Holly: I’m feeling just a little bit sad.Willow: Why is that?Holly: My three black kittens are still looking for their forever families. Whoever adopts them will be able to take them home close to Christmas. They are so cute.Pepper: Oh Holly, don’t worry. Their cuteness will help them find the perfect families.Willow: I’m a bit…

On July 1, a new agency will be responsible for the local recreation program. As part of a long-announced reorganization of functions at the county level, the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District will take responsibility for County Service Area 36 (Idyllwild) recreation functions. “We’re planning on keeping it consistent with the past. No…

Dr. Thomas Kluzak, a retired physician from Wichita and former head of the University of Kansas Medical School’s Pathology Department, spoke Saturday at the Idyllwild Library about a single-payer health insurance system. Kluzak is passionately in favor of a single-payer system. A single-payer system is often referred to a “Medicare for All.” A single public…

           Pine Cove Water District has canceled its April 10 meeting. The next scheduled meeting is May 8. A public hearing on the agency’s standby rates is planned for the June 12 meeting.

Pine Cove Water District’s May 8 meeting focused largely on the draftbudget, as the financial year draws to a close. The new budget totalsonly about 2% more than last year, well below the rate of inflation,currently around 3.5%. General Manager Jeremy Potter reported that the district’s static wellrose 4.4 feet to 74.5 feet, and is…