Sunday, April 28, St. Hugh of Lincoln in Idyllwild will host its firstArbor Day Celebration. The “seed” for this idea came from a discussionregarding the oldest tree in Idyllwild that graces the church’s memorialgarden. Part of the celebration for Arbor Day will include a “tree naming”contest. Leading up to that contest, St. Hugh is seeking…
At the Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) meeting last Wednesday, March 13, a proposal for rent reduction from American Tower, one of the companiesleasing land or interior space from the district, was rejected. A newlease with another renter, Comtronix, was announced. Director Lou Padula asked about items on the financial statement. Onecheck, for over $85,000…
Michael Sattley of the Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) was namedthe 2024 Riverside County Classified Administrator of the Year. “We are profoundly proud of Mike Sattley’s recognition as the RiversideCounty Classified Administrator of the Year,” said Christi Barrett, HUSDsuperintendent, after the Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE)announced his recognition. “His leadership in our facilities departmenthas…
The Hill’s three water districts — Fern Valley (FVWD), Idyllwild (IWD)and Pine Cove (PCWD) — and some Idyllwild Fire Department (IFD)firefighters combined forces last week to perform some fire hydrantrepair. All who participated thought it went well and bodes well forfuture cooperation among the four local districts. “It was great training and good to get…
Representatives of member agencies held the first of this season’smeetings of the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce (MAST), at the IdyllwildNature Center Wednesday, March 13. The participating agencies includedRiverside County Sheriff, CalFire, United States Forest Service (USFS)and Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD). The audience included amember of the Mountain Community Fire Safe Council (MCFSC) and a…
A review of the value to separate the Riverside County Coroner’s Officefrom the Sheriff’s Department concluded that the change would notaddress the concerns and issues the public raised last fall and wouldadd to the county’s cost. The board of supervisors unanimously concurredand approved the report. The report determined, “If the duties of the Sheriff, Coroner,…
The liquidation of the estate assets of missing Garner Valley residentDia Abrams began last week as a judge approved the sale of the first ofAbram’s three local real estate holdings. Court-appointed TrusteeRichard Munro applied for permission to accept the higher of two offersmade on Abrams’ house on Tool Box Springs Road, and this was granted…
Idyllwild Community Center and Riverside County Parks will co-host theannual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 30, at the Idyllwild RegionalPark, 54000 Riverside County Playground Rd. Although it’s spring, weather is always uncertain. The Easter Bunny hasassured event planners that he is hippity-hoppity ready to greetchildren and families for photos and hugs, and lots of candy-…
An Idyllwild man was convicted Jan. 18 in Riverside County SuperiorCourt of felony vandalism. On Aug. 23, 2023, “deputies responded to the 26000 block of Delano Drivein Idyllwild for a call of an armed subject,” wrote Riverside CountySheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Wenndy Brito-Gonzalez.“The reporting party stated a white adult male was banging on theresidence…
The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation presented a check for$10,000 to Tara Sechrest, vice president Enrollment Management &Strategic Partnerships at Idyllwild Arts and Pamela Jordan, president ofIdyllwild Arts. This donation was made from the Pamela Goldwasser Memorial ScholarshipFund and is designated to support a student in the Summer Jazz Programat Idyllwild Arts. Goldwasser was…
