Editor: For some unexplained reason, the Salton Sea rose about 240,000 gallons. We appreciate Idyllwild Water District or the part-time homeowner if they were responsible for the contribution. Biking on Highway 74 is worse then biking on the I-10. This is very dangerous for bikers and autos for there is no room to share the…
Editor: At 10 minutes before midnight the doctor came into the emergency room and said, “Well, there’s nothing wrong with your brain.” After a 12-hour ordeal, eight of them in the ER, his diagnosis was in question. Let me explain what happened. I have always loved long, hot showers for the escaping, relaxing experience, and…
Our readers must decide On June 28, 2013, our small, close corporation purchased the Town Crier, which had not made any money during the previous four-and-one-half years. We had one objective: to save the newspaper on our Hill. We could not imagine our community without one. Three weeks later, our online coverage of the Mountain…
By Marsha Kennedy Idyllwild Snow Group With fans and air-conditioners humming, it’s difficult to wrap our heads around snow. However, the Snow Group plows on, so to speak, working to reduce the impact of snow-play visitors on our residential areas and on our village that has no infrastructure to accommodate them. Representatives of the Snow…
Editor: Congratulations to PCWD incumbents! Superb water quality, diversified and outstanding water production, reliable facilities, stable budgets, awesome audits, highly qualified employees, and transparent operations are the product of the current PCWD board’s hard work, and dedication! Re-elect the incumbents! Paid for by PCWD customers
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Aug. 6 to 12. Idyllwild • Aug. 6 — Battery, 11:21 a.m., Idyllbrook Dr. Unfounded. • Aug. 6 — Alarm call, 2:27 p.m., Village Center Dr. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 6 — Area check, 8:29 p.m., address…
Town Hall Recreation Director Bob Lewis gave this report on recent Adult Coed Softball games. On Monday, Aug. 7, Forest Lumber beat Creekstone 15-9. The next night, Forest Lumber beat Idyllwild Arts 15-8. On Wednesday, Aug. 9, Ajax beat Creekstone 21-16. The next night, Ajax beat Patty Perez 14-7. On Friday, Patty Perez beat Idyllwild…
70 years ago – 1947 Idyllwild School faced a crisis. There wasn’t enough room to accommodate the anticipated enrollment of 125 kids. • • • “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” starring Tyronne Power, Don Ameche and Alice Faye, was luring customers to the Rustic Theatre. 65 years ago – 1952 More than 100 people from Monogram Studios…
This episode of “Days of Our Nine Lives” is dedicated to profiling the cast of characters. Pepper: Pepper, one of four tuxedo cats in the ARF cattery, has learned to love humans, but she lets them know that she will come to them; they just need to be patient. Pepper is 5 years old and…
Two vehicle crashes occurred on Hill roads over the last week. Both involved arrests for suspicion of driving under the influence. At 9:50 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, Chloe Bahr, 19, of Oceanside, was driving her gray 2015 Toyota Corolla southbound on Highway 243, two-tenths of a mile north of the intersection with Highway 74, when…
