Pile burning in Idyllwild area
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Five areas within Riverside County will be closed to public access and suspended open burning because of high potential fire danger. These are two of several steps the Riverside County Fire Department is taking to reduce wildfire threats and prepare residents in case of an emergency, even earthquakes or floods. The potential for large damaging…...
Idyllwild students awarded scholarships
At left, Friday, at the Town Crier’s new location on North Circle Drive, two $1,000 scholarships were awarded to two successful high school students, chosen out of 70 candidates. Mitchell Biley, who will be attending CalPoly San Luis Obispo in the fall, received his scholarship from Steve Espinoza, Rotary Club president. Danika Hitchcock, who will be attending the University of California, Irvine, in the fall, received the Mary Austin Grant scholarship from Suzi Capparelli, grant ambassador. From left, are Mitchell Biley, Joann Tomsche (Mitchell’s mother), Steve Espinoza, Patty Carratello (Idyllwild School liaison), Doug Austin (founder of the Mary Austin Grant Scholarship Fund), Suzi Capparelli, Danika Hitchcock and Dan Hitchcock (Danika’s father).
Better meters on IWD wells solve missing water mystery
At the March meeting of the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board, the directors heard good news from General Manager Bill Rojas: an exceptionally low water loss figure of 3%. Rojas explained that, several months ago, the search for leaks led his crew to sources they had assumed were natural springs, but were turned out to…
Steele leads Sony Open by three into Sunday
Brendan Steele pushed aside two early bogeys Saturday, adding six birdies and an eagle to fire a 34-30 — 64. Going into Sunday’s final round, the Idyllwild native stands 12 under par and leads the Sony Open in Hawaii by three strokes. In a post-round interview, Brendan revealed he’d been working on putting during the…
