Editor: Actually, this is more than just a letter to the editor, it is one more to the powers-that-be in Idyllwild. Are you listening, Mayor Max? I live here in the Idyllwild/Pine Cove area and own an electric car. I have to admit, I love the car and encourage everyone to consider getting one. In…
Following a successful Western music night, the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series features the second big band of this season’s well-attended run. Ken Dahleen’s Big Band Staff remembers the music of Stan Kenton, last and one of the most revolutionary band leaders to come out of the big band era. Dahleen features an all-Kenton concert on…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild Board of Directors announced that Beth Severance, a long-time resident, is the organization’s new member of the board, taking the post of hospitality chair. A Southern California native with a passion for community service, Beth’s business résumé includes both event planning as a business owner, as well as holding chair…
This week, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters began mailing vote-by-mail ballots for the Aug. 25 Special District Mail Ballot Election. This includes elections for two Hill water districts — Idyllwild and Pine Cove. Ballots should arrive in mailboxes by the end of the week. In order to be counted in the election, voted ballots…
A question has arisen during this summer’s water district campaigns. A part-time resident in one of the districts asked about where voters may register. “Voters must register at their residence address,” said Rebecca Spencer, Riverside County Registrar of Voters. The person asking the question has homes in San Diego and here. During a discussion with…
Hemet and Tahquitz high schools are offering dual-enrollment classes to help students prepare for college. These schools offer advanced classes that fulfill high school graduation requirements and also give students college credit. Dual enrollment classes allow students to enroll in college courses while attending high school, and experience college-level expectations and demands from the comfort…
Rain is pure and clean as snowmelt, percolating into groundwater. Listen to any expert, not the fear-mongers. There are low-cost alternatives to just snowmelt. Water security means fire security. Sharon Kaffen Pine Cove
Editor: I have a cabin at Pine Cove and each year I host a Fourth of July gathering of friends and folk musicians. About 30 friends attend our gathering and this year, one of our group developed classical Lyme disease. Therefore, I sent out this message to all of those attending our gathering: “To those…
Attention Idyllwild Water District residents: The upcoming ballot for three of the five directors is now out. These are important times in California water history. I am encouraging all to vote for a change in directors. Vote for June Rockwell and Steven Kunkle (not the ex-fire chief). He is a 29-year employee of the Idyllwild…
I have been on many boards since I have been in Idyllwild and every one of them have been destroyed by people on the board with personal agendas. That’s a fact. The ones I have not been on, I am sure they ended for the same reason. I have put more time on this board,…
