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At the Aug. 3 Idyllwild Rotary Club meeting, President-elect Steve Espinosa (right) presents a gift to Klaus Fechner, a missionary helping and living in Haiti, for being the Rotary’s guest speaker. Photo by Gary Glasheen

Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Sept. 21 to 27. Idyllwild • Sept. 22 — EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury, 5400 block of Maranatha. • Sept. 23 — EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury, Double View. • Sept. 23 — Medical assist, assist EMS crew,…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors will consider a 45-day moratorium on issue new Short-term Rental (STR) Certificates in Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Mountain Center and the Temecula Valley Wine Country Policy Area. The moratorium specifically will not prohibit using existing approved STRs in these areas or renewing certificates for properties that already have an approved…
We’ve all noticed the long lines in front of our local markets in recent weeks in order to adhere to social distancing. In addition, employees are wearing masks and gloves. Many only know that they are having to wait in line and have no idea what’s happening behind the scenes. While people wait patiently, essential…
Forgiveness of big bills, new water rates on agenda The Idyllwild Water District held a special workshop last week to discuss changes to its water and sewer policies, as well as possible water-rate changes. The Ad Hoc Committee on Rules and Water Regulations, composed of directors Geoffrey Caine and Steve Kunkle, has been working on…
“In my 33 years of education, Lenore [Sazer] is one of the very best teachers, if not the best, I’ve ever had the privilege to work with,” Idyllwild School Principal Matt Kraemer wrote in an email. Sazer, after 24 years of teaching and serving the Hill, retired last week. She has no immediate grand plans….
The winter storms severely damaged two local highways, both of which remain partially or fully closed. Highway 74 between Mountain Center and Valle Vista is open daily from 4 to 8 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to midnight. Highway 243 to Banning is totally closed from Lake Fulmor north to Poppet Flats. The result of…