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August 2005 Archive
Vons Is Getting Really Messy
August 31, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Everybody knew this re-model was going to be an ordeal, but clearly some shoppers at Vons are going out of their skulls trying to navigate through the store. Doesn't help that it's...That Was Some Wind, Hey?
August 30, 2005
Enough for the bashing around with the wind, huh? A low pressure system moving throughout he Pacific Northwest and Northern Nevada yesterday brought strong winds to Mammoth and to the areas nearby. Wind gusts in...2.1 Quake Shakes Mammoth
August 29, 2005
A 2.1 earthquake, a so-called "micro-quake," shook Mammoth at 10:59 a.m. today. The temblor was clearly felt throughout the town, and it was followed by a very short aftershock. Here's the deal (computer generated) from...Cheese On Aisle 4
August 29, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Lotsa locals are wandering around Vons this weekend looking a little bit like ducks that have been hit in the head with a mallet. It's starting to get to where nothing is...The Beer, Wine And Booze Have Moved
August 28, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Very disorienting stuff happening at Vons all week, but nothing like Friday and Saturday, when they moved the beer and the booze. This is all about the 10-week re-model of our only grocery...Fred Fisher of Earthjustice, RIP
August 27, 2005
This came in the other day, on the Earthjustice web site: Fred Fisher, a founder of Earthjustice, died of cancer on August 16, 2005. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Susan, his sons Matt..."The Sheet" Drops Midweek Editions
August 27, 2005
"The Sheet," a bold experiment in daily journalism in Mammoth, has been scaled back into a weekly newspaper, according to publlisher Ted Carleton. "I could wax further about economies of scale and printing costs and increasing child...Felici Trio Names New Pianist
August 26, 2005
The Felici Trio named Wen-Ting Huang as its new pianist, the Trio said in a news release today. Wen-Ting, who won the National Excellence Award for Young Artistic Talents in Taiwan when she was 15, replaces Paullina...NORBA Comes To Town
Last Year For Mammoth?
August 24, 2005
Last year’s USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships were such a hit around here that NORBA, the National Off Road Bike Association, and Mammoth Mountain are going to do it again. This year, however, the venue is...Vons Pharmacy Aisles Take A Hit
August 23, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Just got back from Vons to see what's what with the big remodel, and there's a lot, that's what. I already covered, in my last post to The Vons Report, the disappearance...The Fall Century In a Blur
August 23, 2005
Mammoth’s High Sierra Fall Century bike ride, a beautiful 96-mile tour that tests the lungs and stamina of just about everybody who rides it, is just another day in the saddle for a group of East Siders who...Forget Me Dot: 3-Dot News
August 21, 2005
So Swall Meadows’ Tom Wallace broke his foot in a bike crash. One week later, his foot swollen and in a boot cast, he did the 129-mile Death Ride in Markleeville. … Good to see that cyclist and skier extraordinaire...A Windfall In Tax Revenue For Mammoth
August 20, 2005
Revenue from Mammoth’s transient occupancy tax jumped a remarkable 14.7 percent over a year ago, thanks mostly to a prodigious and record-setting October snowfall that caused an early start to the ski season. The town raked in...Snowcreek IV Homeowners In A Tizzy
August 19, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town The Snowcreek IV Homeowners Association is up in arms over the loss of mountain views caused by new construction by Mammoth Lakes Housing, Inc. along Old Mammoth Road, according to a complaint filed...Sales Tax Hike Proposed (Again)
August 18, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Mammoth town council member Kirk Stapp, freaked out over requests for public dough and with the town having nowhere close to enough money to match them, last night again proposed to take a...We're 70 Percent Full This Weekend
August 18, 2005
Laurie Medov of the town's Tourism and Recreation Department, released figures today showing that Mammoth will be comfortably full this weekend. Her figures, released weekly, show: Friday night 8/19/05 - Saturday night 8/20/05 = 70% ...10 Weeks Of Nightmare At Vons
August 17, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town The mayhem has begun at Vons, Mammoth's only supermarket. Over the next 10 weeks the store will be remodeled, according to store employees, who say the schedule—it is the height of the...The Darwin Awards Are Out
August 17, 2005
The Winner: 1. When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach, California, would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the...More Moolah For Mammoth Housing
August 16, 2005
By George ShirkEditor, Mammoth Monthly Andrea Clark’s housing juggernaut continues on its awesome roll. Earlier this month, the director of Mammoth Lakes Housing, Inc. told the Town Council that her group was given $238,000 from the state...Barrett: 11 Sex Offenders Living In Mammoth
August 15, 2005
By George ShirkEditor, Mammoth Monthly There are 11 registered sex offenders currently living in Mammoth Lakes, Town Council member Tony Barrett said last week at a council meeting. Speaking during that part of the meeting reserved for council...New Monthlies On Street Today
August 15, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Hey the new Mammoth Monthlies are going to start appearing on the racks around town today so be on the lookout. On the cover is none other than Brian Knox, riding his...Why Mammoth Is So Weird
August 14, 2005
From Mammoth Monthly MagazineAugust 2005 Issue We’re now convinced that the adoption of a General Plan for Mammoth will not create consensus in our little town; it will merely mean that we have a plan on paper that...A Day At Mammoth's Ancient Lake
August 13, 2005
By George ShirkEditor, Mammoth Monthly We were standing on the shore of the old Long Valley Lake and trying to imagine a large body of water extending from the town of Crowley Lake all...Pitching 'Shoes With Bob Sollima
August 12, 2005
Bob Sollima’s time-honored horseshoe tournament is back, and for horseshoe pitchers like Big Rich and Linda Lockwood, that’s just about the best news they’ve had in a while. “It’s informal, but it’s the funnest tournament there is,”...Loading Up On Tourists
August 11, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town By now everyone is familiar with Laurie Medov, from the town's tourism and recreation wing. Every week, like clockwork, she checks in with her media pals to tell us just how many tourists...Getting It Done At Sherwin's Folly
August 11, 2005
Jill Orozco, who with her husband Ron are the brains and brawn behind Sherwin’s Folly, isn’t the type of person to sit around and complain that Mammoth can’t draw big-time rock and pop music artists just because we...What's What At The Millpond Festival
August 4, 2005
It was barely summer and we were already talking about the fall, which was OK if the fall includes the Millpond Music Festival in Bishop. Last fall, the three-day festival, which this year goes...
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