While the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce is reviewing its goals and objectives, the group is preparing for the 2012 fire season, which may be longer and drier than recent years. The members began revising the organization’s objectives at its November meeting. The current set was developed in 2003 in response to the bark beetle infestation….
County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee members learned that the county doesn’t appear to know the CSA’s boundaries. Committee chair Jerry Holldber distributed two maps. One depicted the boundaries as Riverside County portrays them and the other is based on the original boundaries from the Pine Cove CSA’s creation in December1965. The county map omits…
Here are some of my other snowy and cold friends:
The National Weather Service has issued the following: Winter Weather Advisory 4:10 a.m. pst mon Feb 13 2012 a pair of cold low pressure systems from the north will bring periods of snow showers to the mountains through wednesday night… a cold low pressure system from the north will move through southwest california through early…
At the recent Mountain Area Safety Taskforce meeting, Edwina Scott, executive Director of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council outlined the second FSC Firemen’s Muster. The tentative date is April 28 and its goal is to bring the community’s attention to fire season and, particularly, the impending inspections, which will start in May. This year’s…
While the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce is reviewing its goals and objectives, the group is preparing for the 2012 fire season, which may be longer and drier than recent years. Revising Goals and Objectives The members began revising the objectives at the November meeting. The current set was developed in 2003 in response to the…
The Idyllwild Soroptimists are collecting food for the Idyllwild HELP Center. Food may be left at the Soroptimist “Hungry House” near the fireplace at the BBVA Bank. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on March 3, the Soroptimists will have two more collection sites — Fairway and Village markets. This event is part of the…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Saturday, Jan. 30 to Feb. 4, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Jan. 31 — Medical aid, Scenic Drive, Idyllwild. Jan. 31 — Medical aid, Deer Foot Lane, Idyllwild. Jan. 31 — Walk-in medical aid. Feb. 1 — Medical aid, Pine Crest Avenue,…
Keith Herron, Riverside County chief preservation officer, Park and Open Space District, is now the intermediary between the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District and the county. Herron was instrumental in guiding Ordinance 578.5, which created the Idyllwild district, through the process until it was adopted by the County Board of Supervisors. Herron stated that design guidelines,…
On Feb. 7, at about 9:30 a.m., deputies from the Hemet Station of Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon. The incident occurred near the intersection of Gassner Road and Roger Lane, in Anza not far from the Anza RV Resort. When deputies and California Highway Patrol…
