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Mammoth Campus Hosts
Mono County High School
Students for Career Day
Students learn about educational
programs leading to careers as EMTs,
paramedics and firefighters.
The Eastern Sierra College
Center (ESCC), Mammoth
Campus, in partnership
with Mammoth High School
hosted a Mono County High
School Career Day on Sept. 24,
2010. In total there were over 450
students from all seven Mono
County high schools in attendance.
The Mammoth Career Day event
grew from a Mammoth Lakes’
seniors-only event in 2007 to a
county-wide 9th-12th grade event
this year. To accommodate student
interests there were 13 industry
tracks and nearly 40 presenters.
Nearly all speakers were full-time
Mammoth Lakes residents and
industry professionals, introducing
students to the vibrant and diverse
career options in Mono County.
Mammoth Unified School
District Superintendent, Rich
Boccia observed, “This was a truly
“This was an unprecedented
event – we had 100%
participation from all Mono
County high schools – a true
collaboration!”
Deanna Campbell, Director, ESCC
exciting day for all of our students!
They had the opportunity to get a
taste of the larger world that awaits
them just around the corner - for
some sooner than others.”
The Mammoth Lakes Foundation
hosted a barbeque lunch for the
students, faculty, and presenters
at the South Gateway Student
Apartments. Mammoth Unified
School District Superintendent
Rich Boccia and Mammoth
High School Principal Gabe
Solorio flipped burgers for the
hungry students. Food service was
provided by the Mammoth High
School Boosters Club, Mammoth
High School Avid Classes and
Mammoth High School Health
Science Academy. The Kern
Community College District
funded the lunch through SB70
grant funding supporting career
exploration and pathways.
huB Zemke’s hexCel skis
It’s 1969 and Hub Zemke needs $1,500 in 12 hours to save his ski company.
Enter Dave McCoy. Not only did McCoy loan Zemke the money, he also
helped relocate the manufacturing operations to a small shop in the mid-chalet
(now McCoy Station) at Mammoth Mountain.
“It was a real love affair,” remembers Zemke. “Those were great times and we
were so naive. There was a lot of romance to it.”
Take a look into the legend of Zemke’s honeycomb Hexcel Skis as part of
the Mammoth Ski Museum’s winter lecture series. Dates and details to be
announced soon.
Beekley ColleCtion to find new home
After seven years in the Edison Hall building as part of the Mammoth Ski Museum, the Beekley
International Collection of Skiing Art and Literature will find a new home (still to be determined).
The Mammoth Ski Museum will continue to share Eastern Sierra history through events and exhibits
including tributes to pioneers Dave McCoy, Andrea Lawrence, and a cast of characters who helped
make Mammoth what it is today. It was a difficult decision, but it is believed that these changes will
contribute greatly to higher education in the long run. See page 1 for details on Edison Hall.
“Community theatre is important
in Mammoth because the arts
are such a necessity to the
community, the economy,
and the culture.”
Shira Dubrovner, MLRT Artistic Director
The Mammoth Lakes
Repertory Theatre (MLRT),
in cooperation with the
Mammoth Lakes Foundation,
presented the Second Annual
Black Box Theatre Festival at the
Mammoth Lakes Arts Center July
22 to Aug. 1, 2010. The Festival
earned great reviews, producing
twelve performances of The Bible:
The Complete Word of God (Abridged),
Nunsense and Agnes of God over two
weeks. Sponsored by the Terry and
Paula Plum Family and Snowcreek
Resort, the Festival was a mix of
family fun, comedy and drama.
This year’s Black Box Festival also
marked the one-year anniversary
of the MLRT’s union with the
Mammoth Lakes Foundation.
“Last summer’s Black Box Festival
was the trial run,” says MLRT
artistic director, Shira Dubrovner.
“It went so well that we signed the
papers and made the partnership
official in October of last year. We
want to thank all of our sponsors,
members and supporters for
allowing us to grow performing arts
in Mammoth.”
For more information about the
Mammoth Lakes Repertory
Theatre or to become a member
please call 760.709.1981.
trACks of PAssion
Tracks of Passion traces the story of Eastern
Sierra skiing from early tow ropes in the 1930s
to the development of Mammoth Mountain.
Turning over the reins in 2005 at the age of 90,
Dave McCoy summed up his career saying,
“It wasn’t a job, it was a love affair.” Discover
the magic of Mammoth and the Eastern Sierra
through Robin Morning’s Tracks of Passion
on sale at the Mammoth Ski Museum or by
calling 760.934.3781.
Mammoth Lakes
Repertory Theatre Celebrates
Black Box Festival
sing in the holidAys
with diCkens’
a Christmas Carol
Join the Mammoth Lakes
Repertory Theatre (MLRT),
in cooperation with the
Mammoth Lakes Foundation,
this December for a “mystical,
magical, musical” version of
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas
Carol. Tracing the wellknown
story of Scrooge, with
some new twists along the
way, this renowned version
of the play has only been
performed a handful of times
in Los Angeles and Denver.
Shira Dubrovner, MLRT
artistic director, describes
it as “a beautiful adaptation
incorporating many of
Dickens’ other characters
and stories.”
A Christmas Carol will run
Dec. 2-19, 2010. Show times
are Thursday through
Saturday at 7:30pm with
Sunday matinees at 4:30pm.
To purchase tickets or for
more information please call
760.709.1981.
Tracks of Passion by
Robin Morning
Scenes from The Bible: The Complete
Word of God (Abridged)
Audience members participate in the
Noah’s Ark scene.
Actors recreate the Last Supper.
Actors in the play’s Tower of Babel scene.
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