At its meeting Tuesday, Oct. 19, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors officially appointed the Fern Valley Water District directors for 2022.All four individuals — Robert Krieger, Gary Erb, R. Jonathon Brown and Walter “Walt” Bonneau, Jr. — are currently incumbents. FVWD had scheduled a mail-in ballot election for directors Aug. 31.Since no other candidates…
Fern Valley Water District directors are considering a rebate program on rain capture barrels and formed an ad hoc committee of directors Walt Bonneau and Jon Brown to refine a proposal Bonneau submitted to the board at Friday’s meeting into a policy.The directors’ primary concern on the program is reducing the district’s potential for liability….
Last week in Days of Our Nine Lives, the ARF cats learned about the adoption of Cinnamon and Toto, as well as learning about the new litter of puppies.Stevie: Brrr! It’s getting kind of cold up here on the mountain.Whiskers: True, but it’s all good with me. I really like curling up in a warm…
Brendan Steele will play this week in the $9.95 million ZOZO Championship on the Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club course in Chiba, Japan. The Idylwild native finished in a tie for 70th place last year in this tournament.Brendan will tee off on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. PT and on Thursday at 5:36 p.m. PT, playing…
65 years ago – 1956Hill Republicans and Independent voters turned out 134 strong to the Dwight Eisenhower birthday party at the Hillbilly Lodge. Featured speaker was Loyd Wright Sr., president of the American Bar Association. 60 years ago – 1961The Tahquitz Lake Golf Club opened to capacity business. 55 years ago – 1966A 50-unit campground…
At the Thursday, Oct. 14 Pine Cove Water District Board of Directors meeting, General Manager Jerry Holldber announced his retirement effective Dec. 31, 2021. “It’s time, I’m tired and I’m ready to retire,” he told the board. Holldber became acting general manager of the district in May 1986 and was appointed general manager in July…
At its Oct. 19 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the proposed revised ordinance regulating temporary events in the unincorporated areas of the county and approved them in a 5-0 vote. For nearly two years, staff from the Planning Department and County Counsel’s office have been working on changes…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors will have its second look at possible revisions to its districts’ boundaries as a result of the 2020 Census data. At the Sept. 28 meeting, the Executive Office Technical Redistricting Committee (EOTC) presented four maps of possible new boundaries to the board. In all four maps, Idyllwild and its…
Editor’s note: Mara Schoner and Mark Yardas are the 2021 recipients of the Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award through community votes. Below is their response to learning of the award: First, what a surprise and an honor — we didn’t even know we were nominated. We share this award with every single member of the…
The IDYTalk series featuring Idyllwild Arts Academy students returns at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, with Musical Theatre major Benjamin Biber speaking in person in the campus’ Krone Library to academy faculty and students, and on Zoom to everyone else. Ben and his family are long-time Idyllwild residents, and he has attended both the Idyllwild…
