Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, June 17 to 23. Idyllwild • June 17 — 911 call from business, 9:02 a.m., Maranatha Dr. Handled by deputy. • June 17 — Follow-up, 10:11 a.m., address withheld. Handled by deputy. • June 17 — Check the…
70 years ago – 1948 Movie star Tim Holt was in town with a film company shooting a western picture in Garner Valley. He brought his favorite movie horse, Lightning, for the film shooting. 65 years ago – 1953 Four children — Earlene Dick, Jimmy Johnson, Gary Anderson and Arty Yates — formed the entire…
Erec VonSeggern (right) of Idyllwild received a Bachelor of Music, Flute Performance, cum laude and a Bachelor of Arts, French, cum laude from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, on June 10. VonSeggern has been accepted into the U.S. Army as a musician. He left for Basic Combat Training June 24 …
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF family members shared ideas for finding their forever homes. Panther: (Watching Pepper as she wanders) Pepper, if you’re looking for Figaro or Spanky, they are gone. Pepper: Gone? Where? Indigo: They were adopted! They found their forever families. So that leaves only five kittens. Panther: Looking…
Dozens of law enforcement officers respond to scene in Pine Cove Mark DeAntonio, 52, of Pine Cove, was arrested Monday morning after law enforcement descended on Pine Cove in a helicopter and vehicles, warning residents to stay inside their homes. Multiple charges included discharging a fire arm in a negligent manner and possession of a…
Concerned about the increase in commercial-jet aircraft flying over the Hill and the potential harm to communities below, a group of residents has organized to return quiet skies to the area. “Quiet Skies Idyllwild” is for residents and visitors to the Hill who seek peace and quiet, and idyllic surroundings, but are disturbed every few…
Anneliese Maria Vollmar was born June 4, 1928. • Daughter of Lena Hafner – von Dautel and Rikahard von Dautel, sibling to surviving twin sister Margret, 90, and her brother Fritz, 96; wife to Werner Vollmar (deceased); and mother of Ashley Morgan Vollmar-Capel • Wiesbaden Invitational Track and Field contender • Holocaust survivor • Engineer…
Editor: There is no place to turn to pertaining matters of Idyllwild. We have our fire department and the police, handling public and safety issues. As to many other issues, where can locals and visitors turn to? We need an office where people go get advice and help. I have talked to many people about…
Editor: The week before last week, I went to Washington D.C., to meet with 1,400 other citizens across the U.S. to strategize our upcoming meetings with our representative in the capitol. Our group, Citizens Climate Lobby or CCL for short, is trying to pass legislation to curb the burning of fossil fuels. It’s getting too…
Some years ago, the Idyllwild Area Historical Society, under the leadership of Bob Smith, decided it would be in Idyllwild’s best interest to invest in a digital archive of the Town Crier. Smith researched NewsBank, a global information archive, pursued funds to start the project and began looking for a partner to help with the…
