Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission report
By Idyllwild Town Crier
The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comment on the proposed May Valley non-motorized trail project for the San Jacinto Ranger District. “The May Valley area is an important area for non-motorized trail recreation users on the San Jacinto Ranger District. May Valley contains approximately 50 miles of both unauthorized non-system and authorized National Forest…
The Idyllwild Community Fund Advisory Committee, continuing work begun when a local couple established the fund in the 1990s, awarded nearly $16,000 in 2017 grants to seven Idyllwild-area nonprofits. Each year the committee awards grants from interest earned from the fund’s principal. The advisory committee, composed of local volunteers, has two primary duties: to grow…
Earthquakes occurred north and south of the Hill Sunday and Monday. On each day, a quake nearly 3.5 magnitude could be felt in Idyllwild. Both occurred around Banning and Beaumont in the Calimesa area. Two earthquakes on Sunday were north and south of Idyllwild. The larger was magnitude 3.6 and occurred about 7:40 a.m. Sunday….
Reader Pete Holzman shared a story with The Town Crier about a former local teen Pickleball player who has gone pro. Indigo “Indy” Dagnall is the Grandson of Pete’s wife, Sue Parker. Indy and his parents, Bo and Ginger Dagnall, lived in Idyllwild for about 10 years before moving to Temecula. Indy, who is now…...
At the last Idyllwild Water District (IWD) meeting on Oct. 16, Director David Hunt asked for an itemized bill of the legal fees. “The legal fees seem awful high,” said Hunt. “Is there a way we can see an itemized bill for that?” The district contracts with Aleshire & Wynder, LLP for its legal services….
Dr. Thomas Kluzak, a retired physician from Wichita and former head of the University of Kansas Medical School’s Pathology Department, spoke Saturday at the Idyllwild Library about a single-payer health insurance system. Kluzak is passionately in favor of a single-payer system. A single-payer system is often referred to a “Medicare for All.” A single public…