Lydia Kremer is the new director of communications for Idyllwild Arts. Appointed in December, Kremer has had a career spanning both marketing and public relations. Most recently in her 30-year career, she was the owner of Vortex Public Relations in Palm Springs. Her goal at Vortex was to bring people and ideas together. Kremer is…
About this time of year, we begin to collect all the information we will need to properly file our income tax returns. Since it’s been a year, I have listed below some of the items you will want to find. Your employer is required to send you your W2 form by Jan. 31. If it…
In a busy first meeting of the year, Idyllwild Water District directors addressed familiar topics such as employee benefits, additional water service to the Idyllwild Arts campus and current water conservation status. As part of a continuing review to accommodate employee benefits and the district’s financial resources, the board set a cap on future employee…
The Fern Valley Water District board met with a minimum quorum and discussed topics including significantly lower water sales, cold-weather damage to infrastructure, ongoing taste and odor problems with Tank 11 water, a pending comprehensive agreement with Idyllwild Fire Protection District and funding retiree health benefits. It was a full plate of issues led by…
Thank you David and Lois Butterfield. Your generosity humbles me personally and, with no right, but nevertheless, thank you very much on behalf of the current and future community. As Chris Trout said, “This is your moment, Idyllwild. Every barrier has been removed. It is now up to all of us to make the Idyllwild…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, Jan. 14 to 21, 2013: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Jan. 17 — Walk-in medical aid. Jan. 17 — Medical aid, Marian View Drive, Idyllwild. Jan. 17 — Hazardous condition, Cedar Street, Idyllwild. Jan. 18 — Medical aid, Country Club Drive, Idyllwild….
Gary Fox of Cathedral City was with his Rottweiler and neighbor for an afternoon of fishing at Lake Fulmor Friday. Fox was walking down an icy path with his dog and slipped, suffering a laceration and a possible broken femur. Idyllwild Fire was summoned to transport him to Desert Regional Medical Center.
Court records recently confirm sentencing details for Alfredo Tartaglia, 26, of Idyllwild. According to the record of proceedings held on Thursday, Jan. 10, Tartaglia withdrew his not guilty plea for assault of a person by force and entered a plea of guilty to a violent felony. The court denied probation and imposed a medium sentence…
On Friday, Jan. 18, Riverside County officials announced that a 22-year-old Hemet man and a 4-year-old Perris girl died last week. Both tested positive for influenza virus; “though Riverside County health officials are saying the cause of death has not been determined.” Nevertheless, the circumstances re-enforce state and federal officials’ recommendations that it is still…
I never cease to be amazed by the gun lobby. They want restrictions on marijuana, prescription drugs, straight sex, gay sex, alcohol, pornography and speed limits but they don’t want to discourage the sale of any firearm to anyone. The National Rifle Association crowd leaves their old city slicker ZIP code behind due to the…
