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Joey and Max Neu with Grace McKimson help wash dishes during the Idyllwild School spaghetti dinner at the American Legion Post 800 Saturday evening.

Former Idyllwild School teacher Vic Scavarda was selected Tuesday afternoon, June 4, to replace retiring Hemet Unified School District Trustee Bill Sanborn on the governing board in July, representing the Idyllwild area. Scavarda and three other candidates met with the HUSD board in open session. The board asked the candidates to respond to these four…
Riverside County continues the fight against HIV/AIDS through increasing awareness, prevention and providing life-saving support to those affected. “Medical advancements have allowed those with HIV and AIDS to live longer and fuller lives but the work is not done,” said Dr. Geoffrey Leung, Riverside County public health officer. “We want to remember and mourn those…
Karen Georg’s Idyllwild Massage on North Circle Drive has been the subject of nighttime vandalisms during recent months. In five separate incidents occurring nights or even weeks apart, storefront windows of her establishment have been shattered, apparently during nighttime hours, by the use of a pellet gun, a BB gun and rocks. Georg, who specializes…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) received its new ambulance and has been running calls. Some members of the public contacted the newspaper regarding the ambulance running calls without being marked as an ambulance.The ambulance does not have to pass a California Highway Patrol (CHP) inspection and be issued a permit before being in service…
By David Jerome Correspondent Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) Director Lou Padula had a number of questions regarding items on the financial report at last week’s meeting. Two had to do with insurance. Another item questioned was a check for almost $2,000 to former General Manager Jerry Holldber. This was for an “80% full propane…
Sometimes there are people in this world that no matter what challenges come their way always manage to persevere. Helen Hunt Jackson College Prep High School Senior Isaiah Garcia-Plazola, 17 years old of Hemet, is one of those people. At such a young age, Garcia-Plazola has learned that he is in control of his destiny,…