Alex Tardy to discuss weather forecasting Alex Tardy, meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s San Diego office, returns to Idyllwild this month. As part of National Preparedness Month, the Hill’s Mountain Disaster Preparedness group has invited Tardy to discuss recent NWS winter forecasts and expectations for this winter. “We’ve had a dry El Niño and…

Anyone who was near the Rustic Theatre last Friday night knows there were big doings in town. The fire truck outside flying the big American flag set the tone for the afternoon and evening events all in the honor of 12-year-old James Bachmann and his fight against brain cancer. There was something for all ages….

As 2015 ended, the Hill received its biggest rainstorm in more than year. During the pre-Christmas storm on Dec. 22, the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station recorded 2.15 inches of rain and Pine Cove received 2.9 inches of rain. The Keenwild total was almost twice the amount of rain that came during summer storms…

Cynthia Cowell, Small Business Administration’s Office of Disaster Assistance public information officer, met with Hill business people last week. SBA is making loans to local businesses that incurred economic injury from the Mountain or Silver fires. Cowell, here at the request of Riverside County’s Office of Emergency Services, explained the details of the process. These…

The Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors chose new officers for 2014. The next president is Robert Krieger, vice president this year. The 2014 vice president is James Rees, who was secretary in 2013. Director Trisha Clark is the next secretary. Both Krieger and Rees were re-elected to the board without opposition this year….