Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF dogs and cats longed to be adopted. Panther: Things were rather quiet in the ARF House last weekend. Freda: But things were pretty festive at the beer festival. I was there! Panther: Lucky! Guess you didn’t find your forever home. Freda: No, sadly, but there was…
Baseball Mike Holato of Town Hall gave this report on Youth Baseball: (Note: Players of the game (POG) for both teams receive a game ball after each game.) The baseball season has ended and playoffs have begun. T-Ball T-Ball finished its season with two games between Muir’s Mountain Dodgers and Earth ’N’ Fire Giants. Players…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” Panther introduced six new ARF dogs. Panther: Gather ’round, my friends! Freda: Panther, you are looking great. Have you lost weight? Panther: I have! I’m down to a svelte 20.5 lbs. Jax: Good for you. Where’s Daisy, that cute little Poodle? Zoe: She was adopted, didn’t…
Baseball Mike Holato of Town Hall gave this report on Youth Baseball: (Note: Players of the game (POG) for both teams receive a game ball after each game.) T-Ball Earth ’N Fire Giants and Muirs Mountain Dodgers played another thrilling game. Players of the game for the Giants were Glenn McIntyre and Isaiah McCaughey. Dodgers…
The Idyllwild Scholarship Fund awarded nine scholarships at its awards reception on May 15. The total amount awarded to the nine recipients was more than $30,000. Recipients are Maya Adame, Laura Tiacomulco, Raul Pimentel, Amy McKimson, Emilio Wettlaufer, Leela Kintz-Roosevelt, Noah Rutherford, Chloe Schelly and Evan Biley. The scholarships where based upon their application, interview,…
A message from Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is informing motorists that the Auto Club of America (AAA) is predicting that an estimated nearly 42 million Americans will travel over the Memorial Day weekend this year. Caltrans expects lengthy delays on Interstate 15 (I-15) at various locations…
A message from the California Highway Patrol: As the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day weekend is a busy time on California roadways. To help segue into summer safely, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will conduct a Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP). Seat belt usage is the focus of the Memorial Day MEP, which will run…
Editor: Good morning, Idyllwild. We have a problem in our town that I would like to bring to your attention (although I’m sure most of you have experienced a similar event). The problem is wrong-way drivers and excessive speed in the Strawberry Creek parking lot. Within two weeks, I have been involved in two near-hits…
Editor: The Idyllwild Water District began having public meetings about the current rate changes last year on Dec. 6. There have been no fewer than eight meetings and workshops that IWD implored the public to attend. The Town Crier has published several articles encouraging the public to attend during that time. Each and every meeting…
Editor: Miles of neglected, substandard, bad, old pipe; a district pipe-replacement crew the manager doesn’t trust to replace pipe in a reasonable time frame, hence outsourcing expensive district projects; difficulty retaining highly qualified employees; a substandard employee payroll/retirement plan inconsistent with surrounding district plans; and an overdependence on unreliable surface water availability for diversion creates…
