Signs in opposition to Idyllwild Water board appear
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On Thursday evening, a sign asking for the resignation of Idyllwild Water District directors Jim Billman, John Cook and Michael Freitas appeared on the property across Highway 243 from Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek, future home of the Idyllwild Community Center.
Editor’s note: After the Riverside County Registrar of Voters certified the final count of ballots in the Nov. 6 election, the Town Crier spoke with state Sen. Jeff Stone, who was reelected to his second term in Sacramento. “It was a pretty challenging election. And I take all my races seriously,” Stone said. He noted…
Scattered among all the other political happenings over the last week were a number of religion-oriented events, so I offer a few comments on them. This is probably a good place to mention that the opinions expressed here are mine alone. Please don’t blame the Town Crier or its personnel for anything I write. Did…
‘No Party Preference’ is growing choice With less than a month before election day, voter registration for this gubernatorial election year is higher than past years with the state’s highest office on the ballot. However, total registration (as of Sept. 7, 2018) of 19.1 million voters is 300,000 fewer than the 19.4 million voters who…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Dec. 23 to Dec. 29. The station was unable to provide the rest of the week’s report by the paper’s deadline. Idyllwild • Dec. 23 — Medical aid, 1:32 a.m., one patient. • Dec. 23 — Medical aid, 7:36 p.m.,…
Back in the mid-1990s, Huell Howser made his way into the San Jacinto wilderness to explore the wonders that many didn’t know existed. The American television personality who hosted “California’s Gold,” a human interest show produced by KCET in Los Angeles for California PBS stations, adventured through the Sunshine State to shed light on the…
Mark Dean is nearly finished preparing for his second Boston Marathon, but the 51 weeks since his first Boston run have been depressing, discouraging and deceiving. As many remember, the 2013 Boston Marathon was disrupted and damaged when bombs ignited near the finish line. Three people, including an 8-year-old boy, were killed and more than…
