New board members for Idyllwild Community Fund
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President Dave Pelham (center right) introduced Jim Taylor (center left), vice president; Diane Suechika, (left) recoding secretary; and Ed Hansen, (right) corresponding secretary.
The Idyllwild Community Fund (ICF) Executive Board began its January 2012 meeting with a new slate of officers.
ICF grant applications will be available online and donors may make contributions to the endowment fund that benefits so many in Idyllwild online, also. The ICF website can be found at www.idyllwildcommunityfund.org.
By Jenny Kirchner, Reporter/Photographer andMelissa Diaz Hernandez, Editor The newspaper has been looking into missing person cases in and around the Idyllwild area from the past. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) website includes “Missing Persons by Year.” The webpage reads: “The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will investigate all persons reported missing until the person…
A local man was convicted on a plea to guilty of misdemeanor driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 grams or higher, while the first count against him, driving under the influence, was dismissed. Rob Richard Rutherford, 56, of Idyllwild was arrested on both May 14, 2014 and May 19, 2014, on the same…
Living Free Animal Sanctuary is hosting a tree planting Saturday, June 26 from 8 a.m. to noon.Participants, entering sixth grade or up, are asked to bring a shovel and wear sturdy closed-toe shoes. Any minors who wish to participate will work in a pair with at least one supervising adult.A waiver must be signed for…
In response to increased crashes and fatalities on highways 74 and 243, the California Highway Patrol is seeking funding and intergovernmental agency cooperation to designate those highways as State Safety Corridors. CHP Public Information Officer Darren Meyer said his agency has begun the process to classify the two mountain highways as SSCs. Terri Kasinga, Caltrans…
The Gorgonio Fire, which started near noon Saturday, May 4, scorched nearly 510 acres in the Twin Pines area before being contained Sunday evening. This fire, south of Banning, followed soon after firefighters had contained the Summit Fire, which started Wednesday, May 1, north of Banning. Eventually the Summit Fire burned nearly 3,200 acres. On…
The Riverside County Planning Commission has canceled its meeting for 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2. One of the items on the agenda was the Idyllwild Community Center’s conditional use permit. The Planning Department notified ICC President Janice Lyle on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 1, that the county had improperly noticed the ICC project. The planning commission…
