Judith Emery Hermanson, teacher, artist, wife and mother, was born in Lawrence, Mass. As the daughter of Colonel Harry R. and Evelyn Smith, Judi, an Air Force “brat” reared in a strict military family, moved around the country every three years. In her teenage years she attended Military Dependents School in Wiesbaden, Germany, and witnessed…
William “Bill” Martin was born March 13, 1925, and passed away on May 5, 2012, in Hemet, Calif. He was 87 years old. Martin was born on a farm in Granbury, Texas. He served in the Navy for three years during World War II on a destroyer in the South Pacific. He worked in the…
Patricia Joann Norell was the beloved daughter of James Peck and Opal Owens. She was born on Feb. 4, 1930, and died on April 11, 2012. A native Californian, Pat spent most of her life in San Diego County, a brief but wonderful time in Idyllwild in Riverside County, and her last years in Santa…
Bill Matthews passed away May 8, 2012, at home. He was born in 1935 in Los Angeles, Calif. He worked in his father’s auto repair shop until serving in the Marine Corps from 1953 to 1956. He had a career as a diesel truck mechanic and supervisor for the Los Angeles Times truck fleet and…
Last week, I took great pleasure sharing with you the number of awards the Town Crier recieved at the recent California Newspaper Publishers Association meeting.
PCWD’sproposed budget allocations are very similar to this year’s, with slight increases in property tax collection and a comparable decrease in revenue from current services.
The race for Judge of the Superior Court Office Number 9 pits incumbent Judge Craig G. Riemer against Supervising Deputy District Attorney John A. Henry. This is the first opportunity in years for Riverside County voters to choose between two candidates for the same judgeship. While there are 12 judgeships up for election, eight are…
In response to the letter from Merrie VonSeggern [about the Southern California Edison proposed fee increase in the May 3 issue of the Town Crier], I hate to say it, but that fee difference of $2 is nothing. Just wait. California Assembly Bill 32 is not fully implemented yet and when it is in place,…
Idyllwild resident Shelley Kibby was honored as Riverside County Parks and Open Space District Employee of the Year. She is the park’s interpreter for the Idyllwild Nature Center.
