
Second place winner of the IWD essay contest Lennon Aramburo shown with his submission and President Charles Schelly. PHOTO BY PETER SZABADI
By Idyllwild Town Crier


Second place winner of the IWD essay contest Lennon Aramburo shown with his submission and President Charles Schelly. PHOTO BY PETER SZABADI
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station did not report responses for last week. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, July 17 to July 23. Idyllwild • July 17 — Alarm call, Humber Rd. Handled by deputy. • July 18 — Alarm call, N. Circle…
The Riverside County Registrar of Voters will convene a Community Outreach Group meeting to inform the community about the Registrar of Voters Spanish language election program. The purpose of the Community Outreach Group meeting is the following: • Provide the public a forum to voice concerns and make recommendations on ways to improve the Community…
Craig Finne, 61, was last heard from on June 21, 2018, and was reported missing July 15, 2018, in this area. He is a white male, about 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds with brown eyes and gray hair. Finne is transient and typically lived out of his vehicle, which was found July…
California Highway Patrol (CHP) San Gorgonio Pass Capt. Mike Alvarez took a new job at the CHP headquarters in Sacramento. While he’s still holding his captain position, he is now a commander at the Office of Special Representatives, which is the liaison between the CHP and the U.S. Congress. Capt. Aaron Knarr has stepped in…
The young adult Mountain Yellow-legged frogs released in Indian Creek on the James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve in June “appear to be doing great,” said Adam R. Backlin, ecologist at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Western Ecological Research Center. In September, another 200 subadult MYL frogs were released in Fuller Mill Creek, according to Backlin. “The…
The Idyllwild Nature Center will be hosting what Park Interpreter Allison Fedrick describes as “a small program with high hopes” on Sunday, April 27. “San Bernardino County Museum is coming up to do a presentation and gift the Nature Center with taxidermy birds that look a whole lot better” than the aging specimens currently on…