65 years ago – 1950 FM radio equipment was installed in Forest Service trucks and lookouts. 60 years ago – 1955 Registered voters served by the Idyllwild Water Company were to go to the polls to vote for or against the formation of an Idyllwild County Water District, and to elect five directors. 55 years…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station did not provide fire logs for last week. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls, Sunday to Saturday, March 1 to 7. Idyllwild • March 1 — Burglary, 53000 block of Double View Dr. Report taken. • March 1 — Alarm call,…
Around 1 a.m. Saturday, a would-be thief or thieves broke into Idyllwild Pharmacy. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies were on the scene within 11 minutes of the alarm being activated, and a sheriff’s helicopter quickly responded as well. The burglar or burglars came in through the roof and made a mess of broken ceiling sections, while…
Last month, members of the California State Board of Equalization voted to lower the excise tax rate for gasoline by 6 cents beginning July 1. Since 2010, the “fuel tax swap” law has required the board to adjust this tax rate by March 1 of each year. The excise tax rate on gasoline will be…
Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Chuck Washington, Temecula city councilman and mayor pro-tem, to fill the vacant 3rd District seat on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors Wednesday afternoon, March 4. Washington, 62, took his seat on the board at the Tuesday meeting, March 10. Washington will be the sole Democrat on the board. Prior to…
The Hill’s new county supervisor, Chuck Washington, former Temecula city councilman, was officially sworn into office last week. But he publicly took the oath of office at the March 10 Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s meeting. As he joins the board, Washington told the Town Crier his priorities will be public safety, the budget, job…
On March 1, 2004, 11 years ago, Jack underwent an extensive operation and spent about 10 weeks recovering before returning to work in his then-daily commute to San Bernardino. After several days in the hospital — where I was allowed to sleep in a fold-down chair next to his bed — we slowly made our…
Confused by news of a new fire abatement law? Here’s some simple points: 1) Representation. A local committee drafting a local law should have more local representation. The Hill is a close-knit community with a variety of private groups representing all of us. Of all these, Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council is the only one…
To look out on nature, be it a mountain forest such as we have in Idyllwild, a desert or even a tropical forest, what appears to many is a hodgepodge of plants and animals. Admittedly, nature can appear to be a bit messy at times, at least according to our often more organized propensities. For…
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Richard Mozeleski gave these reports on Kids Basketball: Good stuff: Wow, what an ending to Town Hall youth hoops 2014-15. The year started with eight teams — three, maybe four, looking OK, four or five needing a lot of work. Well, work they did, with most teams starting slow and improving…
