
Second place winner of the IWD poster contest is seventh grader Scarlet Nowlin shown with President Charles Schelly. PHOTO BY PETER SZABADI
By Idyllwild Town Crier


Second place winner of the IWD poster contest is seventh grader Scarlet Nowlin shown with President Charles Schelly. PHOTO BY PETER SZABADI
About 100 people came out to Town Hall Thursday night to hear Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz, Riverside County Fire Chief John Hawkins and U.S. Forest Service Fire Chief Dan Felix talk about preparing for fire season and then answer questions from the audience. Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council sponsored the informative meeting that lasted…
The vote totals for the Idyllwild Water District election are now official and final. The district’s constituents signaled it’s time for a change, easily choosing both challengers and ending the tenure of two of the three incumbents seeking re-election. Far in front was challenger Steven Kunkle, former IWD employee, with 267 votes or 32.9 percent…
Around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, a 2011 Scion XG driven by Chad Timmerman, 22, of San Jacinto rolled over three-tenths of a mile west of Strawberry Creek Bridge on Highway 74, according to the California Highway Patrol. Timmerman had been driving westbound and was not injured. No other vehicles were involved. The CHP report…
Current and future financial issues were the main topics of last week’s County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) Advisory Committee meeting. Among the topics discussed were the future of the parcel fee now that CSA 38 residents do not have to fund the ambulance contract with the Idyllwild Fire Protection District, the current boundary of…
The Idyllwild Historic Preservation District local review board met with one item on its agenda. The meeting, at the Idyllwild Library on Thursday, July 27, was to discuss exterior reworking of the façade of Village Market, including a planned deck. Under the district’s design guidelines, decks added to the front or side of a historic…
Saturday, June 6 is the date set for the annual running of the Idyllwild 5k/10k Race and Fitness Walk. “We’re just a bit behind schedule but everything will be ready by race day,” said Matt Kraemer, Idyllwild School principal and race committee member. Bill Whitman, publicity coordinator for the committee, said there has been a…