Editor’s note: This is a press release from the U.S. Forest Service. The U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5) is inviting the public to help identify trails that will be part of an effort — with partners and volunteers — to increase the pace of trail maintenance. Nationwide, the Forest Service will select…
Fire crews were dispatched up Devil’s Slide Trail at about 2:50 p.m. Monday to extinguish a small vegetation fire. “The fire was located north of Devil’s Slide Trail in Humber Park,” said Gerrelaine Alcordo, assistant public affairs officer for the San Bernardino National Forest. A Cal Fire helicopter used Lake Fulmor as a water resource…
By Thomas R. Kluzak, M.D. Whipping up fear, to which we respond in a visceral often irrational way, is a favorite tactic of politicians, and they especially love to be able to do it with just a few words. Thus, “death tax” has turned the tide of the American public against the estate tax, fearing…
In January of this year, Kathy Sacher Wilson and Ginger Dagnall resigned from the County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee. Now, Wendy Read has resigned in March. That leaves John Mertroka Jr. and Dave Hunt as the only two of the original five members sworn in in July of last year. While Wendy was attending…
Wendy Read, County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee member, resigned after some within the community lodged complaints that her service on the Idyllwild Community Center board as well as on the CSA Advisory Committee represented a conflict of interest. Read, a longtime Hill resident with extensive knowledge of community recreation needs, noted that Riverside County…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors appointed two new members to the County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee at its Tuesday, March 21 meeting — Mark Garrett and Ted Janka. Both are relatively new to the Hill and are profiled here so CSA 36 district residents can get to know them. Garrett is pastor of…
The County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee learned more about the pickleball courts, the Idyllwild Community Center board’s recreation contract with the county and street lights at last Thursday’s meeting. Also, two new members, Ten Janka and Mark Garrett (both are profiled separately in this edition), were seated. Washington’s new Chief of Staff Jeff Comerchero…
The state has recently agreed to provide funding for the Idyllwild Chevron underground storage-tank project. “Great news! The Idyllwild Chevron UST cleanup was accepted into the Expedited Claim Account Program (ECAP) and now has State funding to expedite the cleanup,” wrote Sharon Boltinghouse, Public Health professional geologist for Riverside County’s Department of Environmental Health. The amount…
Covered California’s annual open-enrollment period may be over, but a special enrollment period will continue until Oct. 31, for some individuals. These individuals must sign up for coverage within 60 days of the qualifying life event. The following circumstances are among the more common reasons individuals become eligible for special enrollment: Losing health coverage, for…
The U.S. Postal Service will hold passport fairs at the Idyllwild Post Office from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 8. The fair is for first-time passport applicants. No appointments are necessary. Customers have the option of applying for a passport book (good for all international travel) or the passport card (good only for…
