Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) 2011 employee expenses reported to the State Controller
Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) employee expenses reported to the State Controller. The total salaries, wages and benefit costs for 2011 were $314,219.
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Ramblings from Roscoe: Emergency Preparedness – Part 2 …
I have to laugh every time a major disaster strikes. Somehow the media always manages to find someone who declares that they never thought it could happen where they live or that it would ever happen to them. Why? Did they not realize that they live in a fault zone prone to earthquakes? Or an area prone to fires, or tornadoes or floods? The list can go on and on.
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Registration for Hemet Unified School District’s 2013-14 after school program opens
Hemet Unified School District’s S.A.F.E. After School Program and “The Zone” Middle School Program announces the registration window for the 2013-2014 school year. The S.A.F.E. program operates at all elementary sites and “The Zone” at middle schools in Hemet Unified School District. All HUSD after school programs operate each day school is in session. Each…
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Today’s Health Issues: Dietary supplements …
It is estimated that about half of all Americans take nutritional supplements. The question is why? The Food and Drug Administration states that “unlike drugs, supplements are not intended to treat, diagnose, prevent or cure diseases.” That means that supplements should not be advertised, as is common practice, as if they would “lower blood pressure,”…
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It Takes a Village: IAA alum featured in national TV ad
The Idyllwild community and the campus have a unique symbiotic relationship which truly takes a village to be successful. Our community of Idyllwild can take pride in seeing so many of our IAA students leave the fold and take flight to accomplish their goals — they further the notoriety of our town and campus along…
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Roy dismisses lawsuit against Chamber
The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce is apparently free of the restraints on its time and finances from the two lawsuits that local tree carver David Roy and creator of “Harmony,” the town monument, filed. Chamber President Chris Titus confirmed Roy signed the release of the second suit on Monday, March 11. The first suit was…
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Fern Valley customer leaks increase water consumption and sales
An unseasonably cold January and February froze customer pipes in Fern Valley driving the water district’s water consumption and sales up dramatically. Consumption increased more than one million gallons over last year’s January and February billing period, which in turn drove water sales up nearly 80 percent — from $21,994 to $39,133. Since the leaks…
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Past Tense: March 21, 2013
65 years ago – 1948 Fern Valley residents were about to vote on a $250,000 bond issue to purchase the Fern Valley Mutual Water System. 60 years ago – 1953 A team of forestry insect experts from the U.S. Bureau of Entomology toured the district and reported that the local National Forest area was in…
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Creature Corner: March 21, 2013
Welcome back to Sandy, our sun goddess. Things don’t always work out the first time, so she’s back to share the sun with Oreo at ARF. Such a confident little girl, she prefers to soak up the rays, while Oreo and Shannon have playtime. Sandy is a young Chihuahua mix. She is good with other…
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Initial Thoughts: Spring and ommissions …
First, I want to remind you to look at Careena Chase’s page one photo. Daffodils are blooming only a week after our latest winter snow storm. They are a true harbinger of the arrival of longer and warmer days. Today, March 20 is the Spring equinox — daylight and night are equal. And with the…