The SCE crew at Town Hall asks us to spread the word that the safety kits including chargers are gone for tonight, but they expect more tomorrow. They will close at 10 p.m. and open at 8 a.m.

Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP) will be conducting its bi-annual medical diaster training exercise from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, July 30, at Town Hall. Participants will review wound managment, splint and bandage applications, and laceration management. They will also review the contents of the Disaster Aid Stations and the Red Cross trailer. Although this training…

Several Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce directors and community members attended the brief monthly public meeting of the Chamber. The only business considered was a report from Phyllis Mueller, chair of Idyllwild’s 52nd annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, “An Olde Fashioned Christmas.” Current Chamber President Chris Titus announced that Lanny Hardy, former Chamber director and vice…

Water supply for the Pine Cove Water District is satisfactory and unthreatened, according to General Manager Jerry Holldber, who gave his annual water report at the board meeting Wednesday, June 8. “We’ll stay in Stage 2 [emergency water restrictions] but still apply Stage 1 rates to customers,” he announced. “Moisture is almost normal … and…