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3.5 Quake near Anza

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake shook Anza about 10:45 a.m. Friday, June 28. The epicenter was approximately 5 miles northwest of Anza and 8 miles west southwest of Idyllwild. The quake could be felt in Idyllwild.

State prisoners strain county jails

Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff visited Idyllwild last week and talked about how he and the Board of Supervisors are responding to the raft of public safety issues. The ramifications of reducing state prison populations has the broadest impact and has created a high-priority issue for most California county sheriff offices as well as implementing the state’s realignment...

Fern Valley Water plans $1 million pipeline replacement

Directors of the Fern Valley Water District approved a $1.7 million budget for 2013-14 and welcomed the return of former director Ron Korman. Next year’s budget (fiscal year 2013-14, beginning July 1) includes a $1.1 million capital improvements program to continue pipeline replacement on Fern Valley Road. Consequently, the district will use about $625,000 of its reserves to balance...

Opinion: Don’t take freedoms lightly

Next week we will celebrate America. We’ll “mmm” as we chow down on hotdogs; we’ll “ooh” as we gaze up at fireworks. We’ll sing “The Star-Spangled Banner,” hum “God Bless America,” and whistle Sousa tunes. We’ll salute our flag, wave our flag, and pin it to the chests of our red, white and blue shirts. Come evening, we’ll let designated drivers take the...

Past Tense: June 27, 2013

65 years ago - 1948 Movie star Tim Holt was in town with a film company shooting a western picture in Garner Valley. He brought his favorite movie horse, Lightning, for the film shooting. 60 years ago - 1953 Four children — Earlene Dick, Jimmy Johnson, Gary Anderson and Arty Yates — comprised the graduating class at the local school. 55 years...

Riverside County revenues expected to grow

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a $4.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2013-14, which begins July 1. However, only $630 million represents funds which the board had discretion to allocate. This year, County Executive Jay Orr projects discretionary county revenue will grow by $17 million, to $586 million, the first revenue boost since fiscal 2007-08 six years ago....

Sports Roundup: Palms to Pines golf

Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, June 21, golf tournament at Golden Era Golf Course in San Jacinto to benefit the Grandfathers for Golf youth program. The Grandfathers program, a free program dedicated to teaching at-risk kids how to play golf, is based at Golden Era. Tony Viola, former Idyllwilder...

Creature Corner: June 27, 2013

Where does a dog go who has escaped out of his yard? Why, the lumber yard of course. And that’s just what Charlie Brown the Anatolian shepherd mix did. He just sat down behind the counter and decided he had had enough of the strolling around, after only a couple of hours. Glad you are home. Now Sophie, the Belgian...

Hemet school district optimistic about future

At its June 18 meeting, the Hemet Unified School District board approved a $182.5-million budget for fiscal year 2013-14, which begins July 1. This is an increase of $6.5 million from the current year’s budget. However, revenues are not expected to equal expenses, thus the district will need $6.7 million of reserves next year. However, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services...

News of Record: June 27, 2013

Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday, June 18, to Sunday, June 23, 2013: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance June 18 — Medical aid, Idyllwild June 20 — Three medical aids, Idyllwild. June 21 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. June 22 — Medical aid, Pine Cove. June 23 — Two medical aids, Idyllwild. Riverside County Fire, Pine Cove Logs unavailable. Riverside County Fire, Garner Valley Logs...
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