

Everitt’s Minerals relocates
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Over the weekend Everitt’s Minerals moved their business across N. Circle Drive to share space with the Quiet Creek Living Room Gallery. Janet Everitt carries the sign that will identify her new business space. Photo by Barbara Reese

Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, Dec. 20 to 26. • Dec. 20 — Public service assist, 1:15 p.m. Maranatha Dr.• Dec. 20 — Person in distress, provide first aid & check for injuries, 2:30 p.m. Hwy. 243.• Dec. 22 — Carbon monoxide detector activated, n o…
The consequences of last week’s Appellate Court decision to uphold the lower court decision rejecting San Juan Capistrano’s tiered water rates because the method of deriving the costs was inconsistent with Proposition 218 are still ricocheting around the state. Locally, the effect of the decision has not been felt. General managers for Fern Valley and…
Last week, the state’s Board of Equalization began mailing the Fire Prevention Fee bills for fiscal year 2014-15. Many of more than 700,000 rural Californians are receiving a bill for the fourth time. About 10,000 bills will be sent each day in alphabetical order by county. The mailing schedule may be viewed at calfirefee.com. The…
District agrees to workshop on May 30 A large group of customers came to the Idyllwild Water District board meeting last week. The proposed water-rate restructuring and rate increase were the targets of their comments. Having received the notice of a public hearing on June 20 for the board to consider adopting the higher rates,…
Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone, 3rd District, (left) administers the oath of office to incoming Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commissioners Jerry Buchanan (center) and Larry Donahoo (right). Their term begins noon, Friday, Dec. 2. Stone was in idyllwild for his monthly conversation with local citizens. Appointments can be made by calling Rose Esparza at (951)…