65 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. 60 years ago – 1954 Snow finally arrived — 9 to 11 inches of it. It was welcome, for Idyllwild had been through a very dry…
This is the final of a two-part series that began last week …
A 3.7 magnitude earthquake shook Idyllwild Monday afternoon, Dec. 30. The epicenter was approximately 2 miles south-southwest of Idyllwild and 9 miles east-southeast of Valle Vista. No injuries or damages were immediately identified. J.P. Crumrine can be reached at jp@towncrier.com.
During the 2012-13 legislative session that ended Sept. 30, the State Legislature passed and Gov. Jerry Brown signed nearly 800 bills or laws. Most of these are effective Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. Several bills fall specifically within the jurisdiction of the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The following laws go into effect on January 1,…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Monday, Dec. 23 to Saturday, Dec. 28: Dec. 23 — Two medical aids, Idyllwild. Dec. 24 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Dec. 24 — Municipal alarm system; malicious false alarm, Idyllwild. Dec. 25 — Traffic collision, no injuries, Idyllwild-Pine Cove. Dec. 26 — Medical…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District is soliciting community members to join its Finance Committee. Fire Chief Patrick Reitz says interested citizens will be considered at the fire commission’s Jan. 14 meeting. An application and the resolution establishing the committee’s function and compostion can be found at the district’s website, http://idyllwildfire.com. The application asks for name,…
Happy Howlidays from Dozer, Harley and Chelsea and all of the ARF volunteers. The cattery chimes in, too, with a Merry Meow. Dozer is a young black Lab-mix looking for a forever human to throw the ball, throw the ball and then throw the ball again. You get it. And if you won’t, he will…
California State Parks with the assistance of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Volunteer Mountain Rescue Unit, rescued a lost hiker just before midnight late Sunday (12/29/13). The 60 year old male resident of Oceanside, CA was found unharmed at approximately 2351 hours, about 1.5 miles into the wilderness and a few hundred feet off of…
Earlier this month, a Sacramento County Superior Court judge sided with Cal Fire regarding property owners’ rights to a refund if the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fee is deemed unconstitutional. Property owners who have not filed a timely Petition for Redetermination will not be eligible for refunds of the fee payment if the court…
