
PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
Idyllwild Community Center construction
By Idyllwild Town Crier


The inclement weather has passed. The sun is shining and the National Weather Service forecasts temperatures in the 70s tomorrow. Only .29 inches of rain fell yesterday, despite raining nearly all day. The total since July 1 is 9.53 inches.
The estimated 90-foot tall Sequoia tree at Community Presbyterian Church on the northeast corner of North Circle Drive and Cedar Street came down Tuesday. The tree had been dying for quite some time, and Southern California Edison retained Pino Tree Service of Idyllwild to bring it down. According to Mike Zambrana of Pino, the base of…
In September, supervisors Chuck Washington (3rd District) and Kevin Jeffries (1st District) asked the Riverside County’s Executive Office to develop a strategy and then budget for increased Code Enforcement staffing on evenings and weekends. They requested a response within 60 days. As part of the first quarter review of the county’s 2021-22 budget, Executive Officer…
While the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission deferred reviewing its financial position for fiscal 2015-16 at last week’s meeting, financial matters were the crux of the actions taken and discussed during the session. Fire Chief Patrick Reitz asked the commission to approve a resolution authorizing the district to use funds from a Volunteer Fire Assistance…
The judicial system is a critical and vital component of government. Public safety requires more than police simply arresting people accused of a crime — whether criminal or civil. The defendants must either admit the deed or must stand trial. A judge oversees the trial and often sets the penalty if the defendant is found…
Mountain Disaster Preparedness has organized a community meeting to discuss the highway access to Idyllwild caused by the recent weather. The session will be 6 p.m. Monday, March 18. Mike Feyder, MDP president, is arranging a location to accommodate the public. But the time and date are set. Representatives of the California Department of Transportation…