

Mountain Center Cafe now open
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The Mountain Center Cafe had a “soft opening” on Friday morning, May 17. The cafe serves breakfast and lunch and is located at the junction of highways 243 and 74, next to the Mountain Center Post Office. Photo by Halie Johnson

The Idyllwild Fire Protection District believes the Riverside County Fire Department is doubling the cost of its dispatch contract and authorized Fire Chief Patrick Reitz to open negotiations with the county. In addition, the Fire Commission asked Reitz to redraft a request for proposal to entertain competitive bids from other dispatch entities. “The change in…
Fire restrictions on the San Bernardino National Forest will be relaxed on Saturday, Jan. 8. Multiple winter storms in December brought significant rain and snow to the area, decreasing the fire danger to “moderate” forestwide. “After a very long fire season, I am breathing a sigh of relief for our staff who tirelessly worked to…
With the approaching El Niño weather, Colleen Meyer, executive director of the Idyllwild HELP Center, and Skye Zambrana, client services administrator, are concerned whether the center’s clients and elderly local residents will be prepared for the rains and potential flooding. “We’re trying to deal with the whole person, not just an isolated situation. We want…
County provides property-tax advance With only three commission members present last week, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission reviewed financial data for the first month of the fiscal year and discussed joining the Fire Districts Association of California. In July, the beginning of fiscal year 2017-18, expenses were about $35,000 greater than revenue. However, reserves…
The 2020/21 school year is just around the corner and the Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) will be updating its plan in response to the governor’s press conference last Friday. As of press time, there are still no COVID-19-related deaths reported for the area of Idyllwild-Pine Cove and there are a total of 10 reported…
On behalf of the Idyllwild Rotary, Gary Glasheen presents a $5,000 check to Jayne Davis for the Idyllwild Scholarship fund.