The Idyllwild Indivisibles met again Monday, March 6, this time at Buckhorn Camp. At this meeting, guests from Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s and Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz’s staffs spoke. Also speaking on how to build bridges between differing opinions were locals Dave Dillon and Mary Morse. Andy Colgan attended on behalf of Ruiz. While he did…
The attorney for Frank Gutierrez of Idyllwild, who was arrested in July 2015, has requested a hearing to suppress certain evidence. At the March 10 trial readiness conference, Melissa McConaghay, a deputy public defender, submitted the motion. Judge Bambi Moyer agreed to schedule a hearing on it for Friday, March 17.
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake about 1 1/4 miles east-southeast of Loma Linda was felt by some on the Hill Monday at about 10:07 p.m. It was followed by a 2.8 magnitude tremor about 7.5 miles north of Banning a minute later, according to the U.S. Geological Survey CalTech website.
One injury traffic incident occurred over the last week on Hill roads according to Darren Meyer, public information officer for the California Highway Patrol. According to the responding officer’s report, at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 12, Ty Cabrera, 48, of Homeland, was riding his black 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle northbound on Highway 243 near the…
County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee, which oversees parcel-tax funded recreation and street lamps in Idyllwild, has two vacancies. Opal Hellweg, 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington’s legislative assistant, confirmed that vacancies will be filled in time for the next scheduled meeting — 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at Town Hall. Four people have applied for…
By Marshall Smith Staff Reporter The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners met in regular session with new commissioner Henry Sawicki attending. All commissioners were present, as were Fire Chief Patrick Reitz and Administrative Assistant Rachel Teeguarden. In significant action items, the board voted unanimously to: • approve financials. With a fiscal-year budget of…
The Idyllwild Property Owners association is currently inactive and will cease to exist after March 15 unless someone steps forward to manage it. In 2006, Trish Seaward took over the reins of IPOA so that members could get propane discounts from local propane suppliers. At that time, with propane prices high, suppliers were giving per-gallon discounts to member associations. “I volunteered so people could get a break on their propane,” said Seaward.
A committee to review policies and procedures was created at the Feb. 15 Idyllwild Water District board meeting. Directors Geoffrey Caine and Steve Kunkle are the committee members. Some specific policies to be reviewed are the questions of forgiveness for water bills and the availability of new water meters. Currently, the district has no policy…
Idyllwild Snow Talk is a growing group of concerned citizens dedicated to seeking long-term solutions to problems caused by the large influx of recreational snow visitors in a town and area with very limited public recreation space and minimal infrastructure (public parking and public bathrooms.) Marsha Kennedy, who leads the group, stresses the solutions need…
