The Second First Friday
By Sam Markus
The first “First Friday” felt like a promising experiment. The second answered a different question: Was it a fluke? Judging by the crowds that filled North Circle Friday evening, the answer appears to be “no.” If the inaugural event introduced the idea, the second suggested something more meaningful may already be taking root. People wandered…
Late Thursday afternoon, Nov. 30, Riverside County announced that the Mountain Emergency Services Committee, commonly known as MEMSCOMM, has been “disbanded.” This decision would be effective the next day, Friday, Dec. 1. In an email, Jerry Hagen, emergency services coordinator for Riverside County’s Supervisory District 3, reported that Supervisor Chuck Washington’s staff, as well as…
Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Saturday, June 29 to July 4. Idyllwild • June 29 — Walk-in medical aid. • June 29 — Medical aid, Tahquitz Dr. • June 30 — Walk-in medical aid. • June 30 — Medical aid, 25000 block of Hwy. 243 • July…
By Riverside CountyContributed As temperatures begin to climb, cool centers in locations throughout Riverside County have begun opening their doors, offering residents a welcome retreat from the heat.Currently, 39 cool centers are open to the public in partnership with local organizations such as libraries and community centers, with the plan to expand to 60 by…
Resolution of double payment of health benefits was not announced at the May 14 meeting of the Idyllwild Fire Protection Commission meeting. However the commission unanimously approved a motion authorizing Commissioner Jerry Buchanan and Fire Chief Patrick Reitz to prepare a request for a proposal soliciting a firm to manage the agency’s financial responsibilities including…
Posters from Riverside Sheriff’s Office and private missing person advocate groups have been circulating online asking for assistance in locating Jennifer Susan Stoltzfus, whose last reported locations included Pine Cove and Hemet. Jennifer Stoltzfus is described as 34 years old, 6’1”, 120 pounds, blonde hair and blue eyes. The earliest posters said she was seen…...
A question has been raised about the legality of the construction debris fees, which CR&R, the management agency, imposes at the Idyllwild Transfer Station. The last time the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved these fees was June 2014. Resolution 2014-081 authorized the then transfer station management, Waste Management Inc., to continue to impose a…
