Brendan Steele fired a 4-under-par 67 Sunday to tie for 3rd in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. He was 15 under for the tournament, only three shots off the lead. For the week, the Idyllwild native found 48 percent of the fairways with drives averaging 315 yards, the longest being 343, and he hit 72…
Are you interested in helping the environment? Do you like to compost or recycle? Become an outreach volunteer with the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources and help the earth by helping others become better recyclers and composters. Outreach volunteers assist with classes or events by interacting with the public, answering questions on outreach programs…
Once again, the Town Crier wishes to thank its advertisers for helping save a real newspaper for our community. The Town Crier offers advertising discounts to advertisers choosing one-year advertising contracts. These contracts help our newspaper plan revenues ahead of time. Currently, there are 11 contracting advertisers: Art Alliance of Idyllwild (Donna Elliott); Fern Creek…
While discussing future budgets at a January Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting, County Executive Officer George Johnson said he has imposed a hiring freeze countywide. Only he can grant exceptions to the freeze. Some, especially the Friends of San Jacinto Mountain County Parks, worried that this countywide hiring freeze would prevent the hiring of…
The motion to dismiss criminal charges against Joe Aklufi was denied. In a brief hearing, Friday, Jan. 26, Judge Mac Fisher ruled that Aklufi’s motion that he should have received another opportunity to waive his rights to speedy hearing is not supported. Aklufi argued that the failure to offer this second chance to waive his…
The current financial position for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District looks good and remains consistent with the district’s fiscal year 2017-18 budget adopted last summer. The commission’s Finance Committee met Monday, Jan. 29, to review the November and December financial statements, conduct a mid-year review, discuss the capital improvement plan, and take a preliminary look…
Saturday evening, Jan. 27, a traffic collision between a 1988 Chevy Kodiak and a 2007 Honda CR-V occurred on Highway 74, 1.6 miles west of McCall Park. About 7 p.m., the Honda CR-V, driven by Andrea Remo, 27, of Fontana, crossed the double-yellow line. It collided head-on with the Chevy Kodiak, driven by Robin Miller,…
Ardis Ruth Jackson passed away peacefully in her home in Rodeo on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018.Ardis is survived by her daughter, Ananda Patterson. Ardis lived in Pine Cove for many wonderful years and was often seen at Café Aroma, where she served as bookkeeper. She loved the town and people of Idyllwild deeply and always…
Marvin Bertis Giese, who died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, was born Feb. 11, 1932, in McAllen, Texas, and moved to Whittier when he was a toddler. He grew up in Whittier and attended Whittier High School where he played water polo and was on the swim team. After high school graduation, he briefly attended Fullerton…
On Wednesday, Jan. 31, the U.S. Forest Service plans to begin the Thomas Mountain Prescribed Burn at about 9 a.m. Operations may continue through the weekend. An unexpected change in weather conditions will cancel the burn. Intermittent recreational closures may occur at Thomas Mountain yellow post sites (semi-developed campgrounds), Thomas Mountain Road (6S13) and the…
