Idyllwild’s Mile High Radio Club is a local nonprofit organization that helps our community stay in touch with the outside world during emergencies. They hold their monthly meetings at Middle Ridge Winery. A lively and diverse group crowded around the big table in the center of the room on Tuesday night, February 4. A few…
Mountain Disaster Preparedness is a local nonprofit that has a number of working groups within it, including its CERT (Community Emergency Response Team.) This group undergoes training that includes many aspects of emergency response, including first aid. CERT’s regular meetings are the first Thursday of the month and are held in the meeting room of…
During the January Public Safety Power Shutoffs, many locals used public warming and charging centers for the first time. The Idyllwild Community Center made their Town Hall facilities available for Southern California Edison during the longest outage, and ICC operated Town Hall as a center on its own during later outages. The Idyllwild Public Library…
At its Feb. 4 meeting, the County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing to consider raising the fees for landfill disposal. Revenue from tonnage helps fund the Waste Resources Department. Typically, the Department requested a fee increase based on the annual increase of the local Consumer Price Index. This year, the Department had MSW…
The Board of Directors of Idyllwild Water District held a special meeting on Friday, February 7, to consider applications for the open Board seat. The agenda named four candidates that had submitted letters of interest: Derrick Zimmerman, John Stamper, Jonathon Mills, and Wendy Harsha. All were present at the meeting. Board President Schelly explained that…
The election to represent Assembly District 47, in which incumbent Greg Walls defeated Christy Holstege a second time, may not have been as close as the 2022 election, but it was more expensive. In 2022, the candidates reported spending nearly $5 million total in an election which Wallis won by less than 1%. Two years…
ADULT BASKETBALL The ICC Adult Basketball League is off to a roaring start as the league keeps on growing with teams coming from as far as Anza and the Santa Rosa Reservation. The six teams took to the courts at the Idyllwild School gymnasium for some fast-paced, high-action games of 4-on-4 halfcourt basketball. Last year…
Dear Spiritual Workout:I have always had a lot of medical “issues” and am feeling exhausted from it all. Even though I have a full-time job and a family, it seems like my real full-time job is to schedule and attend doctor’s appointments and figure out how to pay for everything, fighting with insurance companies all…
Rain and snow fell on the Hill last weekend and it was needed regardless of the inconveniences. This is the first significant precipitation since summer. Idyllwild and Pine Cove received between 4 and 5 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service. Two years ago, more than 24 inches of rain and snow had…
At their Jan. 28, the Board of Supervisors had a major discussion about immigration and the role Riverside County can possibly assume in the future for both Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program participants and law-abiding undocumented immigrants. Board Chair V. Manuel Perez (4th District) and Supervisor Yxstian Gutierrez (5th District) submitted the proposal….
