Directors of the Fern Valley Water District approved a $1.7 million budget for 2013-14 and welcomed the return of former director Ron Korman. Next year’s budget (fiscal year 2013-14, beginning July 1) includes a $1.1 million capital improvements program to continue pipeline replacement on Fern Valley Road. Consequently, the district will use about $625,000 of…
Next week we will celebrate America. We’ll “mmm” as we chow down on hotdogs; we’ll “ooh” as we gaze up at fireworks. We’ll sing “The Star-Spangled Banner,” hum “God Bless America,” and whistle Sousa tunes. We’ll salute our flag, wave our flag, and pin it to the chests of our red, white and blue shirts….
65 years ago – 1948 Movie star Tim Holt was in town with a film company shooting a western picture in Garner Valley. He brought his favorite movie horse, Lightning, for the film shooting. 60 years ago – 1953 Four children — Earlene Dick, Jimmy Johnson, Gary Anderson and Arty Yates — comprised the graduating…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a $4.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2013-14, which begins July 1. However, only $630 million represents funds which the board had discretion to allocate. This year, County Executive Jay Orr projects discretionary county revenue will grow by $17 million, to $586 million, the first revenue boost since…
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, June 21, golf tournament at Golden Era Golf Course in San Jacinto to benefit the Grandfathers for Golf youth program. The Grandfathers program, a free program dedicated to teaching at-risk kids how to play golf, is based at Golden Era….
Where does a dog go who has escaped out of his yard? Why, the lumber yard of course. And that’s just what Charlie Brown the Anatolian shepherd mix did. He just sat down behind the counter and decided he had had enough of the strolling around, after only a couple of hours. Glad you are…
At its June 18 meeting, the Hemet Unified School District board approved a $182.5-million budget for fiscal year 2013-14, which begins July 1. This is an increase of $6.5 million from the current year’s budget. However, revenues are not expected to equal expenses, thus the district will need $6.7 million of reserves next year. However,…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday, June 18, to Sunday, June 23, 2013: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance June 18 — Medical aid, Idyllwild June 20 — Three medical aids, Idyllwild. June 21 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. June 22 — Medical aid, Pine Cove. June 23 — Two medical aids,…
For the fiscal year 2013-14 (beginning July 1), Idyllwild Water District directors unanimously approved a $1.8 million budget, nearly $300,000 more than the fiscal year 2012-13 budget. While water revenue and property taxes will slightly exceed operating costs, the district will need about $440,000 from reserves to carry out the capital improvement program. At the…
With temperatures climbing, it’s time to leave your dogs at home when you run into the post office or the market “for just a couple of minutes.” Every summer, news programs carry at least one sad story of a dog dying from heatstroke while locked in a car. The thought of what these poor animals…
