
Mark and Diana Johnson proudly announce the birth of their first grandbaby.
Emily Jae Spellman was born Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. She was 7 pounds, 6 ounces and 20 inches long.
Her parents are Scot and Stephanie (Johnson) Spellman of Escondido.
Birth Announcement: Emily Jae Spellman
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Mark and Diana Johnson proudly announce the birth of their first grandbaby.
Emily Jae Spellman was born Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. She was 7 pounds, 6 ounces and 20 inches long.
Her parents are Scot and Stephanie (Johnson) Spellman of Escondido.
At 2:36 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, the U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire responded to the report of a vegetation fire at Highway 74 and Blackburn Road near Valle Vista. The fire was on the east side of Bee Canyon traveling northwest at a slow rate of speed. Air and ground resources were deployed to…
As promised, Cal Trans has made repair of the highways to the Hill an immediate and high priority. On Friday, Cal Trans issued an $8 million emergency contract to Ames Construction to be repair work on both Highways 74 and 243. there is no estimate of when the work will be completed. Meanwhile the Cal…
The Town Crier recently hosted a roundtable discussion with public safety officials, who would be in the management positions in the event we had another fire. To give the conversation context, we used the Cranston Fire. This served in giving the readers a look into behind the scenes thoughts and actions taken by public safety…
Brendan Steele WILL play in the BMW Championship this week By Jack Clark Pro Golf Correspondent I apologize to Brendan Steele and his family — including his parents, Kent and Jana Steele here in Idyllwild — and to our readers for my blunder in this week’s Town Crier. I was under the very mistaken impression…
At its Feb.13 meeting, the Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) Board ofTrustees approved two resolutions to reduce staffing levels in the nextschool year although enrollment is expected to increase slightly. The proposals would have affected 37 classified positions. Eventually,42 district employees were given notice of potential action. Many of thepositions were initially funded with one-time…
Wednesday night, a major traffic jam occurred on Highway 74, east of its intersection with Hwy. 371. The California Highway Patrol reported that between 20 and 50 vehicles were stuck on the highway on ice and snow. Hwy 74 remained closed until late this morning, Thursday, Feb. 21. However, chain control is in effect according…