Friends of the Library get new president
![Edwin Hansen (left), the new president of Friends of the Idyllwild Library, sits next to Adele Voell, his predecessor as president. Photo by Jenny Kirchner](https://idyllwildtowncrier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/friends.jpg)
The last session of the California Legislature ended in September and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed hundreds of bills the Legislature had passed into law. Many new laws went into effect Jan. 1, 2024, and some are effective later in 2024, such as in April, June or July. Most of these were enacted and signed in…
According to California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Murawski (center), at least, two occupants were traveling south on Fern Valley Rd. about 10:10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 night when the driver appears to have lost control, hitting a tree head on. Idyllwild Volunteer Fire Company Firefighter, Steve Friemoth (left) Murawski and Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz…
The new public restrooms on North Circle Drive in the Mile High Plaza were open to the public this Monday, Dec. 18, and the Crier has confirmed they are in working order. The Americans with Disability Act accessible facilities are the end product of more than 20 years of wrangling, and efforts by former supervisors…
A wildland firefighter with San Bernardino National Forest ignites grass with a drip torch at the Thomas Mountain Prescribed Fire, June 15. The prescribed burn took place at the San Jacinto Ranger District of the forest. USDA FOREST SERVICE PHOTO BY GUSTAVO BAHENA
In the first County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee meeting since the Hill learned that the Idyllwild Fire Protection District wished to terminate its ambulance contract, residents seemed comfortable with the committee’s approach to the issue. …
Last week, the Riverside County Department of Planning issued a public notice announcing that the application process for Tier 2, Short Term Rental certificates was open for Idyllwild and the Wine Country. The two-page application is available online (https://planning.rctlma.org/sites/g/files/aldnop416/files/2024-11/Riverside%20County%20STR%20Tier%202%20Application.pdf) and must be submitted online by midnight, Sunday, Dec. 1. Tier 1 certificates were awarded last…