Brendan Steele carded a three-under-par 69 on the La Quinta Country Club Course Friday, but managed only to go into tomorrow’s third round tied for 90th place at a total of four under par. We’re guessing that the 54-hole cut tomorrow, Saturday, afternoon might be at eight under par, which would mean that the Idyllwild…
Brendan Steele managed three birdies against two bogeys to post a 1-under-par 71 on the Stadium Course in the CareerBuilders Challenge Thursday at La Quinta. That left the Idyllwild native in only 107th place going into round 2, but it must be noted that this tournament is played on three different courses, so there is…
70 years ago – 1948 Idyllwild was deciding if it should join the Hemet School District. 65 years ago – 1953 Martin Aguirre was in charge of the Lions Club project to raise funds for recreation equipment at Town Hall. Plans called for developing a playground adjacent to the building. 60 years ago – 1958…
Riverside County is a high-impact community for criminal cases of sex trafficking, sextortion (black mail with a photo) and social-media exploitation cases. Most of these cases are driven by gangs and predators using social media to access, groom, recruit and exploit young people. Often, a teen will meet a new-found love on the Internet and…
On Jan. 2, 2018, attorney Joseph Sandy Aklufi, the last defendant not yet sentenced in a Beaumont city government corruption case, filed a motion with the court to dismiss all charges against him. The basis for Aklufi’s motion was his claim that he had been denied a speedy trial in violation of California Penal Code…
Caltrans plans to work on Highway 243 this week resulting in a lane closure. Until Friday, Jan. 19, Caltrans will be doing emergency work on Highway 243 between Alpine Way in Pine Cove to about a half mile south of Alpine Way. The expected time each day is from 6:01 a.m. to 5:01 p.m. No…
Following the devastating fires in Northern and Southern California, a bi-partisan group of state Assembly members proposed legislation to waive certain government fees on properties located in these disaster areas. Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, an Orange County Democrat from Fullerton, introduced Assembly Bill 1765 last week. Several other Assembly members joined her as co-author, including three…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Jan. 7 to 13. Idyllwild • Jan. 7 — Public disturbance, 9:21 p.m., 54000 block of South Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • Jan. 8 — Follow-up, 9:36 a.m., address withheld. Handled by deputy. • Jan. 9 —…
By Becky & Jack Clark Co-publishers In addition to Angels, Heroes, Patrons and Sponsors, the Town Crier now has more than 300 Sustaining Readers, including folk new to the TC and folk who renewed their old subscriptions to become Members at more than double their old subscription rate. These readers are the basic backbone of…
Editor: First, I appreciate the Idyllwild Town Crier for publishing this article under its frequent, yet underutilized, “Another Point of View” banner. This is my individual response and does not represent an opinion approved by the full board nor the general manager at the Idyllwild Water District. The office of IWD board president is a…
