By David Jerome Correspondent This month’s meeting of IDY Elders & Others was focused on the issues surrounding fire insurance for Hill residents. The event was called “The Ins & Outs of Home Fire Insurance,” and the featured speaker was Bob Severns of Severns Insurance Agency in Hemet. Severns has provided coverage for Idyllwilders for…

Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington plans to conduct regular meetings in Idyllwild later this spring. A beginning date has not been established, but Washington and his Chief of Staff Verne Lauritzen said individuals or groups interested in meeting with Washington should contact his office. The phone number is 951-955-1030.

On Tuesday, July 14, local business owners and interested residents met to consider common challenges facing the Idyllwild business community. Most of the approximately 40 attendees agreed the greatest challenge was to increase promotion of Idyllwild off the Hill in order to attract most visitors and more business. Brendan Collier of Hub Cyclery summed it…