Mara Schoner of Idyllwild Forest Health Project and Mountain Communities Mutual Aid shared news of a visit MCMA members to Supervisor V Manuel Perez at his office in La Quinta. Robert and Karin Greenwood, members of MCMA’s Steering Committee, and volunteer Steve McElfresh, presented the supervisor with a piece of art by local artist Audrey…...
Larry Kawano will provide an overview of the science of our warming globe during a talk at Spirit Mountain Retreat on February 4. Kawano has shared his notes for the presentation with the Town Crier, allowing our readers a preview. Kawano majored in physics at Cornell University, and received a doctorate from the University of…...
IWD awaits income survey responses to support wastewater plant grant application, district just below limit on second homes IWD General Manager Bill Rojas provided an update on the Median Household Income survey being conducted by California Rural Water Associates on behalf of the district to support their application for a grant to fund the rehabilitation…...
The Idyllwild Community Fund has announced three new members of advisory committee: Lorie De Marco (President, Friends of the Library), JoAnn Graham (former owner, Mountain High Escrow), and Tonya West (smARTS artist, Idyllwild Volunteer Fire Company). The ICF Advisory Committee evaluates grant applications submitted each year by Idyllwild’s nonprofit (501(c)(3) organizations for distribution of the…...
Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced in a press release that the California Privacy Protection Agency is unveiling a new tool that enables Californians to easily opt out of the sale of their personal information by data brokers. The tool, Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, is known as “DROP.” As of January 1, Californians can submit…...
Locals, and friends living in the valleys to the west, noticed smoke last week from a prescribed burn. Lee Beyer, USFS Forestry Technician detailed to this district for the project, wrote in answer to an inquiry from the Town Crier that the smoke was from a “prescribed low-intensity burn of the Pine Cove Fuelbreak.” …...
Those who ventured downtown this last weekend saw quite a few visitors up and down North Circle and in local restaurants. Chris Perrault gave us some numbers form the Visitors Center and the IAHS Museum: “We had 167 visitors on Sunday at the Historical Museum and 100 visitors at the Visitor Center on Saturday. (The…
Elaine Bacher wrote to tell readers that Idyllwild Indivisible will be holding a meeting in the library on Tuesday, January 27, at 5:30 p.m. The speaker will be Elle Kurpiewski, also known as Elle K, the President of the Democratic Headquarter of the Desert. The organization, chartered by the Riverside County Democratic Party, was founded…...
The Town Crier recently visited Garner Ranch to meet Ted Johnson, who along with wife Meg stewards the longest operating cattle ranch in the San Jacinto Mountains. To provide some background for that interview, the Town Crier has taken a dive into our own archives and sources at the Idyllwild Area Historical Society to bring…...
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild held their first event of the new year on Saturday January 17 at Town Hall. Ther was a show of member work, with prizes in several categories, snacks and beverages, and music by Monica Sierras with her uke. Jolene Paige, Alliance board member explained that these art works were the…...
