Last week in Days of Our Nine Lives, George was making googoo eyes at Audrey. Bobbie : I have some big news! Everyone gather ’round! George: Hey, Audrey, come with me to hear the news. Mr. Gray: Audrey’s with me, George. George: She can be with both of us. Right, Audrey? Bobbie: Just get over…
The budget problems hanging over Riverside County are not disconcerting the board. County Executive Officer Jay Orr told the supervisors in his presentation last week, “This is not the time to panic.”
Persistent, arduous, excruciating and challenging, these were the speaker’s words, which preceded a standing ovation. On a cold Saturday and late in the afternoon, more than 70 people came out to hear about the future of the Idyllwild Community Center. Janice Lyle, president of the board for the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center, opened the…
Capt. Leonard Purvis will replace Capt. Joe Borja on Thursday, Feb. 16, as the new commander of the Riverside County Sheriff Department’s Hemet Station. Borja is retiring and for the last month has been working with Purvis on the transition. Purvis and Borja visited the Town Crier on Monday, Feb. 6. Purvis, with more than…
Last Week, Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) introduced legislation to ensure public servants do not use their position to make a profit off the people they serve. The Ruiz Ethics Package includes three separate bills — the Campaign Spending Integrity Act, the Public Service Spending Integrity Act and the Public Service Transparency Act. “People…
On Saturday, Feb. 11, Caltrans has scheduled road work on Highway 74 in Mountain Center near Keen Camp Road. A Hot Line Construction crew will be replacing a utility pole. The work may take from 9 p.m. Saturday until 4 a.m. Sunday.
The Riverside County budget doesn’t play fair. The fiscal year 2016-17 budget, which the Riverside County Board of Supervisors adopted this fall, was very tight and there was agreement for minimal increases next year while awaiting revenues to grow. However, rather than slowly balancing revenues and expenditures, the budget is rapidly turning red, bright red,…
In 2015, Idyllwild Arts Academy faculty member Chris Wegemer, with the full support of IAA administration, launched the annual Art in Society symposium. The purpose was to involve, instruct and engage IAA students in a discussion of their roles as artists in an evolving society. At the heart of the annual event is an examination…
May 12 and 13 will be a special weekend on the Hill. That’s because “Idyllwild’s Got Talent!,” a variety show and fundraiser, is being organized for the Idyllwild Community Center. The funds will be used for furnishings and games for the youth room at the ICC. Suzy Capparelli announced the show at Saturday’s public conversation…
Last Saturday, following the untimely death of his wife Stacey, Idyllwild Fire Reserve EMT Vaughn Warriner’s co-workers — Idyllwild Career Firefighters Association, Idyllwild reserve firefighters and the Idyllwild Volunteer Fire Company — took to local streets for a Fill-the-Boot campaign. The campaign raised about $4,500 to help fund the wife and mother-of-two’s funeral expenses. How…
