Idyllwild Town Crier marks 65th anniversary
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Photo by Cid Castillo
Caltrans will have escort vehicles available Caltrans announced Monday evening that Highway 74 will be opened, with an escort pilot vehicle, for several hours each day within four to six weeks. Several hundred people attended the community meeting, which the Mountain Disaster Preparedness group organized, while several hundred watched it as a live stream or later…
Two local women were honored at the Hemet Unified School District board meeting last week. Wendy Read, a long-time, (she admitted to 18 years) volunteer, received the Governing Board Recognition and Award from Trustee Vic Scavarda. “A volunteer extraordinaire and three times PTA president,” said board President Jim Smith in announcing the award to Read,…
David Gotfredson, investigative producer with CBS News 8, published a story April 5 regarding a petition filed by Keith Harper, Lydia “Dia” Abrams’ self-proclaimed live-in boyfriend/fiancé, with the Riverside County court March 22 “asking a judge to appoint him successor trustee to the Abrams estate, as spelled out in the trust agreement. “The Dia Kenshalo…
Last week, the Riverside County (RC) Planning Department released for public comment a revised draft of major changes to Ordinance 927, “Regulating Short Term Rentals” (STR). The current ordinance is five pages long. The revised draft is 17 pages, more than three times the length of the existing ordinance. Among the major changes to current…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) is poised to hold its third annual Christmas Art Kit Gift Giveaway Saturday, Dec. 3. AAI offers local parents and students the opportunity to choose one to two age-appropriate free art kits and materials. More than 200 gifts are divided into age groups of 4 to 7, 8 to…
Long-time resident Lee Ralstin (center) of Pine Cove celebrated her 100th birthday Saturday with a party put on by family and friends. Her birthday was Thursday, Sept. 17. Surrounding her, from left, are granddaughter and husband Audrey and Perry Kiehtreiber of San Jose and son and daughter-in-law Lee and Rose Myers, also of San Jose.