The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Board of Commissioners held a special meeting Tuesday, May 16. Henry Sawicki, a former commissioner who lost reelection, will assume the seat Cristina Reitz recently vacated. Although announced as a policy workshop for the board, the majority of time was taken by presentations from IFPD Chief Mark LaMont and…

The official name for Proposition 35 is “Restricts Spending ofPrescription Drug Revenues by Certain Health Care Providers.” Background Currently, Federal law requires drug makers to give price discounts tohospitals, clinics and other providers, who must meet certainrequirements. Among the beneficiaries are public or private nonprofitorganizations that focus on serving low-income individuals. In California, Medi-Cal pays…

In 2011, the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) completed one of its major goals and will continue pursuing the unfinished goals and objectives in 2012. The board’s goals are large labor-intensive projects that require a lot of effort, such as the recycled water project for which the state is the principal driver of actions. In August…

Patrick Comstock, 38, of Rockway Beach, New York, was the man who fell to his death from the South Ridge Trail Sunday. Riverside County Fire and Sheriff’s Aviation Unit were involved in a remote rescue reported at 2:10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, off of the South Ridge Trail. A hiker fell and died at the…