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A series of four Alzheimer Awareness Seminars, sponsored by the Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church, began June 22 and continue through July 13. Shannon Eaton, with degrees in human development and counseling ministries, and Jane Farmer, her co-facilitator, lead the series. Eaton and Farmer lend personal experience, special expertise and practical suggestions to educate the public…
The Idyllwild Town Crier garnered a second place win in the 2018 National Newspaper Association’s Better Editorial Contest in the category “Editions — Best Local News Coverage” among daily and non-daily newspapers with a circulation of less than 3,000. Judge notes for the entry were, “Excellent news coverage of diverse topics to showcase the local…
Idyllwild Water District directors, staff and company representatives spent most of Wednesday night’s meeting discussing a more than $5.7 million proposed project to upgrade IWD’s Wastewater Treatment Plant. The board is considering the project because “the WWTP has been in operation for 50 years and now exceeds its designed life,” according to General Manager Leo…
About 4:15 a.m. Monday, May 20, Frank Ferro’s alarm system at his Ferro restaurant activated, and he tumbled out of bed to go to the Cedar Street location. When he arrived, the light in the office was on and the office window was broken, he said. Not knowing whether someone was still in the building,…
Nearly a third of an inch of rain fell on the Hill between 4 and 6 p.m., Monday, Aug. 6. Through Monday morning, the Keenwild Ranger Station had recorded about two-thirds of an inch of rain since July 1. It’s not much and shy of July’s normal rain paucity of 0.7 inches and another 0.78…
The nascent Idyllwild Fire Auxiliary held its second meeting and selected temporary officers. Charles Wix agreed to serve as president. The other officers are Christina Edwards, vice president, Rick Foster, secretary, and Nancy Layton is the treasurer. The group devoted time to reviewing a draft of the articles of incorporation and discussing possible Auxiliary projects….