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Know when to hold’em
Deal yourself in to support lots of local charities when Mammoth Lakes Noon Rotary presents its Fifth Annual Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament next Saturday, April 23, at Lakanuki in the Village.
Buy in is $75 and rebuys are just $25! And you’ll be playing for some great prizes: gift certificates to area restaurants, resort stays, Major League Baseball tickets (courtesy FOX Sports) and lots more.
Funds raised from all hands help Rotary support charities such as scholarships for local students, Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra, youth sports programs, Mono County Search and Rescue teams, Mammoth Hospital and Freedom in Motion Children’s Therapy.
Registration is at 10 a.m., dealing starts at 11 a.m. Info: call Janine Hernandez at 760.934.8815.
Earth Day in Bishop
Celebrate Earth Day this year with your hosts from BloggingBishop.com on Saturday, April 23, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on East Pine Street in Bishop, right behind Fendon’s Furniture. Enjoy a Fine Art and Photo Show, live music, arts and crafts booths, children’s activities, meet various businesses and organizations with Earth Day booths and displays, and nosh on goodies from local food vendors!
Bring your recyclables to turn in, and don’t forget to bring a friend! Artwork for this year’s commemorative t-shirt will be the winner of the student art contest, which can be viewed at www.bloggingbishop.com. Proceeds will be donated to the Big Pine Fire Relief Fund. More info: call 760.872.4655 or 760.258.7314.
On Friday, April 22, join Eastern Sierra Audubon for its Spring Migration field trip. Your fearless leader: Larry Nahm, 760.872.4125.
Bring water and snacks for easy morning walks. Spotting scopes may be useful. Meet 8:30 a.m. in the Rite Aid parking lot (Value Sports mall) off U.S. 395
Library has pleine aire
Back by popular demand, Mammoth Friends of the Library host pleine aire artists from the Eastern Sierra Artists Group.
More than 30 works are on display in the Ellie Randol Reading Room, including a variety of Eastern Sierra scenes painted by artists such as Niewald, Metivier, Hayden, Peterson, Short, Wilson, Warren and Jardine.
Friends of the Library has sponsored art displays for the past 10 years, starting with the “gallery wall” at the old building on Forest Trail and now in the new, modern building at Meridian and Sierra Park Rd.
Library hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, and Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. on Tuesday and Saturday. Closed Sunday.
Forest Service auction
The annual US Forest Service used vehicle and equipment auction is taking place this month. More than 100 vehicles will be sold to the highest bidder by way of an online auction through the GSA website www.gsaauctions.gov. Bidders must register on the website for sale number 91QSCI-11-221. Bidding closes Monday April 18.
At the White Mtn. Ranger Station of the Inyo National Forest, 798 N. Main Street in Bishop, 30 vehicles are on view; another 60 vehicles are located at an Eldorado National Forest facility, 2350 Carson Road in Camino, Calif., and 14 vehicles are located at the Tahoe National Forest facility, 12019 Charles Drive in Grass Valley, Calif.
Potential bidders can inspect the vehicles Monday, April 11, through Friday, April 15, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily. For additional information regarding vehicles located on the Eldorado and Tahoe National Forests contact Mike Heckendorn at 530.621.5289. For vehicles on the Inyo National Forest contact Dan Dummer at 760.873.2429.
