🌱 How to avoid getting shorted on firewood around Bishop this winter

Hi there, Bishop! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How to avoid getting shorted on firewood around Bishop this winter
• How a Nevada mega-telescope project connects back to Bishop's OVRO

Also on today's calendar: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Bootcamp and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 94 and low of 52 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Hot with hazy sunshine, temps: high: 93, low: 50.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 93 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Consumers Should be on the Alert When Purchasing Firewood Eastern Sierra Now (easternsierranow.com) — If you're buying firewood around Bishop this fall, state officials want you to know that only a properly measured cord is legal for bulk sales, and you should always get a detailed bill of sale. The Inyo/Mono Department of Weights and Measures in Bishop is your go-to if you suspect you've been shorted or overcharged.
   

• Caltech radio telescope project brings potential local job opportunities, school partnerships (elynews.com) — A major new Caltech radio telescope planned for Nevada's Spring Valley is moving toward construction, and its design builds on prototype dishes tested at Owens Valley Radio Observatory near Bishop. While most permanent jobs will be based in Ely, the project could strengthen regional science ties and highlights Bishop's role as a nearby research hub in the Eastern Sierra.
   

📸 Around Bishop

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bishop

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• 2026 12th Annual Owens River Clean Up →
  Pleasant Valley Campground, Bishop
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Bootcamp →
  636 North Main Street, Bishop
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Bootcamp in Bishop, CA →
  636 North Main Street, Bishop
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• 6th Annual Our Valley in Healing →
  Bishop CA
  4:30 pm
• BUSD School Board Candidate Forum →
  Bishop United Methodist Church, 205 N. Fowler Street, Bishop
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Nobody & Goliath →
  Bishop Twin Theatre, 237 North Main Street, Bishop
• Nobody & Goliath @ Bishop Twin Theater, Bishop CA →
  237 North Main Street, Bishop
  11:00 am
Wednesday October 14
• Community Fly Tying Workshop →
  Bishop Country Club, 1325 US-395, Bishop
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 17
• Investing in Artists: Free Professional Development Monthly Series →
  Inyo Council For the Arts, 150 Willow St, Bishop
  10:00 am
Friday October 23
• IMACA Food Distribution - Bishop →
  Bishop Tri-County Fairgrounds, 475 Sierra St, Bishop
  3:00 pm
Saturday December 5
• Lighted Christmas Parade & Downtown Party →
  Downtown Bishop, 690 N Main St, Hammil Valley
  3:00 pm
• Santa Mile Fun Run/Walk →
  Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce & Information Center, 218 S Main St, Bishop
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• If we can help get that white truck going down lower rock creek road home let us know….
  It's pointed toward Swall Meadows so … maybe it's local? (Nextdoor Swall Meadows)

• Waste Connections, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Bishop. Apply here.
• Inyo County Office of Education posted a job opening for Maintenance/Custodian in Bishop. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bishop here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mammoth Lakes

• Mammoth Gets Fall Snow (theinertia.com)

Lone Pine

• We Are So Much More Than We Seem (sierrawave.net)
• GGT Footing to Make Three Key Appearances Across the Nation This October (americanhorsepubs.org)

Oakhurst

• 9 Mountain Towns In California So Affordable Retirees Say They Wish They Moved Sooner (takingthekids.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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