It’s January and, of course, the influenza season has begun. While headlines and breaking news stories are not calling attention to the annual illness, it is here and spreading. In its weekly “California Influenza Surveillance Report,” the state’s Department of Public Health announced at the end of December that the flu bug is “widely circulating…
The Idyllwild Fire Department has announced the retirement of Capt. Alan Lott, who has served more than 25 years with the department. He started Dec. 1, 1989, according to Chief Patrick Reitz. A celebration of his career and party in his honor will be at the Idyllwild Fire Station from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday,…
Drought and fire danger ahead While the 2017 winter La Niña was much wetter than expected, the National Weather Service expects the 2018 version to be significantly drier than normal. This fall has been one of the warmest and driest on record, according to Alex Tardy, meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s San Diego Office….
While the Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors held a special meeting on Thursday, Dec. 28, to interview candidates for the vacant board position, the selection was deferred until the January meeting. Individuals who applied for the vacancy and were interviewed were James Gates, Fred Hamblin and George Rowell. At the board meeting the…
Throughout their lives, all of the people in this annual tribute were connected to Idyllwild. And because these are such small communities, many of the names that appear in Town Crier obituaries have appeared in past pages of the Town Crier when those people were alive. In that sense, they live on in the written…
Brendan Steele will tee it up this Thursday in the $6.3 million Sentry Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii. He gained entry into the TOC by winning the Safeway Open in Napa at the start of this PGA Tour season. Last year, Brendan tied for 6th place in the TOC in Hawaii. In this…
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the association’s regular monthly tourney held on Friday, Dec. 15 at the Oak Valley Golf Club in Beaumont. Bob Wadlow (course handicap 14) took first place with a net 71; Scott Schroeder (22) was a close second with a net 72;…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats and dogs discussed their new year hopes. Little Girl: Happy New Year! Anabel: And I hope it will be, Little Girl. Little Girl: It’s off to a good start. Batman found his forever home. Anabel: And he really deserves to start his new year with…
Leading Hollywood set designer and longtime IA Board of Governors trustee Idyllwild Arts Academy continues its Spotlight on Leadership series from January through May 2018. The series is designed to bridge the gap between town and gown, providing opportunities for townsfolk to learn about the academy’s administration, teachers and longtime supporters. Featured next, at 10…
Bob and Adele Smith, 17-year residents of Idyllwild, are leaving the Hill for health reasons, moving to The Village in Hemet from their Alpen Woods Estates home at the top of Fern Valley. With their departure, Idyllwild loses two extraordinarily accomplished individuals with distinguished careers, each of whom are warm, gracious and fun to be…
