Wednesday, Aug. 10, Bartle Wells Associates (BWA) submitted its proposal to Idyllwild Water District (IWD) to conduct water and wastewater rate studies for the district at a cost of $30,850. Seven days later, at the Aug. 17 meeting, on the recommendation of General Manager Leo Havener, the IWD board approved accepting BWA’s proposal over the…
I apologize to Brendan Steele and his family — including his parents, Kent and Jana Steele here in Idyllwild — and to our readers for my blunder in last week’s Town Crier. I was under the very mistaken impression that a player needed not only to score high enough on the FedExCup list to advance…
I apologize to Brendan Steele and his family — including his parents, Kent and Jana Steele here in Idyllwild — and to our readers for my blunder in this week’s Town Crier. I was under the very mistaken impression that a player not only needed to score high enough on the FedExCup list to advance…
The recent passing of Mayor Max II has left Idyllwild without canine leadership, but Phyllis Mueller, Max’s chief of staff, is doggedly seeking a successor.Several readers have inquired as to the role of Animal Rescue Friends (ARF) regarding a new mayor, seeing as how ARF originated the idea of an animal mayor for our town…
Riverside County has formally noticed residents of its intent to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) regarding the Outdoor Warning System (OWS) to be constructed by the county in collaboration with the Idyllwild Fire Protection District and Mile High Radio Club.The purpose of the OWS is to “improve public alert and warning systems to ensure…
While we’re experiencing yet another surging Omicron variant called BA.5, along with monkey pox and even a polio wave, our community’s essential workers soldier on, serving the public and meeting our needs while risking their own health in the process.As we’ve pointed out before, these folk staff our health service centers, law enforcement agencies, fire…
It’s the 2022 PGA Tour post-season, and this year the FedExCup Champion will be determined after three tournaments: the FedEx St. Jude Championship (played this week), next week’s BMW Championship and the Tour Championship played the week after next. Idyllwild native Brendan Steele qualified for this week’s $15 million St. Jude, which will be played…
At its most recent regularly noticed meeting Tuesday, July 26, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) acknowledged the acceptance of two new, young firefighters, Jackson Steward and Eric Soles. Both are now ratified. Steward was formally pinned at the July meeting with his family’s assistance. Soles will be formally pinned at a future ceremony when…
Brendan Steele finished in a tie for 30th place last week at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, posting an 11-under par 69-69-67-72 — 277. The Idyllwild native’s drives averaged over 320 yards while finding 66% of the fairways, and he hit a sparkling 87.5% of the greens in regulation, but his putter cost him…
Brendan Steele turned in rounds of 72 and 75 to post a 5-over-par 147, which missed the cut by four strokes at the 3M Open last week, which dropped him to 59th on the FedExCup points list.Brendan plays this week in the $8.4 million Rocket Mortgage Classic at the Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan….
