
Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Photo by John Drake


That’s All Folk performing before a large, mostly local crowd outside Jo’An’s Restaurant and Bar Friday night.
Photo by Becky Clark

Last Week in Idyllwild: June 25, 2015
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The William M. Lowman Concert Hall, an architectural and acoustical jewel gracing the Idyllwild Arts campus, was formally dedicated on Saturday, Sept. 24, with a gala alumni classical concert and reception. Although an alumni jazz concert was the first held in Lowman, on March 5 of this year, the formal inauguration had always been scheduled…
The newspaper received some of the documents it requested from the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) pertaining to the lawsuit filed by former General Manager Michael Creighton. An email included in the documents received may reveal at least one of the reasons former General Manager Darren Milner abruptly resigned. The documents were received via email…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, April 10 to 16. Idyllwild • April 12 — Assist invalid. • April 13 — Heat detector activation due to malfunction. • April 14 — Two medical aids. • April 15 — Medical aid. • April 16 — Medical aid. •…
At its Sept. 13 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a revised Ordinance 927.1, “Regulating Short Term Rentals” (STRs), and a moratorium on new STR certificates for two areas within the county. The new ordinance will be effective in 30 days. Effective immediately, however, a 45-day moratorium was placed on new STR certificates…
The Idyllwild Downtown Historic District review board met last Thursday afternoon at the Idyllwild Library. The public meeting was scheduled to begin at noon, but with only two board members then present — Chair Warren Monroe and Barbara Jones — a third board member was required for a quorum. Board member Ron Kammeyer did not…
Directors of the Fern Valley Water District adopted three new personnel policies that changed retirement and health benefits for new hires and the requirements for what employees must pay into their own retirement. At the March 16 board meeting, directors voted to reduce retirement benefits from the existing 2.7 percent of salary per years served…