The Idyllwild Community Center will break ground for its Phase 1 site development this fall, according to Janice Lyle, president of the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board. Last month, the project was delayed because bids on the project exceeded the budget, according to Chris Trout, advisor to the board for marketing. During the past…
Kevin Brennan, California Department of Fish and Game wildlife biologist, knows this mountain and its wildlife. Black bears are relatively rare in the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa ranges after the construction of Interstate 10. But now there is not just one, but two — the Rite Aid male bear who migrated to Idyllwild from…
Kevin Brennan, California Department of Fish and Game wildlife biologist, knows this mountain and its wildlife. Black bears are relatively rare in the San Jacinto range after the construction of Interstate 10. But now there is not just one, but two — the Rite Aid male bear who migrated to Idyllwild from Banning and the…
The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources will host a free backyard composting class and demonstration in Idyllwild on Saturday, July 15. The free “how-to” backyard composting class begins at 10 a.m. at the Idyllwild Nature Center, 25225 Highway 243. Instead of putting organic waste into the garbage to be hauled to the landfill, learn…
Idyllwild Water District Director Vic Sirkin shared with his colleagues five pages of questions regarding recent board action and pending decisions Monday morning. Among the issues Sirkin hopes the board will re-consider or consider with more legal input or analysis are the new rate structure, the long-time policy of “pre-paid water,” staffing issues and not…
Plans purchase of new equipment for water plant In a special meeting of the Idyllwild Water District Monday morning, the board unanimously approved a new memorandum of understanding with the Idyllwild Arts Foundation. The agreement deals with water connection fees and replaces a 2013 MOU. Four years ago, the school paid the district $150,000 in advance…
Idyllwild’s popular Bake Shop & Brew anticipates opening its “Back Room” bar in three to five weeks. Some construction remains to be completed in this expansion of the restaurant’s seating capacity. Owner Paul White also noted more paper work needs to come back from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control. The new space, outfitted to be…
About 8 a.m. Saturday, July 8, deputies responded to Humber Park regarding notice of a deceased hiker. The Riverside County Sheriff Department’s Aviation Unit, Coroner’s Bureau and the Sheriff’s Department volunteers from the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit assisted with the recovery. The body of George J. Wu, 51, of Newport Beach was recovered from the…
Of the two Hill crashes that occurred last week, one involved a California Highway Patrol officer. At 8:15 a.m. Thursday, July 6, California Highway Patrol Officer Graham Aanestad, 32, was driving his black 2011 Ford Expedition eastbound on Highway 74, 3.3 miles west of McCall Park Road. Behind him in a white 2014 Toyota Forerunner…
