Drumming for rain
Drumming for rain, by Hill evacuees, for the Hill at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs.
Photo by Peter Szabadi
Drumming for rain, by Hill evacuees, for the Hill at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs.
Photo by Peter Szabadi
Town Crier readers chose local building designer Robert Priefer as the 2013 Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award recipient last month. Emcee Doug Austin made the announcement at last week’s Idyllwild Summer Concert at the Community Center site. Priefer has been instrumental in volunteering his time with plans for the new Community Center, and been involved…
Mark Dean and wife Margie are OK following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. Dean had finished his race about 20 minutes prior to the two blasts and both he and Margie were several blocks away from the explosions when they occurred. Mark Dean, Pine Cove resident, is running in the Boston Marathon. Live updates…
Patrick Comstock, 38, of Rockway Beach, New York, was the man who fell to his death from the South Ridge Trail Sunday. Riverside County Fire and Sheriff’s Aviation Unit were involved in a remote rescue reported at 2:10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, off of the South Ridge Trail. A hiker fell and died at the…
Highway 74 southbound at Strawberry Creek Bridge has been backed up since 1:52 p.m. due to a big rig blocking the lane.
The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) held its meeting at Town Hall in order to accommodate speakers from next year’s festivals and a hoped-for large audience of local merchants. The Chamber offered this networking opportunity to all local merchants, not just its members, hoping to afford them information about 2012 local festivals. Attendees would learn…
New director, transparency policies and capital improvement plan The directors of Idyllwild Water District had a long, busy and productive meeting on March 21. They filled a vacancy (see accompanying story and separate interview), adopted open government resolutions, and discussed capital improvement priorities and the state water-tax proposal. Transparency resolutions The board unanimously adopted resolutions…