The Riverside County Board of Supervisors is being asked to support Assembly Bill 203, which would extend the 30-day payment deadline for the State Fire Prevention Fee to 60 days. The sponsor, Assemblyman Jay Obernolte (R-Big Bear Lake), argues that many people who must pay the fee live in rural areas and are on limited…
The California Fish and Game Commission approved regulations to begin implementing Assembly Bill 711, banning using lead ammunition for any hunting purposes anywhere in the state by July 1, 2019. AB 711 was enacted in 2013 and requires the commission to begin its implementation by July 1, 2015. Earlier this month, the commission approved the…
Editor: A conflict of interest is a conflict of interest. A financial conflict of interest is a financial conflict of interest. Concerning the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council and the new fire-abatement laws, objective criticism can never hurt. Good, well-intentioned, and sincere people (as are MCFSC and its volunteers) can still make poor decisions, and…
The annual Idyllwild 5K and 10K Fitness Run and Walk, a fundraiser for the Idyllwild School physical education program, is Saturday, June 6. The race was first run as a benefit to the Idyllwild School physical education program in the early 1980s; but the first locally organized 10-kilometer run preceded the fundraiser by several years….
Q. I have more than 100 pairs of shoes? Is that too many? -L.S., Idyllwild A. It depends on how many feet you have. But if you have only the two feet and you have to look down to see what shoes you’re wearing, you have too many. Q. Should I wear brown shoes with…
The Local Review Board of the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District last week continued its discussion of the possibility of employing the state’s Mills Act to encourage and gain more property-owner participation in the protecting local historic resources. The Mills Act provides property-tax relief in exchange for an equivalent investment in the historic property. The owners…
Candidates for local special districts could begin filing papers for candidacy this week. The first official day was Monday, May 4, for the Aug. 25 elections involving Fern Valley, Idyllwild and Pine Cove water districts, and Idyllwild Fire Protection District. The terms of three members of the IWD board expire this year. The other…
Continuing with last week’s thoughts of water conservation, I remember a story Ernie Maxwell told about how he dealt with washing dishes after Betty died and he lived alone. He held off until not one clean dish or utensil existed in the house, then he’d haul all those dirty ones out into the yard and…
Dave Robb of Idyllwild played at Pechanga golf course in Temecula on Tuesday last week. At the par-3 17th, he stroked a downhill 7-iron about 166 yards. It bounced a foot in front of the pin, rolled toward the hole, momentarily stopped, then dropped in from the back side for a hole-in-one. Oddly enough, he…
65 years ago – 1950 Ernie Maxwell was completing the 1950 U.S. Census report for this area. 60 years ago – 1955 Although disappointed by the actions of both the County Board of Supervisors and the state Legislature who supported building the Palm Springs Tramway, the Citizens Group announced it would continue its fight…
