Kicking off Idyllwild’s gardening season (Yes! … It is time to think tomatoes) the Idyllwild Garden Club invites everyone to their annual March Soup-er meeting, noon, Tuesday, March 5 at the Community Presbyterian Church, 54400 N. Circle Dr., door on lower level. A hot buffet of soups, breads and desserts will be followed by our…
A single vehicle traffic collision closed Highway 74 around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28 near mile marker 53.25. Joshua Bauer, 30 of Idyllwild was traveling eastbound and exceeding the 55mph speed limit. When Bauer failed to make a curve, he over corrected, flipping his 2012 Blue Toyota Prius C and hit the side of…
On March 8, John MacLean will discuss his book “The Esperanza Fire: Arson, Murder, and the Agony of Engine 57” at the Rustic Theatre. MacLean spoke to the Town Crier, Sunday, Feb. 24, about the book and his writing on wildland fires. MacLean has written three other books about wildland fires. The first was “Fire…
The Idyllwild Water District continues to monitor its water supplies and usage. Foster Lake, the district’s largest storage reservoir, showed a slight increase in January. General Manager Terry Lyons reported to the board that the lake’s water level was 6.5 feet, a half-foot improvement. The water level of the wells around the lake remained unchanged…
On Feb. 11, a new San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board was elected (see the Feb. 14 issue of the Town Crier). Officers were nominated and unanimously elected to take over the governance, management and adminstration of the SJMCC and its two standing committees: the building, fundraising and capital improvement committee and the programs and activities committee.
The diva, Miss Jezabelle purrs, “If you are a lover of the feline crowd, you simply have to walk through the ARF cattery door and you’re in cat heaven. You will either stay here forever, or you will not be able to resist gathering a couple of these fur babies into your arms forever.” For…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District is a public agency that has regular publicly posted and open to the public board meetings at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month in the training room at the fire station. Additionally, the district maintains regular office hours for the public to attend to business…
According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, at least half of this country’s dog and cat populations are overweight. The reason is pretty much the same as for their owners: taking in more calories than the body can use. And the consequences are the same, too: increased risk for serious health problems, decreased quality…
The board of directors for the Pine Cove Water District adopted standby charges for 2012-2013 fiscal year. The charge remains $30 per acre per year for each acre of land or portion of any single parcel which is not served by an active water meter. At the Wednesday, Feb. 13, board meeting, General Manager Jerry…
I don’t pay much attention to what goes on at the [Idyllwild] Fire Department because it seems to be too complicated. From some stories I’ve heard, I’m trying to understand what our taxes are paying for. Is there something provided that tells us what the fire department is supposed to do for us? In the…
