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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) has settled its lawsuit against Dr. Tarek M. Al-Shawaf and his two employees, James and Donna Nowlin, for $1,566,666, according to a copy of the formal settlement agreement received from the California Attorney General’s Office in response to the Town Crier’s formal California Public Records…
The Finance Committee work dominated the last Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission meeting. Besides reviewing financial reports and appointing a new citizen alternate to the committee, the commission plans to schedule a joint meeting or workshop with the committee before mid-January. Finance Committee Chair and Commissioner Nancy Layton requested the joint meeting because “the committee…
The U.S. Forest Service has issued a decision approving the continued maintenance of the Strawberry and West Ridge fuelbreaks to the south and west of Idyllwild. On Nov. 8, San Jacinto District Ranger Arturo Delgado signed the decision memorandum. The affected area covers a total of 166 acres on local national forest lands. The Strawberry…
Last Saturday, Jeff Dvorak of Palm Springs, assumed the chair of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation. He was the vice-chair and succeeds Faith Raiguel, who was IAF chair since 2008. Similar to Raiguel, Dvorak brings a financial background to the foundation. After a 32-year career, including 20 as a partner in the Los Angeles Lead Tax…
A previously reported head-on fatal collision in Anza has now been reclassified as “attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon” by the California Highway Patrol and is under further investigation. The Monday, June 8, incident involved two men from Anza, William Gibson, 56, and Steven Rusing, 51. According to the initial CHP report, Gibson…
Lately there has been a bit of a dispute — in our Readers Write (letters to the editor) column — as to a certain “15,000 people” response given by Victor Sirkin at the Idyllwild Water District forum for directorship candidates this past Nov. 10. Sirkin has since been sworn in as a director of IWD….