The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors approved in a 4-1 vote to implement a pay grade and step schedule, and eliminate automatic 5% salary increase upon completion of certifications.General Manager Leo Havener wrote in the staff report that the “board of directors will consider approving general manager recommendation of a proposed pay grade…

Gary Sharman, assistant pastor at Calvary Chapel Mountain Center, oversees The Food Ministry that happens from 1-2 p.m. every Thursday at the church, 29375 Highway 243. For eight years, Calvary Chapel Mountain Center has helped individuals and families keep their cupboards and refrigerators stocked with food. “I think because of word of mouth, we’ve increased…

Town Hall up for sale Recreation activities continue to be popular, Bob Lewis, director of the Idyllwild Community Center recreation program, reported to the Advisory Committee for County Service Area 36 (Idyllwild and Fern Valley) last Thursday night. For example, the Youth Baseball program has 106 players, from kindergarten to middle school, on 10 teams…

As a result of the 2010 political redistricting, Idyllwild and other Hill communities technically had no representation in the California Senate. But our former senator Bill Emmerson will continue to represent these areas until the November 2014 election. The state Senate has 40 members and every two years, half of the districts vote for their…