The decade long scourge of Goldspotted Oak Borer (GSOB) continues todamage and to kill oak trees on the Hill. Despite multiple efforts toeradicate this nemesis, its destruction is still present. Callie Squires, executive director for the Mountain Communities FireSafe Council (MCFSC), has announced that funding is available either tospray threatened and damaged trees or to…
Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Chief Mark LaMont called aspecial meeting of the board of commissioners for Tuesday, March 5, todiscuss and approve a single item: the purchase of a used low mileagetype III ambulance for $60,000 to replace the oldest of four ambulances.Fern Valley Water General Manager Victor Jimenez was invited because ofhis experience…
The vacant position on the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) board wasfilled last week. At its Feb. 27 meeting, the Riverside County Board ofSupervisors approved the appointment of R. Mitchell Davis to the IWDboard. The seat has been vacant for nearly a year. Last March, former directorGene Schneider announced his intention to resign from the board….
To judge from the attendance at last Tuesday evening’s presentation ofthe concert honoring the achievements of Idyllwild’s own guitarist andluthier extraordinaire David Pelham, the event served as both acelebratory and devotional function. Under the sponsorship of theFriends of the Idyllwild Library, the attraction was equally a stimulusto the curious as well as the knowing. The…
Riverside County CEO Jeff Van Wagenen delivered good news during hispresentation of the midyear review of Riverside County’s fiscal year(FY) 2023-24 budget last week. During his budget report at the Feb. 27 board of supervisors meeting, hereported that revenues for the current FY are expected to be about $60million greater than when the budget was…
Riverside County Fire/Cal Fire log The Riverside County Fire Department/Cal Fire responded to these recent dispatches from Monday to Sunday, Sept. 11 to 17. Pine Cove Pine Cove• Feb. 20 — Inside gas odor, 8:23 a.m.• Feb. 22 — Structure fire, false alarm, 2:16 p.m.• Feb. 23 — Seizures, 3:58 p.m.• Feb. 25 — Structure…
Pleased and concerned over new IWD GM Dear editor:I was very pleased to read that the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) interim general manager (GM) talked about the importance of teamwork and team-building. I truly hope that means working with our current IWD team and not trying to solve problems by hiring and firing. It is…
High school seniors who resided in the Idyllwild School attendance area with a parent or guardian for three or more years during kindergarten through eighth grade, and for two of the four high school years, and have at least a 2.5 GPA, may apply for an Idyllwild Scholarship. It doesn’t matter the high school they…
Riverside County voters will be able to cast their ballot for the 2024 Presidential Primary Election at one of 17 vote centers in Riverside County that opened Saturday, Feb. 24. Another 131 vote centers will open Saturday, March 2. At any of these voter centers, residents may vote in-person or return their completed vote-by-mail ballot….
Dr. Birte Pfleger-Cullinan has spoken to the Crier in the past about her experience as a crime victim navigating the California Parole system. She lost her mother and nearly lost her father in a 1994 shooting at Vista Point. Two Banning men were convicted for their parts in the shootings, and the shooter himself, 17…
