Proposition 58, titled “California Education for a Global Economy Initiative,” seeks to provide California students bilingual education in English, and one or more other languages in order to equip them to function more productively in an increasingly multilingual and multilateral world economy. The authors of the proposition posit that students for whom English is not…
The first meeting in three months required more time than usual for the Pine Cove Water District board. However, a large portion of the time was devoted to receiving and approving the 2015-16 audit. “An unqualified opinion is the highest form of assurance we can give,” said Terry P. Shea, a certified public accountant and…
As the race for Riverside County’s 3rd District supervisor seat winds down, current incumbent Chuck Washington holds a significant cash advantage over challenger Shellie Milne, a member of the Hemet City Council. At the end of September, Washington had more than three times the cash available for the final five weeks of the campaign as…
Editor: In reference to the letter from William R. Faurot in the Oct. 13, Town Crier: “How soon we forget.” He states, “… people have the right to defend themselves and a nation the right to defend itself. George Washington’s Continental Army was supplemented by the various state militias composed of private citizens bearing their…
Next Wednesday, Oct. 26, marks the 10th anniversary of the start of the Esperanza Fire that took the lives of five of our U.S. Forest Service firefighters. Living in the vicinity of the Alandale Guard Station where those five were stationed, I am reminded often of their suffering and sacrifices on that dreadful morning, and…
Starting Tuesday, Oct. 11, about 600,000 vote-by-mail ballots were mailed to voters for the November general election. Ballots should have arrived in mailboxes by the end of the week. For the vote to be counted, completed ballots must be received at the Registrar of Voters office or any polling place within Riverside County no later…
Poll workers are needed at voting locations throughout Riverside County for the upcoming Nov. 8 general election. Poll workers may earn up to $125 as precinct inspectors or $90 as precinct officers. No experience is required and the Registrar of Voters office will provide the necessary training. Poll workers must attend a training class to…
A single-vehicle traffic fatality occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in Mountain Center. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Murawski, Kathi Vogley, 65 of Idyllwild, was driving westbound just before 2 p.m. on Highway 74, 1 mile west of McCall Park Road, when, for unknown reasons, she allowed her vehicle to drift to the right….
At the end of the Pine Cove Water District board meeting last week, General Manager Jerry Holldber reported on the status of a possibility that the Idyllwild Water District would transfer water from its proposed recycling facility to its Foster Lake reservoir. “Several dozen customers have questioned me about what is going on,” Holldber said,…
Monday afternoon, Oct. 16, the National Weather Service issued a Red Flag warning for the Hill. High winds are expected from 2 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 through 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20. Light winds tonight and tomorrow will increase to 35 miles per hour after midnight Wednesday. Gusts could approach 40 to 50 mph and…
