The directors of the Pine Cove Water District have scheduled a hearing for May 9 to listen to public comments about, to discuss and, possibly, to decide on a five-year rate increase. The bi monthly charge could grow about 33 percent and the cost per 1,000 gallons almost four times after five years.
Last week, middle-school and secondary-school students took time out of the classroom to express their support for gun legislation. The walkout was for 17 minutes, one for each of the student and faculty victims at the Parkland, Florida, shooting. The nationwide event did not pass by Idyllwild. Students at both the Idyllwild Arts Academy and…
Due to unsafe road conditions in the parking lot, vehicular traffic to Humber Park in Idyllwild has been temporarily closed.
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, March 4 to 10. Idyllwild • March 4 — Unknown trouble, 7:41 a.m., 25000 block of Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • March 4 — Alarm call, 9:59 a.m., North Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • March 4…
By Becky and Jack Clark Co-publishers Along with a Membership application, we received a short note from Peter Buerkle describing himself as “your longest continuous subscriber – 1946,” the year of the TC’s first issue. That would seem to make him quite young when he subscribed. But perhaps he is nearly a nonagenarian, and if…
This weekend, with the rain, was both tough and unfortunate for hikers in the local mountains and trails. Both the California State Parks and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department executed rescue missions. The first call for help was about 3 p.m. Saturday from four men near San Jacinto Peak. The Mt. San Jacinto State Parks…
The final bald eagle count of the 2017-18 season was Saturday, March 10. Despite inclement weather, the five observers at Lake Hemet spotted two adult nesting bald eagles. The other four counting sites recorded six adults, three juveniles and two chicks in the nest at Big Bear Lake. These chicks are nearly a month old…
Future releases planned Efforts to save the endangered Mountain yellow-legged frog in the San Jacinto Mountains have been limited in the five years since the 2013 Mountain Fire. Most of the efforts on the frogs’ behalf have focused on the San Gabriel Mountains. But Adam Backlin, a U.S. Geological Survey biologist, said that will be…
More forecast for next weekend — maybe snow, too It’s early for April showers and late for a normal rainfall year, but the first 10 days of March 2018 have brought much-needed precipitation to the Hill. The U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station recorded slightly more than 1 1/2 inches of rain from Saturday morning…
On Thursday evening, March 8, Dr. Christi Barrett, superintendent of the Hemet Unified School District, prepared and distributed a video message to parents of HUSD students. She shared two major points with parents. First, was to assure them that the district has been and is taking actions to address threats, such as the ones received…
