The Idyllwild Water District’s Board of Directors approved a budget with a 3-0 vote a few days shy of its new fiscal year. Director Steve Kunkle attended the meeting, but recused himself from voting because he benefits from the district’s programs for retirees. Director Les Gin did not attend. The overall budget — water and…
On the recommendation of CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Chief, Shawn C. Newman, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved the immediate closure of seven hazardous fire areas throughout the region. The closures went into effect Tuesday, June 25 and will remain in effect until further notice. These areas include: • Avery Canyon (Gibbel Road east…
Classic rock ’n’ roll revs the dancin’ The Diamonds, a 50s and 60s Canadian rock and roll quartet, will open the 20th Annual Idyllwild Summer Concert Series (ISCS) on July 11. The group is well-known for several songs, including “Little Darlin,” “Silhouettes” and “The Stroll.” They are definitely classical rock and roll. The Diamonds had 16…
The Pine Cove Water District’s Board of Directors has scheduled a special meeting at 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 2. The Board plans to review the District’s Ordinance 9, “Rules and regulations for water service,” which sets water policy. Ordinance 9 was adopted at the May 2017 meeting and replaced Ordinance 4, which…
Earlier this month, the U.S. Forest Service posted proposed changes to how it applies the National Environmental Policy Act to many projects on Forest Service lands. The draft regulations make it clear that agency decision makers should consider the effect of projects on the environment. And the sequence from a categorical exclusion to an environmental…
U.S. Senate encourages federal agencies to reduce wildfire threats Former Fire Chief for the San Bernardino National Forest was lead witness before the U.S. Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the outlook for the 2019 wildfire season. While the wet spring weather has tempered the number of fires, Shawna Legarza, director of Fire…
U.S. Attorney cures previous filing error On June 19, in a somewhat tersely written order, Judge Otis D. Wright II, United States District judge for the Central District of California in Los Angeles, chastised the parties for failing to submit a joint status report on June 10, as previously ordered, and threatened to dismiss their…
Southern California has some of the most rugged, pristine and beautiful patches of unspoiled nature in the state, and arguably the entire country. Idyllwild-Pine Cove residents often like to reflect on their mile-high “paradise and heaven on earth,” their bumper-stickered cars professing and reinforcing their love and devotion. Our unincorporated hamlet of 3,000 to 5,000…
As the Town Crier previously reported, Edwina Scott retired from the executive director position with Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council. After several interviews, the board of directors is pleased to announce the hiring of Kathy Wilson (from Idyllwild) as the new ED. Also, to help the new ED and Field Supervisor Pete Coy, the board…
By Lisa Weintraub Schifferle Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education Federal Trade Commission
