Birthday Bash

The Idyllwild Water District directors chose NBS of Temecula to study the current water and sewer rates, and propose possible changes to the rate structures. The work could be completed by June, according to the NBS proposal. IWD had three firms submit proposals. At $51,000, NBS was the least costly of the three. The high…

The new owners of The Creek House restaurant celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony as they became the newest members of the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce. Present for the happy occasion, are from left, Chamber of Commerce President Nick Todd, cook Obed Montoya, owners Lorraine and Lanny Hardy, chef Martin Campos, pastry chef Bucky Guillen, bartender Will Jewett and Chamber First Vice President Richmond Blake.

Alfonso Altamirano, 34, of Poppet Flats, has been sentenced to 120 days in jail for repeated parole violations. Altamirano was originally arrested on Feb. 9, 2016, for suspicion of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse. He pleaded guilty two weeks later. Judge Jorge C. Hernandez sentenced him to the custody of the Riverside County Sheriff’s…