PHOTOS: Mountain Disaster Preparedness Town Hall Shakeout
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Richard Devylder, head of the Office for Access and Functional Needs at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, speaks to nearly 50 people at the Mountain Disaster Preparedness Town Hall Shakeout event Saturday. Photo by J.P. Crumrine
Sometime from Sunday night, Nov. 19, to Monday morning, Nov. 20, vandals defaced historic parts of the Idyllwild Pines Camp, including its iconic covered bridge and amphitheater. The graffiti, owing to its immature nature and subject matter, was likely the work of indolent local youth. “It’s so disappointing,” said Ron Perry, pickleball volunteer who, along…
The Pine Cove Property Owners Association decided on several contributions to local organizations at their June meeting. The group gave $1,000 to both Mountain Disaster Preparedness and the American Legion Post 800. The gift to the American Legion for a heater for the Warming Center was omitted. Four organizations were granted $250. The Animal Rescue…
Editor’s note: Four directors for the Pine Cove Water District are on the August mail-in ballot. The terms for three —President Robert Hewitt, Joel Palmer and Lou Padula — expire in December. They and challenger Jeffery Kleefisch are on the ballot for four-year terms. The fourth director, Vicki Jakubac, replaced Tim Lange, who was elected…
The San Jacinto Mountains’ Community Wildfire Protection Plan was the topic at the May 8 Mountain Emergency Services Committee meeting. “It’s a huge community impact and is not done by the [fire or forest] agencies,” stressed Kathleen Henderson, Riverside County emergency services coordinator for the mountain. Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council Executive Director Edwina Scott…
The San Jacinto Ranger District of the San Bernardino National Forest is initiating a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis for the Garner Allotment Management Plan and Term Grazing Permit project. This is the third of four Garner Valley allotments being reviewed. The Garner Allotment Management Plan and Term Grazing Permit project, which would authorize…
At its Oct 4 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors held off approving a revised Ordinance 927.1 (Regulating Short Term Rentals [STRs]) and Ordinance 671.22 (Consolidated fees for land use). The board did approve a new Ordinance 927.1 at its Sept. 13 meeting, but the supervisors also asked for several changes that are included…
