Both Idyllwild and Pine Cove water districts will have summer campaigns to fill seats on their boards. As of the Friday, May 29, deadline, five people — Jim Billman, Dean Lattin, Steven Kunkle, Warren Monroe and June Rockwell — have qualified for the August mail-in ballot. Three seats are available. Billman, the board president, Lattin…
The Local Review Board of the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District is planning a community meeting to discuss the benefit of seeking the county’s approval to apply the state’s Mills Act to the local historic district. The meeting is tentatively set from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, at the Idyllwild Library. The Mills Act…
Unsafe speed contributed to two crashes on mountain roads over the weekend, according to Darren Meyer, California Highway Patrol public information officer. Around 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 29, Anthony Perine, 20, of Ridgecrest was travelling east on Highway 74 at the intersection of Carrizo Road when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a…
Student Scholarship and award Kaylee Dravenstatt :Perfect attendance fourth through 12th grade award, Idyllwild Scholarship Fund Jayden Emerson: Idyllwild Scholarship Fund, HUSD Governing Board, Outstanding Athlete Award, HHS Faculty Award for Citizenship/Uniqueness Kyra Espinoza: Idyllwild Scholarship Fund, Mock Trial team member, HHS Class of 2015 Scholarship Derek Higgins: Joe Sallee Memorial Tennis Scholarship Allison Hitchcock:…
Idyllwild School’s eighth grade promoting class of 2015 stands proudly while friends and family take photos from the audience.
Ambulance and emergency medical service rates will increase in the Idyllwild Fire Protection District beginning July 1. At its May 26 meeting, IFPD commissioners unanimously approved a nearly 25-percent increase in the cost of an ambulance transport. In addition, the per-mile cost will spurt 18 percent. Fire Chief Patrick Reitz estimated that all of the…
Doug Ashcraft, head of school for Idyllwild Arts Academy, stood in the interior of the new William M. Lowman Concert Hall at Idyllwild Arts. He was beaming. The roof of the hall is on, the side structures await a metal exterior that will develop a patina over the years, the stage area and green room…
Thanks to Luke’s Legacy Foundation, a spay and neuter clinic for local dogs and cats will be available at Living Free later this month. On Wednesday and Thursday, June 24 and 25, these services will be offered to residents from Garner Valley to Pine Cove, according to Janice Murasko. Animals may be brought to Living…
Q&A provided by Riverside County Department of Environmental Health: Q. What is the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health Mosquito, Vector and Disease Control Assessment? A. The Mosquito, Vector and Disease Control Assessment is a mailed ballot measure for property owners that, if approved, will provide continued, comprehensive mosquito, rat and other vector surveillance and control,…
The nomination period for candidates to the Pine Cove Water District has been extended to 5 p.m., Wednesday, June 3. According to the Registrar of Voters, “If nomination documents for an incumbent are not delivered by 5:00 p.m. on the 88th day [Friday, May 29] before the general election, any person other than the person…
