Students of the Week: September 26, 2013
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The first half of the 2011/2012 rain year ended Saturday, Dec. 31. Idyllwild Fire Department (IFPD) reported 9.85 inches fell in town between July 1, 2011 and Dec. 31. The Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station recorded 8.43 inches during the same period. The long-term average rainfall from July through December is 9.22 inches. Thus IFPD…
The Riverside County District Attorney’s office has charged Ron Kimmerle, 49, of Pine Cove, with four felony counts, two for burglary and two for receiving stolen property. Kimmerle remains in custody at Southwest Detention Center in Murietta pending a June 1 felony settlement conference.
Electric rate changes, approved in July, will begin to appear on customer bills this month, Southern California Edison said in a notification last week. On July 3, the California Public Utilities Commission unanimously adopted a new residential rate structure. The new structure is more closely aligned with the actual costs of providing electric service —…
By Riverside CountyContributed Due to staffing demands, as of Dec. 18, the Idyllwild Grinding Facility is closed to all customers. The facility will reopen as soon as possible.A couple of alternative facilities are available in Riverside County: B P John Recycling in Menifee and the Lamb Canyon landfill in Beaumont.More information may be found on…
Hemet Unified School District’s online Dashboard is posted daily. It shows key COVID statistics for each of the district’s schools on a rolling, two-current-week basis. On Thursday, Sept. 30, HUSD’s daily Dashboard showed Idyllwild School had by far the highest COVID infection percentage in its combined student/staff population of any school in HUSD. Specifically, 6.84%…
The Cranston Fire burned thousand of acres around Idyllwild and caused the town to be evacuated. During the fire, several significant events occurred here and elsewhere. Sheriff’s vigilance. One reason many people fear evacuation is the concern that potential looters have been notified that the area is full of vacant houses. Idyllwild Fire Chief praised…