
Jo O’Brien, who set up the Garner Valley Craft Faire for Saturday, with AJ the llama, are happy with the turnout and that no rain had fallen. PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
By Idyllwild Town Crier


Jo O’Brien, who set up the Garner Valley Craft Faire for Saturday, with AJ the llama, are happy with the turnout and that no rain had fallen. PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
Idyllwild’s Summer Concert Series continues Thursday, July 21, with headliner Frank DiSalvo’s Swing City II. The Toasted Clovers will get the music started at 6:15 p.m. DiSalvo has been a regular at these series, and this year, Swing City will bring a tribute to Earth Wind and Fire, Chicago, and Blood Sweat and Tears. DiSalvo…
The County Service Area 36 Advisory Council is on track to be restarted with six applications having been submitted for a five-member board, according Opal Hellweg, 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington’s legislative assistant. The two most recent applicants are David Hunt and William Faurot. Previously, Ginger Dagnall, Kathy Wilson, Sue Nash and Mark Davis had…
A large scale, wildland-urban interface fire exercise will be held Thursday morning, May 22, in the Idyllwild and Pine Cove communities. Organized by the Riverside County Fire Chief’s Association, the exercise will allow fire, law enforcement and animal service agencies to field-simulate a major fire rapidly approaching the two communities. The exercise will focus on…
Although the project to replace the Hurkey Creek bridge on Highway 74 near Lake Hemet Campground had been slated to start April 20, construction is again delayed. Terri Kasinga, Caltrans chief of public and legislative affairs, said construction would likely be delayed one more month and is tentatively slated to begin in early June. The…
Former board’s lawsuit dismissed On April 4, the Idyllwild Water District dismissed its litigation against current Director Steve Kunkle. “I’m relieved that it isn’t costing the taxpayers any more for a fruitless lawsuit,” said Kunkle. in July 2016, the previous board filed the case alleging Kunkle’s “negligence” created an environmental incident which the district had…
The Riverside County budget preparation for fiscal year 2016-17, beginning July 1, is going to be difficult and emotional. On Tuesday, County Executive Jay Orr prepared the Board of Supervisors during his mid-year review for fiscal year 2015-16. Even with the proposals he is making to reduce spending, Orr estimates the county will still incur…