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Edwin Hansen (left), the new president of Friends of the Idyllwild Library, sits next to Adele Voell, his predecessor as president. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Beginning around 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 11, Caltrans crews closed Highway 243 in front of Mountaintop liquor to take down a five story tall Goldspotted oak borer infested tree. After removing the first tree, crews moved on to a second infected tree near the Chevron station. Caltrans reopened Highway 243 at at 12:42 p.m….
Hikers on the Round Valley Hiking Trail discovered an unresponsive 46-year-old man in full cardiac arrest around 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. Hikers notified rangers at the mountaintop Tram Station. According to Mark Hudgens, state park superintendent, rangers went to the scene with an automated external defibrillator. Hikers who had found the man had…
At last week’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting, the county Registrar of Voters reported the precinct results from the Nov. 6 election. Hill voters were generally of a similar mind as voters throughout the local districts and the county. However, there were a few noticeable differences and the most striking was the local turnout. Hill precincts…
Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Idyllwild Community Center at the Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek received its final approval from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. The board accepted and agreed with the Planning Commission’s unanimous December decision to approve the conditional use permit for the site. Local resident Sue Nash asked the board to return…
In a longish pre-holiday meeting last week, the directors of the Idyllwild Water District addressed several major issues. During the regular portion of the meeting, they adopted a water shortage contingency plan (see accompanying story), took a position on the district’s role serving the Idyllwild Community Center, tabled the issue of rebates for water filters and intensified the search for a new general manager …
Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone was in Idylwild Friday for his monthly meetings and used some of the time to official break the ground on the new Idyllwild Library. “This is a very exciting day for me and for you in Idyllwild,” Stone said. Everyone was very pleased with the plans for the new library….