Post 800 honors the fallen

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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…
County Service Areas 36 (Idyllwild) and 38 (Pine Cove), dormant since the beginning of the year, may be revived in September, said Riverside County Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone. “We may not be seeing the same faces, and will be discussing how to rejuvenate them,” Stone said last Thursday. For CSA 36, Stone said there…
The Fern Valley Water District postponed its review of water rates and charges again. President Robert Krieger hopes to bring a report to the board at the June meeting. The directors did review a proposed 2015-16 budget and also expect to adopt it at the next meeting. The proposed budget for next fiscal year, which…
RMRU will be serving a Pancake Breakfast, Saturday, August 17 at TownHall, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. RMRU is an all-volunteer organization, and isa member of Mountain Rescue Association, the oldest search and rescueorganization in the US. They are often the first to hit local trailswhen hikers are reported missing or injured. RMRU is always…
A man camping at Lake Hemet is missing from the area, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Martin Leon, 58, of the Banning Pass area, was last seen at about 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Lake Hemet Campground. He is described as 5 foot, 8 inches tall, 150 pounds with a large…
Some voters are concerned about voter fraud, misconduct or multiple voting. Bruce Denny, a Town Crier member, contacted the paper about a specific instance that raised questions in his mind about a potential problem with duplicate vote-by-mail ballots. Denny submitted his ballot earlier this month. Shortly after, he received both an email and…