The Easter Bunny has reached out to the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC)and Riverside County Parks Ranger Richard Aguilera to raise weatherconcerns about the impending cohosted annual Easter Egg Hunt scheduledfor Saturday, March 30, at the Idyllwild Regional Park (54000 RiversideCounty Playground Road). I previously reported last week in the Idyllwild Town Crier that theevent would…
Sunday, April 28, St. Hugh of Lincoln in Idyllwild will host its firstArbor Day Celebration. The “seed” for this idea came from a discussionregarding the oldest tree in Idyllwild that graces the church’s memorialgarden. Part of the celebration for Arbor Day will include a “tree naming”contest. Leading up to that contest, St. Hugh is seeking…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) announced its latest endeavor aimedat nurturing budding young artists within the community. Any parent with a child eager to explore their artistic talents furtherand/or has a passion for art and a desire to expand their skills, lookno further. AAI introduced a new section named Young Artists ofIdyllwild, dedicated to…
At the Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) meeting last Wednesday, March 13, a proposal for rent reduction from American Tower, one of the companiesleasing land or interior space from the district, was rejected. A newlease with another renter, Comtronix, was announced. Director Lou Padula asked about items on the financial statement. Onecheck, for over $85,000…
Michael Sattley of the Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) was namedthe 2024 Riverside County Classified Administrator of the Year. “We are profoundly proud of Mike Sattley’s recognition as the RiversideCounty Classified Administrator of the Year,” said Christi Barrett, HUSDsuperintendent, after the Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE)announced his recognition. “His leadership in our facilities departmenthas…
The Hill’s three water districts — Fern Valley (FVWD), Idyllwild (IWD)and Pine Cove (PCWD) — and some Idyllwild Fire Department (IFD)firefighters combined forces last week to perform some fire hydrantrepair. All who participated thought it went well and bodes well forfuture cooperation among the four local districts. “It was great training and good to get…
Representatives of member agencies held the first of this season’smeetings of the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce (MAST), at the IdyllwildNature Center Wednesday, March 13. The participating agencies includedRiverside County Sheriff, CalFire, United States Forest Service (USFS)and Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD). The audience included amember of the Mountain Community Fire Safe Council (MCFSC) and a…
A review of the value to separate the Riverside County Coroner’s Officefrom the Sheriff’s Department concluded that the change would notaddress the concerns and issues the public raised last fall and wouldadd to the county’s cost. The board of supervisors unanimously concurredand approved the report. The report determined, “If the duties of the Sheriff, Coroner,…
The liquidation of the estate assets of missing Garner Valley residentDia Abrams began last week as a judge approved the sale of the first ofAbram’s three local real estate holdings. Court-appointed TrusteeRichard Munro applied for permission to accept the higher of two offersmade on Abrams’ house on Tool Box Springs Road, and this was granted…
As of Friday night, March 15, the Riverside County’s Registrar of Voters(ROV) had counted nearly 404,200 ballots, or about 30.5% of registeredvoters. But the counting will continue into this week. About 2,000Vote-by-Mail ballots remaining to be counted. These were either damagedor require further review before being counted. Another 3,200Conditional Voter Registration ballots remain to be…
