Vic Scavarda next Idyllwild representative on Hemet Unified School District Board
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Vic Scavarda, future HUSD trustee, receives congratulations from retiring Director Bill Sanborn and Superintendent Dr. Barry Kayrell
Scavarda and three other candidates met with the HUSD Board, Tuesday afternoon, June 4. After an hour of answering questions, mostly about their qualifications and what skills and talents they would bring to the board, Director Lisa DeForest nominated Scavarda for the approaching vacancy, Director Jim Smith seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous 6-0.
Sanborn had excused himself from the decision.
Editor’s Note: The 2024 Presidential Election will be Tuesday, November 5. Besides the races for President and the U.S. Senate, to succeed Diane Feinstein, there are many local races which will determine who represents the Hill in the State Assembly and the U.S. Congress. The Town Crier will be writing about the races for the…
A Town Crier question that the one Idyllwild School first-grade class this year recently may have been sent home to quarantine due to exposure to a student(s) who tested positive for COVID-19 was posed, along with other questions, to Idyllwild School Principal Nicole Picchiottino. Instead, Hemet Unified School District Public Information Officer Alexandrea Sponheim responded…
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On her second day as the new executive director of the Idyllwild HELP Center, Colleen Meyer was already actively soliciting assistance for the community’s needy. Saturday morning, she spoke to the Pine Cove Property Owner’s Association about several programs such as the food pantry. Meyer is familiar to many who visit or use the HELP…
Representatives of member agencies held the first of this season’smeetings of the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce (MAST), at the IdyllwildNature Center Wednesday, March 13. The participating agencies includedRiverside County Sheriff, CalFire, United States Forest Service (USFS)and Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD). The audience included amember of the Mountain Community Fire Safe Council (MCFSC) and a…
A possible trial start date in the case against Marcus Green has been moved to Oct. 24. Green, 54, of Thermal, was the driver of a car that went over the side of Highway 74 in May 2016 and resulted in the death of a 5-month-old child. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office filed two…
