Event ticklers

ICARE 15th fundraiser

The public to attend the 15th fundraiser for the enduring animal care organization Inyo (and Mono) County Animal Resources & Education, at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, in the Charles Brown Auditorium at the Tri-County Fairgrounds. Funds raised will go to support ICARE’s animal welfare programs.

Catering (including a vegetarian option) is by Whiskey Creek; dinner tix are only $15, sponsored by Union Bank of California, KSRW Radio and TV, and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

The evening includes a silent auction, raffles, door prizes and a live auction of art, special furniture and other goodies.

The full-size doggie quilt that will be raffled off was generously donated by local quilters group, Quilters in Stitches.

Dinner tickets are available in Bishop at Spellbinder Books and the Sound Shop/Radio Shack, and in Mammoth at the Booky Joint. This event typically has sold out in recent years. Info: www.ICAREforPets.org or call 760.872.3802.

Bishop dashes for dogs

Eastern Sierra Dog Rescue (ESDR) holds its Inaugural Doggie Dash fundraiser on Saturday, April 2, at Bishop City Park. There will be a fun run, a 5k and a 10k run, and prizes, snacks, goodies and a raffle.

Registration: $20 per person; pre-registration available at Sage to Summit in Bishop, and Mammoth Pet Shop and Tailwaggers in Mammoth. Registration will also be available on the morning of the event, beginning at 7:30 a.m.

Funds raised benefit Inyo County Animal Shelter dogs through ESDR and also to help fund Bishop City Dog Park in the back of the park by the new ball field! Info: contact ESDR at 760.872.0946.

Mono Basin biz meeting

The Mono Basin Historical Society needs your help! All interested community members should plan on attending the organization’s next business meeting on Monday, April 4, from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Lee Vining Community Center. On the agenda: Planning for opening the Old Schoolhouse Museum and this year’s upcoming Ghosts of the Sagebrush Mono Basin event.

Help Big Pine

IMACA is taking donations to help victims of the recent Big Pine Center fire. Make checks out to IMACA, and specify “Big Pine Fire.” Send checks to: P.O. Box 845, Bishop, CA 93515.

Checks can also be dropped off at the IMACA office at 224 South Main St. For more information, call IMACA at 800.541.1822 or 760.873.8557, ext. 22.