

Garden Club welcomes new board
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The Garden Club’s 2013 board includes Toni Berthelotte, president; Erin O’Neill, 1st vice president; Antje Banks, Lilac Tea and parade chair;Wendy Read, Jr. Garden; David Pekrol, co-hospitality chair; Harold Voorheis, co-beautification; Ginny Millard, co-secretary; Edith Brix, membership; Eliz. Miller, 2nd vice president; Neill Bell, co-beautification; Patti Morgan, co-hospitality,; and presenter Mary Loeser. (Not shown are Dianne Johnson, co-secretary, Michael Feyder, co-beautification, Chic Fojtik and Ann Castillo, co-publicity chairs, and Patricia Schnetzer, treasurer.) Photo courtesy of Antoinette Berthelotte

The Idyllwild Indivisibles met again Monday, March 6, this time at Buckhorn Camp. At this meeting, guests from Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s and Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz’s staffs spoke. Also speaking on how to build bridges between differing opinions were locals Dave Dillon and Mary Morse. Andy Colgan attended on behalf of Ruiz. While he did…
Gov. Gavin Newsom released his proposed fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 budget last week. Total expenditures will be nearly $291 billion, of which $208.7 billion will be the General Fund accounts. This is about $22.2 billion less than is available for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. Throughout his news conference, Newsom stressed that…
The problems presented in the approval of the fiscal year 2017-18 Riverside County budget were not unexpected. In October 2015, the Board of Supervisors recognized that revenue was growing at a much slower pace than expected costs for county services, especially public safety. Nearly two years ago, former Executive Officer Jay Orr recommended that the…
The American Legion Post 800 is serving a free Thanksgiving Day dinner from noon to 2 p.m. Turkey with all the trimmings is served community style with a fire in the fireplace. The Soul Kitchen located in Mountain Harvest Market will also provide a free Thanksgiving dinner from noon to 3 p.m.
Idyllwild Water District directors met with the consultant conducting the district’s rate study at a special meeting Feb. 14. Kim Boehler, associate director at NBS, described the proposed plan and steps they will take in order to present a draft report in the spring or early summer. The three major steps will be a financial…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Tuesday to Sunday, March 1 to 13: Idyllwild • March 1 — Medical aid. • March 2 — Two medical aids. • March 4 — Two medical aids. • March 5 — Two medical aids. • March 6 — Two medical aids. • March…