Last week, during its reception at the Red Kettle, the Idyllwild Community Fund announced the organizations to whom it has awarded grants for 2018. This year the grant awards totaled more than $15,000. The largest check went to the Idyllwild School smARTs program. The $3,250 will enable the program to purchase more art supplies. The…
In an effort to raise awareness about the impacts of neurological disorders, Idyllwild Arts Academy Inter-arts student Jackson Bujnosek’s family decided to take this idea directly to campus. “With my personal passion for art, and the importance of certain social issues within my family circle, we’ve found it best appropriate to combine the two aspects…
There is a new option for Californians who missed the Oct. 22 deadline to register or update their voter registration for the Nov. 6 general election, according to the California Secretary of State. A new option known as conditional voter registration allows eligible citizens to register and vote on the same day through election day. …
At last week’s meeting for the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District, the directors approved the issuance of Proposition 218 notices for all ratepayers and scheduled a public hearing on Dec. 20 for the proposed new rate structures. While these actions apply to customers in the district’s Hemet, San Jacinto and Garner Valley areas, the proposed…
It’s been eight years since we moved to Oregon, but we still enjoy reading about events in the Crier even though we don’t know most of the people mentioned. I’m sending this photo of our trip [recently] with the Honor Flight of South Willamette Valley to Washington, D.C. There are Honor Flights in many states…
The Idyllwild Water District directors held a marathon meeting Wednesday, Oct. 17. While only eight audience members attended and their comments contributed to the four-and-a-half-hour meeting, the board itself carefully and patiently covered a variety of issues. Familiar topics such as water quality and the Consolidation Committee, new topics such a public hearing for entering…
The Fern Valley Water District directors were encouraged to join efforts to build greater cooperation and collaboration among the three Hill water districts at the board’s meeting Friday. Representatives of Idyllwild Water District’s new Committee to Improve Cooperation among the water districts of the Hill and the San Jacinto Watershed Watchdogs attended the meeting. Although…
Mary LaVonne Emerson of Simi Valley, born in Duluth, Minnesota on Oct. 8, 1930, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at the age of 88. A remarkable mother, grandmother, friend and teacher, LaVonne’s trademark was her selfless giving. She was always first to offer a helping hand and could always…
The Town Crier puts into print the news of the community of Idyllwild. “Community” invokes a sense of togetherness, mutual caring, support, understanding and comfort. I have known Idyllwild to be a thoughtful community whose residents portray a sense of awareness about nature, beauty and each other. My brother, Chuck Clayton, was killed recently in…
I was on a morning walk today [Monday], heading east down Idyllbrook, past Delano. It was just after 8 a.m. and I sleepily stepped to the side as someone slowly pulled out of their driveway in an SUV and headed to work. I looked past the SUV and saw, a few houses down, a deer…
