On May 3, the Riverside County district attorney filed a felony charge for unlawful possession of a controlled substance against Idyllwild resident Arthur L. DeRoss. A second charge for misdemeanor being under the influence was also filed. DeRoss pleaded not guilty to both. A felony settlement conference has been scheduled for June 19. Meanwhile DeRoss…
Don Lenik was remembered with stories, poems and an impromptu song on Sunday afternoon at the Community Center site. Francoise Frigola, Gabriella Dapeer, Judith Schonebaum and Trudy Levy organized the memorial. The traditional Jewish Kaddish Yatom (The Mourner’s Kaddish) was recited at the end of the gathering.
Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Monday, May 28, to observe Memorial Day: Area post offices BBVA Compass bank Fern Valley Water District Hemet Unified School District Idyllwild Health Center Idyllwild Library Idyllwild Water District Pine Cove Water District Riverside County offices Town Crier Fern Creek Medical Center These will be open: Fairway…
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies again arrested Ron Kimmerle at his Laurel Drive home at around 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 23. Special Investigations Supervisor Sgt. Wallace Clear confirmed that Kimmerle, 49, would be charged with multiple counts of residential burglary. This is Kimmerle’s third arrest in just under a month. It follows an April…
A small group of Idyllwild and Pine Cove residents attended a final county presentation prior to the official launch of the Idyllwild Downtown Historic District. County representatives held the Wednesday, May 16, meeting to show the community final draft design guidelines for the district, explain how the permitting process for alterations works, and how the…
The board of directors for the Idyllwild Water District is reviewing a draft ordinance for mandatory use of recycled water. Anders Wistrom with Ascend Engineering, the district’s consultant on obtaining state approval for the recycled water facility, prepared the proposal. The district is considering requiring the use of recycled water for agricultural and landscape irrigation,…
Idyllwild’s Mountain Community Patrol has expanded their surveillance role to include residential areas, specifically daytime patrols of around 31 Idyllwild properties listed as abandoned, foreclosed or bank owned. So far, MCP patrols have discovered two of the 31 occupied, even though the foreclosed properties they are tasked to inspect are supposed to be vacant. “We…
Chamber members chose a new board of directors. Ballots tabulated Monday, May 21, showed Lanny Hardy and former President Mimi Lamp as the top vote getters, along with Chris Titus. Hardy received 30 votes, Lamp and Titus both received 29 and all three are elected for three-year terms. Eighty-five ballots were mailed out and 37…
The Friends of the Idyllwild Library will hold a Memorial Day weekend book sale from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and 27, on the library deck at 54185 Pine Crest Avenue. Riverside County planners and the contractor are moving rapidly toward the completion of property in Strawberry Plaza and soon…
PCWD’sproposed budget allocations are very similar to this year’s, with slight increases in property tax collection and a comparable decrease in revenue from current services.
