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Hernandez benefit
A benefit for Chris Hernandez put together by several friends and local businesses is set for Monday, March 1 from 6-11 p.m. in the Mountainside Conference Center at MMSA.
Tickets for the event are $40 and proceeds will go toward defraying Chris’ medical expenses.
Hernandez has been in the hospital in Reno since suffering multiple, severe injuries in a snowboarding accident on Dec. 15, 2009.
Party organizers would like to remind you that the Town Trolley will run from the Village to Main Lodge from 5:45-11:45 p.m.
Nineth annual Mighty Mite World Championships
The Mammoth Mountain Mighty Mites and J/6 athletes will compete in the 9th Mighty Mite World Championships on Saturday, Feb. 27, at Mammoth Mountain. There will be a “Parade of Nations” skiing down Broadway, beginning at 11 a.m., along with teams made up of 6, 7 and 8 year old athletes representing: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Scotland, Switzerland and the United States.
Woolly will be the celebrity guest, along with the Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra, Mammoth Mountain J/4 athletes, the All Mountain Chargers, the J1/2 athletes and Mammoth Ski & Snowboard Education Foundation representatives.
The parade and race can be viewed from the 3rd floor deck at Main Lodge. The race begins at noon on Ralphie’s Run. Come out and cheer for all the athletes!
The event is sponsored by MSSEF and Mammoth Mountain Junior Team. Contact Starla Cortopassi, Head Mighty Mite Coach, at 760.934.0795 for more details.
Census workers count
The Census Bureau is currently recruiting for census takers and other positions. The local branch is still taking applications and looking for people to work in their own communities. Here in Mono County the pay starts at $15, plus reimbursement for authorized travel.
Most positions have flexible work hours. Call toll free 1.866.861.2010 to schedule a test near you. More information, and a practice test, is available 24/7 our the official census site: www.2010censusjobs.gov.
The Census Bureau is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Bilingual applicants encouraged to apply. More info: Rebecca Garrett, 310.795.9161.
Strain to play Bishop
Millpond Music Festival guitar wonder David Jacobs-Strain returns to Bishop for a single performance on March 5 at 7 p.m. in the Inyo Council for the Arts theater. The singer-slide guitarist-songwriter, who made his first appearance at Millpond as a teenager, is now in his twenties, and touring with a new CD, and lots of new fans.
Oregon may be far from Mississippi, but he found his first musical home in the Delta blues. “I’ve always been drawn to the dark stuff,” Strain says. “I wanted a big, aggressive drum sound—a Neil Young or Tom Petty sound—that still allowed space for the Traugott acoustic and National steel guitars. I got it with Joe and Kenny, Joe Walsh’s rhythm section in the 70s.” Together the three lay down solid grooves that massage away the sorrow of lost love.
Tickets are on sale now at ICA, 137 S. Main St. Tix: $15 for adults; $12 for seniors & students. Info: 760.873.8014.
