I’ve lived in Idyllwild for 13 years and only occasionally seen a lone deer on my morning hikes. Infrequently, we might see one bounding across Highway 243 on the way out of town. But, in the last few months, there has been an increase in sightings, not only in our Saunders Meadow neighborhood, but also…
When Idyllwild Cinema-Fest Chairman Phil Calderone added a new “Amateur” submission category, he did not expect it to yield one of this season’s major festival surprises — a probing and provocative feature with script values usually not found in amateur films.
Editor’s note: At the end of each year, the Town Crier looks back at the headlines that made the biggest local news during the year …
Two serious criminal incidents marred Idyllwild’s Christmas holiday. On Friday, Dec. 22, around 5:45 p.m, Hemet Station sheriff’s deputies responded to the Idyllwild Chevron Station. Two older men, Robert Child, 68, and Rick Holmes, 67, both of Idyllwild, sustained facial and head injuries when a man attacked them. Child had been fueling his vehicle when…
With nearly two dozens schools within Hemet Unified School District, ranging from traditional elementary, middle and high schools to alternative schools such as the Western Academy, the district has many principals that could be considered each year for special recognition. This year, 2012, the district’s principal of the year is Idyllwild School’s Matt Kraemer. He…
Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies arrested local Alfredo Tartaglia on suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse. According to an RCSD Hemet station press release, Tartaglia was arrested after witnesses and a surveillance video confirmed his identity. Deputies arrested him at his residence after a brief struggle and booked him into the…
In its final meeting of 2012, the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce heard about several projects and plans, which will bear fruit in 2012.
Town Hall Youth Basketball Town Hall Sports Coordinator Jeremy Teeguarden reported on youth basketball for both the College League (kindergarten through third-grade) and the Pro League (third- through sixth-grade) for the week of Dec. 10. College League (Kindergarten through third-grade) The College League (grades K-3) started its season with two games Friday, Dec. 14. The…
Continuing what it believes has worked well, the Pine Cove Water District board of directors re-elected the officers that have headed the board for the past several years — President Tom McCullough, Vice President Mike Esnard and Secretary Lou Padula.
