

Angel Tree up at BBVA
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The HELP Center’s Angel Tree is now up at BBVA Compass Bank. Colleen Meyer (left), client services administrator for the Idyllwild HELP Center, put up the Angel Tree with help from her children Brynnley, Caden (being held) and Peyton Manchee. Bank Manager Jeri Sue Haney was on hand for support. The Angel Tree has gift tags listing children’s wishes for Christmas. Pick a tag, purchase the gift, then drop it off at the HELP Center.

A serious injury collision on Saturday, Nov. 19, sent one local woman to the hospital. The California Highway Patrol’s preliminary report stated that at 5:05 p.m., Edwin Hansen, 66, of Idyllwild, was driving his 2006 red Honda CRV eastbound on North Circle Drive in Idyllwild, just east of River Road, when he struck “a pedestrian,”…
There’s a stretch of road in Idyllwild that has long served as connective tissue between the town’s two centers of commerce. Not quite downtown, not quite uptown—the portion of North Circle in between. For decades, it’s been a pass-through. A place you move along, not necessarily a place you stop. But lately, something has started…
Actual revenues for the Pine Cove Water District in fiscal 2013-14 came within $809 of the projected total of $760,000, but the board had to confront the question of whether its funds from communications leases will begin to erode in the future. Several lessees, including Riverside County, have asked the district to consider lowering its…
By David JeromeCorrespondent Several local groups distributing free and low-cost food on the Hill received a set-back this week with news that they would not be receiving their usual distribution from the Western Eagle Foundation. Directors of these groups heard that Western Eagle Foundation has “lost a donor.”This has affected Mountain Communities Mutual Aid in…
Although attendance was less than normal, firefighters at the Mountain Area Safety taskforce meeting were alert and wary. August is the middle of fire season and the extremely high daytime temperatures and dry days pose significant warnings for these public safety officials. Just as the meeting began, firefighters’ cell phones, blackberries and iPads all…
Travel along highways 74 and 243 has increased since stay-at-home restrictions have loosened up. However, expect delays traveling both highways, up to 20-30 minutes. “Culvert work continues on State Route 74 and State Route 243,” wrote Philip Havins, Caltrans public information officer for maintenance, in an email last week. “The tentative completion date is mid-October 2020. Although, that timeframe…