At the Dec. 12, Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting, Chair Kevin Jeffries (1st District) and Supervisor Karen Spiegel (2nd District) submitted an item on the agenda asking the county’s chief executive and CalFire to develop a strategy to alleviate the current shortage of firefighter II/paramedic vacancies in the Riverside County Fire Department. This was…
The Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) Board of Directors met Wednesday, Dec. 13 and accepted the resignation of director Diane Luther, who is moving. Public notice of the vacancy will be posted and a new interim director will be appointed; Luther’s term ends Dec. 24, 2024, and the new director will stand for election in…
California State Parks welcomes the public to start 2024 in a healthy way and to enjoy the fresh air with the annual First Day Hikes Monday, Jan. 1. Currently, more than 60 state parks will be participating, including Mt. San Jacinto State Park, with more than 70 guided hikes taking place across the state. First…
Last week, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued its monthly El Niño status report. While El Niño conditions will continue through winter, the NWS added, “Based on the latest forecasts, there is now a 54% chance of a ‘historically strong’ El Niño during the November-January season … An event of this strength would potentially be…
Michael LaFata, formerly of Orange County, is the newest Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) director who moved with his wife Alexandra to the Hill in 2020. The Hill was their choice after a careful and extended evaluation of several Southern California mountain communities. The LaFatas wanted a home in the mountains and first explored San…
The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation (IAF) celebrated its 55th anniversary by hosting the annual Holiday Dinner Party Saturday evening, Dec. 16, at Nelson Dining Hall on campus. The Associates have been supporting arts education and Idyllwild Arts since 1968. This event continued that tradition when Associates President Michael Slocum presented IAF President Pamela…
Idyllwild Community Center Sports By Johnny Wilson ICC Director of Programs & Recreation Adult Volleyball Opening week was so chock-full of nail-biting matches that the majority of them went into fifth-game tie-breakers. Week two, not so much, as we are starting to see which teams are emerging as the dominant forces on the court. Idyllwild…
At its Tuesday, Dec. 12, meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved revisions to Ordinance 927.2, “Regulating Short Term Rentals” (STRs). It becomes effective Jan. 11. Once effective, the current moratorium will be eliminated and replaced by caps, as described in the ordinance, pertaining to the Idyllwild and Wine Country communities. An interim…
The new public restrooms on North Circle Drive in the Mile High Plaza were open to the public this Monday, Dec. 18, and the Crier has confirmed they are in working order. The Americans with Disability Act accessible facilities are the end product of more than 20 years of wrangling, and efforts by former supervisors…
