The Idyllwild Historic Preservation District Review Board announced a community meeting to acquaint property owners, especially those within the district, with what has been called “the single most important economic incentive program in California for the restoration and preservation of qualified historic buildings by private property owners.” The Mills Act, enacted in California in 1972,…
The efforts to restore populations of the mountain yellow-legged frogs in the San Jacinto Mountains are evincing significant progress despite the presence of the drought. Several steps are producing positive results, according to Adam R. Backlin, ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey at the Western Ecological Research Center. This year, researchers released two separate sets of tadpoles…
Southern California Edison working just north of Pine Cove Market Wednesday night, Aug. 19, shutting down electricity in many homes at about 9 p.m. that night through early morning hours. The same occurred this Wednesday between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. Thursday.
By JP Crumrine News Editor Cal Trans has announced plans for road work and maintenance over the next two weeks. This work will result in some lane closures and cautious driving. Paving will take place on both northbound and southbound Highway 371 from Highway 74 to Kirby Road, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.,…
While production at Fern Valley Water District fell nearly 8 percent during the first six months of 2015, General Manager Steve Erler expressed surprise that the level of the district’s wells continues to fall. He reported that the level for all the wells was lower in July. The observational well (outside the office) dropped nearly…
Idyllwild Water District remains in Stage 2 because the May and July rains have helped its wells, General Manager Tom Lynch reported to the directors Wednesday night, Aug. 19. “There is still no water in Foster Lake,” Lynch added. “But the Foster Lake wells are up a bit because of the summer rains.” He also…
Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Aug. 17 to 23. Big Bear Lake • Aug. 23 — Forest, woods or wildland fire, 40000 block of Pennsylvania Ave. Idyllwild • Aug. 17 — Unauthorized burning, 54000 block of Hwy. 243. • Aug. 18 — Dispatched & canceled en…
Two of five squatter camps in Idyllwild, downhill of the bend on Highway 243 leading south out of Idyllwild, are seen in these photos. The camps are on 40 undeveloped acres owned by Charlene Lane. Penelope Smrz, a neighbor immediately adjacent to the 40-acre site, reported the encampments to both the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department…
Jessie Ornelas-Mares splits her time as school counselor between two of the most highly regarded schools in the Hemet Unified School District, Idyllwild School and Cottonwood Elementary. “I feel very honored and privileged to have this opportunity,” said Ornelas-Mares, of serving both distinguished schools as a first-year school counselor. The longtime Hemet resident said she…
Diana “De” Eskew easily won election to a full-term as director of the Pine cove Water District. She garnered 171 votes or 45.8 percent of the total. “That makes me feel really good,” she said when told of the results. Fellow Director Tim Lange, he was appointed in July to fill former board president Mike…
