71st Assembly District is a combination of Riverside and San Diego county voters. More than 90 percent of the registered voters live in San Diego County, only 20,631 (8.6%) reside in Riverside County. Voter Registration Jurisdiction California Riverside County 3rd Supervisorial Dist. 71st Assembly Dist. 36th Congessional Dist. Eligible 23,802,577 1,358,695 Registered 18,245,970 (76.7%) 943,405…
Born Oct. 15, 1916, the self-proclaimed 96-year-old “Ancient of Idyllwild,” passed from this world of natural causes on Oct. 25, 2012, after living on his beloved mountain for the past 34 years. Born in Revere, Mass., a proud veteran of WWII, he served his country in the Navy as a member of the Seabee’s…
There is a common thought that one aspect of our diet to prevent colon cancer is more fiber. Yet when I contacted our school district “Nutritional Services” 10 years ago to ask why isn’t fiber an item they measure in a school lunches, they replied the state doesn’t require them to. When I contacted the…
While reading the Town Crier online this morning [Nov. 1], I noticed that your listing for Proposition 30 says something on the order of “Gov. Brown’s Bill To Fund Education.” After recently registering and reading the propositions, I find your description misleading. The bill doesn’t guarantee one thin dime for education. Instead, it is a…
Bob McCullough, longtime manager of Idyllwild’s emergency radio station WNKI (1610 AM), is hanging it up. McCullough, a direct link to WNKI founders George Covington and Carol Lindholm, received a charge from Covington early in the station’s life. “He told me if anything happened to him, that I should keep the station running, and that…
“Thanks to the generosity of the community in donating saws to the Woodies” …
Idyllwild’s Lauren Salter is pursuing her dream to make the U.S. Olympic Skeleton team. This year, just her third year in the sport, she earned a spot on the North American Cup team. Skeleton is a downhill sliding sport, where racers are face down and guide and turn with torque generated from twisting and…
On Saturday morning, Dr. Ken Browning, at Fern Creek Medical Center, gives Jackie Lasater her flu shot at the free Health Fair, which the Center and HELP Center sponsored.
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Jeremy Teeguarden reported on Town Hall Youth Soccer, for the week of play from Tuesday, Oct. 30, through Nov. 2. 11 and Under Division On Tuesday, Oct. 30, the Dr. Dunn and Dunn Oompa Loompas and the Roby Gray Construction Falcons met in a playoff game. The winner would advance to…
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the 2012 championship held last weeek at the Oak Valley Golf Course in Beaumont. 2012 Playoffs Chuck Alkire is the new club champion of Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association. Alkire upset Bob Stearns in a close match at the Oak…
