BIKE CRASH KILLS LOCAL
The California Highway Patrol reported that a bicyclist died Friday morning, March 29, at about 10:35 a.m. after being struck along U.S. 6 and Chalfant Loop Road, about 12 miles[…]
Tagged: Obituary
Obituary: Jeffrey Wenger 1954-2017
Last week, Jeffrey Wenger, owner of the Bridgeport Marina and RV Park, died at age 62. Tom Lowe, owner of Sierra Drifters Guiding Service, called Wenger an “Eastern Sierra icon,”[…]
Eastside Local Legend is Lost
Remembering Matt Ciancio, 1975-2017 An Eastside “folk hero” passed on last week when Matthew Ciancio, 42, died in a parachuting accident on May 24 in Lodi, California. Born in Connecticut,[…]
Mayor of Mammoth
Prominent local writer George Shirk dies at 64 Writer, father and friend, George Shirk died of aheart attack on Thursday, December 8. The 64-year old had officially retired after approximately[…]
Hail to The Murph
Remembering Steve Murphy, 1945-2016 Steve Murphy, a man of legendary generosity, a fixture at Mammoth Lakes Jazz and the longtime property manager at Mammoth West, died on Friday, December 2[…]
Sierra Loses a Star
Award-winning photographer dies in fall Multiple Sierra communities reeled this week after news emerged that celebrated photographer, climber, and family man Vernon Wiley died in a fall near Lake Tahoe[…]
