A female Pacific Crest Trailer hiker, Konstanze, 35, of Austria, was hiking with a small group near San Jacinto Peak on Wednesday, March 28, when she slipped and injured her knee. It seemed to be fine, but once they stopped at the emergency hut near the peak, she could no longer move it or put any weight on it. 

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake shook Idyllwild Monday afternoon, Dec. 30. The epicenter was approximately 2 miles south-southwest of Idyllwild and 9 miles east-southeast of Valle Vista. No injuries or damages were immediately identified. J.P. Crumrine can be reached at jp@towncrier.com. 

Only six more weeks until the one-year anniversary of our Town Crier Membership model. That’s when the moment of truth will begin, i.e., when it’s time to begin renewing the earliest Charter Memberships. If the Town Crier is to be ongoing, the Membership model has to be ongoing, too. It is crucial that prospective new…