

Idyllwild School students learn about farming
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Students at Idyllwild School learned about the benefits and “super powers” of fruits and vegetables from Farmer Kaito Friday morning, Sept 4, at Idyllwild School. Here, fifth and sixth graders pick out what fruits and vegetables they want after learning all about them from Farmer Kaito.

While state health officials report that the new flu season activity is low, sporadic and within expected levels, two deaths have already been reported in California. On Wednesday, Nov. 4, the state Department of Public Health reported the death of a person under age 65 who lived in Santa Clara County. Two days later, CDPH…
Dawn Sonnier, acting Idyllwild Community Recreation Council (ICRC) chair, announced that ICRC has rescheduled its September meeting to 5:30pm, Tuesday, Sept. 20 and it will be at the Creekstone Inn. The originally scheduled meeting for Sept. 13 had to be canceled. The agenda is below: Idyllwild Community Recreation Council (ICRC) Meeting AGENDA—September 20th, 2011 5:30…
No major issues occupied the directors of the Pine Cove Water District last week. General Manger Jerry Holldber discussed the district’s finances and current water status. PCWD’s total cash assets are about $270,000 and have been growing for the past several months, Holldber reported. The district has already begun to use the funds from a…
A “Hillbilly,” defined up here as an individual who attends Idyllwild School from kindergarten through eighth grade, has returned to school. Bob Leih, a teacher for 30 years and an Idyllwild resident for most of his life, is now the middle school (sixth- through eighth-grade) science teacher. So now a third Leih has joined the…
The Gold-spotted Oak Borer (GSOB) remains a nemesis to Hill residents. Despite a decade of efforts, the GSOB is still active and killing oak trees on the Hill. “The infestation is still widespread, attacking most of the oaks,” said, Callie Squires, operations manager for the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council (MCFSC). “There has been no…
As promised in December, Riverside County announced efforts to gather greater citizen involvement in its budget preparation process. Beginning April 17, a series of local workshops will be held to explain the county’s budget process and to gather feedback from residents about county services and budget priorities as the County Executive begins preparation of the…