Rain is pure and clean as snowmelt, percolating into groundwater. Listen to any expert, not the fear-mongers. There are low-cost alternatives to just snowmelt. Water security means fire security. Sharon Kaffen Pine Cove
Editor: I have a cabin at Pine Cove and each year I host a Fourth of July gathering of friends and folk musicians. About 30 friends attend our gathering and this year, one of our group developed classical Lyme disease. Therefore, I sent out this message to all of those attending our gathering: “To those…
Attention Idyllwild Water District residents: The upcoming ballot for three of the five directors is now out. These are important times in California water history. I am encouraging all to vote for a change in directors. Vote for June Rockwell and Steven Kunkle (not the ex-fire chief). He is a 29-year employee of the Idyllwild…
I have been on many boards since I have been in Idyllwild and every one of them have been destroyed by people on the board with personal agendas. That’s a fact. The ones I have not been on, I am sure they ended for the same reason. I have put more time on this board,…
Editor: I would love to see Donald Trump challenge Mr. Putin. We all would get a good laugh out of it, but also understand the seriousness of what makes Putin work. He was a high-ranking officer in the Soviet Army stationed in East Germany. He was connected with the KGB and speaks German fluently. He…
Editor: As an animal lover and pet owner, I’m at a loss to understand why anyone would believe that Sunny’s quality of life would be better at the Nature Center than in a loving home. The Nature Center is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday, so Sunny is primarily alone for…
Sharon Kaffen/Cassen and her husband say rain/stream water can be added to PCWD. She says she has talked to other water districts about what PCWD has to fix. She says young families are unfairly charged for water and maintenance fees. She argues PCWD management is backward and finances are failing. Kaffen and her husband just…
Editor: The water meter moratorium imposed by Idyllwild Water District has minimal, if any, effect on water use, yet it is grossly unfair to undeveloped lot owners in Idyllwild, both on and off the Hill, and also carries serious legal ramifications for the district. Lots in Idyllwild are not new. Ours dates back to the…
Let’s talk about the real issues. Rain gathering for groundwater rejuvenation. Pine Cove is too heavily reliant on snow-melt. What are the low-cost alternatives? What about our future water security? Vote for Pine Cove. Vote for Sharon Kaffen. Sharon Kaffen Pine Cove
Editor: The underlying ethical dichotomy of the Nature Center “cat-astrophe” has been presented as human rights vs. animal rights. For instance, one stance has been: Must we humans be so unaccommodating as to force the displacement of another sentient being? Can’t the spirit of the law (if not the letter) and empathy coexist? But in all…
