Tom Dillon, new fifth grade teacher at Idyllwild School, has a few sleight-of-hand magic tricks up his sleeve that he uses to help students pay attention, improve their observational and cognitive skills and reward them for those little leaps forward that he says makes teaching so rewarding. “I enjoy giving knowledge to kids,” said the…

One minor-injury motorcycle crash occurred over the last week on Hill highways. At 12:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, Rodrigo Rodriguez, 24, of Redlands, was riding his 2012 white Suzuki 750 motorcycle southbound on Highway 243 just north of Round Robin Drive when, for unknown reasons, he made an unsafe turning movement and ran off the…

The regularly scheduled Lake Hemet Municipal Water District board of directors meeting, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 16, was canceled. The next regular board meeting is planned for 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, at the district office, 26385 Fairview Ave., Hemet.

The Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors held a special meeting Friday, Dec. 9. New directors Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly and Vic Sirkin were present for the day-long meeting interviewing interim general manager candidates. A tentative choice was made at the end of the session. Board Acting President John Cook sent the following statement, “The…