Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Monday, Nov. 11, to observe Veterans Day: • Area post offices • BBVA Compass Bank • Hemet Unified School District • Idyllwild Library • Idyllwild Water District • Pine Cove Water District • Riverside County offices • U.S. Forest Service These will be open: • Fern…
With its largest storage facility, Foster Lake, nearly empty because of the lack of rain over the past two years, Idyllwild Water District has decided to conduct some maintenance of the lake. In a special Oct. 29 morning meeting, the board unanimously approved General Manager’s Terry Lyons’ recommendation to use Idyllwild Backhoe from among five…
Editor’s note: As part of the Common Core standards being taught at Idyllwild School, teacher George Companiott had his eighth-grade students write letters to the editor. Over the next few weeks, Town Crier will print a few of these. Editor: Idyllwild lacks recreational activities for youth to participate in. I think that 13- to 17-year-olds…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Tuesday, Oct. 29, to Monday, Nov. 4: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Oct. 29 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Oct. 30 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Oct. 31 — Medical aids, Idyllwild. Nov. 1 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Nov. 2 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Nov. 2…
Amongst the Halloween photos, columns and big news stories in this issue is a small article you may have missed and I don’t want you to. Read the little page 5 story J.P. Crumrine wrote and this is why it’s significant. Right now, as I write this column, the Inland Regional Joint Corruption Task Force…
In times when many feel that government is becoming darker and less transparent, the Riverside County supervisors plan to take a step in the openness direction. The county’s policy on electronic media (A-50) requires that all emails — either sent or received — shall be deleted after 45 days. There is no exception. However, at…
Lasca Terhorst (who is a beautiful 93) and I went to lunch last Wednesday at the Gastrognome. We had a lovely lunch by the fire. When we were finished, our waitress asked, “Did you see those two Marines sitting in the back?” I looked but they had already gone. She then said, “They picked up…
Editor’s note: As part of the Common Core standards being taught at Idyllwild School, teacher George Companiott had his eighth-grade students write letters to the editor. Over the next few weeks, Town Crier will print a few of these. Editor: As an Idyllwild juvenile, I’ve noticed a lack of youth programs in the community….
Idyllwild’s Emma Klingaman finished eighth in the Collegiate Mountain Bike Nationals cross-country meet
65 years ago – 1948 Halloween passed without a major mishap. One prankster painted white ribs on all the horses at the stables. 60 years ago – 1953 In the first official survey of bighorn sheep in the mountains, 141 were observed. 55 years ago – 1958 Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Carman…
