The U.S. Forest Service will be working at Humber Park in January. No specific date has been set, according to Public Affairs Specialist Gustavo “Gus” Bahena, “but we will have contractors falling, debarking, and moving several hazard trees there. The reasons are for public safety and to mitigate the spread of the Goldspotted Oak Borer…
Idyllwild Fire The Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Sunday to Saturday, Dec. 17 to 30. • Dec. 17 — EMS, transport. Fern Valley Rd. • Dec. 18 — EMS, transport. Circle Dr. • Dec. 19 — EMS. Rim Rock Rd. • Dec. 19 — Rescue, EMS incident. Fern Valley Rd. •…
The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources has offered Backyard Composting classes and workshops for 30 years to provide residents with the basic knowledge on how to compost organic waste from home, safely and efficiently. In addition to these basic composting classes, the department will be offering a free Master Composter Certificate Training program with…
75 years ago – 1949 The Women’s Association of the Idyllwild Community Church was considering setting up a “bank” of food and clothing for needy families on the Hill. 70 years ago – 1954 Snow finally arrived — 9 to 11 inches of it. It was welcome, for Idyllwild had been through a very dry…
The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources will host a free Backyard Composting class and Make Your Own Worm Bin workshop Saturday, Jan. 7, in Moreno Valley. Learn how to recycle organic resources, such as yard trimmings, as well as fruit and vegetable waste into a dark, crumbly, sweet-smelling soil conditioner. The hands-on class will…
The Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation’s next Spotlight on Leadership presentation is at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, at Rush Hall on campus. Assistant Head of School Dr. Jeanette Louise Yaryan, and a longtime member of the piano music faculty, will speak. Yaryan began performing and studying the piano at age 3, winning numerous awards,…
Cost of the new public restrooms Dear editor: I read with great interest in the latest edition of the Town Crier information regarding the new public restrooms that “the construction was funded by $580,570 in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding allocated by Supervisor Washington and the Riverside County Board of Supervisors for tourism and…
