At its Dec. 10 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission adopted Resolution 13-17, which eliminated two regular meetings each month. IFPD, as the water districts do, will hold only one regular meeting monthly. It will be 6 p.m., second Tuesday of each month. However, besides its regular January meeting, the commission held a special…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District believes the Riverside County Fire Department is doubling the cost of its dispatch contract and authorized Fire Chief Patrick Reitz to open negotiations with the county. In addition, the Fire Commission asked Reitz to redraft a request for proposal to entertain competitive bids from other dispatch entities. “The change in…
Brendan Steele is playing great at the Humana Challenge in La Quinta, tee to green. He’s hitting 70% of the fairways with booming 313-yard drives, and he’s hitting 78% of the greens in regulation. Unfortunately, except for one hole, his putter has not been his friend so far this week. He’s averaging 36 putts per…
Brendan Steele played flawless, bogey-free golf for 15 holes at the La Quinta Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 16. The Idyllwild native began on the back nine, birdied the par 5-holes, one after another, and stood at 4 under par going into the 168-yard, par-3 7th Hole. Then committed his only mistake. His tee shot…
Parents, students and taxpayers in the Hemet Unified School District are invited to attend a series of meetings this month to discuss new local control accountability plans, which are required by the state’s control funding formula approved last spring. HUSD Superintendent Dr. Barry Kayrell presented an outline of the plans at the district’s Jan. 7…
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of a suspect in a local burglary. On Thursday, Jan. 16, a Sheriff’s deputy from the Hemet Station arrested Kristopher Niemi for the burglary while he was walking along Highway 243. On November 12, 2013, deputies from the Hemet Station investigated a burglary at Idyllwild Pines Camp….
Despite below normal rainfall the past year and the bleak weather forecast for winter, Pine Cove Water District General Manager Jerry Holldber remains comfortable with the district’s current water supply and confident with its ability to meet demands.
At its January meeting, the Pine Cove County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee decided to pursue the acquisition of a new fire engine for Riverside County Station 23 in Pine Cove. At the end of December, CSA 38’s cash balance was slightly more than $610,000. However, the 2013-14 cost of the emergency medical services contract…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, Jan. 7 to Monday, Jan. 13: Jan. 8 — Two medical aids, Idyllwild. Jan. 9 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Jan. 11 — Medical aid, Pine Cove. Jan. 12 — Malicious, mischievous, false call, Idyllwild. Jan. 12 — Medical aid, Anza. Jan. 12…
Brendan Steele tees off Thursday, Jan. 16, for his first tournament of calendar year 2014 in the $5.7 million Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation in nearby La Quinta. Of course, the newly formatted PGA Tour season began three months ago and Steele played in some of those early tournaments. He currently is…
