The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt Map F as the basis for the new supervisorial districts beginning with next spring’s primary election and the November general election. The vote was 4-1 with Supervisor Manuel Perez (District 4) the opposing vote. This vote followed Perez’s motion to adopt the Community Map 1.4, which…
In September, supervisors Chuck Washington (3rd District) and Kevin Jeffries (1st District) asked the Riverside County’s Executive Office to develop a strategy and then budget for increased Code Enforcement staffing on evenings and weekends. They requested a response within 60 days. As part of the first quarter review of the county’s 2021-22 budget, Executive Officer…
Opal Hellweg, legislative assistant for Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington, will retire at the end of December. She has served district residents for nearly 20 years. While she and husband, Dean, will travel and devote more time to their gardening, Opal also plans to continue to serve even with the advent of retirement….
Update: Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to put the Hill in District 4, just before the Town Crier was set to go to print. Story in next week’s paper. The Advisory Redistricting Commission (ARC) as well as the Riverside County Planning Commission met Wednesday, Dec. 1. The commission reviewed the three maps for which the board…
David JeromeCorrespondent On Friday, Nov. 19, Idyllwild School faculty and students welcomed noted educator and activist Erin Gruwell to their classrooms. Gruwell is the founder of The Freedom Writers Foundation and the author of several books, the first of which became the inspiration for a major Hollywood film starring Hilary Swank. The book, “The Freedom…
David JeromeCorrespondent Three Anza Hamilton High seniors were selected for this year’s Hawaiian Tiki Bowl. The invitation-only event selects young athletes with the potential to play in college or the National Football League (NFL). Because of COVID-related travel restrictions, the event will be held in Orlando, Florida, as it was last year. The players will…
Molly Cozens, president of the local Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO) chapter, heard in August that the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree was coming from Eureka. “… there was a suggestion to send handmade ornaments, with a suggestion they be made of natural resources from our state,” she said. The PEO requisitioned Denise Van Herpen of The…
The Rustic Theatre presents Kathy Garver at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, in a staged reading of Truman Capote’s classic short story “A Christmas Memory.” Garver will then do a question-and-answer period with a meet-and-greet book signing with wine and cheese after the reading. This is the 55th anniversary of “Family Affair” in which Garner…
As of Tuesday morning, the Dashboard of the Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) reported recently confirmed cases (last two weeks) of COVID at Idyllwild School as being one student and no staff members, in other words, 0.33% of its combined student/staff population, the same as last week. At Hemet High, three students and two staff…
California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier reported several traffic collisions but no serious injuries on the Hill the past few weeks.At 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, Allissa Moreno, 31, of Idyllwild, was driving a black 2011 Ford Flex northbound on Crestview Drive south of Marian View Drive at a stated speed of…
