Lightning severely damages home: Owner escapes injury
A lightning bolt struck a pine tree next to Troy VanderWende’s property
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Don’t mail ballots for next week’s election after tomorrow; drop them at polls or registrar’s office
To ensure that ballots reach election officials in time to be counted in Tuesday’s election, voters should not return their ballots by mail after tomorrow (May 28). After tomorrow, voters are encouraged to return their ballots to drop-off boxes in participating city clerks’ offices through Monday (June 2) or at any polling place in the county…
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Fern Valley directors review next budget
A slim version (three directors) of the Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors reviewed the proposed fiscal 2014-15 budget at the May 16 meeting. For next fiscal year, which begins July 1, the proposed expenditures are significantly less than the initial forecast for the current year and less than the current projections. The reduction…
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Open government 101
By Peter Scheer, Executive Director First Amendment Coalition Prop 42, on the ballot for California’s June 4 election, will amend the Constitution to assure that local governments are legally bound to observe open-government requirements. If you prefer transparency to secrecy in your city government, local school board or county government, then the choice is…
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Steele scores well at THE PLAYERS
Brendan Steele moved up the leaderboard again two weeks ago, tying for 26th at THE PLAYERS Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The Idyllwild native posted a 4-under-par 69-73-75-67 — 284. In recent weeks his putting has been a strong point of his game. At THE PLAYERS he gained 1.050 strokes putting on the field….
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Pine Cove reviews proposed 2014-15 budget
The Pine Cove Water District directors reviewed a proposed budget for fiscal year 2014-15, which begins July 1. Approval of the final budget and a public hearing will be held during the June meeting. General Manager Jerry Holldber submitted a balanced budget totaling $811,000, a reduction of $14,000 from the current year budget. While Holldber…
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Idyllwild Fire pushes financial issues to June
Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz told the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission last week that he plans to ask Riverside County to extend the current fire and medical emergency dispatch contract for another year. While no organizations responded to IFPD’s March Request for Proposal, Reitz said the one-year extension would still allow IFPD to explore…
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Announcement: Carol Mills Celebration of life
Celebration of life Carol Mills 1930-2014 The community of Idyllwild is cordially invited to a celebration of the life of Carol Mills, who passed away April 14, 2014, at her home, surrounded by her family and her cats. The celebration will be held on the Summer Solstice, June 21, 2014, from 3 to 6 p.m.,…
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Pape’s arraignment postponed until June
The prospective arraignment of Robert Pape for the 2006 triple homicide in Piñyon Pines was deferred a month until June 13. This is the fourth postponement of Pape’s arraignment since his arrest in March. On the night of Sept. 17, 2006, Becky Friedli, 18, her mother, Vicki Friedli, 53, and Vickie’s boyfriend, Jon Hayward, 55,…
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Republican candidates ignore Reagan’s advice: Play nice!
Ronald Reagan’s 11th Commandment, “Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican,” was violated last week in the local race for State Senate District 28. Nasty and personal attacks dominated the political debate in the final weeks of the campaign. Bonnie Garcia wants an investigation of her opponent Jeff Stone, 3rd District Supervisor. She…