At the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission meeting last week, Fire Chief Patrick Reitz said the Riverside County Registrar of Voters has accepted the IWD’s proposed parcel fee increase. It will be included on the November presidential election ballot as Measure W. Commissioner Nancy Layton, chair of the Education and Dissemination Committee, reported that a…
At its Aug. 23 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a change to the days the local grinding facility is open. Beginning Friday, Sept. 2, the facility will be open three days per week — all during the week and no weekend days. The new schedule will be from 8 a.m. to 4…
The San Jacinto Mountains Community Wildfire Protection Plan, a document created more than 10 years ago, is about to undergo a much-needed update. The CWPP came about and was authorized by a congressional action back in 2003. The Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 was designed to improve the ability of governmental agencies to conduct…
In the Aug. 25, issue, W. R. Faurot writes about the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution, the right of individuals to own a gun, and possible administration changes to the Supreme Court. He seems to fear that his right to own a gun will be taken away and that his gun may be confiscated. I…
Editor: Someone at IWD has been studying the Clinton playbook. “Pending means pending.” It depends on what your definition of it is. John Cook congratulated Mr. Lynch for obtaining more than $400,000 in grants, obtaining the recycling project and convincing three under-performing employees to leave the district’s employment. Are we to believe that Mr. Lynch…
Editor: Why did Idyllwild Fire Protection District find it necessary to announce the upcoming vote to increase the fire fee in Spanish? To be a registered voter, you must be a legal citizen. To be a legal citizen you must be “proficient in the English language.” IFPD continues to find ways to waste money. Also…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Aug. 21 to 27. Idyllwild • Aug. 21 — Unknown trouble, Pine Dell Rd. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 21 — Assist other department, 25000 block of Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 21 — 911 hangup…
Recent torrential rains and flooding in Louisiana, the second-poorest state in the country, have again severely impacted children and the elderly. And, to worsen matters, some families who lost their New Orleans homes during Hurricane Katrina, then relocated to Baton Rouge, lost their homes again during recent flooding. Art therapist and Idyllwild resident Karla Leopold…
Editor: In the Aug. 4 paper, contained within a letter to the editor titled “Services offered to IWD,” Dr. Jim Gates offers himself out as a T5 water-treatment operator and long-time educator in this field. Regardless of licensed field within California — whether it be a paramedic, attorney, educator, physician, engineer, architect, roofer, painter, water-treatment…
Editor: In the Aug. 4 paper, contained within a letter to the editor titled “Services offered to IWD,” Dr. Jim Gates offers himself out as a T5 water-treatment operator and long-time educator in this field. Regardless of licensed field within California — whether it be a paramedic, attorney, educator, physician, engineer, architect, roofer, painter, water-treatment…
