Water production is down Despite the absence of President Robert Hewitt, the Pine Cove Water District directors had an efficient meeting June 12. The board unanimously approved the standby assessment and the budget for fiscal year 2019-20, which starts July 1. “Any discussion?” asked Vice President Diana Luther. In absence of any member of the…
Large increases loom in future years The Riverside County Board of Supervisors held hearings for the fiscal year 2019-20 budget last week. The hearing was left open in order for the board to make some adjustments that would require only a majority approval rather than four-fifths if a preliminary budget had been approved. The overall…
Caltrans is alerting the traveling public that Southern California Edison has announced possible power outages for Public Safety Power Shutoff due to dry, hot and windy weather conditions and the potential for an elevated fire weather threat across the high desert region. The PSPS begins Thursday afternoon, June 20, and continues through Saturday, June 22….
#InsteadofRedface – performance: Examining Indigenous America’s contributions to theater From Sunday, June 23, to Friday, June 28, the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program will write another chapter in its history of engagement with Native American Arts by hosting the Native American Arts Festival. The history is as old as the Summer Program itself, which dates to…
On Wednesday, June 26 at 10:30 a.m. at the Idyllwild Library, artist Mary Cuda will present seven of her Keystone Species mosaics. She will demonstrate how she creates her mosaics by working on her eighth species, the salmon. When asked, “What is meant by Keystone Species,” Mary replied, “They are the species on which our…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats discussed their shyness when first meeting new people. Indie: Last weekend was a drag. Zeus: No kidding. ARF was so slow with hardly any visitors. Heavenly Whiskers: What can we do to encourage possible cat guardians to stop by? Sadie: Hmmm, let’s think about…
By Jack Clark Co-publisher and General Counsel UPDATE 11:28 a.m. Wednesday, June 19: The U.S. Attorney’s public information office responded to the Town Crier that it plans to file the papers Judge Wright ordered either today or tomorrow. It did not provide a response as to why it did not file the papers before the…
Road closures will not limit access in an emergency The Mountain Area Safety Taskforce met Wednesday, June 12 with attendance remaining slightly less than normal, due to the current road closures from Hemet and Banning. MAST meets about quarterly. Fire officials — federal, state and local — described their winter projects and preparation for the…
On June 1, Idyllwild Fire Chief Mark LaMont imposed restrictions on open fires with the Idyllwild Fire Protection District. “Open burning, use of campfires, fire permits and other uses of open fire of any kind within the geographic jurisdiction of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District are hereby suspended as of the date of this notice.”…
The Rotary Club’s 53rd-annual Idyllwild parade will kick off festivities in town on the morning of Thursday, the Fourth of July. Cathy Lopez, organizer of the parade activities, along with Nacho Garcia, relates that the parade will begin at Four Corners in Fern Valley at its usual 10 a.m. starting time. The parade will include…
