Idyllwild News

The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) board of directors passed the FY 2020/21 budget at its June board meeting.  The IWD board approved the budget in two parts. During one part Director Steve Kunkle was excused from the room while the remaining board members voted on the portions of the budget that included employee benefits. Kunkle…

Successful businesses continuously budget for advertising. Make sure your advertising budget focuses on the very clients and customers you seek to reach. Advertising in a daily newspaper is costly and your ad gets thrown out the next day when a new issue replaces it. But readers keep and read their latest Town Crier — and…

The area of Idyllwild-Pine Cove now has a total of 10 cases since the outbreak of COVID-19. Because Riverside County is unable to provide recovery data by area, it is unknown how many of the ten total cases are active since the area’s first reported case on April 3.  No deaths have been reported for…

In September of 2011 James Bachmann was a typical eight-year-old. He enjoyed playing, riding his skateboard and riding his bike. Then, he started experiencing some concerning behavior.  He was watching television with one eye closed because he was having double vision. He was having trouble walking and suffered from frequent headaches. At first, his parents…

The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) board of commissioners meeting was held on June 30. All commissioners were present, either physically or via Zoom.   Former IFPD Commissioner Larry Donahoo resigned for personal reasons effective at the end of the May board meeting. The IFPD board named Donahoo’s replacement after reviewing resumes from candidates that…

According to Cpt. Fernando Herrera, Cal Fire public information officer, a child suffered a rattlesnake bite at 3:25 p.m. Sunday, June 21 at the Fuller Mill Creek Campground north of Pine Cove. Cal Fire responded to attend to the child, who was transported by Mercy Air to a nearby hospital in stable condition. Herrera spoke…

Three water districts have board member seats up for election in November: Idyllwild Water District (all five seats), Lake Hemet Municipal Water District (Divisions 2 and 5) and Pine Cove Water District (three seats). LHMWD’s division 5 includes east Hemet and Garner Valley/Pine Meadows Estates.  In addition, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District has two seats…

Pipeline project to come in under budget The Fern Valley Water District’s office remains closed to the public. The district’s board held its meeting June 19 via teleconference. The agenda included the approval of the proposed FY 2020/21 budget, the consideration of a no-cost policy and updates on the pipeline project and fire hydrant purchase…

Pine Cove Water District General Manager Jerry Holldber recently sent a letter dated June 19 (republished by the TC in this issue) to his district’s customers disparaging the Town Crier’s coverage of his water district, claiming “many stories have been filled with misleading and incorrect information.” Well, then, I would think that if “many” TC…