In the July 25 Town Crier on page 25, the photo of an Erickson Aircrane Sikorsky S–64 was misidentified as a Cal Fire helicopter. Town Crier regrets the error.
Matter of fact
By Idyllwild Town Crier
In the July 25 Town Crier on page 25, the photo of an Erickson Aircrane Sikorsky S–64 was misidentified as a Cal Fire helicopter. Town Crier regrets the error.
Editor’s Note: in our Feb. 27 edition, we reported on the status of Raymond Lee Oyler’s appeals of his March 2009 arson and murder convictions. He was found guilty of arson, igniting the Esperanza Fire in October 2006. The jury also found him guilty of the murder of five U,S. Forest Service firefighters who died…
There is some good news after a bit of uncertainty as to whether or not the county would issue a permit for this year’s Idyllwild Rotary Independence Day Parade. Idyllwild will have an Independence Day Parade this year. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 3. It will begin at Fern Valley Four…
Beginning Sunday, April 10, Cal Fire in cooperation with California State Parks will be conducting a prescribed burn in the Mount San Jacinto State Park. The burn consisting of brush and slash piles will be above Thousand Trails Park in Pine Cove. The project will continue throughout the week, weather permitting. The final burn date…
District agrees to workshop on May 30 A large group of customers came to the Idyllwild Water District board meeting last week. The proposed water-rate restructuring and rate increase were the targets of their comments. Having received the notice of a public hearing on June 20 for the board to consider adopting the higher rates,…
Wildfires are always on the mind of those who call California home. Last year was the worst fire season on record, surpassing previous devastating years. In January 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $1-billion budget to protect Californian’s from the devastation of wildfires. This is also known as the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan. The…
Early renewals climbing The Charter Membership list, which comprises readers who become Members during our first year of the Membership Model, is open until and including Friday, Aug. 31. We would love to add another 21 new Members to the charter list by then. Meanwhile, existing Charter Members are continuing to renew their Memberships into…