Gordon Price passed away Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. He was was 69 years old. He died from a rare, fast-acting cancer. Gordon, a long-time Idyllwild resident, was a ranger at Hurkey Creek Campground, musician and song writer. Gordon was one of the most honest and trustworthy people that anyone had ever come in contact with….
Seventeen Idyllwild and Pine Cove residents took advantage of free county transportation to the Mission Inn’s Festival of Lights in Riverside on Saturday, Jan. 7. The outing, suggested by the Forest Folk committee of active older adults and provided courtesy of Town Hall Recreation, began at 2 p.m. from Town Hall and returned all attendees…
Is the Idyllwild Fire Protection District suffering from a financial crisis? Is it or is it not approaching insolvency? If IFPD were fiscally healthy, most reasonable people would have to ask “How?”. Every other level of government — federal, state, county and school district — is facing an imbalance between its revenues and expenses. Larger…
Issues of local food security and sustainability have come into focus recently as part of an informal dialogue session known as The Conversation. Since mid-September, a group of locals from disparate political and ideological backgrounds have come together to discuss such varied topics as Thomas Jefferson and the banking crisis.
County investigator concludes that there are no observable environmental violations …
After a nearly four-hour budget workshop on Saturday, commission recognized the district’s perilous financial condition …
Editor’s note: “Tax tips” returns and will appear bi-weekly throughout tax season. Stephen T. Peppler, E.A., C.F.P., has graciously agreed to provide the tax information to our readers. This time of year we begin to get our records together and make plans for filing our taxes. Whether to complete them on your own or seek…
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Jeremy Teeguarden reported on Town Hall Adult Volleyball for the week of Jan. 2. Idyllwild Inn played Idyllwild Chevron Tuesday night. Idyllwild Inn played great. Josh White led the Inn with his serving and big hits. Pam Sheppard played great for Chevron setting and bumping great all match. The Inn won…
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Jeremy Teeguarden reported on youth basketball for both the kindergarten through third-grade division and the third- through sixth-grade division. Thanks to all the kids on a great opening night of basketball. Kindergarten through third-grade division On Friday Jan. 6, the college league got their season started with a pair of games….
I’m writing this letter because I feel compelled to correct some of the erroneous statements Commissioner Schelly made in his highly critical letter to the editor which appeared in the Town Crier’s Jan. 5 issue. For starters, Schelly said, “Mr. Killingsworth is all too aware that under his watch as treasurer the audits were missing…
