Hemet High Girls repeat as champs
The Hemet High School Girls Volleyball (23-6) team has returned to the state championships for the second consecutive year. On Saturday, they defeated the Cornelia Connelly School of Anaheim in games.
Hemet took the first two games easily 25-11 and 25-6. Connelly came back from a 5-0 deficit in the third game and won 21-25, but Hemet won the fourth...
IFPD schedules special meeting Nov. 30
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission has scheduled a special meeting for 6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 30. The meeting will be at the Fire Station.
The agenda lists two items:
1. Interim Election of officers and
2. An annual evaluation of the fire chief.
The commission will recess into closed session to conduct the performance review. This is authorized by section54957 of the Brown Act,...
Morphett re-elected Idyllwild Water President
Last night, the Idyllwild Water District directors again chose Allan Morphett as president and Warren Monroe as vice-president. This duo has overseen the district since their election as officers in 2005.Both joined the IWD board in December 2003.
Hemet Girls Volleyball calms Pacifica
The Hemet High School Girls Volleyball marched back to the Division 4A Championship. They defeated Pacifica Christian, another number 1 seed, in the California Interscholastic Federation, Southern Section, Division 4A.
Hemet came out determined, won 3-0, and never relinquished the lead in of the three games. The game scores were 25-15, 25-20 and the third and final was 25-14.
The championship...
County advances Idyllwild Fire Department $450,000
Riverside County advanced Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) $450,000 on its December and January property tax receipts, but otherwise there was no discussion of the district’s current or future financial condition.
The commission had no financial statement to review (as of Monday, Nov. 14, it was still not available). However, Commissioner Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly did present three options...
Semi truck loses brakes on Hwy. 243
According to California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Murawski, Freddie Meza, 30, of Murrieta was driving north on Highway 243 near mile marker 19 at 4:35 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, when he lost the brakes in his semi truck carrying concrete from a demolished building in Pine Cove. Meza plowed the truck into an embankment to stop the vehicle. Neither Meza nor his passenger, Hernan Orozco, 26, of San Bernardino, were injured in the solo traffic collision.
Forest Service Volunteer Association board, coordinators named
Dnner at Town Hall on Saturday, Nov. 5 was to introduce the Forest Service Volunteer Association new board and celebrate the contribution of more than 6,000 hours of service in fiscal year 2011 (which ended Sept. 30, 2011).
Mountain Folk: Casey Abrams, Haley Reinhart Christmas single
Idyllwild’s own Casey Abrams and gal pal Haley Reinhart, both American Idol season 10 finalists, are releasing a holiday single, the Frank Loesser standard, “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” Available for download on iTunes on Monday, Nov. 21, with a video to follow. Advance reviews are that it’s “too cute for words.”
To get a listing in “Mountain folk,” visit www.towncrier.com,...
Fall tips for Idyllwild gardens
Thanksgiving week or a bit afterward is usually the last of the weather that allows for being able to comfortably garden here in Idyllwild or Pine Cove. We have already gone through a good early winter snowstorm, and a wake-up call of frost.
Faces of Idyllwild businesses continue to change
B’s Mountain of Books, Idyllwild’s independent bookstore, has a new owner and name. Julie Johnson, friends with previous owner Lauren Devore, has renamed her store INK and plans to continue Devore’s book trading policy and will honor trading credit built up during Devore’s ownership. She also has added a complete children’s room and plans to have story time sessions...