Last week, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved its response to the April grand jury (GJ) report titled, “You Call 9-1-1: Then What? Riverside County Emergency Department Delays May Impact Your Care.” Without any discussion, the board approved the response unanimously. The report had four findings and three recommendations to address its findings. The…
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has announced fee increases for recreational sites in the San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF). Comments on the proposal should be submitted by Oct. 1. Seven of the sites are in the San Jacinto Ranger District. Six campgrounds — Black Mountain group, Boulder Basin, Dark Canyon, Fern Basin, Marion Mountain and…
Mt. San Jacinto State Park is performing trail work this summer in Round Valley in the wilderness and trees needed to be cleared prior to packing in supplies by pack-stock. Three more cutting days will occur throughout July and August to complete this project. Partnerships include Forest Service Volunteer Association (crosscut sawyers and pre-scouting), Backcountry…
The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors met last week with all four directors present, as well as the two candidates for the open fifth seat on the board — R. Mitch Davis and Jessica Priefer. When the board was split on the two applications, they were sent to County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez’…
With extremely hot weather arriving in California last week, the critical and obvious tips are to stay cool, stay hydrated and look after friends and family. In anticipation, both the county and the state posted warnings and suggestions for dealing with the temperatures. The state created a website: heatreadyca.com/. The county announced the availability of…
On May 19, the plaintiffs challenging Riverside County’s supervisorial maps submitted a request to the Superior Court to prohibit using the maps approved in December 2021 depicting the five county supervisor districts. These supervisorial districts were used for the 2022 elections. In the 2024 elections, voters will be selecting supervisors for the 1st, 2nd, and…
Caltrans begins work on a $470,000 emergency project to rehabilitate and repave Highway 243 in Idyllwild, weather permitting. Crews will be working from just south of North Circle Drive to just north of Pine Crest Avenue. The schedule is from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday, July 17 to 22; and from 7…
The summer 2023 fire season has been minimal and predictions for the remainder of the summer and early fall continue to be for below-normal fire activity. This is true for much of the country. Fire activity has been below normal. The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Predictive Services Outlook for July reported “… year-to-date fire…
The Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) has made arrangements with the Riverside University Health System (RUHS) to offer primary healthcare services inside its mobile clinic on the third Wednesday of every month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot at Idyllwild Town Hall. RUHS’s first visit is Wednesday, July 19. Available services include…
By Michael SlocumAssociates of Idyllwild Arts President Many in Idyllwild are grieving as they learn the news that a car crash in Escondido on the evening of Saturday, June 24, claimed the life of Idyllwild resident Dena Van Slyke. Her husband Lee Van Slyke was seriously injured and transported to a hospital in Escondido where…
