At 6 a.m., the tentative election results have one clear message. The Primary election was boring for California voters. Turnout was will be less than 40 percent. The Riverside County Registrar’s Office has counted about 193,000 ballots, which is 20 percent of registered voters. Another 123,000 remain to be counted, 102,000 of that total are…
Voters came early to cast ballots in California’s primary election, Tuesday, June 5. By 7:15 a.m., nearly 10 voters had completed the two-page ballot. The polls are open until 8 p.m.
Although the table for directors was virtually empty, the Idyllwild Water District’s conference room was full of customers concerned about the district’s rate hike proposal. Ironically, more former directors — John Cook, Mike Frietas and Vic Sirkin — were present than current board members. The IWD board has one vacancy, and directors Dr. Charles “Chip”…
Letter urges quick change The Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission has thrown down the gauntlet over Riverside County’s failure or unwillingness to implement the policy of dispatching the closest-available unit to medical emergencies on the Hill. Following through on their promise to take some action in response to Riverside County’s policy, which states, “For purposes…
Riverside County has announced that the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on cannabis regulation within the unincorporated areas of the county. The public hearing has been scheduled before the Riverside County Planning Commission to consider an amendment to Riverside County Land Use Ordinance No. 348, proposing to establish regulations and development standards for…
Three accomplished standup comedians — Virginia Jones, Christina Walkinshaw and Tamra Brown — will be visiting Idyllwild on Tuesday, June 12, for the second annual Hilltop Comedy Night. Two local musical acts — The Funky Mothers and Chris Doshier — are also on the bill. Soroptimist International of Idyllwild organized the event, in its second…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” Panther introduced six new ARF dogs. Panther: Gather ’round, my friends! Freda: Panther, you are looking great. Have you lost weight? Panther: I have! I’m down to a svelte 20.5 lbs. Jax: Good for you. Where’s Daisy, that cute little Poodle? Zoe: She was adopted, didn’t…
Chris Johnston laid down his hammer to say, “This patio was part of our plan since day one, but we needed to settle into the business and let expansion happen organically. On our first anniversary, we opened the upstairs loft, increasing our gallery space to 35 artists. Building the Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery patio…
Southern California native Rob Padilla’s wicked imagination sees a world awash in color and amplified with near palpable sound. Not what you’d call silent art, his brush literally strokes the senses, rendering and amplifying, scoring harmonics with electric vibrance. “When you understand it (Padilla’s art), your eyes open and the canvas invites you into a…
Baseball Mike Holato of Town Hall gave this report on Youth Baseball: (Note: Players of the game (POG) for both teams receive a game ball after each game.) T-Ball Earth ’N Fire Giants and Muirs Mountain Dodgers played another thrilling game. Players of the game for the Giants were Glenn McIntyre and Isaiah McCaughey. Dodgers…
