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IWD hires interim general manager
The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors is moving toward filling the vacancy created by the termination, after a month’s administrative leave, of General Manager (GM) Leo Havener. The board met Saturday, Jan. 27, to discuss hiring a new GM. President Charles Schelly said at the Jan. 17, public meeting that a new GM…
Idyllwild Pines has new team
It’s not just a new sign, although the graphic is strong and provides a new look for the venerable institution. The 88-year-old Idyllwild Pines nondenominational Camp and Conference Center has a new management team and a newly refined message and mission. Headed by a trio of experienced and engaging professionals, Idyllwild Pines is planning to…
Few attend Art Alliance’s first public session
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild Board of Directors held the first of its public sessions at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 7, but only the press and a few members attended. The open forum, slated to follow its monthly board meeting, is intended to give AAI members, the community and press an informal opportunity to ask…
Meet Mike Sherman, interim Idyllwild fire chief
Sherman is the former Crest Forest Fire Department chief …
Local man arrested in Long Beach murder
Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that their Special Enforcement Bureau arrested 38-year-old William Altpeter in Idyllwild on Thursday November 14. Long Beach Police, in a press release, reported that Altpeter has been booked for murder, suspected in the November 1 murder of a 72-year-old Long Beach man in the 4700 Block of Greenmeadow Road. The…
State says Lynch failed water exam three times, is set to retake it in November; Lynch denies all
In February 2014, when Tom Lynch was hired to be general manager of Idyllwild Water District, he was required by the district to obtain a California Water Treatment Grade II Operator Certificate (“T2” certification) from the State Water Resources Control Board within six months as a condition of his employment. This was one of several…