About 8 a.m. Saturday, July 8, deputies responded to Humber Park regarding notice of a deceased hiker. The Riverside County Sheriff Department’s Aviation Unit, Coroner’s Bureau and the Sheriff’s Department volunteers from the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit assisted with the recovery. The body of George J. Wu, 51, of Newport Beach was recovered from the…
Of the two Hill crashes that occurred last week, one involved a California Highway Patrol officer. At 8:15 a.m. Thursday, July 6, California Highway Patrol Officer Graham Aanestad, 32, was driving his black 2011 Ford Expedition eastbound on Highway 74, 3.3 miles west of McCall Park Road. Behind him in a white 2014 Toyota Forerunner…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, July 2 to 8. Idyllwild • July 2 — Noise complaint, 8:17 a.m., address undefined. Handled by deputy. • July 2 — Alarm call, 10:32 a.m.,, 53000 block of Marian Vie Dr. Handled by deputy. • July 2…
Editor: This letter is an attempt to set the clock back about 10 days. I have always had a good relationship with the Town Crier, but this time I blew it. In my e-mails to Becky, informing her the Summer Concerts were no longer going to advertise, I wrongly suggested that Ken Dahleen had made…
Editor: Becky, I am amazed at reading the story about Ken. As you may recall, when Pete Capparelli and I purchased the old Hemet bank where the new village center is, we were thrilled to let Ken have the first concerts there. I remember helping him to set up. If this is how he acknowledges…
Editor: First off, good morning. Secondly, too bad about that whole Summer Concert thing with Ken. You guys bend over backward for this community, I just don’t get it. Sorry as a local that knows how much you and Jack love this community you get treated that way…..it isn’t right! We’re one big family up…
Editor: To those who put on the laser show Tuesday night, you did not clear this with the Cahuilla Tribal Council first. If you had, you would have been told that Lily Rock is a sacred site to them and doing a light show on it would be seen as an act of desecration. You…
Editor: How wonderful that we live in a country where we are permitted to publicly celebrate our freedom. Even more special is the fact that our town comes together once a year with a parade to celebrate as a community. For me, the American flag is an emotional symbol that commands complete respect and honor….
My editorial last week stirred up some people. I received not just letters, but text messages and phone calls. Jack and I appreciated that support for the TC regarding sponsorship of the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series. But we didn’t expect anything to change. Then, Pete Holzman surprised me Monday morning after Jack and I arrived…
Dorothy Hawthorne, 86, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Monday, July 3, 2017. She had a long struggle with congenital heart disease and kidney failure. She just couldn’t let go of her beloved and devoted husband, Tom, whom she was married to for 69 years. He was her whole life! Dorothy was born in Los…
