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Dickens essay and poster contest winners
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Winners of the 2015 Idyllwild School Charles Dickens Essay and Poster Contest were announced Tuesday morning. The contest, in its eleventh year, is sponsored by Mary Austin Scholarships and Grants. Some $550 in cash prizes were awarded. Pictured here from top row left: Suzy Caparelli, Matt Kraemer, Marina Khella, Matt Hamlet, Doug Austin, Sophia Holanda, George Companiott, Vinny Parillo, Donna Mercer and Sierra Barnett; bottom row from left: Sidney Cruz, Abby See, Parker Strunk, Arriana Felix, Zack Zambranao and Izaiah Carmen.

By Cal Fire Being ready for wildfire starts with maintaining an adequate defensible space and by hardening your home by using fire-resistant building materials. Defensible space is the buffer you create by removing dead plants, grass and weeds. This buffer helps to keep the fire away from your home. Hardening your home means using construction…
Thursday morning, Aug. 30, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Marijuana Extraction Team removed a grove of marijuana from U.S. Forest Service lands north of Lake Fulmor. Starting early in the morning, the team, whose members are from the Sheriff’s Department, the U.S. Forest Service, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the California National…
We’re still open for all the services we usually provide. But, for the safety of our staff, the Town Crier office will do its business by phone. You can call from your home, your place of work — you can even talk to Mandy by phone while sharing smiles through our front office window —…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, Oct. 14, through Monday, Oct. 20. Idyllwild • Oct. 15 — Two medical aids. • Oct. 18 — Water problem. • Oct. 19 — Three medical aids. • Oct. 20 — Three medical aids. Mountain Center • Oct. 19 — Traffic…
On Friday, July 18, Robert Pape pleaded not guilty to the 2006 murders of Becky Friedli, her mother and her mother’s boyfriend. After six deferrals, Pape made a formal plea during a hearing at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. On the night of Sept. 17, 2006, Becky, 18, her mother, Vicki Friedli, 53, and…
By Becky Clark Editor The Riverside County Coroner’s Office reported that Fred Robles, 45, of Idyllwild, was found dead in a ravine near Highway 243 about 0.4 miles south of Westley Street in Banning Wednesday, Nov. 1. It was unknown when Robles died. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said the cause of death was blunt…