

Community donates replacement equipment to Woodies
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“Thanks to the generosity of the community in donating saws to the Woodies and the tree crews dropping off wood. Our little rag-tag team (Woodies) are back on track processing firewood for the Idyllwild HELP Center,” wrote Woodies member Pat Smith. Photo courtesy of Pat Smith

In response to a request from Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Auxiliary will temporarily suspend regular meetings until further notice. The Auxiliary is applying for nonprofit status with state and federal agencies involved and will revisit an Auxiliary meeting schedule when these issues are complete, according to Auxiliary member Nancy…
Because of the Labor Day holiday, the Sept. 5 Town Crier will hit the newsstands and be mailed to subscribers Thursday of next week. The advertising deadline for that issue is noon Tuesday, Sept. 3. The news deadline is 10 a.m. the same day. For more information, call 951-659-2145.
When the Town Crier started looking into what was going on with County Service Area (CSA) 38 advisory committee and its make-up, an email was sent Feb. 28 to Opal Hellweg, legislative assistant to Third District Riverside County Supervisor Chuck Washington, the entity responsible for appointing individuals to fill the seats on the CSA 38…
On Friday Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed several bills affecting the use of unmanned aircraft — drones. This included Senate Bill 168, which was unanimously passed in both the state Assembly and Senate, that would have regulated drones flying over wildfires or interfering with firefighting or emergency responders. Essentially Brown objected to the establishment of new…
Last night’s County Service Area 36 meeting had been canceled and is now rescheduled for 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 14, according to Advisory Commitee Chair Robert Schraff. Items on the agenda include the lease for Town Hall, the county inspection report of Town Hall, potential partnerships and opportunities for community involvement and victory gardens among…
The Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) committee took questions from residents and presented plans and drawings of the center as it is presently envisioned during two meetings last week. Headed by longtime resident and Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) Trustee Bill Sanborn, the ICC committee is composed of members with many years of business expertise and…