

Rainbow over Mountain Center
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Driving home to Idyllwild on Monday evening, Sept. 5, Kristin Goffman saw this beautiful rainbow near Mountain Center. “What an amazing sight! A full bright rainbow and then slowly the double faint rainbow showed up just behind it. The picture doesn’t show the second rainbow but it does capture the joy on the kids’ (Garrett Goffman, 11, and Samantha Goffman, 5) faces,” Goffman wrote. Photo by Kristin Goffman

USFS thanks Idyllwild Fire for removing boulder, reopening other access roads The access road from Tahquitz View Drive to the South Ridge Trail has been reopened, according to the USFS. The Town Crier was notified of the closure of the road by USFS on Tuesday January 13. A boulder approximately 5 feet tall and 10-12…...
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Nov. 5 to 11. Idyllwild • Nov. 5 — Noise complaint, 4:19 p.m., North Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • Nov. 6 — Alarm call, 8:53 a.m., Hill St. Handled by deputy. • Nov. 6 — Assist other…
Shoppers packed Town Hall this weekend for the annual Harvest Festival. Upstairs and downstairs were filled with booths of gifts, food and raffles …
Hemet Unified School District was one of nine school districts in the state to receive the U.S. Department of Education’s 2014 School Climate Transformation Grant. The funds were used to support and create multi-tiered behavioral programs for students. With some of these funds, HUSD staff members began implementing Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports into its…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Oct. 28 to Nov. 4. Idyllwild • Oct. 28 — No responses. • Oct. 29 — Medical aid. • Oct. 30 — False alarm. • Oct. 30 — Medical aid. • Nov. 1 — Medical aid. • Nov. 1 —…
Mike Freitas has “retired” from the Idyllwild Water District board effective immediately, he confirmed with the Town Crier late Friday afternoon. He is the second director to leave the IWD board this week. President Jim Billman resigned Monday, as did General Manager Tom Lynch. Lynch did not give much notice, leaving the same day. Billman…