🌱 Why three recent hantavirus deaths in Mammoth Lakes are raising concern

Greetings Mammoth Lakes! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why three recent hantavirus deaths in Mammoth Lakes are raising concern
• How a deadly cruise outbreak echoes past cases in Mammoth Lakes

Also on today's calendar: Mammoth Lakes Film Festival and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: I Am not animal, vegetable, or mineral. I don’t eat, but need to be fed regularly to stay alive. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 74 and low of 38 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 77, low: 39.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 78 and low of 40 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• re: Spain grants permission to hantavirus-carrying cruise ship to dock in the Canary Islands (tigerdroppings.com) — Mammoth Lakes is cited as the site where three people died from hantavirus this winter, just 40 miles from Yosemite’s east entrance, tying the town to a broader pattern of rodent-borne risk. The item recounts earlier Yosemite infections, cabin demolitions, and a recent high-profile death, underscoring why locals should stay alert to rodent exposure.
   

• U.S. Health Officials Monitoring Hantavirus Cruise Passengers: What To Know In MN (patch.com) — Mammoth Lakes is briefly highlighted as a community that lost three residents to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in 2025, underscoring how serious this rare disease can be. The piece mainly explains the current cruise-ship hantavirus outbreak, why overall risk remains low, and how U.S. and global health officials are monitoring potentially exposed travelers.
   

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📸 Around Mammoth Lakes

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mammoth Lakes

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 9

• Public sauna + Cold Plunge →
  Bar Sierra, 164 Old Mammoth Rd, Mammoth Lakes
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday May 11

• Jefferson To Snarl
  Mammoth Elementary School Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
  8:30 am

Tuesday May 12

• Hund To SNARL
  Mammoth Elementary School Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
  8:30 am
• Incoming MHS Freshmen MMSST Student/Athletes and their parents meet
  Mammoth Middle School MHS Library
  3:00 pm

Wednesday May 13

• Quirsfeld to SNARL
  Mammoth Elementary School Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
  8:30 am

Thursday May 14

• Escobar's Class to SNARL
  Mammoth Elementary School Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
  8:00 am

Saturday May 16

• MHS Prom 10:00pm
  Mammoth High School Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
  8:00 am

Wednesday May 20

• Mammoth Lakes Film Festival →
  Edison Theatre, 100 College Pkwy, Mammoth Lakes
  7:00 pm

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📣 Mammoth Lakes Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday May 8

• Turner's Class to Snarl
  Mammoth Elementary School Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
  8:30 am

Monday May 11

• Jefferson To Snarl
  Mammoth Elementary School Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
  8:30 am

Tuesday May 12

• Hund To SNARL
  Mammoth Elementary School Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
  8:30 am
• Incoming MHS Freshmen MMSST Student/Athletes and their parents meet
  Mammoth Middle School MHS Library
  3:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• It’s #WildfirePreparednessWeek.
  Preparedness starts long before fire season. At SCE, we take a layered, year-round approach to reduce wildfire risk — and we’re asking customers to… (Nextdoor )

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🗞 Nearby News

Yosemite Valley

• Yosemite Spring 2026: Reporting From the Valley (climbing.com)
• Yosemite descends into all out chaos after subtle rule change (nypost.com)

Bishop

• Bishop Broncos Varsity Softball Defeat Desert 19-0 Eastern Sierra Now (easternsierranow.com)
• Caltrans Traffic Advisory for the Week of May 11 Through May 15 Eastern Sierra Now (easternsierranow.com)
• Healthcare Leaders Unite to Protect Eastern Sierra Access (sierrawave.net)

Oakhurst

• Yosemite Half Marathon Returns to the Beautiful Bass Lake (sierranewsonline.com)

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Ok Mammoth Lakes! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Fire (Thank you Steve H. for sending it in!)
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