Idyllwild Town Crier

County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee members learned that the county doesn’t appear to know the CSA’s boundaries. Committee chair Jerry Holldber distributed two maps. One depicted the boundaries as Riverside County portrays them and the other is based on the original boundaries from the Pine Cove CSA’s creation in December1965. The county map omits about 40 properties in the...

I am mystified why no one is squawking about their higher electric bills. I see Edison (SCE) is charging $0.18 cents per kilowatt hour now. And all this while they install smart meters which, I am told, eliminate the need for meter readers and even meter maintenance (the nice people who come out to turn off your power for...

Isn’t it time we had some senior housing right here in Idyllwild? Over the last 10 years alone, we’ve seen friends who are longtime, happy residents forced to move off the Hill, often because they simply can’t continue to live alone in their homes. Often their hearts are broken, leaving the town they love; they’re good citizens, active in...

You added “Capparelli’s reappointment to the commission was done during a public meeting” to my last letter. It was a public meeting, but the public’s voice was not heard. President Pete Capparelli and Vice President Paul Riggi had just been voted out of office, rejected by the people in our general election. They lost by a large...

IFPD does not deserve a rate increase and Riverside County Fire should take over IFPD. In fact CAL FIRE should be granted the $150 per parcel abatement fee. In addition CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire and Riverside County Code Enforcement should be given this task. IFPD has gravely neglected its abatement responsibilities. Just look at the triangle along Strawberry...

Again in 2012, the Hemet High School Girls’ Varsity Soccer team has returned to the Calfornia Interscholastic Federation — Southern Section Tournament. Several members of the team are from Idyllwild. The team is the number 1 seed in the Division 6 Tournament. Thus they have earned a bye in the first round, which will be played Friday, Feb. 17. The...

Last night between an inch and several inches fell on the Hill. this monring the sky is clear and sunny.

The National Weather Service has issued the following: Winter Weather Advisory 4:10 a.m. pst mon Feb 13 2012 a pair of cold low pressure systems from the north will bring periods of snow showers to the mountains through wednesday night... a cold low pressure system from the north will move through southwest california through early tuesday bringing lower snow levels and...