Providers don’t want to say what that surgery will cost you By Trudy LiebermanRural Health News Service You would think that making the prices charged by hospitals and doctors available to their patients would be a no-brainer. After all, we’ve become accustomed to knowing the price we pay for cars, carrots, comic books, and almost…
On Aug. 27, Mountain Disaster Preparedness and Caltrans hosted a town hall to give the community an update on highways 74 and 243. Part of that town hall included tips from public safety officials on how to further develop the community/public safety partnership. One of the things discussed by Riverside County Emergency Management Department Director…
70 years ago – 1949 The Chamber of Commerce reported a profit from its Gold Rush celebration at Town Hall. 65 years ago – 1954 “Betrayed,” starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner, was playing at the Rustic Theatre. 60 years ago – 1959 The U.S. Forest Service announced the reactivation of the Thomas Mountain lookout…
The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) held what was its second special meeting in three weeks and third meeting in four weeks. The subject of the Sept. 12 special meeting was “anticipated litigation.” Since the Riverside County Superior Court shows no filed lawsuits, the board was discussing a potential lawsuit with its legal counsel. The agenda…
Association seeks backers for $15 billion tax on the wealthy By John Fensterwald EdSource The California School Boards Association is exploring whether to place a $15 billion tax for K-12 schools, early education and community colleges before voters, creating the possibility of dueling tax initiatives on the statewide ballot in November 2020. Together with the…
Pamela Jordan has just completed her fifth year as president of the Idyllwild Arts (IA) Foundation. She is also the head of Idyllwild Arts Academy and summer program. She is responsible for hundreds of students, from Idyllwild to Los Angeles and the rest of the continent and the world. Staff and faculty are in the…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats were saddened by the passing of George. Daisy: Why weren’t all of you at last Saturday’s mini adoption-fair? Sadie: Aw Daisy, it’s just too stressful for us adult cats, but the kittens really have fun at them. Mr. Gray: Those funny kittens love the attention….
Grants available to help remove dead and dying trees The Sept. 11, Mountain Area Safety Taskforce (MAST) meeting was sparsely attended. No law enforcement officials and only a few fire managers were present. Those in attendance discussed current and prospective fire protection projects and forest health. Grants Kat Wilson, executive director of the Mountain Communities…
While Rose Venard and her husband, Rocky, only moved to Pine Cove as full-time residents in August 2018, they have owned a cabin in Pine Cove since 2013. Venard has been coming to Idyllwild since the early 1980s. For years, she visited a high school friend who lived up here. She says she fell in…
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has already announced it is taking applications for temporary jobs in 2020. Applications for more than 1,500 temporary spring and summer jobs in California should be submitted between Sept. 16 and Sept. 30. Positions are available across the state in many fields including fire, recreation, wildlife and fisheries, botany, timber,…
