The nascent Idyllwild Fire Auxiliary held its second meeting and selected temporary officers. Charles Wix agreed to serve as president. The other officers are Christina Edwards, vice president, Rick Foster, secretary, and Nancy Layton is the treasurer. The group devoted time to reviewing a draft of the articles of incorporation and discussing possible Auxiliary projects….

Attendees at the April Pine Cove Property Owners Association meeting heard from state and county law enforcement officials.  Capt. Mike Alvarez of the California Highway Patrol’s San Gorgonio office spoke about CHP’s focus on distracted driving this month and local road conditions.  Capt. Leonard Purvis of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Hemet Station discussed several…

Richard Lewis “Wayne” Parker, musician, singer, songwriter, arranger, music producer, Idyllwild Arts van driver and 10-year Town Crier employee, died Sunday night, Feb. 17, after a three-month struggle with lymphoma. He was 81. Music-producing partner Ron Combes, who has known and worked with Parker for more than 30 years, said of him, “There was not…