

New Idyllwild Legion officers sworn in
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On its Monday, June 11 meeting, members of Idyllwild American Legion Post 800 elected new officers. From left are Fred Maholland, House Committee member; Cid Castillo, third vice commander; Steve Espinosa, sergeant-at-arms; Jim Kent, first vice commander; Danny Richardson, chairman, House Committee; Ron Draper, post commander; Gary Kuscher, second vice commander; Don McVey, House Committee member; and Dave Fraser, post adjutant. Not pictured is Claudia Posey, finance officer.

Marcus Green’s felony settlement conference on Sept. 16 was re-scheduled for Friday, Nov. 18. Green, 51, of Thermal, was the driver of a car that went over the side of Highway 74 in May and resulted in the death of a 5-month-old child. The district attorney’s office has filed two felony charges — murder and…
As of Friday afternoon, June 6, about 97 percent of the expected ballots from the June 3 primary election had been counted. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has announced that about 5,000 provisional ballots are left to count, but further results will not be released until Wednesday evening, June 11. State Senate District…
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake occurred about 1:05 a.m. Friday morning 13 miles north of Borrego Springs and 18 miles south of Palm Desert. The quake was easily felt on the Hill. A 3.5 magnitude quake in the same area followed about 1:33 a.m. While no damage has been reported, houses in Idyllwild shook for several…
National Dogs in Politics Day is Sept. 23 and PETCO will direct attention to Idyllwild’s Mayor Max. Blake Del Hoya, of PETCO, came to Idyllwild Monday, Sept. 9 to interview and prepare a video of the mayor, his deputies and his staff, Phyllis Mueller and Glenn Warren. The video will be released on PETCO’s Instagram…
Several nominations have now been received for Idyllwild’s volunteer of the year award. For the fifth consecutive year, the Town Crier is requesting nominations for the annual Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award. Bring your nomination to the Town Crier office at 54405 N. Circle Dr., mail it to P.O. Box 157, Idyllwild, CA 92549, or…
Editor’s note: Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commissioner Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly submitted this letter to the Town Crier last week. On Friday, July 6, he discussed his idea in more detail. Click here to see accompanying story. By Dr. Charles “Chip” Shelley Ladies and gentlemen, athletes and spectators of all shapes and sizes, is it…