By Stephanie YostIdyllwild Community Center board president Rotary Club of Idyllwild donated $3,900 to support Idyllwild Community Center’s (ICC) distance learning camp at Town Hall. The program, which began last fall and will last until school lets out, provides a very low-cost, socially-distanced location with adult support and supervision for about a dozen Idyllwild School…
As of April 1, the planned search for Roy Prifogle has been changed from Saturday, April 17 to Sunday, April 18. Prifogle’s daughter Kendra Johnson posted the change on her Facebook account April 1, asking for people’s help in the search effort. “The detective in charge told me that anyone can go out and search…
The FY 2021/22 draft budget was discussed at the last Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Board of Commissioners meeting. The board also voted to approve the final annual financial report/audit at the April meeting.Idyllwild Volunteer Fire Company is still recruiting.The total budgeted revenue is $2,598,002.11. The total budgeted expenditures are $2,590,500. Some of the larger…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls.• Mar. 23 — Gas leak, 1:45 p.m. Village Center Dr.• Mar. 23 — Walk-in medical aid, 2:45 p.m.• Mar. 23 — Public service assist, 5:33 p.m. Rim Rock Rd.• Mar. 24 — Medical aid, 12:22 a.m. Strawberry Valley Dr.• Mar. 24 — Public…
The County Executive Officer (CEO) Jeff Van Wagenen decided that former Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser would no longer be employed by the county last Tuesday morning.“I want to thank Dr. Kaiser for his tireless work throughout this pandemic in service to our residents, communities, county agencies, cities, school districts and many other groups,”…
Idyllwild Water District (IWD) General Manager Leo Havener just received a raise. The board, in a special closed-session meeting 3-2 vote, approved a contract increasing Havener’s current annual salary from $117,000 to $119,225 “prorated and paid on the District’s regular pay-days” for the remaining of this fiscal year. He was hired by the district March…
Dillon Pulatie started working at the Idyllwild Water District August 2016 and submitted his resignation dated March 15 to the district with a last day of March 23. In his resignation letter, Pulatie cites “Leo [Havener, general manager] and Joe [Reyes, chief water operator] have managed to put a divide between all employees and in…
As Easter approaches, four people are still officially missing from the Idyllwild and surrounding areas. Roy Prifogle, Lydia “Dia” Abrams, Diana Perez Gonzalez and Melissa Lane have not been located. According to Prifogle’s daughter Kendra Johnson, a new search and rescue operation is scheduled for April 17. They are asking citizen volunteers to participate, unlike…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls.• Mar. 8 — Public service assist, 9: p.m. Manzanita Dr.• Mar. 8 — Medical aid, 11:56 p.m. Tollgate Rd.• Mar. 9 — Motor vehicle collision with injuries, 6:54 a.m. Highway 243.• Mar. 9 — Medical aid, 8:56 a.m. Country Club Dr.• Mar. 9…
Adrian Denava Jr is charged with second degree murder and pleaded not guilty. His bail is set at $1,000,000. He is being held at Southwest Detention Center. The next court date is scheduled for June 1 in Murrieta.Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a call Wednesday, Feb. 10 at the 53000 block of Country…
