Editor: Flickers are calling, the Western bluebirds have returned, days are getting longer, and it is time to be “bear aware.” At last count, we have two bears with whom we share our mountains, the Rite Aid bear and a younger blonde bear who showed up last spring. As our bears emerge from their winter…
Editor: I am just wondering what the load restrictions on Highway 74 are, who enforces it and when? If that road is that old, I don’t think the weight of the heavy trucks that go up and down the Hill all day long and over the years helped the situation and could have helped cause…
Editor: We are snowbirds staying in Indio for the winter. Last week our local TV station ran a story about how bad things are in Idyllwild, with regard to tourist visits, because of the road closures. Having never been to Idyllwild, we decided to drive up yesterday to support your community with a visit. Our…
Editor: I share the concern expressed by others regarding the impact of prolonged road closures on local business. We should strive more than ever during these coming months to purchase from local merchants rather than buying off the Hill. I have an outside-the-box suggestion for another method of supporting local merchants. We might arrange to…
Editor: Wow! What a fantastically wonderful “collection” of caring, intelligent, ambitious, focused government people working for “our” good. To see the cooperation and interchange from all those groups of people at Monday night’s community meeting was an incredibly positive experience. And I appreciate MDP for putting it together so concisely. Jean Stein Idyllwild
Employee benefits have recently been an important issue for Idyllwild Water District directors. A major reason, according to President Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly, is the desire to have employees reside within close proximity of the district and its customers. At the March 20 board meeting, the directors took two actions to encourage this decision. Following…
For the second year in a row, Pampered By Sam Mobile Office and Tax Solutions, is providing the Idyllwild community with a tax pop-up shop during tax season. Each Saturday, a part of the Town Crier office is used as a tax office to accommodate the residents and businesses of the Hill for their tax…
At 9:50 p.m. on Friday, March 22, Dustin Kinser, 29, of Aguanga, was driving a white 1990 Dodge Ram truck westbound on Highway 74, 1 mile east of Ribbonwood Drive, when, for unknown reasons, he made an unsafe turning movement. The vehicle careened into a guardrail, damaging 10 feet of the structure and causing moderate…
Cal Fire/Riverside County Here are some of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County responded to recently. • March 21 — Residential fire, 11:39 a.m., 52000 block of Hwy. 74, Mountain Center. Interior destroyed. • March 22 — Medical aid, 9:43 a.m. Lake Hemet Campground. • March 24 — Medical aid, 3:07 p.m. Lake Hemet Campground. •…
After the Caltrans regional director and geotechnical official described the extensive damage and difficulty of repairs at the March 20 press conference at Cranston Ranger Station, Caltrans asked other local and federal officials to speak, especially about the social and community effects of the road closures. Riverside County Sheriff Lt. Alfonso Campa, of the Hemet…
