Next Wednesday, Oct. 26, marks the 10th anniversary of the start of the Esperanza Fire that took the lives of five of our U.S. Forest Service firefighters. Living in the vicinity of the Alandale Guard Station where those five were stationed, I am reminded often of their suffering and sacrifices on that dreadful morning, and…
Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 12, a woman was killed in a single-vehicle, over-the-side crash at about milepost 57.9 on Highway 74, a 1/4 mile west of McGaugh Road. Her 2006 Mazda convertible was traveling westbound when it was reported going off the roadway at 2:01 p.m. Traffic on the highway was one-lane and escorted for at…
I was nearing the first anniversary of my small heart attack and, maybe because the date was looming, my blood pressure started zooming upward — high enough to warrant another emergency room visit. Luckily, this time no heart attack but an increase in BP meds. My friend from grade school and I scheduled a vacation…
U.S. Forest Service is on scene Monday afternoon of a small fire allegedly started by a transient. Transient was on scene. Law enforcement is to respond. No threat to vegetation. Small fire started in the river bottom of the South Fork of the San Jacinto River about a mile east of Cranston Guard Station.
Editor’s note: In honor of National Newspaper Week, this is a guest editorial. By Layne Bruce Several years ago cyberspace was frenzied over many popular websites going dark for 24 hours to protest a federal bill meant to crack down on video piracy. The Stop Online Piracy Act – or SOPA – was a controversial…
By Art Connor Music Reviewer William H. Lowman Concert Hall Grand Opening and Alumni Orchestra Concert, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 Overture to “The Marriage of Figaro,” K. 492 — Mozart Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra (1924) — Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major (1932) — Ravel Symphony #41 in C Major (“Jupiter”), K. 551…
Mike Freitas has “retired” from the Idyllwild Water District board effective immediately, he confirmed with the Town Crier late Friday afternoon. He is the second director to leave the IWD board this week. President Jim Billman resigned Monday, as did General Manager Tom Lynch. Lynch did not give much notice, leaving the same day. Billman…
My girlfriend Rachel from sixth grade up lives in Asheville, North Carolina, where she finishes quilts in she and her husband’s historic home. Our friendship has lasted nearly 50 years. Friends are friends because they share a lot in common. For us, we believed ourselves to be misfits in school. We cared little for being…
• William Walker • Steve Holldber • Jeff Chojnacki • Nancy Pearlman • Larry Kopald What do these Idyllwild Water District customers have in common? They’re sucking up most of the water in Idyllwild, preventing other customers from getting water meters and keeping IWD in Water Emergency Stage 2. That’s got to be the answer….
We saw quite a bit of citizen activity at the July 20 IWD meeting. Investigative reporting since then revealed more info on an issue raised at that meeting: the Water Operator Grade II Certification exams GM Tom Lynch attempted. As said previously in this column, what’s important is not whether Lynch ever manages to get…
