Editor: I recently received a copy of your article on the Pine Cove Water District budget and standby charges. The article also reported on emailed and public comments made by me regarding the 30th anniversary of standby charges. The article cogently identifies commingling of standby and other revenue as the culprit for a failure to…
So you’re called to testify before the grand jury about something you witnessed — saw or heard — regarding an investigation before them. While you’re there, they admonish you that you may not reveal anything that took place while you were at the grand jury, which questions were asked or what responses were given, or…
At last week’s Idyllwild Fire Protection District meeting, Commission President Jerry Buchanan established a committee, composed of Vice President Larry Donahoo, Fire Chief Patrick Reitz and himself, to draft a response to the most recent Riverside County Grand Jury Report. The commission spent two closed sessions (including July 9) reviewing employee matters addressed in the…
The Advisory Committee for County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) held a brief meeting Wednesday, July 9. The committee reviewed the current budget and also agreed to consider the level of its ambulance fee assessment next year as the three-year current contract with Idyllwild Fire Protection District approaches its expiration. The CSA 38 funds balance…
At the July 15 Board of Supervisor’s meeting, 3rd District Supervisor Jeff Stone requested his colleagues approval to designate several gifts to Hill groups. “Jeff is very encouraged by what Idyllwilders are accomplishing,” said Verne Lauritzen, Stone’s chief of staff. “He wants to help whenever he can.” The Idyllwild HELP Center will receive $3,000 for…
Editor: How have we gotten to this point? The county grand jury has issued disastrous findings regarding the Idyllwild Fire Protection District. Community members, firefighters and commissioners have been called to give sworn testimony that resulted in this scathing report. We all want a healthy fire department and a strong, efficient ambulance service. What we…
Rob Roberge writes gritty, lean and powerful prose, drawing on his own struggles with alcohol and drug addiction, and the difficulty of balancing a day-to-day grip on sobriety. Eduardo Santiago, author and founder of the Idyllwild Authors Series, will interview Roberge 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 27. In his fourth novel, “The Cost of Living”…
Alice Lindsey eyes the utensil chimes at the 2nd Saturday Art Fair held at the Idyllwild Community Center and sponsored by the Art Alliance of Idyllwild.
Yve Evans, locally popular jazz chanteuse, returns to the Hill “just for the locals.”
Last week, the U.S. Forest Service announced that comments on its proposed maintenance of the Pine Cove and Idyllwild West fuel breaks should be submitted Aug. 8. The work is the maintenance of existing fuel breaks. These fuel breaks combine with Strawberry, West Ridge, Fisherman’s, and the South Ridge fuel breaks to provide protection around…
