Mama Pepper knew just what she was doing as she greeted each visitor with a melody, along with being the friendliest cat in the cattery. That all adds up to watching her tail go right out the door and into her new home. She came to us with a litter of babies, and was fostered…
Short-story writer Ben Loory begins at the beginning and ends at the end, with no preconceived notion of what’s in between. He said he is fully and happily in the moment when he writes. “I just write beginning to end, with no idea how it’s going to turn out,” he noted. “It’s very organic, somewhat…
The Idyllwild Community Center Speaker Series next features Lee Arnson, longtime Riverside County Rescue Unit volunteer. Arnson said he would talk about the history of the unit (formed in 1961), what is required of each volunteer and the many awards and accolades the team has received for its difficult rescues and ongoing service. He said…
The Idyllwild Fire Department budget for fiscal 2014-15 is about $50,000 more than the current year budget. The district’s Finance Committee recommended the budget proposal to the full IFPD Commission for adoption at its June 10 meeting. The major issue confronting the committee was how to display the net ambulance revenue. Financial consultant Robert Dennis…
Water bills will be increasing for Idyllwild Water District customers, but the question is, by how much. The final 6-percent annual rate increase, approved in June 2010, will definitely be on the July bill. But at the June meeting, the board considered recommendations from the Finance Committee for three other possible increases and the fiscal…
The onus for fire protection is largely with the resident or property owner. Fire officials have emphasized that view for years. They say if someone’s house or property is a significant fire hazard, it is not fair to expect firefighters to risk their lives to save or protect the property. So the state Public Resources…
Perhaps complacency and youthful ignorance of the olden days, when measles was a more common illness, have combined to permit the virus to gain a new stronghold in the U.S, particularly in Ohio and California. A record number of verified measles cases have occurred since January. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed…
As of Friday afternoon, June 6, about 97 percent of the expected ballots from the June 3 primary election had been counted. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has announced that about 5,000 provisional ballots are left to count, but further results will not be released until Wednesday evening, June 11. State Senate District…
Dr. Richard Minnich made it clear that he believes the Hill is still very vulnerable to another large and devastating wildfire.
from Saturday, June 7, 2014
