The Art Alliance of Idyllwild, in its first open board election by the membership, avoided a full vote and balloting. “We have 11 candidates for 11 open seats,” said Interim Director/Administrator Adrian Adams. “There was one withdrawal and one addition to the slate. Because the election is uncontested, there is no need for balloting. Accordingly,…
Much needed rain fell over the Hill Saturday afternoon and evening. The amounts ranged from slightly more than an inch at the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Fire Station to almost 2 inches at the Idyllwild Fire Station. Pine Cove recorded 1.2 inches and the newly installed rain gauge at the Idyllwild Town Crier collected nearly…
A possible tax increase is now several years in the future, according to the discussion at last week’s Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee. Susan Weisbart and Committee Chair Nancy Layton said their Tax Measure Research subcommittee would need at least a year to investigate and prepare the justification for a possible tax increase. Consequently,…
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has reported a hiker missing since Saturday. The search began during the weekend and was continuing Tuesday, April 28, as of press time. Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit and helicopters are involved in the search. Deputies received a call around 4:15 p.m. Saturday from a missing hiker, who has been identified…
Brendan Steele played under-par golf at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans this week, posting 72-71 — 143, but that wasn’t enough to play on the weekend. He missed the cut by four strokes. The native Idyllwilder’s cuts-made streak was snapped at 16, including four tournaments from the end of last season — by far…
I’ve come to enjoy washing small amounts of dishes by hand because the window over the sink affords lovely views of the flora and fauna on our back deck. I also enjoy pondering issues. So while standing there over the weekend, I considered ways to reduce our water consumption by 25 percent. I remembered our…
Golf Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, April 17, regular monthly golf tournament held at The Country Club at Soboba Springs. It was a beautiful spring day and the course was in good shape. Dave Robb (course handicap 15) shot a gross 84, net 69 for…
The new Banning Justice Center will open to the public Monday, May 4. The new courthouse is located at 311 E. Ramsey Street. It will house four trial courtrooms, one large traffic and small claims courtroom, one large arraignment courtroom, in-custody holding cells, jury assembly space, a staff training room, clerks’ offices, public-service windows, judicial…
As a former president of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, I find Norm Cassen’s recent critical letters a bit hard to stomach. He smears the hard-working volunteers and staff with innuendos of financial conflicts of interest and corruption without making a direct accusation, which would amount to slander. Having been one of the founding…
Fern Valley Water District’s current-year budget has produced nearly $200,000 in income during the first nine months of the fiscal year, which ends June 30. With income approaching $770,000 and current expenditures about $570,000, General Manager Steve Erler told the board last week, “The budget looks as though we’re on target.” With the completion of…
