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Photos: Week of March 18, 2024

Idyllwild Arts students perform a scene from “Cinderella” at the SpringDance Concert Friday night in the Bowman IAF Theater on campus. Photo byPeter Szabadi Sarah Kay performing with Monica Sierras in the background at the firstLily Rock Music Festival at Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery over theweekend. Photo by Peter Szabadi

IWD GM cleaning up issues

The March 30 meeting of the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board ofDirectors included the swearing in of Mitch Davis to the fill a seatthat has been vacant for the last year. This also was the first meeting at which interim General Manager (GM)Curt Sauer was able to give a report of his management style...

Perez heads State of the 4th District

State of the County addresses were annual events in Riverside untilCOVID. Supervisor V. Manuel Perez decided to create a State of the 4thDistrict event this year to bring together people he calls partners.Idyllwild was joined to the 4th District, and Perez, in 2021. Every 10years, the county adjusts these boundaries. The event, Monday, March...

Possible state deficit getting Legislature’s attention

When Gov. Gavin Newsom released his proposed $300 billion fiscal year(FY) 2024-25 budget in Jan. , he acknowledged that there would likely bea deficit. Twice since then the Legislative Analysts’ Office (LAO) has advised theLegislature of the deficit potential and the likelihood of it increasingby May. On March 14, the state’s...

Prop 1 back and forth barely passes

Elections, including referenda on propositions and constitutionalamendments, can be won overwhelmingly or they can be close and undecidedfor several weeks. Surprisingly, Proposition 1, for mental health services on the March 5ballot, has taken three weeks to reach a consensus on its finaldisposition. As of Saturday morning, March 23, “Yes” is leading by28,000 votes, less...

Fern Valley to consider bigger capital budget

Financial questions, plans and a notable local official were the majortopics of discussion during the March 21 meeting of the Fern ValleyWater District (FVWD) Board of Directors. Idyllwild Fire Chief Mark LaMont visited the FVWD meeting to leave acopy of the latest International Organization for Standardization (ISO)report for the fire district. He was both...

Taryn’s Place open in Village Lane

The Village Lane is once again part of Idyllwild’s night life, aspartners Taryn Scanlon and Rick Caughman opened Taryn’s Place, their artgallery and tavern, Friday, March 22. They told the Crier they did asoft opening earlier in the week but were now ready for everyone. Evenbefore 5 p.m., the place was full. We interviewed Scanlon in Dec....

HUSD may avoid potential staff layoffs

At its Feb.13 meeting, the Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) Board ofTrustees approved two resolutions to reduce staffing levels in the nextschool year although enrollment is expected to increase slightly. The proposals would have affected 37 classified positions. Eventually,42 district employees were given notice of potential action. Many of thepositions were initially funded with...

Easter Bunny visit now in question

The Easter Bunny has reached out to the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC)and Riverside County Parks Ranger Richard Aguilera to raise weatherconcerns about the impending cohosted annual Easter Egg Hunt scheduledfor Saturday, March 30, at the Idyllwild Regional Park (54000 RiversideCounty Playground Road).  I previously reported last week in the Idyllwild Town Crier that theevent...

First Arbor Day Celebration

Sunday, April 28, St. Hugh of Lincoln in Idyllwild will host its firstArbor Day Celebration. The “seed” for this idea came from a discussionregarding the oldest tree in Idyllwild that graces the church’s memorialgarden. Part of the celebration for Arbor Day will include a “tree naming”contest. Leading up to that contest, St. Hugh is...
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