Fire hydrant work evokes consolidation effort
The Hill’s three water districts — Fern Valley (FVWD), Idyllwild (IWD)and Pine Cove (PCWD) — and some Idyllwild Fire Department (IFD)firefighters combined forces last week to perform some fire hydrantrepair. All who participated thought it went well and bodes well forfuture cooperation among the four local districts.
Staff from the three local water...
After COVID, MAST meets again in public
Representatives of member agencies held the first of this season’smeetings of the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce (MAST), at the IdyllwildNature Center Wednesday, March 13. The participating agencies includedRiverside County Sheriff, CalFire, United States Forest Service (USFS)and Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD). The audience included amember of the Mountain Community Fire Safe Council (MCFSC) and a handfulof interested...
Coroner remains part of sheriff’s office
A review of the value to separate the Riverside County Coroner’s Officefrom the Sheriff’s Department concluded that the change would notaddress the concerns and issues the public raised last fall and wouldadd to the county’s cost. The board of supervisors unanimously concurredand approved the report.
The report determined, “If the duties of the Sheriff,...
One of Dia Abrams’ properties being sold
The liquidation of the estate assets of missing Garner Valley residentDia Abrams began last week as a judge approved the sale of the first ofAbram’s three local real estate holdings. Court-appointed TrusteeRichard Munro applied for permission to accept the higher of two offersmade on Abrams’ house on Tool Box Springs Road, and this was granted byPalm Springs...
Almost final results from March 5 Primary
As of Friday night, March 15, the Riverside County’s Registrar of Voters(ROV) had counted nearly 404,200 ballots, or about 30.5% of registeredvoters. But the counting will continue into this week. About 2,000Vote-by-Mail ballots remaining to be counted. These were either damagedor require further review before being counted. Another 3,200Conditional Voter Registration ballots remain to be processed. If...
Easter Bunny to visit Idyllwild
Idyllwild Community Center and Riverside County Parks will co-host theannual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 30, at the Idyllwild RegionalPark, 54000 Riverside County Playground Rd.
Last year’s Easter Egg Hunt at Idyllwild County Park. Photo by Stephanie Yost
Although it’s spring, weather is always uncertain. The Easter Bunny hasassured event...
Idyllwild man given sentence for vandalism
An Idyllwild man was convicted Jan. 18 in Riverside County SuperiorCourt of felony vandalism.
On Aug. 23, 2023, “deputies responded to the 26000 block of Delano Drivein Idyllwild for a call of an armed subject,” wrote Riverside CountySheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Wenndy Brito-Gonzalez.“The reporting party stated a white adult male was banging on...
Idyllwild Community Center Sports: Ping Pong
The Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) is announcing the start of its new quarterly Ping Pong.
Tournaments are from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day) at Town Hall. Doors will open at 1 p.m. and registration is from 1 to 1:45 p.m. The tournament is set to begin promptly at 2...
Media meets with Perez at his office
The Crier attended an “inaugural media meet and greet” with SupervisorV. Manuel Perez and his staff at their new offices in LaQuinta. Theevent was a small one; in addition to the Crier, media was representedby reporters from two other outlets, one from the Desert Sun and twofrom El Informador del Valle. El Informador is a free Spanish...
Associates give $10,000 to Idyllwild Arts
The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation presented a check for$10,000 to Tara Sechrest, vice president Enrollment Management &Strategic Partnerships at Idyllwild Arts and Pamela Jordan, president ofIdyllwild Arts.
Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation President Michael Slocum(center) presents a $10,000 check to Foundation President Pamela Jordan(left) and VP of Enrollment Management Tara Sechrest...