The deadline for submitting applications for the County Service Area Advisory Council has been extended until Jan. 31, 2016. Opal Hellweg, legislative assistant for 3rd District Supv. Chuck Washington, announced the extension, noting that to date four applications have been received for the five-member council. The council has been moribund for nearly two years. It…
The extremely cold, freezing weather at the beginning of last week took its toll on the water supply in Pine Cove when warmer temperatures arrived Thursday and Friday. Water usage was significantly higher than normal for this time of year, said Pine Cove Water District General Manager Jerry Holldber. Total system demand approached 125 gallons…
Nearly five months after a fatal hit-and-run collision, Lisa Marie Brown, 40, (also known as Lisa Sanchez) pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison last week. On Monday, Dec. 14, Judge Helios Hernandez accepted her guilty plea and pronounced sentence. He imposed a three-year sentence for the hit and run and another three years for…
Seven vehicles, in various states of disrepair, were recovered in a sting conducted by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Among them was a gray Ford F-150 truck belonging to Idyllwild resident Shane Stewart. Sgt. Doug Untener, of the Riverside Auto Theft Interdiction Detail, reported that Stewart’s truck, which had been stolen…
One traffic collision on Hill roads took place over the last week. This one, at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, was a hit and run in Idyllwild. According to Officer Ben Bolon, California Highway Patrol San Gorgonio Pass Station, an unidentified person driving a blue SUV was driving east on Tollgate Road, west of Delano…
The Idyllwild Master Chorale had a wonderful surprise during Sunday afternoon’s performance at the IAF Theatre at Idyllwild Arts. For its annual holiday concert, State Sen. Jeff Stone sent his District Director Glenn Miller (right) to present a proclamation honoring the chorale for its long history of work.
In January, when President Barack Obama submitted his budget requests for fiscal year 2015-16, he included a recommendation to change the funding mechanism for federal firefighting costs. In conjunction with the budget package, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said, “The budget again proposes a new approach to wildland fire suppression. It will treat severe wildfires…
Steve Erler, general manager of Fern Valley Water District, announced his intention to retire at the end of June 2016. The board was surprised, shocked, and saddened to learn of Erler’s plans, which he shared at the end of the Dec. 18 meeting. Erler has served as general manager a little more than 18 years,…
Last Saturday, the U.S. Forest Service held the first bald eagle count of the winter and spotted bald eagles, but none at Lake Hemet. Local federal and state biologists, in partnership with many volunteers, numbered 38 observers who spotted seven eagles Saturday morning. At both Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear Lake, two adults and an…
The Pine Cove Water District Board of Directors unanimously re-elected its current officers to another one-year term in 2016. Director Robert Hewitt remains board president, Diana Eskew, who was elected to a full term as director this fall, is vice president and Lou Padula is treasurer/secretary. Before the officers’ elections, the board accepted its 2014-15…
