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(L-R): Mammoth High School Fly Fishing Association ambassadors Freddy, Jacob and Carlos. (Photos: Leonard) Freddy Cecena is a neat kid. Of course, I could say the same thing about every other ninth-grader in my second period World Geography Class, and you’d be wasting your time trying to prove me wrong. I love teaching that class [...]

The Digital 395 Broadband Project took another major step forward on Monday, when the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the lead federal environmental agency, issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) under the National Environmental Policy Act, checking off one of the key steps for the 583-mile long fiber project up and down [...]

Following the recent resignation of Eastern Sierra Unified School District Board member Matthew Baumann, the remaining Board members appointed Melinda Melendrez to fill the vacant seat, which represents the Tri-Valley area, this past Wednesday night. Baumann’s term did not expire until 2014, but according to ESUSD Executive Secretary Ashley Custer, a formal vote on the [...]

Mammoth High School students held a Pop Culture Diarama competition last month using Peeps marshmallow candy. First place honors went to “Peeptanic” by Ruby Villalpando, Perla Esptitia, Maria Lopez & Erica Maravillas! (Photo: Geisel)

Morro Rock in the mist. This iconic figure of the area was just one of many sights that several Mammoth writers enjoyed while participating in the Outdoor Writers Association of California’s spring conference. (Photo: Kirkner) Local (and formally local) writers participate in outdoor conference Over the past few years, Mammoth writers and photographers have infiltrated [...]

One student has been suspended thus far and an investigation is ongoing into a computer hacking scandal at Mammoth High School. A student has apparently been able to hack into the school’s computer system and change fellow students’ grades in exchange for money. In an email to staff this week, Mammoth High School Principal Gabe [...]

Council, public hear budget reduction plan; Harvey speaks his mind The Town of Mammoth Lakes, which managed to balance its budget this fiscal year, but faces a $2.8 million projected shortfall next year, rolled out its budget reduction plan on Tuesday night. During a Special Meeting of the Town Council on Tuesday in Suite Z, [...]

If only debt could be paid back with Monopoly money at Monopoly numbers …

But who got it? Answer: Mammoth Track runs away with top prize If you’ve ever seen the movie “Dead Poets Society,” then you might recall a scene early in the picture in which Robin Williams’ English Literature class discusses the merits (or lack thereof) of coldly calculating the mathematical importance of a poem by using [...]

Recently, another player joined the retired NFL players lawsuit regarding player safety and concussions. Everyone is riding this gravy train. Guys that played and never made a tackle are filing lawsuits. Example: A guy who is a lawyer now and running a successful practice in Tampa and has commercials all over television is joining the [...]