two Nil Team
take the win for the third
race and the Overall win
for the series.
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ON HEALTH
Prevention and treatment
of ‘Tennis Elbow’
Affects climbers, gardeners,
all sorts of others
By Ariel Wilbur PT, DPT
Mammoth Hospital
Lateral epicondylitis, better known
as tennis elbow, is a condition in which
there is an injury to the muscles or
tendons that attach to the outside of the
elbow.
The injury is usually from overuse
and most often involves micro-tears in
the tendon of the extensor carpi radialis
brevis.
These extensor tendons can become
irritated with not only playing tennis,
but with activities such as rock climbing,
swinging a hammer, crocheting, gardening, raking, and many others.
Symptoms include pain in the outer
part of the elbow and often down into
the forearm with gripping, lifting, and
movements of the wrist, most significantly wrist extension.
Point tenderness at the lateral epicondyle, the bony prominence at the outer
elbow, is very common as well.
You can prevent tennis elbow by staying in overall good shape, pacing your
activities, and taking frequent rest breaks
from activities like spring cleaning and
gardening.
Strengthening and stretching the
muscles of the forearm, arm, and shoulder complex is also a good preventative
measure.
If you have already developed this condition, conservative treatment includes
physical therapy, topical nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs, iontophoresis,
deep tissue massage, stretching, and exercise, and possibly even injections.
Studies have shown that the most
beneficial exercises for this condition are
eccentric exercises. During an exercise,
the concentric portion is the shortening
of the muscle, and the eccentric portion
is the slow lowering or lengthening of the
muscle.
Using the example of a bicep curl, the
curl portion is the concentric portion
and the lowering or straightening of the
elbow is the eccentric portion. When it
comes to tennis elbow, if your forearm is
facing palm down on a table, the concentric portion of the exercise is lifting
your wrist off the table, and the eccentric
portion is lowering your wrist back down
towards the table.
To do this exercise, sit with your arm
supported on a table and hand off the
edge of the table with palm face down.
Use your unaffected hand to extend your
hand up and away from the table. Then
let go of your affected hand and use the
muscles in your forearm to slowly lower
your affected hand down off the edge of
the table.
This is an eccentric exercise.
To make this more challenging you
can hold a small weight in your hand.
As always, consult with your physician to
see if these exercises are appropriate for
you, as elbow pain is not always caused by
lateral epicondylitis.
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Padilla pushes Oregon
voting model
‘A game changer’
Secretary of State says
Times Staff Report
As California struggles
to address historic low
voter turnout, new Secretary of State Alex Padilla
says he sees promise in
a new Motor Voter law
signed into law last week
by Oregon Governor
Kate Brown.
“While many states are
making it more difficult
for citizens to vote, our
neighbor to the north
offers a better path,”
said Secretary Padilla,
California’s chief elections official. “I believe
the Oregon model makes
sense for California.”
The new Oregon law
will register citizens to
vote or update their registration when they get or
renew a driver’s license.
“For all those citizens
who want to exercise
their voting rights, we
should make every effort
to facilitate their participation,” Padilla said in a
news release.
“One of the biggest
barriers to citizen participation is the voter registration process. A new,
enhanced Motor Voter
law would strengthen
our democracy. It would
be a game changer,” said
Padilla.
“While Oregon could
expand its voter rolls
by as much as 300,000
voters through their new
enhanced Motor Voter
process, California could
expand it rolls by millions.
There are nearly
seven million eligible but
unregistered California
voters, Padilla said.
According to the Pew
Charitable Trusts’ Election Performance Index,
California ranked 38th
in voter registration in
2012.
“This change may not
happen overnight, but
if we are serious about
increasing voter turnout,
we should follow Oregon’s lead and commit
ourselves to registering as
many California citizens
as possible,” Padilla said.
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Byng Hunt
joins land
trust board
Ask a
professional
REAL ESTATE
Longtime resident, Mono Supervisor still
in public view
Sonja Bush
Times Staff Report
Byng Hunt, the longtime Mono County and Mammoth policy maker, this past week joined the Eastern
Sierra Land Trust (ESLT) Board of Directors.
Hunt who began his political career with the Mammoth Lakes Planning Commision and then the Town
Council, 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 the nonprofit organization for many years, Hunt said in a news
release that he was thankful for the opportunity to now
help advance important land conservation work in the
Eastern Sierra by leading ESLT’s efforts.
“Throughout my years in local public service, 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 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 help
families preserve their working farms and ranches, protect
the region’s critical wildlife habitats, and offer the entire
Eastern Sierra community the opportunity to connect
with the region’s treasured lands.
ESLT’s work, Hunt said, “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, Byng has lived, worked, and
played in Mammoth Lakes for over 40 years, and has been
a leader in the Eastern Sierra community for decades.
He served as a Planning Commissioner for the Town
of Mammoth Lakes from 1989-1992, and then as Town
Councilman for the six years following. Hunt was Mayor
of Mammoth Lakes from 1995-1996.
During his 16-year tenure on the Mono County Board
of Supervisors, he served over four years as Chairman of
the Board. He 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,” said ESLT’s
Board President, Bob Gardner.
“He values our agricultural heritage, rare wildlife, and
unparalleled recreational opportunities alike. We are
delighted to welcome his passion and expertise to our
organization.”
“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.”
Byng Hut, an avid outdoorsman, enjoys the wildflowers
in the Eastern Sierra.
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Broker Associate
I’m considering
Q buying
property in
Mammoth Lakes.
Should I buy a condo
or a house?
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Pictured is ESLT’s Board of Directors, from left: Tim Bartley, Will Richmond, new
member Byng Hunt, Kay Ogden (Executive Director), Randy Keller, Marie Patrick,
Tony Taylor, Bob Gardner (not present: Jan Hunewill).
Places of worship
Calvary Chapel of June Lake
- Sunday services are at the June Lake
Community Center at 10 a.m. Kids’
church and childcare. Contact Pastor
Ron at (760) 648-8259.
Community Presbyterian
Church, Lee Vining - Adult Sunday
school, 9 a.m. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.
Third Street and Mono Lake Avenue.
For more information, call Rev. Rebecca
Watkins at (760) 647-6556.
Grace Community Church - An
Evangelical Free Church. Sunday services at 10:00 a.m. Children’s Minstry is
available. Located at 217 Sierra Manor,
across from the high school. Contact
Billy Daugherty, pastor, at (760) 9141866 - GraceInMammoth.org.
The Lighthouse Church of Mammoth meets at 546 Old Mammoth Rd.
(in the old Oaktree Bldg.) on Sundays
at 6pm. To receive prayer or for further
information please call Pastor Dave
Nelson at 760-934-6637 or visit us online
at lighthouseglobal.org/mammoth
Mammoth Christian Fellowship - A Bible-centered fellowship
meeting at the Mammoth Middle School
MPR. Worship service: Sunday 9 a.m.
Nursery and Children’s Program also at
these times. Call (760) 914-3930 or visit
www.mammothchristian.org for more
information.
Mamoth Community Church- A
place where the Word of God is made
clear and a closer relationship with God
is encouraged. Services: Sunday School
at 9 am; Worship Service at 10 am; Ski
Up Service at McCoy Station at 1:30
pm; AWANA Club and Youth Meetings
available. Call Pastor Isidro Ocampo
at (760) 709-1905 or visit www.mammmothcommunitychurch.com. Right
next to the new courthouse. Servicios en
Espanol Domingos a las 6 pm.
Mammoth Lakes Lutheran
Church - 379 Old Mammoth Road.
Corner of Old Mammoth Road and
Meridian Blvd. Pastor Kent Puls. Sunday
Worship 8:45 a.m. Visitors welcome.
Sunday School available during service.
Thursday Bible Study at 7:00pm. Our
preschool is Monday through Friday
from 8:00am - 5:00pm. It is open to all
children ages 3 to 5.
(760) 934-4051.
St. Joseph
Catholic Church - in
Mammoth Lakes on
Ranch Road just off
Old Mammoth Road,
a mile and a half from
Main Street. Mass:
Saturdays, 6 p.m.; Sundays, 8 a.m.,
and 5:30 p.m. in Spanish. Daily Mass:
Monday through Friday at 7 a.m. in the
rectory. In Lee Vining at Our Savior of
the Mountains mission, end of 2nd St,
Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. In Bridgeport
at Infant of Prague mission, east side
of 395, south of town, Sunday Mass at
12 noon. Father Jorge Roman, Pastor.
(760) 934-6276 or go to www.mammothcatholicchurch.org.
The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints – Mammoth
Lakes Branch- 2174 Meridian Boulevard. Corner of Azimuth Drive and
Meridian Boulevard. Sacrament Meeting
starts at 11 A.M. Visitors welcome. Call
President Jeff Meads at (760) 914-0390
or go to www.lds.org for more information.
Church on the Mountain has a 40
year history as a vibrant community in
the Eastern Sierra. Located in Crowley
Lake, Sunday services are held at 10:00
am. We offer midweek service Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm in the main
sanctuary. Church on the Mountain is
located at 384 S. Landing Road. Visit
churchonthemountain.org or call (760)
935-4272 for more information. We
would love for you to join us! Pastor’s
First off, do you plan on
ren ngoutthepropertywhen
you are not in Mammoth? If
you plan on ren ng for shortterm vaca on rentals you
are pre y much elimina ng
most single family homes.
Why? Most people are not
aware most single family
homes cannot be rented out
on a nightly basis -- only some
areas within the Town of
Mammoth Lakes are zoned
transient rentals (check the
town’s website).
Next,
consider
maintenance of the property.
Maintaining property at
8000’ eleva on is a li le
different than sea level.
Owning a condo means you
pay monthly Home Owners
Associa on (HOA) dues and in
most cases snow is removed
in the driveway (parking lot),
walkways and areas in front
of fire hydrants. In addi on,
consider roof snow/ice
removal and preven on of
frozen pipes which is usually
handled by the management
company.
Owning a single family
residence
means
you
must take care of these
maintenance
concerns
yourself. You can hire a
management company and
be responsible for finding
the company, nego a ng
the contract and making sure
the work gets done.
Finally keep in mind the
HOA fees in the majority of
Mammoth projects include
many of the typical monthly
out of pocket expenses.
Including fire insurance and
a reserve for repairs (roofs,
siding, pain ng, landscaping,
road/side walk repair, etc).
There are many great
single family homes in
Mammoth Lakes and I am
not sugges ng everyone
buy a condo. It is just very
important to know the
facts so you can make a
well informed decision.
A qualified real estate
professional can help.
For previous ar cles, visit
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ASSEMBLY
County conference room in the
Minaret Mall, said he didn’t give
the bill much of a chance at moving anywhere past Harper’s own
desk, either.
“Basically this is a freshman
legislator in the minority party,”
Holler said.
“There are too many other
cities and counties that rely on
TOT and for which the economic loss will not be acceptable.
“There are a number of larger
trade organizations as well that
will come out in opposition.
“I assume that will include
some pretty good input in opposition from the San Diego area,
which is home to the Speaker if
memory serves.”
The bill, which seemingly
dropped from out of the blue,
One of the highlights found in
section 1 of the bill states, “ordinary people who want to earn additional income through homesharing arrangements should not
be burdened by the collection
of, and compliance with, local
transient occupancy taxes.”
Further into the bill, Harper
wrote,
“’Residential short-term rental
unit’ means a residential dwelling unit, including single-family
residence, apartment, residential
condominium unit, or other
residential real estate.’”
The bill is on net week’s
agenda of the Mammoth Town
Council, which is expected to
cast an “opposition” letter on be-
hal of the town, which comprises
67 percent of the town revenue.
Schmidt said If residents
would like to oppose this bill
could write, send email, and follow up with phone calls to Mammoth’s Assembly members.
Frank Bigelow is the Assembly
member for Mammoth Lakes,
while Tom Berryhill is the State
Senate member for Mammoth
Lakes.
Whether an outcry from Mammoth would actually stop the
bill is open to question, Schmidt
said, but it might be worth the
effort.
“We just want to poke the bear
with a stick to let him know we’re
here,” Schmidt said.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS AFTER HOURS
‘Business After Hours,’
with a Prohibition
twist – ‘Moonshine’
booze the theme
Times Staff Report
The Mammoth Chamber of Commerce’s “Business
After Hours” had a new “twist” to it Tuesday evening at
the Sierra Nevada Resort and Spa.
The theme was “Moonshine,” and the mixologists at
Duke’s Bar created some doozies.
Among the specialty drinks were “The Mule,” which
came with what patrons called an unmistakable kick,
along with something called “The Corpse Reviver.”
We could find no corpses among the partygoers, leading us to believe that the “Reviver” worked … somehow.
Photos by George Shirk
Chamber of Commerce Director Craig Schmidt, left, is all smiles, at the “Business After Hours” event at the
Sierra Nevada Resort and Spa Tuesday night. Joining the fun at Duke’s Bar were Ken Murray, along with Kathy
and Jack Copeland.
Georgina Laine, Sierra Nevada Resort GM Brent Truax
and Dawn Vereuck, had a swell time at the “Business
After Hours” event.
Willfully ignoring the basketball action behind them (on TV) were, from left, Rob Gill, Sharon Harvey and
Betsy Truax.
Lou Margoulis, Sandra DiDomizio and Betsy Truax
shared insider tips at the Chamber event.
That would be Andy Geisel, Pamela Straydon and
Aleksandra Gajewski, at the Sierra Nevada Resort.
Chamber president Jeremy Goico, left, welcomes Mike
La Barbera, business development director for a new
Mammoth business, vacasa.com.
Naw, they’re not having too much of a fun time, are
they? From left, Dion Agree, Jill Grahek and Richie
Leonin, at Duke’s Bar at the Sierra Nevada Resort and
Spa.
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040 BARGAIN CORRAL
045 HELP WANTED FULL TIME
050 HELP WANTED PART TIME
165 HOUSES FURNISHED
140 PETS
150 APARTMENTS FURNISHED
170 HOUSES UNFURNISHED
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
TEMPORARY PARKS MAINTENANCE
WORKER
Hourly Salary Range is $12.39 to $16.60
Come work in our parks! Help keep our
Town's parks safe and clean and have fun
working outdoors all summer long. The
Town of Mammoth Lakes is accepting applications for full-time, temporary Parks
Maintenance Workers for the summer
months. Visit the Town's website for an
application and details on how to apply:
http://www.townofmammothlakes.ca.gov
FILING DEADLINE:
Tuesday, April 7,
2015 at 5:00 p.m. PST
TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES
REVENUE SPECIALIST
Salary Range is $37,840-53,244
155 APARTMENTS UN-FURN.
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!
LUXURY MCLAREN ESTATE
4 bed/5 bath, office, formal dining & living
Unfurnished includes gardener $3500.00
mo Maggie Larson, Broker 760.937.4502
www.SierraResortRealEstate.com
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 [email protected] with "Trails Coordinator" in the subject line or visit
www.mltpa.org
050 HELP WANTED PART TIME
010 PERSONALS
155 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED
025 LOST AND FOUND
180 SPACE FOR RENT
160 CONDOS FOR RENT
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
185 BUSINESS PROP FOR RENT
190 ROOMS FOR RENT
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 5:00pm.
160 CONDOS FOR RENT
165 HOUSES FURNISHED
205 ACREAGE & LOTS
SEASONAL SUMMER STAFF
The Recreation Department is looking for a
variety of positions to work at the Whitmore
Pool, the Rec Zone/Roller Rink, and various other Summer Recreation Programs.
Positions are part time and are expected to
last from May 2015 through August 2015
(subject to change).
HOW TO APPLY: Visit www.townofmam mothlakes.ca.gov for an application, details
on how to apply, and more info about the
open positions.
FILING DEADLINE: Friday, April 3, 2015
BEAUTIFUL
4 BED/2BATH
5.83 ACRE PARCEL
Sierra Resort Property Mgmt
Maggie Larson, Owner-Broker
www.SierraResortRealEstate.com
Unobstructed views! Underground
utilities adjacent to BLM. Owner
financing. Only $84,000. Contact
Broker, Maggie Larson
760-937-4502
760-937-4502
Mammoth Times
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215 CONDOS FOR SALE
220 HOUSES FOR SALE
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230 MOBILES HOMES FOR SALE
2011 FIRESTORM 18 Toy Hauler Like
new!! FULLY Loaded! Tow it with a 1/2-ton
truck! $11, 500 obo For more info call or
text @ 760-258-5606
320 PUBLIC NOTICES
275 AUTOS
285 4X4
310 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
320 PUBLIC NOTICES
Submit Your
Classifieds at
MammothTimes.com
040 BARGAIN CORRAL
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Bookkeeping
Bookkeeping
& Tax Preparation
Pat Gale, MBA, RTRP
Home Improvement
[email protected]
Maps
Remodel
SierraMaps.com
MammothRemodeling.com
Sierra Door and Trim Inc.
Ed Chevassus
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Residential - Garage - Commercial
760-935-3867
[email protected]
760-924-3667
404 Commerce Circle
Carpets
Locally produced
recreation maps and more.
760.873.5838
Insurance
760-914-0064
Kitchens, Bathrooms, etc.
[email protected]
Photography
Spas
ResonantLens.com
Portraits
Weddings
• Events
• Fashion
• Sports
• Fine Art
•
CARPET SALE • FLOORING SPECIALS
760-934-5823
19 Center Street, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
[email protected]
760-934-2200
SECOND GENERATION
OF FLOOR COVERING EXCELLENCE
License #0783148, 0i19200 - Member of the Pexa Insurance Group
Cleaning Services
Interior Design
Spa Sales, Installation, Repairs & Supplies
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760/924-3091
128 Tavern Rd., Mammoth Lakes
LIC#849466
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Real Estate
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30 minutes from Mammoth,
10 minutes from Bishop on Hwy. 395
Units available by phone
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State Certified Interior Designer #4733
760 934 5545 s www.corinnebrownasid.com
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3 Oak Tree I P.O. Box 100, PMB 332
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546-100
(661) 979.9000
[email protected]
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VACATION PROPERTY SPECIALIST
Real Estate
Tours
NOTICE TO READERS: California law requires that contractors taking jobs
that total $500 or more (labor and materials) be licensed by the Contractors State
License Board. State law also requires that contractors include their license number
on all advertising. Unlicensed contractors must state in their advertisements that
they are not licensed by the Contractors State Board.
ADVERTISE FOR AS LITTLE AS
$21 PER WEEK!
760-934-3929
DEADLINE: Friday at 5 p.m.
(760) 709-1288
www.LiveAMammothLife.com
[email protected]
Specializing in Residential Condominiums
in all of Mono County
BIRTHDAY CLUB
The Birthday Club Winner
for December 2014 is
Nicole Rule Davison 02/09
Congratulations!
Get your entries in for our
November drawing! Good
luck to all!
March 2015
Rob Wesolowski 03/05
Jim Aragon 3/6
Steve Searles 3/6
Andree Wallis 3/6
Cindie Wormhoudt 3/8
Dylan Pratt 3/8
Patrick Bernard 3/8
Makenna Kumlue 3/11
Lenore Haim 3/13
Stuart Blevins 3/17
Travis Williams 3/18
Garrett Anderson 3/18
Tiffany Tyree 3/18
Monique Espana 3/19
Jim Tabb 3/21
Josh McMillan 3/23
John Morris 3/23
Karen Headland 3/23
David Ebben 3/23
Tyler Wormhoudt 3/24
Jacob Mahler 3/24
Stephanie Kohlhofer 3/25
Gloria Howell 3/26
Chad Eberle 03/27
Grace MacCulloch 3/28
Brenden Lambrou 3/28
Mike Holloway 03/29
Craig Taylor 3/30
Jesse Barlet 3/31
Donald Baughman 3/31
Sheilla Fehreneach 3/31
Clayton Bold 3/31
Here is your chance
to win some prizes just for
being born. Enter yourself,
family or friends in the
Mammoth Times Birthday
Club. Call (760) 934-3929
to enter your name or the
names of friends or loved
ones.
Names need to be
resubmitted every year. A
drawing will be held at the
end of each month for that
month’s birthdays. Winners
must claim prizes in person
and be prepared to show
identification.
Thanks to the following
local merchants for
providing these great
prizes:
Red Lily Floral Design
(760)934-0033
One seasonal Happy
Birthday bouquet, Located
on Center Street in
Mammoth Lakes.
Nik-N-Willies
(760)934-2012
One small, one topping
take-n-bake pizza, located on
the corner of Tavern and old
Mammoth Roads.
(760)924-0316
$10 gift certificate for their
gallery, photography or
printing services, located at
452 Old Mammoth Road in
the Sierra Center Mall.
Vons
(760) 934-4536
One Happy Birthday cake
from the Vons bakery shop,
located on Old Mammoth
Road.
Subway
(760)934-9790
One free footlong meal
deal from the Subway in
Mammoth, located in the
Gateway Shopping Center.
Breakfast Club
(760) 934-2012
One delicious, complete
Birthday breakfast, located
on the corner of 203 and
Old Mammoth Road.
Fun Shop
(760)924-1111
$15 Gift Certificate to
Mammoth’s only toy store,
fun for all ages, located
at 3163 Main Street in
Mammoth Lakes
Stellar Brew
& Natural Cafe
(760)924-3559
$10 gift certificate to the
locals’ favorite cafe and
coffee shop, located at 3280
Main Street in Mammoth
Lakes.
Blue Bird Imaging
Mammoth Times
(760)934-3929
A three-month subscription
to The Mammoth
Times, located at 501 Old
Mammoth Road.
Mammoth Times
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