The Hemet Unified School District Governing Board has selected Sue Coffer, Idyllwild School instructional aide, as the November recipient of the Governing Board Recognition and Reward Program Award. Trustee Vic Scavarda nominated Coffer for the honor. Coffer has worked at Idyllwild School since September 1978, when she began her HUSD career. She has served…

By Jared Dillon Local Beer Expert The lack of experimentation in German beer is an interesting issue. The Reinheitsgebot is a beer purity law that originated in 1487 because of concerns about impurities in German beer. The idea was to make all beer from higher quality ingredients. This would ultimately play out with the law…

In August, Cal Fire announced the awarding of nearly $170 million in grants to public groups and nonprofit groups. The grants were awarded in two categories — forest health and fire threats. Of the 142 fire-prevention grants, which totaled $79.7 million, the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council will receive $600,000. Also, the Riverside County Fire…