Brendan Steele moved up the leaderboard again two weeks ago, tying for 26th at THE PLAYERS Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The Idyllwild native posted a 4-under-par 69-73-75-67 — 284. In recent weeks his putting has been a strong point of his game. At THE PLAYERS he gained 1.050 strokes putting on the field….
The Pine Cove Water District directors reviewed a proposed budget for fiscal year 2014-15, which begins July 1. Approval of the final budget and a public hearing will be held during the June meeting. General Manager Jerry Holldber submitted a balanced budget totaling $811,000, a reduction of $14,000 from the current year budget. While Holldber…
Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz told the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission last week that he plans to ask Riverside County to extend the current fire and medical emergency dispatch contract for another year. While no organizations responded to IFPD’s March Request for Proposal, Reitz said the one-year extension would still allow IFPD to explore…
Celebration of life Carol Mills 1930-2014 The community of Idyllwild is cordially invited to a celebration of the life of Carol Mills, who passed away April 14, 2014, at her home, surrounded by her family and her cats. The celebration will be held on the Summer Solstice, June 21, 2014, from 3 to 6 p.m.,…
The prospective arraignment of Robert Pape for the 2006 triple homicide in Piñyon Pines was deferred a month until June 13. This is the fourth postponement of Pape’s arraignment since his arrest in March. On the night of Sept. 17, 2006, Becky Friedli, 18, her mother, Vicki Friedli, 53, and Vickie’s boyfriend, Jon Hayward, 55,…
Ronald Reagan’s 11th Commandment, “Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican,” was violated last week in the local race for State Senate District 28. Nasty and personal attacks dominated the political debate in the final weeks of the campaign. Bonnie Garcia wants an investigation of her opponent Jeff Stone, 3rd District Supervisor. She…
Mike Hestrin, 15-year prosecutor with the Riverside County district attorney’s office, is running to improve and restore the once-impeccable legacy of his department, he said. Hestin, a Stanford law graduate, proudly touts that he has held only one job since college and that his life has been this department. “As a career professional in law…
Last week, the Town Crier interviewed 3rd District Supervisor Jeff Stone, who is a candidate for the State Senate District 28 seat. There are four other candidates — Phil Drucker, Bonnie Garcia, Glenn Miller and Anna Nevenic — and the two top vote getters, regardless of party affiliation, will be on the November General Election…
Philip Drucker, La Quinta resident, lawyer and law professor, is running as one of two Democrats in a field of five to represent California Senate 28. “I don’t need a job,” said Drucker. “I’m an attorney and a professor. I can always work. I’m not planning to go up there to begin a career in…
Lieutenant Chad Bianco, currently serving at the Larry Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, is running to unseat his boss, Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff. “Stan is dishonest and has a long history of unethical acts that disgrace the badge that I hold dear,” Bianco said. ”He is nothing as a figurehead and arguably the worst…
