The Idyllwild Town Crier was a finalist in two categories of the 2017 California Journalism Awards, sponsored by the California News Publishers Association. J.P. Crumrine’s story “San Jacinto Fault very active” was a finalist in the Enterprise News Story or Series category. Staff members Halie Wilson, Lisa Streeter, Becky Clark and Mandy Johnson were finalists…
Longtime residents and owners of Idyllwild Garage since the early 1960s, John and Teresa Friemoth, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Thursday, April 19, 2018. Married in Ohio, the two moved to California to join John’s father in the auto-repair business, where he later ended up taking it over. They have three children, seven grandchildren,…
Jeffrey Hubbs Turner, 70, died Saturday, April 14, 2018, at home in Idyllwild of natural causes. He was born to Robert and Marion Skip Turner on Sept. 18, 1947, in Hutchinson, Kansas. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps’ 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam from 1965 to 1969, receiving the Navy/Marine Presidential Citation. Jeff graduated…
Editor: I, for one, would find the removal of the ATM at the BofA branch quite inconvenient. I use it at least once a week and often more than twice. While I do most of my banking online, the need to deposit checks and cash is frequent, and lack of a transaction point such as…
Editor: I live off the Hill in Riverside. My subscription runs out at the end of April, and, unfortunately, the cost to renew is simply not worth it. I could actually drive up the Hill once a week, buy a paper in town and have a bite to eat, and it would be cheaper than…
Editor: Whenever I read comments about the nominal cost of the paper being high, it’s indicative of a writer who hasn’t grasped the full reality of conducting a business. I’ve effectively been an entrepreneur since I was 17, but, had I not, I’d have to hope that I’d still understand that making ends meet in…
If you live or own property on the Hill and you care about the amount you pay for basic services — such as water, ambulance, fire, propane, electricity — and the quality of such services, you’ve probably come to find that the Town Crier is a valuable resource for you. Some of you tell me…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, April 15 to 21. Idyllwild • April 15 — Suspicious person, 4:29 a.m., 54000 block of Pine Crest Ave. Handled by deputy. • April 15 — Petty theft, 9:33 a.m., 25000 block of Hwy. 243. Report taken. •…
A solo-vehicle, non-injury collision occurred Saturday afternoon on Highway 74 just east of Apple Canyon Road, blocking the eastbound lane, according to the California Highway Patrol. At 3:26 p.m. Saturday, April 21, a white 2003 Nissan Frontier driven by Joel Hernandez, 53, of Rialto, was driving east when the vehicle rolled due to an unsafe…
70 years ago – 1948 All major streams in the mountains had been stocked for the May 1 trout opener. Among the volunteers were a couple of young boys, Jimmy Johnson and Don Brolin. 65 years ago – 1953 The Chamber of Commerce took action to see how the disturbance caused by bugles and loud…
