The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources will make good, reusable household products available for free to residents through the new sustainable Materials Reuse Program. Many products collected through the Household Hazardous Waste Collection program are in good or unused condition, and can be reused instead of processed for disposal. Residents can take home partially…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station did not report responses for last week. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Sunday, June 5 to 12. Idyllwild • June 5 — Animal abuse, address undefined. Handled by deputy. • June 5 — Alarm call, 54000 block of…
Water supply for the Pine Cove Water District is satisfactory and unthreatened, according to General Manager Jerry Holldber, who gave his annual water report at the board meeting Wednesday, June 8. “We’ll stay in Stage 2 [emergency water restrictions] but still apply Stage 1 rates to customers,” he announced. “Moisture is almost normal … and…
In California’s current top-two election procedure, the top-two vote getters in any primary election jurisdiction — other than U.S. president, county central committee or local — regardless of party, move on to the general election. In Assembly District 71, the results present a textbook question — what is fair to voters when a candidate withdraws…
As a result of a case-management conference hearing on Monday, June 13, Judge Daniel A. Ottolia ordered Cal Fire’s lawsuit against Tarek M.A. Al-Shawaf and James and Donna Nowlin to be the lead 2013 Mountain Fire case, with lawsuits brought by locals Lon and Susan Paul, Martin Prevosto, Alisia Fisher, Doug McKeller, MTS&L Inc., Lawrence…
The Mountain Emergency Services Committee meets monthly in Idyllwild to discuss emergency preparedness on the Hill. Meetings are open to the public and Jerry Hagen, District 3 emergency services coordinator, brings in speakers to discuss topics of interest to the general public, as well as attending local volunteer disaster-aid groups. At the Thursday morning, June…
Editor: I look forward to going to breakfast Sunday mornings and take a little more time to dress nicely. After I sit down, a man wearing a tank top that shows off his arms full of tattoos is sitting nearby. It must hurt to have this done and must be costly. Why would anybody want…
Editor: I really look forward to receiving the Town Crier each week. Not living there as a full-time resident allows me to stay in touch with what’s happening in my old neighborhood. Recently, you expanded the interests of the TC to include a column for foodies written by Vic Sirkin. I am certainly not a…
Editor: Referring to [“The Home Bistro”] in the Town Crier dated June 2, page 5: “The largest of our three very small water districts won’t sell water meters to owners of vacant parcels who have been making payments to build their retirement dream cabins.” Wow, I think I saw a similar scenario on an old…
Editor: 1) Of course, there needs to be public hearings statewide on this topic that effects the respectful, free use of the public’s lands; it is your obligation to ensure that this happens; 2) Different uses have different impacts, and logically should be recognized as such. For example, generally, person by person, hiking has a…
