Foster Lake remains empty, reported Idyllwild Water District General Manager Tom Lynch. While some rain fell during December, “… most of the puddles are gone and we’re left with mud,” he told the directors at the district’s Jan. 21 meeting. “The recent rain has done little to impact our water condition.” Groundwater level for the…
Last week, Riverside County public health officials issued a measles advisory, and earlier Wednesday, Jan. 21, California health officials held a teleconference to discuss the current measles outbreak through the state. Officials advised people who have not had the measles vaccine, particularly children under a year, to avoid locations such as Disneyland. Nearly 48 of…
Hans Kernkamp, general manager and chief engineer of the Riverside County Waste Management Department, observed that additional fees could have the unintended effect of facilitating improper disposal of e-waste. He has inquired of Waste Management Inc., the company that operates the Idyllwild Transfer Station, if it would consider waiving the fee if “those costs were…
Since the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which clarified a woman’s right to abortion, about 57 million have been performed in the U.S. A group of local individuals wanted to call attention to this issue in way that avoided histrionics and arguments. “We were discussing the issue and nobody had any idea how many…
A whole new feeling follows Brendan Steele this year — a sense of belonging you can tell he feels, too. It was there even on the first tee Thursday morning at the Humana Challenge in La Quinta. No more apprehension about the cut; now it’s expectation to be in contention and collect his next win….
Wednesday morning, Idyllwild School teachers stood in front of the building with signs supporting the Hemet Teachers’ Association’s effort for a new contract, including pay raises for teachers. Hemet Unified School District and HTA are still trying to negotiate a contract for last school year, 2013-14. A fact-finding process began Monday, Dr. LaFaye Platter, HUSD’s…
This season’s flu vaccine is 23 percent effective, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its effectiveness was reduced this year because between the time the components of the vaccine were determined and the fall when the vaccine was available the most prevalent influenza virus “drifted” or mutated. “This estimate is relatively low…
The current Fern Valley Water District board officers — President Robert Krieger, Vice President James Rees and Secretary Trisha Clark — were re-elected for a second one-year term at last Friday’s meeting. In other business, the board reviewed the mid-year financial report. General Manager Steve Erler reported that all expenses seemed on target since the…
The National Weather Service confirmed what many people felt last year — hot! Since temperature records have been kept for more than a century, 2014 was the warmest year on record and that includes the Hill. And the drought persists, too. While NWS has some missing data for Idyllwild, the average temperature was 58.1 degrees,…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Jan. 13 to 19. Anza • Jan. 17 — Dispatched & canceled en route, 4:24 p.m. • Jan. 17 — Dispatched & canceled en route, 6:14 p.m. Idyllwild • Jan. 13-14 — No responses. • Jan. 15 — Medical…
