The Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors held a special meeting Friday, Dec. 9. New directors Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly and Vic Sirkin were present for the day-long meeting interviewing interim general manager candidates. A tentative choice was made at the end of the session. Board Acting President John Cook sent the following statement, “The…
Recycled water from the Idyllwild Water District’s proposed plant will not be pumped and stored at its Foster Lake facility, acting board President John Cook wrote in an email Dec. 12. “Neither current regulations nor science allow for recycled water recharge in a fractured rock zone so it is not possible to fill the Foster…
With the Riverside County Planning Commission’s approval of the conditional use permit for construction of the first phase of the Idyllwild Community Center, the future of Summer Concert Series in 2017 is uncertain. The commission’s decision on Wednesday, Dec. 7, must still be ratified by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, but its approval in…
After the Riverside County Planning Commission approved the conditional use permit for construction at the Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek, the management team — the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board — received more good news. Third District Supervisor Chuck Washington put a proposal to use $1.2 million of Community Development Block Grant funds to…
Pickleball, one of the fastest-growing new sports in the U.S., has found a footing in Idyllwild. However, finding a permanent home for pickleball courts and players may prove harder. An online poll of Idyllwild residents revealed confusion over facts and growing opposition to planned installation of pickleball courts at the Idyllwild County Park. As background,…
Cal Fire, in cooperation with California State Parks, will be conducting a prescribed burn of brush and slash piles in the Mt. San Jacinto State Park off Highway 243. The project was to begin Tuesday, Dec. 13, and continue throughout the week, weather permitting. The final burn date will be determined by permissive burn day…
Lately there has been a bit of a dispute — in our Readers Write (letters to the editor) column — as to a certain “15,000 people” response given by Victor Sirkin at the Idyllwild Water District forum for directorship candidates this past Nov. 10. Sirkin has since been sworn in as a director of IWD….
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Nov. 27 to Dec. 3. Idyllwild • Nov. 27 –– Suspicious vehicle, address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Nov. 27 –– Danger to self/others, Alderwood St. Report taken. • Nov. 27 –– Unattended death, address withheld. Report taken. …
In January 2016, the Idyllwild Warming Center was moved by the Community Action Partnership from the American Legion Post 800 where it had been for six years to Town Hall. Town Hall is not open at night, as the American Legion was when it hosted the warming center. Also, Town Hall hosts a variety of…
Five years of drought has made most of us conscious of our water use, and more aware of rain and snow. Limitations on lawn watering and car washing may have even created some inconveniences. But the state’s forests have suffered a significant toll during this period. Last month, the U.S. Forest Service reported that since…
