Last week, the Idyllwild Water District board adopted its fiscal year 2016-17 budget. The total budget (water and sewer programs) is expected to be $1.7 million, which is about $100,000 less than the current year. These amounts do not include capital program investments. Revenues are estimated to be $2.3 million (the combination of both programs)…
During the directors’ comments portion of the Idyllwild Water District’s board meeting last week, Director Steven Kunkle began to discuss the difficultly he has encountered trying to get information about the district’s wells. Director John Cook, who was acting as president during the meeting, replied that it was unfair to ask a question of staff…
The Gold Spotted Oak Borer continues its invasive spread northward from San Diego County. It is now found in both Orange and Riverside counties, infesting and ultimately killing coast live oak and California black oak. GSOB-infested firewood is suspected to be the transportation agent, since beetle flight could not account for the significant distance jumps…
At its June 17 meeting, the board of the Fern Valley Water District passed several resolutions. These included adopting the fiscal year 2016-17 budget, establishing an appropriations limit and authorizing a change in signatures for the bank account. The latter really addressed the significance of the meeting. This was General Manager Steve Erler’s final board…
The weekend was hot, with temperatures in the low 90s; but on Monday, June 20, the first day of summer, the temperature reached 97 degrees. This set a record for Idyllwild. The previous high temperature here on this date was 95 degrees. Idyllwild was one of dozens of Southern California communities setting record-high temperatures Monday….
The San Jacinto Post Office is hosting a Passport Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 25. The fair will offer passport information to U.S. citizens and accept passport applications. Families and individuals will be able to apply for passports on a walk-in basis without taking time off from work, school or other…
Three years after initially requesting public comment on the proposed May Valley non-motorized trail project for the San Jacinto Ranger District, the U.S. Forest Service has just completed an Environmental Assessment of the project and its alternatives. The May Valley area contains about 55 miles of both unclassified or unauthorized non-system trails and classified or…
At the June 8 Mountain Area Safety Taskforce meeting, local fire officials discussed preparations for the current fire season and other local projects, which might affect fire threats. Edwina Scott, executive director of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, reported that MCFSC has helped 99 homeowners (and one more will be completed next week) to…
Last week, Robert Pape (pictured left), 28, and Cristin Smith (right), 27, were re-arrested for the 2006 triple murder of Jon Hayward, Vicki Friedli, and Vicki’s daughter, Becky Friedli in Pinyon Pines. Both had been arrested for the triple murder in March 2014, but nearly seven months later, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office dismissed…
Brandon Steele plays this week in the Quicken Loans National on the Congressional Country Club course in Bethesda, Maryland. He tees off Thursday at 4 a.m. PDT and Friday at 9 a.m. PDT.
