
PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD

PHOTO COURTESY OF IDYLLWILD FIRE

PHOTO COURTESY OF IDYLLWILD FIRE
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By Idyllwild Town Crier




All three of the Hill’s local water districts — Fern Valley, Idyllwild and Pine Cove — rely on groundwater for their customers. For PCWD, groundwater is the exclusive water source; for the other two districts, diversions from local streams also are a source. While none of the local districts has expressed any concern about the…
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…
Preparing for next year’s budget Members of County Service Area 38’s (Pine Cove) Advisory Committee began preparation of its fiscal year 2018-19 budget, which begins July 1. The committee, last week, reviewed the status of several already approved and funded projects, and its current financial balance before discussing some ideas for next fiscal year. At…
Sometime during the night of Saturday to Sunday, Dec. 11 or 12, a vandal or vandals attacked the Idyllwild Help Center, gluing padlocks shut at both the entrance and exit, and destroying signage at the entrance. There appears to be no rational explanation for the destruction.The damage prevented Help Center workers from entering Sunday morning,…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Feb. 11 to 17. Idyllwild • Feb. 12 — Alarm call, 5:37 a.m., Jameson Rd. Handled by deputy. • Feb. 12 — 911 call, 9:58 a.m., Estate Dr. Handled by deputy. • Feb. 15 — Petty theft, 10:50…
Riverside County Fire Department responded to an injured Pacific Crest Trail hiker in the Whitewater area at 8:56 a.m. Thursday, May 30. Three engines and one truck responded but were unable to access the hiker. California Highway Patrol Helicopter 60 was able to reach the hiker and transported the unknown person to an awaiting ambulance…