Earlier this month, some Pacific Crest Trail hikers were concerned aboutthe possibility of norovirus infecting other hikers going north. Whilesome posted their fears on Facebook, others contacted the Town Crier.One wrote that the outbreak was between Idyllwild and Big Bear Lake. No evidence of a norovirus outbreak in Riverside County or locally hasbeen identified. “Public…
The Crier sat down with Idyllwild Summer Concert Series founder KenDahleen to hear about this year’s lineup as the series marks its 25th,or “Silver” anniversary. Darlene says that this will be a season ofcelebration, there will be lots of surprises, and “You’ll have to cometo all the concert to see all the surprises.” In past…
All of the Hill communities reside within the 41^(st) U.S. CongressionalDistrict. Republican Ken Calvert, who represents CD 41, is serving his16^(th) Congressional term. In November 2022, he defeated Democratic rookie Will Rollins in one ofCalvert’s closest races, in which he captured just 52.4% of the votes. Both men will face off again in November. And…
Financial issues, primarily the draft fiscal year 2024-25 budget,dominated the May 16 meeting of the Fern Valley Water District’s Boardof Directors. The major budget item was about the District’s unfunded liability forretirement through the California Employers’ Pension Plan Trust Fund.Other items included the warrants, the General Manager’s Report, andwater consumption’s effect on District revenue. Draft…
Near the end of his revised budget presentation last week, Gov. GavinNewsom described two major legislative initiatives that hisadministration is preparing. One is an effort to limit the appropriation of expected higher revenueuntil it is collected and the State assured of its availability. This isintended to avoid expansive budgets which later need to be trimmedbecause…
The regular meeting of Idyllwild Water District’s board of directorsincluded revelations regarding two aspects of IWD’s operations: waterloss and personnel. Interim General Manager Curt Sauer told the boardand public that the former GM’s figures for water loss were“fabricated,” and the second half of the meeting was a hearing duringwhich former Chief Water Operator Joseph Reyes…
At its May 21 meeting and again at the June 4 meeting, the County Boardof Supervisors will approve two ordinances raising their salaries andthose of the County’s other elected officials, e.g., the Sheriff and theCounty Auditor. “For most of these elected officials, these ordinances were lastaddressed in 2014,” County Executive Officer, Jeff Van Wagenen, wrote…
