Current and future financial issues were the main topics of last week’s County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) Advisory Committee meeting. Among the topics discussed were the future of the parcel fee now that CSA 38 residents do not have to fund the ambulance contract with the Idyllwild Fire Protection District, the current boundary of…
Last week, the Idyllwild Water District’s committees for Rules and Regulations and Finance met and agreed upon two items for the Wednesday, Oct. 21 board meeting. After nearly a year reviewing and discussion revisions to Ordinance 62, the Rules and Regulations subcommittee, composed of Directors John Cook and Warren Monroe, agreed to the final changes…
Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Saturday, Oct. 5 to Oct. 10. Idyllwild • Oct. 5 — False alarm or false call, other. • Oct. 7 — EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury. • Oct. 8 — Municipal alarm system, malicious false alarm. • Oct. 8 — EMS…
As part of a run up to what is predicted to be a strong El Niño, Mile High Radio Club hosted a presentation about Skywarn – a Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service program. Skywarn is a volunteer program with 290,000 trained weather spotters throughout the United States. Volunteers help…
The Annual Idyllwild Health Fair will be Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Fern Creek Medical Center. Free flu shots will again be available during the fair as well as nutritional counseling and screening examinations for blood sugar, blood pressure, visual acuity and body fat. Also Covered California will be represented. Individuals may enroll that day…
The Hemet Unified School District Board of governors held its annual meeting in Idyllwild last week. On the recommendation of board member Vic Scavarda, the board honored Idyllwild School teacher Barbara Longbrook as the October recipient of the Governing Board Recognition. The award and a $500 certificate to be used toward the district program of…
Governor Jerry Brown has made his decisions on bills, passed by the legislature last month, that he will sign into law. Already signed or vetoed were bills on the assisted dying and drones flying near wildfires. Last week, he signed the motor voter, medical marijuana, and a different drone bill. Motor voter Brown signed Assembly…
The Franchise Tax Board reminds taxpayers that Thursday, October 15, is the deadline for filing 2014 state personal income tax returns to avoid penalties. Each year, Californians file more than 16 million personal income tax returns, with more than 1.5 million taking advantage of California’s automatic six-month filing extension. Taxpayers can file electronically free of…
From Wednesday, Oct. 7 through Tuesday, Oct. 13, there was only one traffic collision on the Hill. At 12:20 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, Maurice Copeland, 77, of Rancho Mirage was driving his 2013 white Acura sedan south on Highway 243 just south of Baldy Road when he made an unsafe turning movement, according to…
According to Susan Cox, Media Relations for Southern California Edison, Southern California Edison is scheduled to begin work replacing an underground structure (vault) from Oct. 19-Nov. 5. One lane (southbound) of Hwy 243 will be closed, however, the northbound lane of Hwy 243 will be open. The detour, alternative route is: Maranatha Drive, to Pinecrest Ave., to Playground Road.
