
PHOTO BY MARY KNAB

PHOTO BY MARY KNAB
Interfaith Service of Solace
By Idyllwild Town Crier



Jerry Holldber, Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) general manager — “Hill icon,” institution, blowhard, comedian and other names that have been used to refer to him — is retiring Dec. 31.He has been a Hill, should say Pine Cove, resident for more 55 years of his 67 years. He has been a PCWD employee for…
More than 2,000 U.S. newspapers have disappeared during the past 15 years, hundreds of them in California. The Town Crier has no intention of departing with them. But the Town Crier continues to serve us all only because of supporting advertising and our Membership model. Both are critical to our newspaper’s continued existence.As more and…
Twenty-one sixth through eighth grade Idyllwild Middle School students attended the first after-school session of the Idyllwild Youth Grantmakers on Thursday, Sept. 15. They will attend eight two-hour after school sessions learning to be philanthropists and community volunteers. This marks the beginning of the fifth year of this groundbreaking program that teaches young people how…
For last month’s Primary, the percent voter turnout on the Hill was significantly greater than in the whole state or County. Statewide turnout was 40.8 percent and in Riverside County, it was 38.3 percent. However, on the Hill, from Garner Valley to Pine Cove, turnout exceeded 50 percent in each precinct. In Garner Valley, nearly…...
Acreage burned: 13,118 Containment: 17 percent Personnel working the fire: 1,319 Engines: 194 Water Tenders: 5 Helicopters: 9 Fixed-wing: 3 Crews: 17 Dozers: 14 Estimated containment date: noon Thursday, Aug. 9 Fire is actively spreading east in Garner Valley outside of the 2013 Mountain Fire footprint. Currently concern is about unburned pockets within the fire’s…
The Town Crier announces the 2021 Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award nominees. They are Marsha Kennedy, Robert “Bob” Romano, and Mara Schoner and Mark Yardas. Please keep the following in mind when you vote: The individual should have demonstrated a tangible, perhaps physical, effect on the community. The honor is given to an individual or…