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On Monday, 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington (second from right) toured the Idyllwild Water District facilities. He, Jim Billman (left), IWD board president, Verne Lauritzen (second from left), Washington’s chief of staff, and Tom Lynch (right), IWD general manager, look at a dry Foster Lake …

Idyllwild FireIdyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls.• Oct. 10 — Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be smoke, 9:20 a.m. Highway 243.• Oct. 10 — Walk-in medical aid, 11 a.m.• Oct. 10 — Medical aid, 1:08 p.m. Daryll Rd.• Oct. 11 — Medical aid, 5:26 a.m. S. Circle Dr.• Oct….
The Board of Directors of Idyllwild Water District met on Wednesday,June 12. For a second week they discussed the budget and capitalimprovement plans for the coming financial year before approving them.They also revealed that they are very close to hiring a permanentGeneral Manager, one who seems “exceptionally qualified.” Last week the board was presented with…
The application of the Adventure Pass to recreation-fee sites will begin later this summer after the U.S. Forest Service and the plaintiffs in two lawsuits about the controversial fee for using various sites in the four Southern California national forests have settled. On May 19, the parties reached agreement and the U.S. District Court granted…
When someone with Medicare finds his or her way to my office phone, it’s often because of a complicated and snarly issue that’s going to take time to fix. However, it’s sometimes a Medicare beneficiary who found my number somewhere and called for some basic help in understanding their coverage. I love those calls…
The U. S. Forest Service has scheduled its four bald eagle counts for this winter. All counts will be on the Saturday mornings of Dec. 10, Jan. 14, Feb. 11 and March 11. Migrating eagles typically begin arriving in the area in late November and leave in late March or early April. During the winter,…
On Tuesday, Dec. 8, Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington asked his board colleagues to approve the use of Community Development Improvement Funds to help the Soroptimists International of Idyllwild. The Idyllwild Soroptimists is the beneficiary of $1,000. Washington’s memo said the funds would be used for the “Save the Sequoia” project. A water…