23 acre fire closes Hwy 243
By David Jerome
A fire, alternately named “Panarama” and “Panorama,” closed access to Mountain Communities from Banning on Monday, Aug. 30. According to Cal Fire’s website, the incident was initially reported just after noon as a vehicle over the side near Highway 243 and Mount Edna Road. The vehicle caught fire, which extended into the surrounding vegetation. One bystander…
Throughout their lives, all of the people in this annual tribute were connected to Idyllwild. And because these are such small communities, many of the names that appear in Town Crier obituaries have appeared in past pages of the Town Crier when those people were alive. In that sense, they live on in the written…
Idyllwild’s free Summer Concert Series continues its 25th Anniversaryseason on Thursday, July 18, with SouthBound and Company’s Classic RockDouble Shot. Locals Sandy Castleberry and Lily McCabe will open theshow. Next week, on the 25th, Sharon Owens performs as Barbra Streisand,backed up by Ken Dahleen’s Big Band Staff, who will also open that show. SouthBound and…
Last week, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced that Idyllwild School was one of 56 California public schools that achieved sustained progress in academic improvement among low-income students. As a result, it has been chosen for the 2012-13 Title I Academic Achievement Award. This is the second consecutive year Idyllwild has been named…
The Idyllwild Fire Department and the city of San Jacinto have been discussing the establishment of a Joint Powers Authority to provide fire and emergency medical services to the city. Currently, Riverside County Fire Department provides these services to San Jacinto. Both Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz and San Jacinto City Manager Tim Hults said…
Mike Freitas has “retired” from the Idyllwild Water District board effective immediately, he confirmed with the Town Crier late Friday afternoon. He is the second director to leave the IWD board this week. President Jim Billman resigned Monday, as did General Manager Tom Lynch. Lynch did not give much notice, leaving the same day. Billman…
In the early morning hours of Monday, three burglaries occurred in downtown Idyllwild. Two of the businesses were auto mechanic, Idyllwild Automotive and Idyllwild Garage, and the third was Village Market, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Officer Jeremy Parsons. Parsons said no cash was taken but a customer’s car, a maroon 1999 Subaru Legacy,…
