Idyllwild Town Crier marks 65th anniversary
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County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee, which oversees parcel-tax funded recreation and street lamps in Idyllwild, has two vacancies. Opal Hellweg, 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington’s legislative assistant, confirmed that vacancies will be filled in time for the next scheduled meeting — 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at Town Hall. Four people have applied for…
Financial topics dominated the latest Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission meeting. At the Oct. 23 meeting, the commission received and accepted its 2017-18 audit and Assistant Chief Mark LaMont presented the first-quarter results for 2018-19, the current fiscal year. Chris Brown, senior partner in Fedak and Brown LLP of Riverside, presented the audit’s results. He…
The California Highway Patrol reported two crashes on Hill roads during this past week. At 11:40 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, Aspen Lynn Randolph, 20, of Hemet, was driving her silver 2003 Mazda 6 westbound on Highway 74 1 1/2 miles west of McCall Park Road in Mountain Center when, for an unknown reason, she lost…
The April 8 solar eclipse, known as “The Great North American Eclipse,”will darken skies across 13 U.S. states, as well as Mexico and Canada,next Monday. Idyllwild will not be in the path of totality, but localswill notice, weather permitting, a darkening as the moon obscures about60% of the Sun’s disk. Those places in totality will…
On Saturday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a proclamation designating May 5through May 11 as Wildfire Preparedness Week. The theme of preparednessweek is partnership. In the proclamation, Newsom said, “CAL FIRE has also made significantprogress on fuels reduction and mitigation, with more than 105,500 acresof fuels treatment last year. Fuels reduction projects are vital toslowing and…
By Becky and Jack Clark Co-publishers In addition to five Membership levels, the Town Crier is supported by several loyal advertisers. Currently, eleven of them enjoy discounts for their ads under one-year contracts — helping the Town Crier plan ahead. So, our special thanks to: Art Alliance of Idyllwild (Donna Elliott); Fern Creek Medical Center…