Water supplies are critical Shane Reichardt of the Riverside County Emergency Management Department was the guest speaker at the Sept. 28 Mountain Emergency Service Committee meeting. September was National Preparedness Month. While it was nearly over when he spoke, Reichardt addressed the issue in the context of the recent emergencies created by hurricanes and earthquakes,…
Declines to approve spending requests Four of six action items on the Idyllwild Water District’s agenda involved approval of recommendations from the general manager to purchase or proceed with actions that would requires expenditures. This month, the board decided to limit its expenses and only approved one recommendation — a contract to clean and video…
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Michael Holato gave this report on Youth Soccer. Below are the scores, standings and players of the game for Town Hall Youth Soccer. For the 4 to 6 year olds we are only doing player of the game. Ages 4-6 Ferro Lightning Bolts 2 Idyllwild Automotive Spinjitsu 1. Lightning Bolts Ruby…
Brendan Steele, just coming off his best season yet, begins the new 2018 season this week by defending his championship in last year’s Safeway Open in Napa. The native Idyllwilder’s tees off no. 10 Thursday at 7:50 a.m. and off no. 1 Friday at 12:40 p.m.
Garner Valley is hosting its third Home Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. Five diverse homes represent the eclectic nature of the community. Themes of country cozy, log ranch, panoramic views and renovated contemporary nestle among the native pines. Each is uniquely decorated to enhance the architectural theme. The Home Tour…
Editor’s note: This story was taken from a press release. The Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians’ replacement casino and resort project has moved to the next level by installing 5,500 tons of structural steel that will allow the construction to move upwards. Tom Groenendal, senior superintendent for C.W. Driver, said the replacement casino will use…
Birthright freedoms and rolling freight cars intersect Composer and multi-instrumentalist Braden Diotte brings his piece “General Manifest” to the William M. Lowman Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. About this composition for varied ensemble, Diotte has written on his website: “I wanted to create a piece to pay tribute to the fleeting music…
The Idyllwild Haunted Hotel moved to Lake Hemet and has expanded this year to a Haunted Village, complete with the Haunted Hotel, Boneyard Maze, Abandoned Mine and music stage featuring live bands every night. A preview tour led by Young Idyllwild’s Vice President Arn Hancock revealed an expanded Hotel, with additional themed rooms cast with…
Idyllwild School again led the Hemet Unified School District’s performance on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress. The state exam was given last spring. The State Department of Education released individual school results last week. The tests are English language arts and mathematics. The percentage of Idyllwild School students in all grades who…
As the first quarter of fiscal year 2017-18 ends, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s financial consultant worked with its auditing team to prepare the audit from fiscal year 2016-17, which ended June 30. Consequently, he was unable to prepare any financial reports for the commission’s review at its monthly meeting last week. However, one long-term…
