

Photo by John Drake
Local students join nationwide walkout
By Idyllwild Town Crier
On Friday, April 20, dozens of Idyllwild Arts Academy students walked from the campus to Village Center in Idyllwild in support of gun control on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting. Here they are passing Idyllwild School, where students were in front of the school also participating in the national “walk-out.”


Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is seeking to become the next Governor of California. At a launch party for his Republican nomination, Monday, Feb. 17, Bianco said, “I am running for Governor of our beautiful state which I absolutely love because our head is heading down the wrong track and has been for years.” Gov….
Calvary Chapel is distributing USDA Farmers to Families food boxes starting at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Idyllwild Community Playground site on Highway 243. Boxes contain protein, dairy and produce. Distribution will end by 1 p.m.
Feb. 14, 2019 at 9:15 a.m. — Boulders partially blocked both lanes of Highway 243 approximately a mile north of the the USFS station at Alandale, about 3 1/2 miles north of Pine Cove. Photo by Becky Clark
Riverside County Fire, Law and Code Enforcement officials remind residents and visitors that fireworks are illegal in Riverside County; meaning that individuals may not sell, purchase, transport, store or use fireworks in the county. Fireworks are illegal in Riverside County, with the exception of the cities of Desert Hot Springs, Blythe, Coachella and Indio. Fireworks…
Idyllwild Water District (IWD) General Manager Leo Havener just received a raise. The board, in a special closed-session meeting 3-2 vote, approved a contract increasing Havener’s current annual salary from $117,000 to $119,225 “prorated and paid on the District’s regular pay-days” for the remaining of this fiscal year. He was hired by the district March…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, July 4 to 10. • July 4 — EMS call, provide advanced life support, 12:02 p.m. Ridgeview Dr.• July 4 — Mobile (vehicle) fire, 9:32 p.m. Hwy. 243.• July 5 — Rescue, 11:04 a.m. Lake Ln.• July 6 — False alarm,…