The Idyllwild Brewpub was honored at last week’s Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting. At the beginning of the May 2 meeting, Hans Kernkamp, general manager-chief engineer of the county’s Department of Waste Resources, announced the Sustainability Awards for each supervisorial district. “It was a very proud moment after such a long time,” said Lori Ferro,…
The three California agencies that will regulate the state medical-marijuana industry released their proposed rules for the state system recently, and it appears some of the proposed regulations will conflict with existing Riverside County ordinances. Counties may enact laws that modify or supersede certain aspects of state regulations. In Riverside County, under Ordinance 348 adopted…
Cal Trans has delayed the start of work on Highway 243 until Thursday, May 11. Work to add rumble strips was planned to start this past Monday, but the weekend’s storm and lingering cold temperatures postponed the start. Work will be done on different zones of Highway 243. One begins about 0.7 miles north Highway…
A man, possibly with a gun, was reported near the creek across from Idyllwild School at 2:45 p.m. according to a recorded message sent out to Idyllwild School parents and guardians. The school was placed on lockdown as a precautionary measure by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. At around 3:18 p.m., the lockdown was lifted…
Idyllwild resident Julia Romero, 17, was severely injured in a head-on, hit-and-run automobile crash on Friday, March 31. The other driver also was arrested for DUI. Prior to the crash Julia was an honors student at Hemet High School and a star runner on the girls track team. Julia is finishing rehabilitation at Totally Kids…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, April 23 to 29. Idyllwild • April 23 — Two alarm calls, 24000 block of Fern Valley Rd. Handled by deputy. • April 23 — Alarm call, Middle Ridge Dr. Handled by deputy. • April 23 — Suspicious…
The Fern Creek Medical Center, in conjunction with the Idyllwild Library, continues its lecture series about chronic health conditions. Next, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, is a presentation about high blood sugar, diabetes and obesity. Topics to be examined at the lecture include: why obesity is a disease of inflammation; why dieting is not…
At its April 26 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission addressed a wide variety of issues. A preliminary presentation of next year’s budget was followed by a long discussion of what the commission should do in the aftermath of the defeat of Measure W, the proposal to increase parcel fees, a review of administrative…
Riverside County’s impending budget problems are not diminishing. The state still has shown no willingness to alleviate the budget ramifications of shifting the In-House Support Services program back to the 57 counties. Also, growing retirement costs have not abated. Last week, County Executive Officer Jay Orr told the board that “… projections of the growth…
The CSA 36 Advisory Committee is struggling to find ways to increase attendance at its meetings. Attendance has been meager, even though funds for the program come from parcel taxes paid by district residents. Chair John Metroka, at last week’s meeting, suggested quarterly meetings rather than monthly which had been made when the committee was…
