About 9 a.m., today, Wednesday, July 27, two Southern California Edison power lines touched inappropriately. A 33-kilovolt line and 12 kilovolt came into contact and caused a substantial outage from the Hill to San Jacinto. The caused is unknown, but possibilities could be wind or lines sagging from the heat. Full power was restored shortly…
Tomorrow, Thursday, July 28 offers three opportunities to attend special meetings of local public agencies. At 9 a.m., the Fern Valley Water District’s directors will convene at the District’s office to discuss the approval of purchasing two new trucks for the District. At noon, the Idyllwild-San Jacinto Regional Fire Authority will meet to amend the…
Idyllwild Water District has filed a $50,000 lawsuit against Director Steven Kunkle of the IWD board, alleging negligence when he was an employee of the district. The suit alleges that when Kunkle was the Sewer Department chief operator (also known as wastewater supervisor) he, for several years, allowed hydraulic fluid to leak from a piece…
Fireworks from the audience occupied much of the public-comment portion of the regular meeting of the Idyllwild Water District board last Wednesday night, July 20. The two-hour, 45-minute meeting was heavily attended by 25 to 30 local residents. Four main areas of displeasure were voiced during public comment: 1) the failure of IWD General Manager…
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Adult Coed Softball Town Hall Director Bob Lewis gave this report on recent Adult Coed Softball games. On Monday, July 11, Creekstone Inn beat Patty Perez 16-10. Then, Creekstone Inn beat Forest Lumber 13- 8. On Tuesday, July 12, Pacific Slope beat Patty Perez- 18-10, and then beat Creekstone Inn 8- 7. On Wednesday, July…
On a blustery, rainy Friday on the Royal Troon course in Scotland, Brendan Steele bogeyed his final two holes to post a 7-over-par 73-76 — 149, missing the cut by two strokes. That had to be disappointing for him. The Idyllwild native will take this week off.
65 years ago – 1951 The Chamber of Commerce, working on a community recreation program, was raffling off a brand new Chevrolet to raise money for Town Hall. 60 years ago – 1956 The first tour of mountain homes was sponsored by the Idyllwild Community Church Guild. Among the tour homes were Florence Schisler’s High…
Last week in “The Days of Our Nine Lives,” the cats were evaluating the fine qualities each possesses. Dovey: So, want to hear the latest? As the office cat, I’m privy to all the ARF business, you know. Bobbie: OK, spill it! Dovey: First of all, some of us might be leaving ARF this weekend,…
