Sharon Kaffen/Cassen and her husband say rain/stream water can be added to PCWD. She says she has talked to other water districts about what PCWD has to fix. She says young families are unfairly charged for water and maintenance fees. She argues PCWD management is backward and finances are failing. Kaffen and her husband just…
Even with heavy weekend rains, Hill roads were relatively free of traffic collisions. Even so, the two incidents reported by California Highway Patrol produced injuries. At about 5:40 p.m. Friday July 17, on Apple Canyon Road, within Hurkey Creek Park, a bicyclist, Val Ebreo, 12, of Indio ran into a pedestrian, his 10-year-old brother Nicholas,…
Two things occupy my mind this Tuesday as we go to press. One, the long, redacted investigation into the cause of the Mountain Fire and now the two civil court cases filed last week against the owner and caretakers of the property where the fire ignited Monday, July 15, 2013. What irony that plaintiffs of…
Editor: The water meter moratorium imposed by Idyllwild Water District has minimal, if any, effect on water use, yet it is grossly unfair to undeveloped lot owners in Idyllwild, both on and off the Hill, and also carries serious legal ramifications for the district. Lots in Idyllwild are not new. Ours dates back to the…
Let’s talk about the real issues. Rain gathering for groundwater rejuvenation. Pine Cove is too heavily reliant on snow-melt. What are the low-cost alternatives? What about our future water security? Vote for Pine Cove. Vote for Sharon Kaffen. Sharon Kaffen Pine Cove
Editor: The underlying ethical dichotomy of the Nature Center “cat-astrophe” has been presented as human rights vs. animal rights. For instance, one stance has been: Must we humans be so unaccommodating as to force the displacement of another sentient being? Can’t the spirit of the law (if not the letter) and empathy coexist? But in all…
For over 20 years, my family and I have been full-time residents of Pine Cove. We have always had excellent tasting water and plenty of it, even during the drought years. I feel we should continue down this positive and successful path. So please join with me and vote for Diana Eskew and Tim Lange. …
Editor: We want to take this opportunity to express appreciation to the Idyllwild Town Crier for its continued support of raising awareness of important events in the community, especially in regards to The Community Foundation’s Youth Grantmakers program (“Local group to take over Youth Grantmakers,” May 21, 2015). We also want to recognize the generous…
Idyllwild Water District residents will have a choice of five candidates for the three director seats up for election in the August mail-in ballot election. Running for re-election are President Jim Billman and directors Warren Monroe and Dean Lattin, who is in his first election. The two challengers are Steven Kunkle and June Rockwell. Ballots…
Photos of the activities and events in Idyllwild last week.
