Fatality was a rock climber
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Carbon plant doing its job The July water samples from Fern Valley Water District’s granulated activated carbon (GAC) plant yielded unexpected and strange results, General Manager Victor Jimenez told the directors at the Aug. 23 board meeting. “There must have been a bottle mix up at the lab,” he began. The GAC filters remove the…
UPDATE 4:45 p.m.: The snow is definitely sticking in Idyllwild now. There is about a quarter- to a half-inch on the ground in town. Large snowflakes descended on the Hill today, starting around noon in Pine Cove and Fern Valley and 2:15 p.m. in Idyllwild. The snow in town is still soggy with rain and…
During the high winds Saturday, a tree fell across power lines on Upper Rim Rock Road. Some residents in upper Fern Valley were without power until Monday. Saturday’s strong winds blew steadily all morning in Idyllwild. Gusts were between 40 and 50 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service site. About noon, a…
Tim Lange, candidate for the Pine Cove Water board, was appointed to fill the remaining term of former President Mike Esnard, who resigned in June. PCWD President Robert Hewitt told his colleagues that Lange was the only person to submit a letter of interest for the seat. The term ends the first week of December…
The Town Crier reports on several public agencies that are covered by other media as well. But the Town Crier is the sole monitor of six public agencies on our Hill that are covered by no other media source.Occasionally, the Town Crier has been tasked with reporting on local public agency occurrences we wish had…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) board of commissioners meeting was held on June 30. All commissioners were present, either physically or via Zoom. Former IFPD Commissioner Larry Donahoo resigned for personal reasons effective at the end of the May board meeting. The IFPD board named Donahoo’s replacement after reviewing resumes from candidates that…
