It is important to remember the positive things that happen every day on the mountain. Jennifer Miller, Anza Electric Cooperative government relations liaison, reached out to Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D., D-Palm Desert, to see if he’d be interested in participating in the first food distribution event for the community of Anza. Ruiz told the crowd…
Fundraiser features 20 Southern California wineries The Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI), on Oct. 12, welcomes 20 of Southern California’s premier wineries and hundreds of wine lovers from near and far. The 22nd-annual Art Walk and Wine Tasting features galleries and artist booths throughout the entire length of the village. Organizers hope this event brings…
The Idyllwild Haunted Ghost Town Halloween event has been going on for over 16 years and is a great family activity. For participants, it is a wonderful opportunity for adults to mentor and teach younger ones basic theatrical techniques, special effects makeup, audio and lighting, costuming, set design, animatronics, and special effects. The themes of…
Shortly before 8 p.m. Friday night, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department released the following information on the missing female hiker the Town Crier reported on earlier in the day: “On Wednesday, Sept. 11, six hikers reported seeing a female hiker in distress in the area of the Pacific Crest Trail and South Ridge Trail. The…
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is assisting in the search and rescue of a female hiker in the Idyllwild area, according to Deputy Robyn Flores of the media information bureau. The department received the report of the missing hiker at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The department’s helicopter has been searching on and off…
A couple weeks ago, The Town Crier ran the first part of a roundtable discussion with public safety officials for a behind-the-scenes look at the Cranston Fire. Those who joined the roundtable conversation were Cal Fire Division 6 Chief Bill Weiser, Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Chief Mark LaMont, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information…
Southern California may experience fires into December Summer 2019 has been a very light fire season, thus far. Both the U.S. Forest Service’s National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho and Cal Fire’s Predictive Services unit at its Southern Operations Center expect a return to a normal fire season in September and October. They…
Funds allocated for 22nd-annual Art Walk and Wine Tasting Art Alliance of Idyllwild will receive $1,000 from Riverside County Third District Supervisor Chuck Washington for its annual Art Walk and Wine Tasting event in October. In his recommendation to his colleagues, Washington wrote, “The funding will be utilized to support the 22nd-annual Art Walk to…
Jim Gates is the newest director at the Fern Valley Water District (FVWD). He was appointed on June 3 and fills the second year of former Director George Rowell’s term. Rowell resigned in April after moving out of state. He was appointed in 2018. Only Gates filed papers to run in the August election for…
The soul and mind ignite when artists and activists come together for a cause. In this case, on Sunday evening, it was to peacefully protest two unsettling topics — fascism and gun violence. Idyllwild Indivisible and Idyllwild Poets came together at “Harmony,” the town monument, with community members, young and elderly, to express compassion and…
