By Marshall SmithIdyllwild Association of Realtors Living on the Hill comes with disaster risks, especially for new residents unfamiliar with living in a wildland interface. Fortunately, there is time to learn and a volunteer organization, Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP), available to provide training and education.In July 2018, the Cranston Fire forced thousands of residents to…
Sheriff’s logThe Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Saturday to Friday, April 24 to 30. Idyllwild• Apr. 24 — Suspicious circumstance, 12:06 a.m. Hopkins Dr. Handled by deputy.• Apr. 24 — Recovery of stolen vehicle, 6:32 a.m. 54000 block of Pine Crest Ave. Report taken.• Apr. 24 — Alarm call,…
Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Commissioner Ralph Hoetger resigned at the end of the Tuesday, April 27 IFPD Board of Commissioners meeting. Hoetger sold his home and is moving out of the district. The district posted the vacancy last week. The deadline to submit a resume/CV and cover letter articulating interest in becoming a board…
Several items filled the Idyllwild Water District’s (IWD) last board meeting agenda. The proposed FY 2021/22 budget can be accessed at the district’s website, idyllwildwater.com, and is included with the April 21 agenda. Monthly legal services from Aleshire & Wynder cost the district $7,467.23. Director Dave Hunt commented the new flow chart (included with the…
The newspaper contacts the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department media information bureau (MIB) every week asking for updates and if there will be any upcoming searches for the remaining four missing people — Melissa Lane, Roy Prifogle, Lydia “Dia” Abrams and Diana Perez Gonzalez — in the Idyllwild and surrounding areas. Very rarely does the newspaper…
The county announced earlier this week the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shot will resume at its clinics saying, “local health officials on Monday lifted the pause on the drug.” It will be used at the Alessandro High School clinic in Hemet starting Thursday and expand to more sites the following week.“Bringing back the Johnson and…
All five Fern Valley Water District board members were present at the district’s last meeting. General Manager Victor Jimenez told the board the district would be receiving a credit on the siren pole for the siren emergency alert system at the Idyllwild Fire Station. The pole was donated by Sturgeon Electric. The company also installed…
Idyllwild Water District Contributed The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) will hold a Board of Directors’ Workshop at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 15 and the public is invited to attend. Our workshop will give our customers and the residents of Idyllwild an opportunity to be involved in the budget process, provide input, ask questions, share concerns…
Stephanie YostIdyllwild Community Center president The Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) will be resuming its Fit After 50 fitness classes starting Monday, May 3. The classes will be held every Monday and Friday from 9 to 10 a.m. on the new backyard stage at Town Hall, 25925 Cedar St., weather permitting. All COVID-19 guidelines currently in…
