
Photo by Jenny Kirchner


Photo by Jenny Kirchner
Friends of the Idyllwild Library host special meeting



Photo by Jack Clark

Photos: Last Week in Idyllwild: October 1, 2015
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Friends of the Idyllwild Library host special meeting




As part of a run up to what is predicted to be a strong El Niño, Mile High Radio Club hosted a presentation about Skywarn – a Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service program. Skywarn is a volunteer program with 290,000 trained weather spotters throughout the United States. Volunteers help…
The newspaper recently inquired with the county about the Delta Variant.“As of today [July 8], we have 10 delta variant cases,” wrote Jose Arballo Jr, public information specialist for the county of Riverside, in an email. “As far as we know, none of the 10 were vaccinated.“As for the specific testing, I do not know,”…
Repairs to highways 74 and 243 a long-term project It’s hot-pink magenta with a tinge of neon orange. A thick swath of it paints Highway 243 as you drive south from Idyllwild and everything around it, trees, rocks and dirt, climbing the hillside toward AstroCamp and snaking along West Ridge. Several houses on Robin Drive…
Editor’s note: Riverside County’s Planning Department has proposed major changes to Ordinance 927, “Regulating Short Term Rentals” (STRs). The draft is available for public comment. The March 10 edition of the Town Crier describes the significant differences between the current ordinance and the revised draft. The March 17 issue has a story discussing the draft…
The Idyllwild Community Recreation Council (ICRC) reopened the Idyllwild Skate Park (ISP) with volunteers at the helm. Insurance on the park has been paid, but lacking funds to hire a park manager, a number of volunteers have agreed to help assure its continuation for local boarders, according to Claudia Posey, skate park volunteer coordinator. Currently,…
Editor’s note: This is the last of a two-part annual series that began last week. Chuck Washington appointed supervisor By JP Crumrine News Editor The Hill received a new supervisor this year. Chuck Washington, former Temecula city councilman and mayor pro-tem, now represents Riverside County’s 3rd District. On March 4, 2015, Gov. Jerry Brown appointed…