This year’s Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award goes to Phyllis Mueller. “I do consider it such an honor,” said Mueller. “Ernie Maxwell is such a legend and I admire him. Winning this award makes me very happy.” Mueller serves as the chief of staff to Idyllwild’s beloved Mayor Max. Mueller works tirelessly to get the…
The back room of the Idyllwild post office is like an ocean of every form of paper you can imagine. Hundreds of forms, envelops, packages of all shapes and sizes take over every inch of the rooms, except narrow walking paths for the workers to maneuver through. It’s organized chaos, but to the untrained eye,…
Ever been traveling on Highway 74 out to the desert and needed to stop for gas or a snack? Well, that will be possible starting in the spring. The Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians is building a gas station and convenience store, the Santa Rosa Pit Stop. The station and store will be “about…
The details of a mountain communication system are in the works, according to Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Chief Mark LaMont at the last IFPD board meeting held Sept. 24. Details about the materials and construction of the system are in discussion so that a final cost can be nailed down. In the meantime, there…
The district’s auditor will be at the November meeting The pipeline replacement project for the Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) began last month. In a cozy room at the district office supplied with plenty of coffee last Friday morning, General Manager Victor Jimenez described the experience he and Office Manager Jessica Priefer had observing how…
One of the main items on the Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) board meeting agenda was removing former board member Steven King as a check signer and adding newly appointed board member Rose Venard. In the FY 2019/20 budget, 46% of the general manager’s discretionary fund has been used. Jerry Holldber is the general manager…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Oct. 6 to Oct. 12. Idyllwild • Oct. 6 — Unknown trouble, 5:17 a.m. Address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 6 — Public disturbance, 6:34 a.m. Address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 7 — Trespassing, 10:18…
A multiple vehicle traffic collision occurred last week on Highway 74, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Edward Nunez. On Friday, Oct. 11 at 11:10 p.m., three vehicles were involved in a collision on Highway 74 east of Lake Hemet. Antonio Alcarez, 24 years old of Perris, was driving east on Highway 74 in a…
A small, quarter-acre size fire ignited off the Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail near Cougar Road around 4:18 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10. The rate of spread was slow to moderate due to light winds and was 100% contained by firefighters within a couple of hours. Not long after the fire ignited, the forward rate of…
By Stephanie YostBoard PresidentIdyllwild Community Center For many years our Town Hall was managed and operated by the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce for the benefit of the town. However, with the chamber’s dissolution, the property ownership reverted to the Johnson family, who were the original owners. On Aug. 16, the Johnson family sold the Town…
