After spending more than seven hours on an agenda item last Tuesday (May 5) to rescind four of the county’s public health orders including the wearing of a face mask or face covering, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted to continue the item to 1 p.m. Friday, May 8. After approximately seven more hours…
In an effort to tie in the entire community to activities celebrating the centennial of the Idyllwild Library, the students at Idyllwild School were invited to create original artwork for bookmarks celebrating reading and the library’s 100th birthday. The selection committee, made up of the Friends of Idyllwild Library board, chose winners from three categories: grades…
By Stephanie YostContributed The Idyllwild Community Center (ICC), which distributes pantry boxes on the first Tuesday of each month outside of Town Hall, will be doing an extra mid-month distribution on Tuesday, May 19. The program, which ICC operates in partnership with Feed America, Inc., provides boxes of groceries for pickup to families and individuals…
Idyllwild locals Mara Schoner and Mark Yardas created a Facebook group called Mountain Communities COVID-19 Mutual Aid on March 19. The duo thought it would be nice to help the community as COVID-19 upended the world as we know it. The goal behind the group is quite simple, “If you need help, ask. If you…
History is something we all learn in school. We read books, watch movies and we are taught about world events that occurred before our time. Then, there is our personal history — the stories that are told within our families of where we came from and what we can expect to be passed down in…
By Riverside County The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 tonight at a special board meeting to direct the rescission of most local health orders to align with the governor’s statewide Stay-at-Home order. Starting tomorrow, face coverings and six feet of social distancing will be strongly recommended whenever practical and within reason. Limitations on…
When the Town Crier started looking into what was going on with County Service Area (CSA) 38 advisory committee and its make-up, an email was sent Feb. 28 to Opal Hellweg, legislative assistant to Third District Riverside County Supervisor Chuck Washington, the entity responsible for appointing individuals to fill the seats on the CSA 38…
By Riverside County Some retail businesses in Riverside County will be allowed by the State of California to have curb-side pickup starting Friday, May 8. Florist and toy shops, department stores and other small business retailers will be able to provide services, but they will be limited to curb-side delivery and pick up only. This…
Editor: I was dismayed to see that County Service Area (CSA) 38 was dissolved by the County Board of Supervisors. This advisory committee always worked hard to keep Pine Cove safe: masticator for fuel breaks, fire hydrant improvement, over-the-side and EMT equipment, a concrete pad for hose cleaning, etc. Then I see criticism of committee…
Editor: I was very troubled to see the large crowd of weekend motorcyclists outside of the Lumber Mill restaurant this Saturday. There were 20 to 40 people at various times, packed closely together and not wearing masks. While I welcome these visitors to our town, the lack of compliance with social distancing poses an…
