Our mix of news and features, I felt, needed a dose of local humor — a poke at how serious we take ourselves in the town sometimes. And I didn’t want to hear yet one more time, “Cartoons in the Town Crier are never funny.” I wanted something people would say was funny, an idea…
Following a rash of break-ins and theft, a team of Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies visited businesses Wednesday, Sept. 17, telling owners not to leave any cash inside the buildings when they close at night. Here, Deputy Carrasco talks with La Casita owner Roberto Garcia. Photo by Becky Clark
A burglar or burglars busted into two businesses on North Circle Drive either Sunday night or Monday morning searching only for cash about three weeks after similar incidents at two other North Circle Drive locations. Lori Parker, owner of Florist in the Forest, discovered someone had forced their way into her shop but nothing was…
Remarkable upgrades occurring now and in the recent past show that Idyllwild’s artistry doesn’t just reside on canvas. The geniuses of the Rechtfertigs surprised us with The Grand Idyllwild Lodge in its Arts and Crafts and environmentally friendly design, along with the entire experience the Rechtfertigs give their guests. With Tahquitz and Suicide rocks, wilderness…
A disappointed women’s pool team captained by former Idyllwild resident Geri Peterson was defeated in Round 3 on the first day at the American Poolplayers Association National Team Championships in Las Vegas mid-August. Peterson, who now lives in Hemet but has worked at Fairway Market for years, said, “We were very disappointed. What we did…
People often ask us why we report on so many government meetings when most small-town newspapers do not. It’s pretty easy to explain though not so easy to perform the task since so many boards govern various special districts and such on the Hill. Four water districts, Fern Valley, Idyllwild, Pine Cove and then Lake…
No one was injured in a roll-over traffic collision Monday at about 3:20 p.m. California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer said Marco Cervantes, 42, of Yucca Valley was driving the gray 2000 Toyota Tundra truck on Highway 243 when it rolled over about a half mile north of Mt. Edna Road. Cervantes and…
When asked if Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz had received his paramedics license yet, IFPD Commission President Jerry Buchanan said the grand jury got that wrong. Reitz’s contract does not require him to have the license. Thus dismissing the whole report. However, the job description, which the commission issued, does require a paramedics license. Wouldn’t…
A motorcyclist was fatally injured in a traffic collision in Mountain Center Saturday afternoon. Graydon Tucker, 77, of Beaumont, was injured at 2:15 p.m. and transferred by Reach Air to the Desert Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m. CHP Public Information Officer Darren Meyer said Tucker was traveling southbound on…
Former TC Publisher Grace Reed established the Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award in 2011, the year Emax would have turned 100. The award recognizes an individual or entity who best exemplifies our community spirit through their volunteer efforts, as Emax did. After the nomination deadline, the TC chooses three it deems most worthy from the…
