Agencies fully staffed and ready for incidents Fire season has begun and local firefighters are already pulling hoses and cutting brush to protect the Hill from a rash of fires. Consequently, the June Mountain Area Safety Taskforce meeting, which usually has a large attendance to coordinate the approaching fire season, had a less-than-normal attendance last…
Anneliese Maria Vollmar was born June 4, 1928. • Daughter of Lena Hafner – von Dautel and Rikahard von Dautel, sibling to surviving twin sister Margret, 90, and her brother Fritz, 96; wife to Werner Vollmar (deceased); and mother of Ashley Morgan Vollmar-Capel • Wiesbaden Invitational Track and Field contender • Holocaust survivor • Engineer…
The Idyllwild Town Crier garnered a second place win in the 2018 National Newspaper Association’s Better Editorial Contest in the category “Editions — Best Local News Coverage” among daily and non-daily newspapers with a circulation of less than 3,000. Judge notes for the entry were, “Excellent news coverage of diverse topics to showcase the local…
Initiative to break up California on November ballot The November general election ballot will include a proposition that does not authorize new bonds, change criminal penalties, nor propose or modify taxes. Voters will be asked whether to split California into three separate states. Last week, the Secretary of State’s office announced that the initiative to…
Editor: There is no place to turn to pertaining matters of Idyllwild. We have our fire department and the police, handling public and safety issues. As to many other issues, where can locals and visitors turn to? We need an office where people go get advice and help. I have talked to many people about…
Editor: The week before last week, I went to Washington D.C., to meet with 1,400 other citizens across the U.S. to strategize our upcoming meetings with our representative in the capitol. Our group, Citizens Climate Lobby or CCL for short, is trying to pass legislation to curb the burning of fossil fuels. It’s getting too…
By Jack Clark Co-publisher and General Counsel The number of businesses and organizations advertising in the Town Crier is definitely increasing. It appears that many are getting the message that the Town Crier is a heavily focused newspaper — each of the approximately 2,000 papers in circulation on and off the Hill each week gets…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: www.blueprintformenshealth.com/ www.menshealthresourcecenter.com/ www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2018/superfoods-weight-memory-diabetes.html?cmp=EMC-DSO-NLC-WBLTR–HEALTH-MCTRL-060118-F1-2990477&ET_CID=2990477&ET_RID=15338517&mi_u=15338517&mi_ecmp=20180601_WEBLETTER_Member_Winner_339600_467904&encparam=9doFltQrFM5tl90%2fcZ3kqnWtMnsj3ToZ3lvWpi9lXPQ%3d June is Men’s Health Month, and in the U.S., men still do not live as long as women, on the average. Health and Human Services tells us, “Because of poor health…
Revises rules and regs for operations At the June 15 meeting of the Fern Valley Water District, General Manager Victor Jimenez told the board he planned to announce Water Conservation Stage 2 on Monday, June 18. “I’m making this recommendation, not because wells are showing major drops, but because of the lack of moisture this…
Add funding for Sheriff and DA The Riverside County Board of Supervisors last week approved a tentative budget for fiscal year 2018-19, which starts July 1. With some debate, no acrimony and a spirit of optimism, the board unanimously approved, with slight changes, the budget, which County Executive Officer George Johnson presented. Expenses still exceeded…
