‘Mindfulness is a great tool’ For those who care about their personal health and their interpersonal relations and want to improve them, Val Velez is prepared to offer actions that will help you achieve those goals. Mindfulness and meditation are simple tools that anyone can adopt and she is trained to share these tools with…
70 years ago – 1949 The fire chief begged eager, would-be volunteers not to jump on the fire truck when it was on the way to a fire. 65 years ago – 1954 Locals were raising funds to donate to the March of Dimes to combat an alarming increase in polio cases. 60 years ago…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats met Terra, the mama cat, and her litter. Heavenly Whiskers: Hey, shouldn’t Sox be here to get this meeting going? Zeus: That might be difficult for him as he was adopted last week! Sadie: Get out! Sox is already in a forever home? Mr. Gray:…
Starting Friday, Aug. 30, Highway 74 will be open 24/7 with the pilot car. Caltrans expects to fully open the road with major projects completed by late September to early October. At that point, there will be some flagging during the daytime work hours for smaller projects. Starting Nov. 1, Highway 243 will be open…
New owners are local and will protect Town Hall Idyllwild’s Town Hall, built in 1946, sold. The Johnson family, which resumed ownership of the building when the Chamber of Commerce dissolved in 2013, sold the building to a local group. Shane Stewart, their broker, said, “There will absolutely be no change. The building will remain…
Band performs Aug. 31 at Butterfield Amphitheater “This is our passion,” said John King of the band Change Required as he opened his interview with the Town Crier. The local band formed in Idyllwild 18 years ago and is renting out the Butterfield Amphitheater for a two-hour, non-stop performance from 6-8 p.m. on Aug. 31….
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) loves to boast about Idyllwild’s local musical talent. These include solo performers, duos and groups who entertain us with a wide range of genres. Eclectic tastes are well served by classical, rock, blues, jazz, country and folk musicians who regale us with original lyrics inspired by their diverse life…
Idyllwild work done for this year The California Public Utilities Commission is mandating public utilities to conduct annual inspections in an effort to thwart potential fires, which faulty or old equipment might ignite. Southern California Edison (SCE) began inspecting its power poles and electric lines with helicopters this spring. SCE used the helicopters to identify…
The Town Crier recently hosted a roundtable discussion with public safety officials, who would be in the management positions in the event we had another fire. To give the conversation context, we used the Cranston Fire. This served in giving the readers a look into behind the scenes thoughts and actions taken by public safety…
For the third time, Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) received the California Special Districts Association’s (CSDA) District Transparency Certificate of Excellence, and for the second time, the District of Distinction award. Both honors were presented at the Aug. 14 meeting. Chris Palmer, public affairs field coordinator for CSDA, was at the meeting and handed both…
