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In a special meeting Thursday, July 28, Fern Valley Water District directors approved the purchase of two new diesel-powered vehicles. The board approved acquiring the trucks and authorized $150,000 for the purchase. General Manager Victor Jimenez had made the recommendation at the board’s regular meeting on July 15. However, Director Richard Schnetzer notified the staff…
By Melissa Diaz HernandezEditor Update from Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department at 6 p.m. Friday: “FINAL CAL FIRE UPDATE FRIDAY 1/15/2021 6:00 P.M. The Bonita Fire is 715 acres and is now 20% contained. All Evacuation ORDERS and road closures are lifted. Please use caution when driving in the fire area and yield to personnel…
Brendan and Mary Collier, inveterate cyclists and owners of Idyllwild Hub Cyclery, are planning and GPS mapping a 400-mile mountain to desert bicycle course for an end of April event. “It’s a ride, not a race,” Brendan stressed. “No prizes, no fees, just a group of friends getting together for a ride.” Both Mary and…
Spirit Mountain Retreat’s next resiliency retreat for women veterans with PTSD is from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the facility. This is an in-person and Zoom event for diagnosed or undiagnosed PTSD women veterans. It is not dependent on source or time of the trauma, which could have happened before, during or…
It’s winter and precipitation has arrived, drenching, slippery and returning. While it is mostly still rain with some snow, much more is expected through next week and perhaps longer. While Northern California has received the brunt of the early storms, Southern California has seen local flooding. Accuweather meteorologists say the onslaught is far from over….
Governor Jerry Brown vetoed Senate Bill 28, which would have significantly increased fines for using a cell phone without a hands-free device while driving or texting while driving. It also would have penalized bicyclists for using a cell phone while biking. In his Sept. 6 veto message, Brown wrote, “I certainly support discouraging cell phone…