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  • Water fountain honors Charlie Kretsinger
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    Water fountain honors Charlie Kretsinger

    ByDavid Jerome April 30, 2024May 7, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    Six members of the Kretsinger family met Thursday, April 25 to posebehind the fountain in front of the Fort honoring Idyllwild plumbingpatriarch Charlie Kretsinger. Brian, Stacy, Griffin, Kinsey, Chuck andJackie were joined by Charlie Clayton, the expert mason who constructedthe fountain’s stone base, and members of the Idyllwild Water District(IWD), including Interim General Manager Curt…

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    Ten years later, voters to reconsider Prop 47

    ByJP Crumrine April 30, 2024May 7, 2024 Reading Time: 5 minutes

    Nearly 10 years ago, in November 2014, California voters easily approvedProposition 47, which reduced certain nonserious and nonviolent propertyand drug offenses from felonies to misdemeanors. The measure alsoallowed certain offenders who have been previously convicted of suchcrimes to apply for reduced sentences. In general, offenders convicted of misdemeanor crimes were to bepunished less severely than…

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    Steele wins at Adelaide

    ByJack Clark April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 Reading Time: 1 minute

    Idyllwild native Brendan Steele put together under-par rounds of66-64-68 to post an 18-under par 198 and win the LIV golf tournament atAdelaide, Australia, by a single stroke. The 41-year-old pocketed a winner’s check of $4 million, plus anotherquarter million he won in the team competition at the same Adelaidetournament. It was Brendan’s first professional win…

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    Sauer continues rehab of IWD

    ByDavid Jerome April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 Reading Time: 6 minutes

    The April 17 meeting of the directors of Idyllwild Water District (IWD)included a detailed update on progress on the lower administrativeoffice project, a number of legacy issues uncovered by Interim GeneralManager (GM) Curt Sauer and staff, and a review of board procedure anddecorum, including stipends for directors. In public comments David Hunt wished to “commend…

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  • Idyll-Awhile’s new kitchen expands offerings
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    Idyll-Awhile’s new kitchen expands offerings

    ByDavid Jerome April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 Reading Time: 3 minutes

    The Crier sat down last week with Leanna Lee, proprietor of Leanna’sIdyll-Awhile Bistro. She noted that Thursday, April 18, marked fiveyears from the day she closed escrow, in 2019. Idyll-Awhile was servingfor many years before that, but Lee is excited about her recent kitchenexpansion and the roll-out of a full dinner menu. Lee has a…

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    Medicare policy plan scams increasing

    ByJP Crumrine April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    Following the end of California’s Covered Cal Open enrollment, whichbegan Nov. 1, 2023, and ended Jan. 31, 2024, nearly 1.8 million stateresidents have chosen a plan through Covered Cal. This surpasses therecord set in 2022. More than 300,000 are new policy holders. “The high demand for Covered California shows that the increasedfinancial help for 2024…

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    FVWD to consider capital projects and budget levels

    ByJP Crumrine April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 Reading Time: 3 minutes

    The April 18 meeting of the Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) Board ofDirectors focused mostly on financial issues and preparation for thenext fiscal year (FY) budget. The third quarter report for the current budget (FY 2023-24) was on theagenda. For the year, expenses exceed revenue by about $835,000, whichis about what the board expected when…

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  • Taylor Brechtel’s art at the Recht Gallery
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    Taylor Brechtel’s art at the Recht Gallery

    ByDavid Jerome April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    Taylor Brechtel has been showing his work and hosting events at hisRecht Gallery in the Courtyard since 2022. The Crier visited his galleryto introduce him to readers. Brechtel is originally from Orange County. He went to New York Citywhere he earned his bachelor’s in fine art from Parson’s School ofDesign and lived for 10 years….

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    Planning Commission favors digital roadside signage

    ByJP Crumrine April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 Reading Time: 3 minutes

    At its April 3 meeting, the Riverside County Planning Commissionunanimously (4-0) recommended a policy authorizing digital on-sitesigns. Before it is effective, the board of supervisors will have toapprove it. The change would amend Ordinance 348, “Land Use Planning and ZoningRegulations,” to allow digital signage only on a business’s site. InIdyllwild, the sign’s height would be…

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    Final primary results and how the Hill voted

    ByJP Crumrine April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 Reading Time: 6 minutes

    Thursday, April 4, Art Tinoco, Riverside County registrar of voters,certified the vote totals from the March 5 Presidential Primary Electionand the board of supervisors accepted the results at its April 9meeting. Turnout In Riverside County, about 30.8% of the 1.3 million registered voterscast a ballot in this election. The statewide turnout for the MarchPrimary Election…

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