Kids got to hook up an Xbox 360 to the big screen at the Rustic Theatre Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 8, during the first afterschool program. Kids hang out and play video games on the big screen. Board and card games were also available during the afterschool program. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

By JP Crumrine Correspondent             The Riverside County Board of Supervisors will consider a 45-day moratorium on issue new Short-term Rental (STR) Certificates in Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Mountain Center and the Temecula Valley Wine Country Policy Area.             The moratorium specifically will not prohibit using existing approved STRs in these areas or renewing certificates for properties that…

Saturday was the Pine Cove Property Owners Association annual meeting to consider donations to local groups. Several representatives from various community groups came and spoke about how past donations were used and which current projects would benefit from a new donation. Carolyn Levitski, on behalf of the Idyllwild Area Historical Society, described two major projects…

Distribution of food to Idyllwild seniors by Second Harvest Food Bank and Feeding America of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties has been discontinued. The longstanding program, hosted at the Mormon Church in Idyllwild, had two components — a senior food distribution with no economic qualification and a USDA Commodity Program with certain guidelines and restrictions….

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a burglary at Town Hall that occurred during the night. Town Hall is closed today because of the break in. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken. Last week, Idyllwild Pharmacy was broken into but nothing was taken. The burglar(s) was unable to disengage the alarm system and left…