Pine Cove Water District’s Board of Directors met on September 19, andheard from their departing Field Foreman, Chris Dumas, who will soon bethe General Manager of Arrowbear Park Water District. Dumas praisedPCWD’s board and staff but exhorted them to work with GM Jeremy Potterto make salaries competitive with those of other local districts. Among items…
The Mountain Community Fire Safe Council’s Town Hall Homeowners’Insurance Workshop on Thursday September 12 was well attended, with over60 local homeowners seeking information and help with rising insurancerates and cancelled policies. The featured speakers were CaliforniaDepartment of Insurance representative Sharon Smith and Hemet insuranceBroker Bob Severns. MCFSC Executive Director Callie Squires introducedthe speakers and briefed…
Beat Nite at Middle Ridge Winery will include a special guest on Monday,September 23, singer/songwriter Shana Halligan. Shana is currentlyteaching songwriting at the Idyllwild Arts Academy and will be singingsome of her original songs at the end of the evening. The program willstart with “ten Evolutionary poets” who will read their work accompaniedby Paul Carman…
Two thirsty hikers who took a dangerous short cut off the Pacific CrestTrail on the flank of San Jacinto Peak discovered the remains of missinghiker Robert Budinski early last week, according to a Facebook post fromthe Fowler O’ Sullivan Foundation, a nonprofit group that helps thefamilies of missing hikers. Budinski had entered our local trails…
An accident on Highway 243 on the curve just north of Mountain Centersent two motorcyclists to the hospital this last weekend. JohnathonTorres of Beaumont CHP provided these details. The accident occurredaround 10:045 a.m. on Sunday, September 15, when a blue 2020 JeepWrangler, driven northbound by a 55-year-old female from Winchester,crossed into the southbound lane. The…
Local nonprofit Forest Folk held a special meeting at Harvey House onFriday, September 6, with a team from the Riverside County Office onAging. The purpose was as much to inform the Office of the needs ofIdyllwild-area seniors as to educate locals on what the county has tooffer them. Although the Office on Aging provides many…
Idyllwild Indivisible will be holding a meeting at the Idyllwild Libraryat 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, with two Democratic candidates:Christy Holstege, who is running for State Assembly, and Will Rollins,who hopes to represent this district in the US Congress. Elaine Bacher,one of the group’s administrators, explained that the chapter is part ofthe nationwide Indivisible…
Local radio theatre group ‘Old Tyme Radio’ will present an episode ofthe old Jimmy Stewart radio serial The Six Shooter at Middle RidgeWinery on Monday, September 16th at 5 p.m. The radio play has beenadapted by the group and producer Mick Lynch for live presentation,including lots of audience participation. The episode is called “Battle of…
The Idyllwild Area Historical Society will host their 22nd Annual HomeTour on Saturday, September 14^(th). The tour features five uniqueprivate homes, varying in periods, style and setting, with featurescreated by local craftspeople, and works by local artists. Althoughticket sales at the museum and website will have closed this week,tickets will be available on the day…
Mark Bacon has been searching for his missing nephew, Scott MichaelHerr, who was last seen near Mountain Center on July 20. Bacon lives inDunsmuir, near Mt. Shasta, and says that Herr lives with a cousin inSeattle. He was visiting his mother who lives in La Quinta and was doingsome side work to get money to…
