

Idyllwild Francophonie club celebrates seven years
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Idyllwild’s French-speaking club, Francophonie, celebrated its seventh anniversary at the Restaurant Gastrognome on Thursday, Oct. 13. Shown seated from left are Francoise Frigola and Monique Zander. Standing from left, Bronwyn Jones, Summer Brown, Scott Douglas and Claudine Barrett. Photo by Cid Castillo

Idyllwild Fire will begin inspecting all properties within their jurisdiction for compliance with local Ordinance 19-01 on April 15. This is known as the second inspection, because all homeowners are expected to perform a self-inspection first and do the necessary abatement. CAL FIRE is also restarting their inspections in Pine Cove and other CAL FIRE…...
The Board of Directors of Idyllwild Water District met on Wednesday,June 12. For a second week they discussed the budget and capitalimprovement plans for the coming financial year before approving them.They also revealed that they are very close to hiring a permanentGeneral Manager, one who seems “exceptionally qualified.” Last week the board was presented with…
The next Conversation will be entirely devoted to practical things an Idyllwilder can do to lower their water consumption. Guest speaker for the evening will be an expert on gray water. Other topics will include rain barrels and conservation methods. The meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at the Idyllwild Library. The public…
All five Fern Valley Water District board members were present at the district’s last meeting. General Manager Victor Jimenez told the board the district would be receiving a credit on the siren pole for the siren emergency alert system at the Idyllwild Fire Station. The pole was donated by Sturgeon Electric. The company also installed…
Last month, Judge Mark Mandiio had suspended the arson prosecution of Traci Farley, 52, of Pinyon, a woman who was charged in June with 13 counts of arson. On Aug. 17, Mandilo received the medical reports of Farley’s mental competence. He will review them before proceeding with further court actions. However, he did ask one…
The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources has scheduled a tire event in Idyllwild from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 5. Residents may bring old and unwanted tires — only tires — to the county yard at 25780 Johnson Road that day. This is on the right just beyond the Idyllwild Fire Station. DWR…