Idyllwild News
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News of Record: April 21, 2016
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, April 10 to 16. Idyllwild • April 12 — Assist invalid. • April 13 — Heat detector activation due to malfunction. • April 14 — Two medical aids. • April 15 — Medical aid. • April 16 — Medical aid. •…
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Fern Valley budget in good shape and wells recovering: New and old general managers in transition
In a brief meeting last Friday, the Fern Valley Water District board reviewed its fiscal 2015-16 budget and greeted Victor Jimenez, who will assume the general manager’s position at the end of June. Operating expenses continue to be less than revenues collected. In the final quarter of the fiscal year, Jessica Priefer, office manager, said…
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Vicki Jakubac, new PCWD director
On Wednesday, April 13, Vicki Jakubac was selected as the new Pine Cove Water District director, replacing Tim Lange who resigned in March. From among four applicants, the board unanimously chose Jakubac. She has lived in Pine Cove for more than 20 years, raised two children and is a former PCWD employee. She left the…
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Pine Cove water may stay in stage 2
Pine Cove Water District General Manager Jerry Holldber plans to provide a detailed report on the district’s water resources — well levels and possible future changes — at the June meeting. “I’ll have a better status of the well recovery rates then. Right now they are producing good,” Holldber stated and advised his board last…
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Storage containers in Fern Valley noticed by Code Enforcement
Riverside County Code Enforcement has issued an advisory notice to Idyllwild Property Management for two storage containers that have been placed in a lot at Fern Valley Corners in apparent violation of county code. Mary Ortiz, Riverside County CE supervising officer, stressed the investigation is ongoing and that due process must play out, but that…
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An ‘Only on the Hill’ traffic incident
The California Highway Patrol Banning Pass station reported only one incident on Hill roads over the last week and this one had an “Only in Idyllwild” flavor to it. CHP Public Information Officer Darren Meyer reported a hit-and-run — more properly, an overturn-and-run, that happened at 10:52 a.m. Monday, April 18. An unidentified male was…
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Earthquake south of Mountain Center
In the early morning of April 20, an earthquake, magnitude 2.9, occurred about 2 to 3 miles west of Little Thomas Mountain and the same distance south of Baldy Mountain. The quake was at about 4:40 PDT. During the next 12 minutes, another four minor quakes were recorded. Their magnitudes ranged from .3 to 1.7….
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Introducing the new CSA 36 Advisory Council members
Editor’s note: Each week we will introduce one of the five new appointees to the County Service Area 36 Advisory Council, appointed by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to oversee recreation and tree lighting activities within the district. This week we profile Wendy Read. Wendy Read, tapped to serve on the CSA 36 Advisory…
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Seeking Emax award nominees
For the sixth consecutive year, the Idyllwild Town Crier is requesting nominations for the annual Ernie Maxwel Community Spirit Award. Bring your nomination to the Town Crier office at 54405 N. Circle Dr., mail it to P.O. Box 157, Idyllwild, CA 92549, or send by email to becky@towncrier.com by May 13. The honor is given…
