A Town Crier question that the one Idyllwild School first-grade class this year recently may have been sent home to quarantine due to exposure to a student(s) who tested positive for COVID-19 was posed, along with other questions, to Idyllwild School Principal Nicole Picchiottino. Instead, Hemet Unified School District Public Information Officer Alexandrea Sponheim responded…
By Dr. Donald StollIdyllwild Arts Manager of Communications & International Student Relations “To start with, I’m looking forward to more time with my husband, George.”Heather Companiott was speaking on Wednesday, Sept. 1. In two more days, she would retire from her position as director of the Adult Arts Center and Native American Arts Program for…
As of Sept. 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports: The current seven-day moving average of daily new U.S. COVID cases has increased 4.9% compared with last week, and it is 123.6% higher compared to the peak observed 13 months ago on July 20 2020. It is 1,217.0% higher than the lowest…
The Town Crier announces the 2021 Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award nominees. They are Marsha Kennedy, Robert “Bob” Romano, and Mara Schoner and Mark Yardas. Please keep the following in mind when you vote: The individual should have demonstrated a tangible, perhaps physical, effect on the community. The honor is given to an individual or…
Joel FeingoldPhotographer Michelle Bowman, who lives in the Country Club Drive house where a tree fell Friday night, said they heard a loud explosion at about 9:20 p.m. At first they thought it was an earthquake, but there was no shaking. They went outside and saw sparks from all of their electrical lines. A very…
Serious injuries of two motorcyclists were suspected in two of three traffic collisions reported on Hill roads recently, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier. At 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, William Lee Harwell, 38, of Philomath, Oregon, was traveling westbound at about 60 mph on his 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan on Highway…
Richard SchwartzPCPOA President The Pine Cove Property Owners Association’s September meeting began with a timely presentation by Jerry Holldber, Pine Cove Water District general manager and Michael Franklin, Riverside County Business and Community Services. Holldber explained that the PCWD Dutch Flat facility has been used for many years as a filling station for firefighting helicopters….
Idyllwild Fire The Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • Aug. 28 — EMS call, provide basic life support, 4:51 a.m. Jameson Dr. • Aug. 28 — EMS call, provide first aid & check for injuries, 8:13 a.m. Fern Valley Rd. • Aug. 28 — EMS call, provide advanced life support,…
JP CrumrineCorrespondent Riverside County officials — Board of Supervisors, Planning and Code Enforcement, and the grand jury — have been grappling with revising the current policy for regulating short-term rentals (STRs). The board formally initiated the effort to revise the STR policy (Ordinance 927) in February 2020 and has been overseeing the progress. A grand…
On Thursday, Aug. 19, the California Public Utilities Commission authorized a 7.63% increase to Southern California Edison’s revenue requirement for 2021. SCE had requested a 19.03% increase. This results in $12.41 (or 8.9 percent) more monthly for a typical residential customer’s bill. The CPUC excluded more than $131 million of costs for executive compensation and…
