Mountain Quilters also make teddy bears for those in need

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Starting Tuesday, Oct. 11, about 600,000 vote-by-mail ballots were mailed to voters for the November general election. Ballots should have arrived in mailboxes by the end of the week. For the vote to be counted, completed ballots must be received at the Registrar of Voters office or any polling place within Riverside County no later…
On Sunday, Sept. 2, two weary hikers were airlifted off the mountain. About 11 a.m., the Mt. San Jacinto State Park Wilderness received a call from a fatigued hiker unable to continue hiking, according to the press release from Todd Friedman of the California Department of Parks and Recreation. The call was from a male…
With slightly more than a quarterof the state precincts reporting results, only four propositions — Tightening laws against human trafficking, the changes to three strikes laws, the business tax for clean energy and ending the current round of redistricting — are headed to passage. Props 30 and 38, which would increase taxes for educational funding,…
Hours before the 2010-11 fiscal year ended, the Idyllwild Water district (IWD) adopted its 2011-12 budgets. The financial committee, composed of directors Jim Billman and John Cook and Auditor and Controller Jim Ludy, presented a balanced budget consistent with the board’s decision to maintain water and sewer rates at the current levels for another year….
Q. When should the tags be taken off new clothes? -Wally, Escondido A. You can’t take the tags off right away or people won’t know you’re wearing new clothes. The exception is that long, clear strip that says “EXTRA LARGE” on it 12 times. You should pull that one off or it will look like…
The Idyllwild Mountain Disaster Preparedness group will nominate a new slate of officers at its next meeting, 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 9. The election will be held during the November meeting.