In a follow-up on financial questions from its Jan. 10 meeting, the advisory committee to County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) had a long and thorough meeting with staff from Riverside County’s Economic Development Agency to discuss the current year budget, and current and prospective expenditures. At the end of December, the cash balance for…
Eliza “Lydee” Scudder died from cancer on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, surrounded by her children. Lydee was born in Massachusetts and lived there, as well as Connecticut, London and Altadena, during her school years. Two of her most meaningful experiences as a young adult were living in Zambia with her father, and later working on…
Idyllwild Water District directors met with the consultant conducting the district’s rate study at a special meeting Feb. 14. Kim Boehler, associate director at NBS, described the proposed plan and steps they will take in order to present a draft report in the spring or early summer. The three major steps will be a financial…
Dr. Richard MacNeal, a co-founder of MSC Software and former Garner Valley resident, died at age 94 on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. A one-hour memorial service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at Lake Avenue Church, 393 N. Lake Avenue, Pasadena. MacNeal was important in the history of Idyllwild Arts, especially during the…
Editor’s note: Each year, the Town Crier reports the information below for the three local water districts — Fern Valley, Idyllwild and Pine Cove — and the Idyllwild Fire Protection. The FVWD information appeared in the Feb. 1 issue, the IWD information was in the Feb. 8 issue and the PCWD information was published in…
A high-volume harmonious hum vibrated while people mingled at the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s annual Members meeting Saturday night at the Community Church. AAI President Donna Elliot discussed an expansion of the Deer Sightings exhibition, and an overview of AAI’s agenda before a notice of the winners of awards. Touching only on March for this…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats celebrated Kate’s, Murphy’s and Janey’s adoptions. Little Girl: This last week wasn’t as successful as the week before. Sadie: Right. We are all still here. Little Girl: But we are warm, safe and surrounded by loving ARF humans. Sadie: That is true, and we are…
Basketball Robert Lewis, Town Hall recreation director, gave this report on Town Hall Youth Basketball. Division 1 playoffs (ages 6-9) On Tuesday, Feb. 13, the American Legion Warriors played the Acumen Tree Service Celtics. Sergio Ortega had a very good game for the Warriors with 10 points, however, Salvador Solorio countered with 10 points for…
7-year-old heroine needs help aiding others The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema will offer a very special opportunity on Saturday, March 10. Each year, different film stars such as Anne Archer, Will Wallace and Wolfgang Bodison visit Idyllwild during the event, usually with a film or project on which they are working. This year, Erika…
Films at Idyllwild Library The ninth-annual Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema will present its fifth-annual Children’s Film Fest, the brainchild of Andrea Charles, executive artist liaison for the IIFC. “It was my first year; I volunteered to view movies,” Charles said. After several weeks of watching films for submission to the festival, she asked Stephen…
