Friday afternoon, June 13, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters certified the results of the June 3 primary election. The results of the certified count were no different than the June 6 preliminary release. Consequently, in the general election come November, Republicans Jeff Stone and Bonnie Garcia will battle for the state Senate District 28…
At its June 17 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved the closure of seven areas with Riverside County because of fire hazards. County Fire Chief John Hawkins recommended the closures because of the potential for large, damaging fires enhanced by the continuing drought conditions this year. Public roadways and private property are not…
On May 12, 2014, Cal Fire released its report to the Idyllwild Town Crier on the Mountain Fire, which started on July 15, 2013, in Mountain Center, forced the evacuation of the vast majority of Hill residents and cost $25 million in public funds to fight. The report includes the findings of several Cal Fire…
At the adamant urging of Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz last week, the district’s commission unanimously agreed to repeal all rules, regulations and policies adopted before Jan. 1, 2012. He and Commission President Jerry Buchanan emphasized that this resolution does not repeal any previous resolutions. “I can’t enforce what I don’t know about,” Reitz stressed….
Concern over fire danger regarding the size of the green waste (vegetation) pile at the Idyllwild Transfer Station prompted Mike Esnard, president of the Mountain Communities Fires Safe Council Board of Directors, to contact Waste Management Inc., the company the county contracts to manage the station. Said Esnard in his letter to Sharon Davis at…
The Pine Cove Property Owners Association distributed checks, totaling $7,800, to several local organizations at its June meeting. In addition to these donations, through the HELP Center, the PCPOA has helped several individuals with fuel and heating expenses. After the presentations, Pine Cove Water District General Manager Jerry Holldber gave the PCPOA members a…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, June 3, to Monday, June 9, 2014. Idyllwild • June 3 — Medical aid. • June 3 — Rescue/medical incident. • June 4 — Excessive heat, scorch burns with no ignition. • June 5 — Rescue/medical incident. • June 5 — Dispatched…
Reelected by a wide margin in last week’s primary election, Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff plans a major reboot — to resume the work of rebuilding and restructuring the department that was interrupted by the economic recession. “In 2011, when the effects of the recession were most severe, I had to focus on keeping the…
On June 6, 2014, deputies from the Hemet Station were dispatched to the unincorporated community of Anza to investigate a male adult in a pickup truck chasing a teen-aged male on dirt bike. Deputies located the teenager who stated the adult who chased him was his previous employer, 51-year-old, Randy Morasch. During the course of…
The Idyllwild Community Center Speaker Series next features Lee Arnson, longtime Riverside County Rescue Unit volunteer. Arnson said he would talk about the history of the unit (formed in 1961), what is required of each volunteer and the many awards and accolades the team has received for its difficult rescues and ongoing service. He said…
