

Why your power may be out tonight between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
By Idyllwild Town Crier


The Town Crier ended its first membership year with 650 Charter Members. People have asked us how many are renewing their memberships. Well, so far, 149 TC reader/supporters already have renewed — that’s 22.9 percent of the Charter Members — in only the seventh week of our second membership year. And we have 30 more…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, July 23 to 29. Idyllwild • July 23 — Noise complaint, 3:31 a.m., Country Club Dr. Handled by deputy. • July 23 — Brandishing a weapon, 11:15 a.m., 26000 block of Hwy. 243. Unfounded. • July 23 —…
New Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz attended the Fern Valley Water District board meeting to build communication. “I want to make sure we have a great working relationship,” said Reitz, “and to build communication. I’m planning on staying around for quite a while.” The board said they appreciated Reitz’s gesture. Reitz elaborated that he would…
By Richard SchwartzPresident, PCPOA The Pine Cove Property Owners Association (PCPOA) will meet via zoom from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3.Members will receive invitations via email.Topics of discussion will include County Service Area 38’s current status. Michael Franklin, Riverside County EDA Development Manager for the Community and Cultural Services Division, will attend.Franklin was…
Phyllis Mueller has long served as caretaker for the Idyllwild Christmas sequoia — coordinating and often providing water, mulch, arborist spray and prayers — coordinating with arborist John Huddleston who volunteered his professional time to assist Mueller’s efforts to save the tree. “The tree has made improvement this year over last,” said Mueller, who founded…