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IFPD needs two monthly meetings
At its Dec. 10 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission adopted Resolution 13-17, which eliminated two regular meetings each month. IFPD, as the water districts do, will hold only one regular meeting monthly. It will be 6 p.m., second Tuesday of each month. However, besides its regular January meeting, the commission held a special…
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Readers write: Sweet and sour Idyllwild …
Editor: New Year’s Day was a great opportunity to invite our wider family up the Hill to visit our cabin and enjoy the scenery, knick-knack stores and beautiful weather. None of these things were a disappointment. The atmosphere in the town was generally happy and a great day full of good memories was anticipated. Indeed,…
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IFPD worried about cost of dispatch
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District believes the Riverside County Fire Department is doubling the cost of its dispatch contract and authorized Fire Chief Patrick Reitz to open negotiations with the county. In addition, the Fire Commission asked Reitz to redraft a request for proposal to entertain competitive bids from other dispatch entities. “The change in…
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Steele Battling at the Humana
Brendan Steele is playing great at the Humana Challenge in La Quinta, tee to green. He’s hitting 70% of the fairways with booming 313-yard drives, and he’s hitting 78% of the greens in regulation. Unfortunately, except for one hole, his putter has not been his friend so far this week. He’s averaging 36 putts per…
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Clubs – January 16, 2014
Idyllwild Conversations At its next meeting, Idyllwild Conversations will discuss the Idyllwild Orchard Project in preparation for the upcoming tree-pruning event that takes place Saturday, Jan. 25. Expert arborists will be on hand to provide tips and answer questions at the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the Idyllwild Library. The public is…
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Steele has an up/down time in the 1st Round of the Humana Challenge at La Quinta
Brendan Steele played flawless, bogey-free golf for 15 holes at the La Quinta Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 16. The Idyllwild native began on the back nine, birdied the par 5-holes, one after another, and stood at 4 under par going into the 168-yard, par-3 7th Hole. Then committed his only mistake. His tee shot…
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HUSD superintendent plans community meetings for future budgets
Parents, students and taxpayers in the Hemet Unified School District are invited to attend a series of meetings this month to discuss new local control accountability plans, which are required by the state’s control funding formula approved last spring. HUSD Superintendent Dr. Barry Kayrell presented an outline of the plans at the district’s Jan. 7…
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BREAKING NEWS: Sheriff’s Department makes arrest in Idyllwild burglary
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of a suspect in a local burglary. On Thursday, Jan. 16, a Sheriff’s deputy from the Hemet Station arrested Kristopher Niemi for the burglary while he was walking along Highway 243. On November 12, 2013, deputies from the Hemet Station investigated a burglary at Idyllwild Pines Camp….
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Pine Cove Water’s supplies are sufficient
Despite below normal rainfall the past year and the bleak weather forecast for winter, Pine Cove Water District General Manager Jerry Holldber remains comfortable with the district’s current water supply and confident with its ability to meet demands.
