Event ticklers
Bishop’s Mule Days a real kick!
More than 700 mules will compete in 181 events in the Bishop Mule Days Celebration at the Tri-County Fairgrounds, May 24-29. Check out the longest-running, non-motorized parade, steer roping and penning, and the Packer’s Scramble, the show’s wildest, noisiest — and funniest — event, as well as barbecues, country dances and arts & crafts.
This year, wildly popular country singer and live performer Neil McCoy, who headlined Mule Days in 2002, returns to the Mike Boothe Memorial Arena on the Fairgrounds on May 26 at 7 p.m. And Dave Stamey, two-time Western Music Association Entertainer of the Year, will headline the Opening Night Supper on Wednesday, May 25, at 5 p.m. in the Charles Brown Auditorium.
Tickets, schedules and more at www.muledays.org
MHS basketball fundraisers
Eat in support of the MHS Basketball Team on Thursday, May 26, at Roberto’s Mexican Café. Between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. (that’s ALL DAY, folks), Roberto’s will generously donate a percentage of their proceeds to support the MHS Basketball program.
Enjoy lunch or dinner at Roberto’s, and be sure to tell your friends, coworkers, neighbors and family members to dine there, too. See your favorite players busing the tables! Profits generated will enable the players to travel to a basketball camp this summer.
And on Saturday, May 28, come out to the MHS Parking Circle from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. for HUGE Rummage Sale/Swap Meet/Spring Cleaning Extravaganza! Selling booths will be set up for Mammoth High School sports teams, clubs and local families for a $25 donation to the MHS Basketball Team.
Donate items for the team to sell by calling Presson Construction, 760.934.2089 for pick up on Friday, May 27. For more info on both events and booth reservations for the Rummage Sale/Swap Meet, call Heidi Presson @ 760.937.7494.
Crowley Lake Garage Sale
Spring means cleaning, and in Crowley Lake that means a Garage Sale on Saturday, June 4, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Crowley Lake Community Center.
Reserve a space and a table for $10 to sell your items, or donate them to the CSA1 to sell. All proceeds will be used for future projects to be determined by the folks within the CSA1 district.
The CSA1 is trying to get the community involved in deciding how to spend their tax dollars.
Enjoy free hot dogs and hamburgers inside the Community Center from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. There will be a information table about the CSA1, and its role in the area. Feel free to stop by and and share your thoughts and ideas, and get involved in the Crowley Lake community.
There will also be information about the new Community Garden that is on the Agenda this month at the RPAC meeting on Wed. May 25, at 6:30 p.m. in the Crowley Lake Community Center. Be sure to attend and support the garden at this meeting.
More info, to donate items or to reserve a space/table, call Kim McCarthy @ 760.935.4587.
Mono Lake bird walks are back
Free bird walks with naturalists from the Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve and the Mono Lake Committee are resuming every Friday and Sunday at 8 a.m. as of May 22 through Labor Day weekend. Explore habitats including cottonwoods, willow thickets, meadows, sagebrush, wetlands, the Mono Lake shoreline and the lake itself. Birders of all levels welcome. Walks last about 2 hours.
The Mono Lake County Park is located 5 miles north of Lee Vining off of U.S. 395 on Cemetery Rd. More info: call the State Reserve at 760.647.6331 or email monolake@parks.ca.gov.
