The Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors approved three grant applications at its Wednesday, Oct. 15, meeting. The $2 million request for a recycled water project is the greatest. The other two grant requests were for a total of $150,000 for security fencing and well rehabilitation. The application for the recycling project has been revised…
Richard Schnetzer will be the next Fern Valley Water District director. The board selected Schnetzer last week to fill the vacant seat due to Ron Korman’s June resignation. In September, the board established a committee to review the applications from Schnetzer and Chad Taylor. At Friday’s meeting, Wix told his colleagues, “I think we…
Idyllwild and all of Riverside County above 4,000 feet in elevation will be exempt from the proposed modifications to section 18.18 of the land use and zoning ordinance (348) regarding detached buildings. For much of the year, the county’s planning staff has been revising the decades-old ordinance. But limiting the proximity of garages and carports…
The California Press Foundation of the California Newspaper Publishers Association announced last week that Becky Clark, publisher of the Idyllwild Town Crier, has been chosen to receive its Justus F. Craemer Newspaper Executive of the Year award, the organization’s most prestigious honor. The award recognizes the achievement of newspaper executives who have influenced and impacted…
The Mountain Communities Fire Code Committee is meeting and moving forward on possible changes to Riverside County’s fire code ordinances. The committee met again on Oct. 14 to discuss two draft ordinances to address fuel abatement on the Hill. Sue Nash, of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, drafted the proposed ordinances. She stressed that…
Secretary of State Debra Bowen is reminding Californians to register to vote by Oct. 20 so they can weigh in on important issues on the Nov. 4 General Election ballot. Postmarks do count for mailed registration applications. Voter registration closes 15 days prior to any California election. A person must re-register to vote after moving,…
Mountain Disaster Preparedness, a local non-profit volunteer group, is holding a Great Shakeout event to inform residents how to be better prepared for earthquakes and other emergencies. The event, from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 18, also will stress the need for Hill residents to be prepared to be self-sufficient, especially after a catastrophic…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, Oct. 7, through Monday, Oct. 13. Idyllwild • Oct. 7 — Walk-in medical aid. • Oct. 9 — False alarm or false call, Live Oak St. • Oct. 9 — Medical aid, North Circle Dr. • Oct. 10 — Walk-in medical aid. •…
Three motorcycles and a pick-up truck were involved in a collision on Highway 243 1 mile north of Round Robin Drive on Saturday, Oct. 4, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Darren Meyer, resulting in major and minor injures. Three motorcycles were traveling southbound when the first crossed over the double-yellow line and collided head-on…
At about noon Friday, Oct. 10, the Riverside County Hemet Sheriff’s Station received a call about a body in the area of Bautista Road and Tripp Flats in Anza. Deputies were dispatched to the scene, according to Sgt. Jeff Buompensiero. Upon arrival, officers located a deceased male adult who had sustained traumatic injuries that caused…
