
Pine Cove Water District has been extending its pipeline distribution system north on along Highway 243. The work will be completed this week.
Photo courtesy of Jerry Holldber
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Pine Cove Water District has been extending its pipeline distribution system north on along Highway 243. The work will be completed this week.
Photo courtesy of Jerry Holldber
During the first of four Saturday public bald eagle counts last weekend, two adults were seen at Lake Hemet. Despite the inclement weather, which caused the cancellation of one area count, nine bald eagles were seen in the San Bernardino National Forest on Sunday during the count period. This number may underrepresent the actual number…
Edwina Scott, executive director of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, outlined the second FSC Firemen’s Muster. The tentative date is April 28 and its goal is to bring the community’s attention to fire season and, particularly, the impending inspections, which will start in May. This year’s program has expanded upon the 2011 event. Participating…
At left, eighth-grader Haley Neu (left) and third-grader Nayla Lopez were chosen students of the week by the office staff at Idyllwild School. Haley was chosen because she is such a responsible and helpful teacher’s assistant for the office. Nayla was chosen for always being polite and kind during her lunchtime and for being so…
Fern Valley Water District’s current-year budget has produced nearly $200,000 in income during the first nine months of the fiscal year, which ends June 30. With income approaching $770,000 and current expenditures about $570,000, General Manager Steve Erler told the board last week, “The budget looks as though we’re on target.” With the completion of…
About 9 a.m., today, Wednesday, July 27, two Southern California Edison power lines touched inappropriately. A 33-kilovolt line and 12 kilovolt came into contact and caused a substantial outage from the Hill to San Jacinto. The caused is unknown, but possibilities could be wind or lines sagging from the heat. Full power was restored shortly…
The finance committee of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District is still grappling with how big a tax measure should be and the source of the new funding. At its meeting last week, the committee discussed two separate revenue sources and committee alternate member Mark Lonsbury and Fire Capt. Mark LaMont discussed the cost and needed…