Editor: Our granddaughter Kalena Perry is 10. I wanted to share this with our readers on the Hill. I think it sums up how we all feel about our mountain. Here is her homework: “The place I like to go to on vacation is a small town called Idyllwild. This place is located up in…
Editor: I was very disappointed to receive and study the Idyllwild Water District’s letter stating its plan to increase our water rates for the next five years, and after having just had a rate increase last year. While the water district notice states, “Just as many households incur increased expenses,” it doesn’t make clear the…
Editor: It’s difficult for laymen to understand how this proposed rate increase would affect their pocketbooks, and little explanation of why it is needed or what the district is doing to minimize expenditures. Here we go again. If you received a rate structure and newsletter by mail you may have glanced at it. Maybe tossed…
Editor: Yes, we all need clean, safe water. Of course. I’m willing to pay more for this vital commodity. But to tax at these proposed exorbitant rates cannot be the only solution. The Idyllwild Water District board needs to extend the June 20 deadline for protests by several months so their customers have time to…
Editor: There was a hearing about the water rate increase in Pine Cove last Wednesday. I did not go because I went to the website for the water district and I attended meetings of the Pine Cove Property Owners Association where information on the subject was presented for several consecutive months. PCWD has earned awards…
Back in February, when I traveled to Sacramento with my grandson to attend a California News Publishers Association board meeting, a funny incident occurred that some friends suggested I write about. Carter and I flew up there for a partial week of my work and then a weekend of sightseeing. We packed lightly, taking small…
Editor: I am a new resident and recently attended the Pine Cove Water District public hearing on rate hikes. To give a little history, residents were notified by mail that they were proposing rate hikes and were given a schedule of increases over a five-year period. The explanation was that maintenance was needed on the…
Spring is presenting itself on our mountain after a very dry winter. Within a couple of weeks, the entire annual grass crop will be cured. Cal Fire is already fighting fires in the low elevations of Riverside County, and both it and the U.S. Forest Service will be up to full wildland fire staffing within…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256 Dehydration is common and a very serious condition in older adults (64 years and older). Maintaining the body’s fluid balance is critical to healthy aging. Dehydration, when not adequately treated, can be fatal;…
70 years ago – 1948 Plans were being made for The Wild Idle Days celebration to be held in July. 65 years ago – 1953 Dick and Virginia Homan took over operation of the Hillbilly Variety Store while owner Edith Oliver recuperated from surgery. 60 years ago – 1958 Idyllwild’s first massage parlor was opened….
