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Rotary Ann’s held their annual potluck luncheon to thank local Idyllwild service organizations on Wednesday at the Idyllwild Fire House. Several organizations attended, including the Fire Department, Mountain Disaster Preparedness, and the Woodies. Photo by Barbara Reese


For the 14th consecutive year, the Idyllwild Town Crier is requestingnominations for the annual Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award. Bringyour nomination to the Town Crier office at 54440 N. Circle Drive, Ste.F, mail it to P.O. Box 157, Idyllwild, CA 92549, or send by emailto suzanne@towncrier.com by 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26th. The honor is given to…
Last week the Crier took a tour of Idyllwild Water District’s (IWD) wastewater treatment plant, in service since 1970. IWD recently approved a five-year program of rate increases to pay for a replacement for the facility, at a projected cost of over $7 million. Funding also is being sought from the state to lift some…
Idyllwild Fire Protection District Auxiliary is coming together. The third meeting occurred Monday evening, Feb. 18. The primary purpose of these first meetings is to get the program up and running. There was also a tour of the fire station, highlighting some of the improvements that the auxiliary may be part of in the coming…
La Bella Montagna, a new Italian pasta house, opens July 1 in the former Mountain Restaurant site. Chef and proprietor Mariah Melendrez Tartaglia and partner Tony Nardi plan to serve up Tartaglia’s personal and family recipes, recipes born of her Sicilian and Roman heritage. Tartaglia has had two restaurants in the past, one in La…
Niccolas Anthony Rados, 28, was discharged from Bellevue Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, on Feb. 22. He logged onto a Pacific Crest Trail hiking log in Idyllwild on March 19, as a northbound hiker. He entered his destination as Canada. According to posts by his father, Scott Rados, and others searching for him, detectives located…
Directors of the Pine Cove Water District re-elected Robert Hewitt as board president last week. Director Diana Luther returns as vice president and Director Lou Padula as secretary. All of the officers were elected to their current board office in August 2015. When Hewitt asked for nominations, Director Vicki Jakubac replied, “I’m happy with the…