

Idyllwild Boy Scouts share memories from Catalina
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At its July 27 meeting, the Idyllwild Rotary enjoyed a video presentation from Boy Scout Chad Schelly (center) about his troop’s trip to Catalina Island where they earned many merit badges. Also pictured is Rotary Vice President Dawn Miller and Boy Scout Master Chip Schelly. Photo by Steve Espinosa

Charter Members are renewing right on time as we launch the second year of the Town Crier’s Membership model. This is critically important to the main objective of the Membership model, which is to establish for prospective new owners that TC readers are supportive of keeping a real newspaper for our Hill community. Up here,…
The Idyllwild Rotary held a virtual board meeting last week to donate funds to local organizations that will help the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The board voted to grant $900 to the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) to cover costs of the Feeding America project. ARF will be receiving $500 from Rotary to assist in…
A Riverside County Mobile Health Clinic brings free health care services to Idyllwild at Town Hall, usually the second Wednesday of every month. The next event is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 9. It will be the last time before school begins for incoming seventh-graders to recieve the whooping cough/Tdap vaccine. Town…
Bob Lewis, recreation director for County Service Area 36 recreation, said that the afterschool program at Town Hall is likely to continue this fall. With the afterschool program at Idyllwild School full with a waiting list, the Town Hall program plays a vital role in the community. “If the need is there, and enough parents…
Plastic bags. Love ‘em, hate ‘em, need ‘em, environmental threat, so what? They are ubiquitous. In our pantries, in our trash, on the roads, waterways and especially at the transfer station. So what, they’re recyclable. Or are they? The number of plastics generated has increased nearly six times since 1980 and more than 40% in…
The future of a joint power authority for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District to provide fire and emergency medical services to the city of San Jacinto appears to be changing. At a regular meeting of the city’s council last week, City Manager Tim Hults was authorized to hire a contractor to evaluate the city’s future…