The Idyllwild Water District directors chose NBS of Temecula to study the current water and sewer rates, and propose possible changes to the rate structures. The work could be completed by June, according to the NBS proposal. IWD had three firms submit proposals. At $51,000, NBS was the least costly of the three. The high…
For those women, or men, who can’t get to Washington D.C., Philadelphia, or Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 20, or New York or Las Vegas on Sunday, Jan. 21, there will be a Women’s March in Idyllwild Saturday, Jan. 20. Event organizers want participants to meet at the Town Monument, “Harmony,” at 11:30 a. m….
Soroptimist International of Idyllwild is seeking women who are head of household, and are attending a college or trade school. Scholarship winners will receive a cash scholarship valued between $750 to $1,000 to assist them in achieving their continued education goal. Applicants must live anywhere between Poppet Flats and Pinyon Pines, including Anza, to be…
According to an email from Evan Mills, owner of the building in which the Courtyard Gallery is housed, the longstanding gallery co-op is in limbo pending new artist management. “Our parents, Carol and Roy Mills were part of the team that designed and built the Courtyard Building in the center of Idyllwild circa 1980,” wrote…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Dec. 24 to Dec. 30. Idyllwild • Dec. 24 — Alarm call, 1:54 a.m., 52000 block of Double View Dr. Handled by deputy. • Dec. 24 — Alarm call, 1:59 p.m., Tahquitz View Dr. Handled by deputy. •…
Two vehicle crashes occurred on Hill roads last week, according to official California Highway Patrol reports. A third occurred but no official report was completed. At 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, Jose Meza, 41, of San Diego, was driving a white 2017 Chevy truck westbound on Highway 74, 5 miles west of McCall Park Road,…
Back when newspaper advertising dropped in 2009 all over the country after the real-estate bubble burst, we put staff on furlough and slashed costs. I retired in November of that year. After working 23 1/2 years at the Town Crier, striving as publisher-editor to meet financial goals and then having all that work go down…
By Becky and Jack Clark Co-publishers Five Angels and four Heroes head the Town Crier’s Membership list as we begin a new year. They are folk with the means and willingness to give huge boosts toward saving and supporting the Town Crier for our community. The TC now has five Angel members at more than…
Editor: Regarding the flying squirrels search in the San Jacinto Mountains in Idyllwild, would it be possible to relocate some of the flying squirrels from Big Bear to the San Jacintos? This would help establish a new colony in Idyllwild and better assure they won’t be wiped out by a single massive forest fire incident….
More to come in March Residents curious about the master plan and final look of Idypark in the center of town will have to wait until March for a more complete picture of the park’s ultimate design. Shane Stewart, who is overseeing the property’s transition from restaurant site to public park, said basic infrastructure, such…
