Permanent Daylight Savings on the horizon
By JP Crumrine
Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act. If the Senate approves it, daylight saving time would be permanent year-round. Adjusting clocks and timepieces to “spring forward” and “fall back” would no longer be necessary. According to many academics, the time changes are not normal and disrupt the body’s natural…
As previously reported, on July 13, in Riverside County Superior Court, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) filed its complaint seeking damages for fire suppression, investigation and other costs stemming from the 2013 Mountain Fire that began in Mountain Center. On Aug. 20, Cal Fire filed its first amended complaint in…
Soroptimist International of Idyllwild has scholarship money for women furthering their education or vocational skills. Applicants must be residents of the mountain communities between Twin Pines/Poppet Flats and Anza. The scholarships can be used for expenses at any accredited institution of higher learning when pursuing an associates, bachelors, masters or doctoral degree, or for a…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls.• Sept. 4 — Traffic crash, no injuries, provide basic life support, 10:36 a.m. Hwy. 243.• Sept. 4 — EMS call, provide advanced life support, 7:39 p.m. Hwy. 371.• Sept. 5 — EMS call, provide ALS, 12:11 a.m. S. Circle Dr.• Sept. 5 —…
On Jan. 7, former President Joe Biden established two new national monuments in California, using his authority under the Antiquities Act. The Chuckwalla National Monument is in Riverside County just south of the Joshua Tree National Park. The Sáttítla Highlands National Monument is in northern California near the border with Oregon. The Chuckwalla National Monument…
The Caltrans will begin to rehabilitate the pavement on State Route 74 between Highway 371 and Pinyon Drive near Anza on Wednesday, July 8. The $1.8 million project was awarded to All American Asphalt of Corona. Crews will work Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. under reversible traffic control with flaggers. The…
Idyllwild’s walking library, Marge Muir, was taken to Eisenhower Medical Center last night and is awaiting possible surgery on a broken left hip. Her daughter, Kathy Muir, who lives with Marge in Pine Cove, said her mother was sitting in the living room at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, when some large raccoons came up on…
