Paid Political Letters: Vote for Sharon Kaffen …
Vote for our future. Vote for Pine Cove. Vote for … Sharon Kaffen Pine Cove
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Paid Political Letters: IWD: Why Fix What’s Not Broken? …
Editor: The IWD forum held last week was extremely informative and it was disappointing to see a very low attendance of our IWD customers present. How can people knowledgeably vote for our Board of Directors if they don’t know who they’re voting for in our upcoming election? Without a doubt, our current board is doing…
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Paid Political Letters: Opposition to Vic Sirkin’s statement …
Editor’s note: This letter is re-running because of an error in the last statement. Again, rambling on and saying things that are not true. I worked for water districts for 20 years. I started at Rancho Water District then moved to Eastern Municipal Water District for a better job and that year the plant I…
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Forest Folk seek class B drivers for Hill bus transport
The Forest Folk, a local nonprofit, are planning to turn a 12-passenger shuttle bus, donated in the past to the now-defunct Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce, into transportation for Hill residents. Forest Folk is now seeking drivers. Through funds obtained from a grant written by Forest Folk key organizer Reba Coulter, assisted by Sue Harper, the…
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Paid Political Letters: How many employees does it take to keep the IWD operating?
Editor: I was puzzled when I learned how many employees Idyllwild Water District currently employs and started to think about it. I thought about how many employees they have had at any one time in the past, what was accomplished with those numbers and also, how many employees the other two water districts on the…
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Paid Political Letters: Don’t vote for Steve Kunkle …
Editor: Steve Kunkle, a former water district employee, is running for the water district board. I’ve read a couple of his letters, and I feel he is misrepresenting issues. Steve was a disgruntled wastewater employee and I understand the district wasn’t happy with his performance. It seems now that he wants revenge. He has made…
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Out Loud: Candidates forums …
The candidates’ forums contain elements of surprise — surprise about the questions from the audience, surprise about candidates’ answers and surprise from critics who don’t like the rules or the outcome. Both Idyllwild and Pine Cove water districts’ forums included all of the above. My job primarily was to introduce moderator, time answers and field…
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Snake bite statistics and emergency information
By Kathy Keane Local Wildlife Biologist and Ornithologist Special to the Town Crier As you learned in my article in last week’s Town Crier, Idyllwild residents share our natural areas with a form of the Southern Pacific Rattlesnake. It carries a type of venom that can incapacitate a human until antivenom is administered or kill…
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Motown and R&B rounds out Summer Concert Series: Harold Wherry and The Blue Breeze Band
The Idyllwild Summer Concert Series’ 16th season ends with great dancing music from one of pop music’s greatest eras — Harold Wherry and his Blue Breeze Band return with their high-energy Motown, R&B, soul, funk and jazz. This year, Wherry adds singer Laia Jones who will mix it up with some of the biggest hits…
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News of Record: August 13, 2015
Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Aug. 3 to 9. Anza • Aug. 6 — Dispatched & canceled en route, Hwy. 371. Idyllwild • Aug. 3 — Medical aid, Rim Rock Rd. • Aug. 4 — Medical aid, Fern Valley Rd. • Aug. 4 — Walk-in medical aid….
