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…
The Fern Valley Water District’s (FVWD) emergency pipeline replacement project is near completion. The roads will be repaved once weather permits. General Manager Victor Jimenez stated during last week’s meeting that he expects the new line will be in service by the end of this week, March 26. The line is there and functioning but…
In the story “Fatal sledding incident occurred Sunday” was the following: “By approximately 3:06 p.m., American Medical Response and an airship were dispatched to treat and airlift the boy from the U.S. Forest Service Keenwild Station helipad to Desert Regional Medical Center.” AMR was dispatched, however, the agency that transported the 7-year-old-boy was Idyllwild Fire…
Even during this COVID winter, the weekend traffic up here makes clear that visitors will come flocking as the virus fades, and we Hill folk are itching to get out and about again ourselves.Of course, this means Hill businesses and organizations need to get reopening information to these folk ahead of time to take advantage…
Riverside County entered the red tier last week. For more information on state guidance, visit https://covid19.ca.gov/industry-guidance/. Restaurants have reopened indoor dining to a specified capacity.Outdoor operation for breweries, wineries and distilleries in counties in the red and purple tiers that do not serve meals can resume.For rental assistance, visit https://www.unitedlift.org/. Supervisor Chuck Washington’s office let…
By Becky & Jack ClarkTown Crier co-publishers As we noted last week, dollars from the $1.9-trillion American Rescue Plan Act already are appearing in the accounts of Hill folk, many of whom realize they do not really need their allotments for their own relief during these COVID times. So, if you fit that description, how…
