Both Idyllwild and Pine Cove water districts are holding an election for members of their board of directors. This is a vote-by-mail election. IWD has five candidates for three seats. The incumbents are Jim Billman, Dean Lattin and Warren Monroe. The challengers are Steven Kunkle and June Rockwell. PCWD has three candidates for two seats….
Idyllwild Water District residents will have a choice of five candidates for the three director seats up for election in the August mail-in ballot election. Running for re-election are President Jim Billman and Warren Monroe and Dean Lattin, who is in his first election. The two challengers are Steven Kunkle and June Rockwell. Ballots must…
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (Cal Fire) has filed a lawsuit against Tarek M. Al-Shawaf, James Nowlin and Donna Nowlin for the costs of fighting the Mountain Fire. Hill residents Lon and Susan Paul, Martin Prevosto, Alisia Fisher, Doug McKellar and MTS&L Inc. aka McKellar Tree Service and Landscaping Inc. have also…
The Riverside County Registrar of Voters will convene a Community Outreach Group meeting to inform the community about the Registrar of Voters Spanish language election program. The purpose of the Community Outreach Group meeting is the following: • Provide the public a forum to voice concerns and make recommendations on ways to improve the Community…
The Caltrans announced that Interstate 10 is closed between Route 86 and the Arizona State Line. Sunday’s severe storm caused a section of eastbound I-10 to collapse. The westbound direction was severely undermined at Tex Wash (Adair Overcrossing), about 44 miles east of Route 86 (Coachella) and 42 miles west of the Arizona State Line….
Editor: I’m sure everyone will agree, our Independence Day parade is one of our great, small-town Idyllwild traditions. The Idyllwild Rotary and all the volunteers are to be commended for such a wonderful parade. One incident gave me pause, however: A woman marching in the parade waved an American flag that was so large she…
Editor: Busted! They finally caught up with that desperado, Sunny. Was Sunny one of the gang of thieves over the past several years who have repeatedly broken into and burglarized Idyllwild businesses? No. Well, was Sunny part of the gang of thieves who stole the painted deer statue? No. Was Sunny texting, speeding and driving…
Editor: I recently received a flier concerning an odd complaint about Sunny, the feline Nature Center greeter. Upon my visit to the facility along with my sister, we were greeted by Sunny. Sauntering over to my sister who had just sat down, Sunny walked into her lap, curled up and purred as my sister started…
By Director Dr. Jennifer Gee Lots of mythical hybrids lurk in our collective cultural subconscious, from centaurs that are half-human/ half-horse, to human fishes known as mermaids. More commonplace (and real) hybrids are domestically engineered, such as mules and hinnies, the result of crossing donkeys and horses. But hybridization also happens in nature. Individuals from…
Editor: This past Fourth of July was a complete disaster for sales for Forest Whispers (in The Fort). A weekend I was counting on turned out to be worse than a normal weekend. We will not list all the things that were not right, just the ones that bugged us the most. People selling food…
