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In honor of JP Crumrine’s retirement from the Town Crier, John Hunneman, communications director for State Sen. Jeff Stone, R-La Quinta, stopped by the office on Sept. 24 to present Crumrine with a certificate of recognition. It reads: “As your state senator, I want to commend you as you head off to your well-deserved retirement…
In a longish pre-holiday meeting last week, the directors of the Idyllwild Water District addressed several major issues. During the regular portion of the meeting, they adopted a water shortage contingency plan (see accompanying story), took a position on the district’s role serving the Idyllwild Community Center, tabled the issue of rebates for water filters and intensified the search for a new general manager …
On Thursday evening, Aug. 17, the directors of the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District deferred making a decision on whether to increase water rates for Garner Valley customers. After the public hearing on higher rates was held Aug. 10 at the Common Building in Garner Valley, the LHMWD board was scheduled to vote on Garner…
Representatives of member agencies held the first of this season’smeetings of the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce (MAST), at the IdyllwildNature Center Wednesday, March 13. The participating agencies includedRiverside County Sheriff, CalFire, United States Forest Service (USFS)and Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD). The audience included amember of the Mountain Community Fire Safe Council (MCFSC) and a…
The state reopened Tuesday, June 15. Gov. Gavin Newsom stated he would not be ending the state of emergency. Physical distancing, capacity limits on businesses and the county tier system all ended June 15.Written on https://covid19.ca.gov/safely-reopening/ is “As of June 15, 2021, the Governor terminated the executive orders that put into place the Stay Home…
Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit assisted in the rescue of a 60-year-old hiker near the South Ridge Trailhead. The rescue took place Saturday, Oct. 13, when the man took a day hike from his campsite and became lost. He began his hike around 2 p.m., got off trail and used his cellphone to call for assistance….