Idyllwild News

The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce announced its slate for election of directors at its Monday, April 16 meeting.

Idyllwild School was again selected as a Title I Academic Achievement recipient. Idyllwild had been previously honored for the academic year 2007-08.

Riverside County Economic Development Agency, which manages Idyllwild’s recreation district, plans to assist in the installation of four to five aboveground community garden planting boxes, once a site is agreed upon.

Hemet Unified School District Superintendent Steven Lowder is apparently being pursued as the new superintendent for Stockton Unified School District, according to the Stockton Record.

Jury selection for the trials of Duve and Shaver is completed and opening arguments are scheduled for Thursday, April 19. …

With an influx of $25,500 from the Idyllwild Community Center land donor, and $1,500 from an anonymous contributor, the Idyllwild Community Recreation Council’s financial outlook improved, as announced at its board meeting.

The 2012 race for the 36th Congressional District is still more than six months away, but the competition for campaign money and the public’s perception of the candidates— Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack and her Democratic challenger, Dr. Raul Ruiz — is already intense.

This is one of the lowest [production] months in recent memory,” said Holldber. Based on first quarter production, PCWD’s annual production might be less than 30,000,000 gallons for the first time in more than a decade.

In a special meeting following its April 10 regular monthly meeting, the commission adopted two motions both explicitly stating that it had been directing Interim Fire Chief Michael Sherman to prepare letters to terminate the service outside the District effective June 30.

Dr. Julia Bucci recently decided not to accept the appointment as Dean of Academics for Idyllwild Arts Academy.