Alfonso Altamirano, 34, of Poppet Flats, has been sentenced to 120 days in jail for repeated parole violations. Altamirano was originally arrested on Feb. 9, 2016, for suspicion of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse. He pleaded guilty two weeks later. Judge Jorge C. Hernandez sentenced him to the custody of the Riverside County Sheriff’s…
Serves in work release Brian Standish, 50, of Idyllwild, who pleaded guilty to the felony charge of grand theft greater than $950 on March 6, was sentenced to the Riverside County Sheriff jail system for 180 days. He was given credit for serving 48 days already. The remaining 132 days may be served in a…
Editor’s note: John Huddleston, arborist with Precision Tree Experts on the Hill, is caring for the trees at the new Idypark. He responded to the Town Crier’s question as to why the area is roped off with orange netting. Below are his words. The Pine Cove Water District has donated three Sequoiadendron giganteum to the…
Voter information guides have been mailed to about 964,000 Riverside County voters before the consolidated primary election on June 5. Important deadlines for the June 5 election: • May 7: First day of early voting in the Registrar of Voters office and first day the registrar is allowed to mail vote-by-mail ballots to voters. •…
The protest hearing on the proposed elimination of County Service Area 60 (Pinyon Pines and Pinyon Flats) attracted no speakers or objections. The Riverside County Local Agency Formation Commission held the hearing on Tuesday, April 24. According to George Spiliotis, executive officer of the commission, no written objections were submitted either. “We will prepare the…
“Life always gives more than it takes away,” mused Gary Kuscher with a wistful glance. Born into a family of artists, his parents both Broadway actors, Kuscher majored in music, he even blew the sax with Ernie Watts — but piano was his first love. “While I can no longer caress my piano with that…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” Panther announced Little Girl’s adoption. Panther: We have a new dog! Everyone get in here to meet the new dog! Shay: Yippee! Another dog! Who is it? Panther: Meet Baby. Baby: (enters room) Hello, everyone! I’m Baby, and I’m very happy to be here. Mr. Gray: Nice…
The team of Brendan Steele and Jamie Lovemark scored a tie-for-10th place finish in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans last week. The native Idyllwilder is in the midst of a fine season. In 12 official PGA Tour events entered thus far, he has scored seven top-20 finishes, which included three top-10s, two top-fives and…
Baseball Mike Holato of Town Hall gave this report on Youth Baseball: The schedule for Opening Day Saturday, May 5, is: 9 a.m. T Ball Dodgers vs. Giants 10:30 a.m. Minors As vs. Blue Jays noon Minors Braves vs. Red Sox 1:30 p.m. Majors …
June public hearing scheduled Another public hearing concerning increasing fees for Hill residents has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 19. The Riverside County Department of Environmental Health plans to increase the trash-service fees for Idyllwild, Anza and Pinyon. The last trash-service increase was July 2010, according to the county. The current annual fee of $116.88…
