Only six more weeks until the one-year anniversary of our Town Crier Membership model. That’s when the moment of truth will begin, i.e., when it’s time to begin renewing the earliest Charter Memberships. If the Town Crier is to be ongoing, the Membership model has to be ongoing, too. It is crucial that prospective new…
At the June 26, Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting, 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington recommended his colleagues concur with a $2,500 grant to the Idyllwild Arts Foundation. The funds are for sponsorship of the 2018 Jazz in the Pines, the 25th festival. For the fourth-consecutive year, Washington is making this donation to support “student…
They also approve fiscal year 2018-19 budget The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a budget, with amendments, for fiscal year 2018-19, which started this week. The board added $5.3 million to its initial budget. All of the new funds will be for public-safety agencies. The Probation Department received $1.8 million. In response to District Attorney…
Twelve is how many propositions will be on the November ballot and three other possibilities were withdrawn Thursday. Besides U.S. senator, offices such as governor, lieutenant governor, state senator, assembly member, sheriff, school district and perhaps local offices, 12 measures, which range from bond approval to eliminating California in favor of three states, will lengthen…
The potential number of propositions Californian voters might have had to vote on in November was 15. However, on Thursday, June 28, the sponsors of three measures withdrew them after the state Legislature approved legislation accomplishing their goals and Gov. Jerry Brown agreed to sign the bills. Soft-drink manufacturers were upset with local governments. They…
A trial start date in the case against Marcus Green has been set for Aug.17. Green, 53, of Thermal, was the driver of a car that went over the side of Highway 74 in May 2016 resulting in the death of a 5-month-old child. The Riverside County District Attorney’s office filed two felony charges —…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, June 24 to 30. Idyllwild • June 24 — Suspicious circumstance, 9:08 a.m., Sunset View Dr. Handled by deputy. • June 24 — Area check, 3:19 p.m., 54000 block of Pine Crest Ave. Handled by deputy. • June…
Editor’s note: At its June 20 meeting, the Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors selected Les Gin as the fifth director. He replaces Catherine Dearing, who resigned in May. Since Gin did not campaign for the position, the Town Crier interviewed him so the community would have some knowledge of the new water director. He…
Wordsmiths — poetic and lyrical — rejoice! Forums for your work are expanding to include Idyllwild Storytellers, a monthly series hosted by performing poet Brian Michael Tracy. This time-honored tradition places storytelling in all forms squarely in the center of an eclectic gallery at a time when spoken word and song craft have much to…
‘What’s new? 21st Century Education’ This month’s Spotlight on Leadership Series features Pamela Jordan, Idyllwild Arts Foundation president and head of school, speaking to a topic germane to leadership: “What’s New? Education in the 21st Century.” When a visionary educator leading a premier independent boarding arts school focuses on the horizon, what does she see?…
