Wants more information before expanding sewer district After canceling their May meeting, Idyllwild Water District directors were sluggish and not ready to take any controversial action at their June 19 meeting. Two items — annexing three properties into the sewer district and the fiscal year 2019-20 budget — were deferred to future sessions. Approval of…
Work starts in July, continues to fall At its June 21 meeting, the Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors welcomed Jim Gates as the new member. Gates was appointed earlier this month to replace George Rowell who resigned in April. The board approved a contract with El-Co Contractors of San Bernardino to replace and…
No injuries were reported in a local crash near Tollgate Road recently, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer. At 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, Ronald Moore, 70, of San Diego, was driving a gold 2003 Toyota Tacoma northbound on Meadow Glen Drive when he attempted to make a U-turn in an…
Cal Fire/Riverside County Here are some of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County responded to recently. • June 18 — Medical aid, 11:51 a.m. Hwy. 74 @ Lake Hemet. • June 20 — Medical aid, 1:28 p.m. Nestwa Trl. • June 23 — Medical aid, 4 p.m. Hwy. 74 @ Lake Hemet. Idyllwild Fire Here are…
Education and healthcare top priorities The California Legislature approved a $215 billion budget for fiscal year 2019-20, which begins July 1. Educational spending dominates the budget, but Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders agreed on several new programs, including health insurance for the poor, immigrants and many non-citizens. Families of four who earn as much…
At its June 18 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a tentative fiscal year 2019-20 budget. This included five adjustments that the County Executive Office must incorporate into the final budget proposal, which was on the June 25 agenda for approval. The entire board heard the public opposition to a proposed reduction in…
In observance of the Independence Day holiday, the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will open early on Thursday, July 4. The first tram car up on the holiday will be 8 a.m., the last tram car up will be 8 p.m. and the last tram car down will leave the Mountain Station at 9:45 p.m. Also,…
Cal Fire/ Riverside County Fire Department is conducting a prescribed burn at the Mountain Resource Center on Franklin Drive. The burn will cover about six acres and started about 8:45 and should be finished about noon. It purpose is to eliminate timber litter (after tree thinning occurred on the site this year)…
At 10:30 am Wednesday, July 3, Jen Hajj will show how abstract art can be created by using acrylics to create paintings. As Jen puts it, “One can create beautiful and interesting paintings by letting the pigment run amok.” Jen came to Idyllwild five years ago and started volunteering at the school and library. One…
Golf Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the association’s regular monthly tourney Friday, June 21 at Redhawk Golf Course in Temecula. A misty morning drizzle and cloud cover kept temperatures mild and comfortable. The hilly course was in pretty good shape. After finishing second in the May tourney,…
